Challenge 38 - Between a pair of ducks

Since I have never used this pattern before, this proved to be a real challenge for me.  I have to admit that I did a practice run that I will post tomorrow.  I think I like how this turned out, but I like to use more than one pattern in my tangles so this was hard for me to stay within the challenge guidelines this week.  It helped after I did some shading, and I like the pattern, but I think next time I will have to add something else to go along with it.  Thats just a personal preference for myself.  Hope this is a great day for you!

Starting at the bottom

I'm really not sure how this happened, but I started drawing from the bottom and worked up.  I've always been a little unconventional about how I get things done, but this is even a little backwards for me.  I'm one of those wives who's husbands look at them with that cock-eyed look when I'm trying to do something he thinks should be done differently.   Oh well the results is still the same - well usually anyway. Whether your day is an upside down day or a right side up day, I hope it's fabulous!!

No straight lines here

For some reason, when I sat down to draw, I couldn't draw a straight line for my life!  Then it dawned on me that in ZIT there are no rules that say I have to draw a straight line.  It's not like it's this weeks challenge and I'm trying to achieve a certain look.  So I'm just going with it on this piece and just saying this turned out just like I wanted.  Actually it took on a life all it's own and made itself like they usually do.  Now if I could get my vacuum to use itself I would have it made!

Breathing room

Sometimes when I finish a tangle it has a sort of claustrophobic feel to it.  Like there is so much packed into this single sheet of paper that you don't really get a good look at everything.  Since I first started tangling I have the tendency to cram as much as I can get onto the paper I'm working on (don't want to waste paper you know), but I'm finding now (and maybe my eyes are going bad) but sometimes less really is more.  I'm enjoying seeing the paper behind the tangles and it's almost a liberating feeling - like breathing room.  In the US today is the last holiday weekend of the Summer - Labor Day.  I hope whatever you're doing on this last celebrated day of Summer that you're feeling your own breathing room and doing something that makes you smile!

Upside Down

Upside down is how I feel most of the time these days.  It seems like life goes along fairly consistent and pretty well planned out (a plus for an organizer like myself) for a long time and then BAM it changes.  And it's not just one thing (which would have been so much easier) - it's a lot of different things!  Trying to stay on top of the things that are crumbling around you is exhausting!  I have to say that even though my life really is upside down right now, I'm blessed to have an awesome husband (even though circumstances have him miles away), fabulous kids (present and future daughter in laws too of course), a granddaughter who's smile and playful personality could be the cure for world peace, and friends always willing to step in.  My blogging and flickr friends are so inspiring and keep me sane (if that's possible).  I just wanted to say thank you to all of my readers, regardless of how we know each other!  Hugs to you all!!

Getting on a roll

I'm not sure if my blog stalled because I was so incredibly busy and preoccupied (which I think is the case) but maybe it was because I couldn't think of anything to draw???  I guess it could be a combination of being so busy that I couldn't think of anything to draw.  Over the last couple of days I've been scanning through flickr and other websites to get inspiration.  I'm still not done scouring, but at least I feel like I've got new motivation and can at least make some progress.  There are so many new patterns out there and I'm anxious to try them.  Also there are more and more new and awesomely creative people that are tangling and I love looking at their work.  Everything is an inspiration!  If you're a  college football fan then you should be in seventh heaven today.  If you're not, do something that brings joy to you!