More Crux (not horcrux)

So I kept at it. Two more examples of Crux. See today's earlier post for the first batch.

I also wanted to try Crux as a background for a card. The dragonfly was cut using a Spellbinders die. I used this technique I found on You Tube. I think I'll be trying more of my dies with that technique. I used Yasutomo Pearlescent Watercolors for color on both the tangle and dragonfly.

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Crux

The Diva's challenge this week, #175 was to use the tangle Crux by Henrike Bratz. This was a new tangle to me so I tried a couple of different versions first before getting into my "tile". This tangle has lots of variation possibilities, some because I just put the line in the wrong place!

You can probably tell that I like Maria's style of "tucking" her tiles into the paper.... I just LOVED being able to look through her art journals at CZT!

For my tile, I decided to use a pencil grid. I really like how it turned out. Now I'm wondering, did I even need that grid at all? Might have to go play some more!

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The cover of my mini-book for Zentangle® tiles

If you saw my post yesterday, you know I'm working on mini-books to hold either ATC cards, or Zentangle tiles. I incorporated this week's Diva Challenge #174, superimposing strings, to adorn the cover of my newest Zentangle tile mini-book. The finished book is 4" x 4" and is made from Strathmore Art Paper. Mine came in a pad of 12" x 18" assorted colors. I cut a sheet of blue down to 11" x 16". It was a little difficult to fold, and the paper is heavy enough that it doesn't want to stay closed, but I'm working on a closure for it. The blue looks awesome, doesn't it? I think storing completed tiles with blue accents including the renaissance tiles, will be an ideal choice. For more on how to make these mini-books, check out this post.
My superimposed string resembles a framed basketball with the mark of Zorro!

In addition to the string in pencil, I used Sakura Microns in both blue and black. Shading and highlighting was done with Faber-Castell Polychromos Prussian Blue and General's Charcoal White.

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