Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Diva's Weekly Challenge #203 and That's New to Me #5 - It's ALL New This Week!

Our Diva has given us the monthly "Use My Tangle" challenge with a tangle Athitzi by Eleanor Holt.  Laura said she likes the UMT challenge because she gets to learn at least one new tangle a month.  I have taken things further by starting to follow Suzy Mosh's weekly challenges to use one or more new-to-you tangles beginning with a particular letter (so far that's the approach - who knows where that one will lead).  Looking back at my work, I was getting pretty good at using my "comfort zone" tangles, but felt I needed a push.

Athitzi is a surprising tangle.  It looks like "so?"  when you look at the steps, but once you start doing it, you get such nice terraced layers with the promise of real enhancement with shading.  I know I will use this one again.  There is little thinking involved and it is so relaxing to draw.

For my New-To-Me "M" tangle, there were several nice ones that caught my eye.  I love Miasma, which I plan to use later this week with Quandary so I can post on the Square One FB page.  Haven't gotten that far yet.  But the one I really liked was Minline by Mei Hua Teng (Damy), whose work I am totally in love with.

In the interest of killing two birds with one stone (metaphorically speaking only - I couldn't do that!), I decided to combine my efforts.  Here is what I got - Athitzi and Minline.

 
Don't forget to check out all the beautiful entries on the Iamthedivaczt.BlogSpot.com. and http://suzymoshcreations.blogspot.com/p/thats-new-to-me-weekly-challenge.html.
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22 comments:

  1. Michele WynneFebruary 3, 2015 at 2:45 PM

    I love that! I have a flowery version in the works. I love this pattern and the little bit of color. Well done!

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  2. LoriFebruary 3, 2015 at 3:07 PM

    What a lovely combination of patterns. I do love the texture of athitzi.

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  3. SuzyMoshFebruary 3, 2015 at 6:34 PM

    Interesting pattern choices. Nice tile! Thanks for taking part in the challenge!

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  4. ZandiepantsFebruary 4, 2015 at 2:03 AM

    This is gorgeous! Love how light and airy the drawing is and your shading is so perfect!

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2015 at 7:54 AM

    Beautiful way to use both these tangles. I love the auras of athitz. I agree that this one will go into the rotation as with shading it really can fill many possibilities! Lovely tile!

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  6. MicheleFebruary 4, 2015 at 9:46 AM

    Absolutely beautiful! I love how you used Athitzi as an aura. I will probably use that some time. ;) I have never seen Minline before. It is very nice! I love how you worked the two together. I'll have to look at the step-outs for it.

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  7. lilystanglesFebruary 4, 2015 at 10:13 AM

    Absolutely stunning. Elegant and clear beauty. I love it! :)

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  8. Susan TheronFebruary 4, 2015 at 11:55 AM

    Fantastic!

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  9. jeanchaneyazFebruary 4, 2015 at 2:39 PM

    Beautiful tile. I love the way you shaded to make it look so layered with lovely depth. Patience, you must have a lot to have done so many tiny lines of Athitzi. Perfectly done in the round!

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    1. AntonineFebruary 4, 2015 at 3:55 PM

      Thanks Jean. At first I thought this could get really boring really fast. But it didn't! I had to stop myself from doing more!

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  10. HeidiSueFebruary 4, 2015 at 3:49 PM

    Oh! another Damy pattern! I love tofube bye Damy. Now I'll ad miniline to my pattern practice. This tile has so much peaceful energy. Like...serene in the center, while all around it things are tingly. Makes sense, right? Good job!

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    1. AntonineFebruary 4, 2015 at 3:52 PM

      HS, you should look up her patterns on Pinterest. I have a bunch of them saved for reference. The girl has an amazing mind!

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  11. Annette P.-L. February 5, 2015 at 12:19 AM

    Wow! Absolutely gorgeous! Wonderful depth!

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  12. Anne's tangle blogFebruary 5, 2015 at 12:22 AM

    The way you turned this tangle into aurua's is great!!!

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  13. IlseFebruary 5, 2015 at 3:56 AM

    Nice combination of patterns! Looks beautiful.

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  14. David HunterFebruary 5, 2015 at 9:01 AM

    I love the design and feel of your beautiful Tile, Antonine. Wonderful depth and subtle vibrancy. Delightful.

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  15. dianeclancyFebruary 5, 2015 at 12:11 PM

    Wonderful job on combining them!! I haven't gotten to Diva yet (decided to not kill the birds myself :) )

    ~ Diane Clancy
    http://www.dianeclancy.com/blog/2015/02/new-m-entry-suzymosh-creations-challenges

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  16. NataFebruary 5, 2015 at 12:59 PM

    Beautiful tile, very charming indeed.Bravo!

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  17. Sue SharpFebruary 7, 2015 at 4:46 AM

    Very pretty tile! I love the combination of the openness of Minline with the detail of the tiny lines. Beautiful touch of colour, and great shading.

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  18. Tangles and MoreFebruary 7, 2015 at 10:03 PM

    Nice use of the UMT. Like the organc nature of your Zendala.

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  19. Chrissie FramptonFebruary 8, 2015 at 11:50 AM

    I love the use of colour in this tile. Very nice.

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  20. Dr. Neha SanwalkaFebruary 10, 2015 at 6:00 AM

    I love your tile.. Its so so beautiful

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