Which came first, the phoenix or the flame?

I am the Diva's weekly challenge #169 is to make your string out of circles. My ZIA is in my sketchbook again, and this design is roughly 6 inches square, er, I mean round!
Be sure to check back next week as I will have a very special card completed that combines Zentangle® and rubber stamping!

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Liquid Sunshine

This week's entry for The Weekend in Black and White. Be sure to check out all the great photos.

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Make it theirs

Sometimes it's all about the recipient. I don't tend to make many cards in advance. An event comes up and I make a card to meet the occasion, hopefully matching what the recipient would like. Maybe a color, a theme, something to make it theirs. This time for my 9 year old granddaughter who is into reading the Warrior Cats series. Cats...check. Interactive...check. Book-like...check. Tactile...check. A little bling, strike that, a lot of bling...check!

Sizzix dies used: Accordion Flip 3-D and Frame & Label Bracket designed by Karen Burniston. All stamp images by Inkadinkado (Happy Birthday and Gem Stone Cats). I used Momento, Distress and Adirondack inks.

Happy Birthday kiddo!!!

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Oh Well...Punzel!

Diva weekly challenge #167 is a DuoTangle: Well and Punzel. Good challenge for me as I've never given Punzel much of a chance before, it just wasn't working for me. Glad I gave it the extra effort as I really love this result today! This is on an approximately 7" x 10" sketchbook page. Follow this link to the Diva Challenge which also provides links to the tangle instructions. Follow this link for more information on Zentangle®!

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