Monday, March 28, 2016

Zentangle® a Stacked Bijou, Knightsbridge, and an Inchie

I am the Diva's guest this week is CZT, Jane Reiter with a "stack Bijou" challenge, number 261. Jane used Sandy Steen Bartholomew’s online book, Tangles of Santa Fe for inspiration. Since I have that book as well, I used it for my tangles. From small to large, Knot1, Fob, Roller, Fuse, and Lune. The outer shape was airbrushed with a Copic marker. I used a white acrylic paint pen for the white accents and I shaded with colored pencil.







Square One, Facebook, has a focus tangle of Knightsbridge. I made a criss-cross shape of squares, filled sides with curved Knightsbridge, and added some Tipple in Knightsbridge style. It started to look like a bag that had a hole in it, so I playfully added some straps!



The prompt word at Every Inchie Monday is "Peanuts". When I was very young, there were no malls. We took a bus to go "downtown" to shop. There was a Planter's Peanut store and Mr. Peanut stood outside handing out hot peanuts. Ah, memories!

Thank you for stopping by. I do want to let you know that I will be gone for a few weeks, so don't worry about me. I'm off on an adventure and sad to leave my babies at home (Rufus the dog, Charlie the cat, and Jasmine the bird), but they will be fine since their beloved "uncle Paul" comes here to stay whenever we are gone. See you in a few!
Jasmine
Rufus and Charlie

Rufus was actually yawning, but I like to think he was giving Charlie an earful about stealing his bed!
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52 comments:

  1. Jennifer SparrowMarch 28, 2016 at 12:18 PM

    Love your colors in the stacked Bijou!

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    1. jeanchaneyazMarch 28, 2016 at 12:49 PM

      Thank you, Jennifer. I tried to stay in a popular Southwest color scheme.

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  2. ria matheussenMarch 28, 2016 at 1:24 PM

    funny pictures of the babies that made me smile, the cat is gordgeous, so typical: taking the bed from the dog when he isn't watching for a moment.
    Very nice diva- challenge-tile too, lovely colours, especially the outer shape is beautiful.

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    1. jeanchaneyazMarch 28, 2016 at 1:49 PM

      Now that all the children are grown and gone, these babies are who we spoil. And, I really mean spoil LOL! I do like that shape for a border too. Glad I pulled up my eBook from Sandy to pick out the tangles to use. Thanks for stopping by, Ria!

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  3. LornaMarch 28, 2016 at 3:26 PM

    The colours and Santa Fe stylings are wonderful

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    1. jeanchaneyazMarch 28, 2016 at 4:17 PM

      Thanks, Lorna. This was a fun and very different challenge!

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  4. freebird7100March 28, 2016 at 3:54 PM

    love the furbabies and all the works. Mr. Peanut is great! Have a good time on your trip

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    1. jeanchaneyazMarch 28, 2016 at 4:17 PM

      Thank you, Freebird. I'm looking forward to a bit of time away from the computer :)

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  5. The Creative Miss LMarch 28, 2016 at 4:22 PM

    I love the colour combination. It is quite soothing to look at. Enjoy your travels.

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    1. jeanchaneyazMarch 28, 2016 at 6:58 PM

      Thank you, Miss L. I've always liked blues with brown.

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  6. Suzanne Fluhr March 28, 2016 at 11:20 PM

    The colors and tangles you chose do remind me of Santa Fe which we visited a few years ago. I love the Knightsbridge bag save. In a strange coincidence, there's a photo of our 11 year old cockapoo fur baby in my Diva post this week. Safe travels. I hope you enjoy your trip and will share some of it in a few photos when you return. I'm either being nosy or a travel blogger----or both. ;-)

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    1. jeanchaneyazMarch 29, 2016 at 5:57 AM

      We drove through Santa Fe last year, but hubby can't stand to be anywhere with crowds. The traffic was horrendous and people were just everywhere, so we just drove through. I would like to see it though sometime. I will certainly take some pictures on our journey (if we stop anywhere LOL!)

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  7. Joanne FahertyMarch 29, 2016 at 12:48 AM

    Nice tangling.i love the turquoise and brown combination, and the Knightsbridge bag 😊 have a great time away.

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  8. elle tangleMarch 29, 2016 at 1:47 AM

    Joli ! beau travail des couleurs
    Cute ! beautiful work with colors

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    1. jeanchaneyazMarch 29, 2016 at 5:59 AM

      Thank you, Chantal. I appreciate the translation too. My high school French is just a bit rusty. (Okay, maybe a lot rusty!)

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  9. Anne's tangle blogMarch 29, 2016 at 5:09 AM

    Very pretty Jean, We used almost the same colors. Have a great adventure!!!!

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    1. jeanchaneyazMarch 29, 2016 at 6:01 AM

      Well, Annemarie, I will just have to go check yours out! Thanks for the good wishes; I'm excited to go!

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  10. CarmelaMarch 29, 2016 at 7:11 AM

    Lovely tiles and colors.

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  11. Ginny StilesMarch 29, 2016 at 7:33 AM

    Yup. I used some colored pencil too.
    Great job on this.

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    1. jeanchaneyazMarch 29, 2016 at 9:41 AM

      It is fun, Ginny, to change up the materials we use sometimes.

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  12. AnjaMarch 29, 2016 at 8:17 AM

    Beautiful work! Enjoy your adventure!

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  13. CathyMarch 29, 2016 at 12:19 PM

    I wrote about your Mr. Peanut on my blog! He used to stand (a statue) out front of the peanut store near home. Yours is perfectly the way I remember him!!

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    1. jeanchaneyazMarch 29, 2016 at 12:45 PM

      Ours was a real person, Cathy. I can still smell the fresh peanuts!

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  14. sallyMarch 29, 2016 at 12:32 PM

    Loving the memories that your Mr Planters Peanuts brought back....growing up in Libya!

    Sally

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    1. jeanchaneyazMarch 29, 2016 at 12:46 PM

      I didn't know Mr. Peanut was international just like Santa Claus, Sally LOL!

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  15. Cari SultanikMarch 29, 2016 at 1:24 PM

    I especially love that airbrushed outermost square on your stacked tangle. I wish I could figure out Copics in some way that looks less like a 5-year-old with Crayolas! Beautiful.

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    1. jeanchaneyazMarch 29, 2016 at 5:25 PM

      Thanks, Cari. I was lucky that the Copic company came to Phoenix a few times and I was able to take classes with the best.

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  16. The Yorkshire TortoiseMarch 29, 2016 at 3:13 PM

    Your stack compliments the tangles around it. Have a good time away

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    1. jeanchaneyazMarch 29, 2016 at 5:26 PM

      Thank you, YT. I am looking forward to eating a lot of junk food LOL!

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  17. Daniele OBrien Design, CZTMarch 29, 2016 at 3:35 PM

    Love your Santa Fe inspired stacked piece. The copic marker air brushing gives it a wonderful quality. Beautiful work and what a beautiful little Zoo you have, and they all get along? Amazing!

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    1. jeanchaneyazMarch 29, 2016 at 5:28 PM

      Thanks, Daniele. Well, I'm not sure if the bird got out that Rufus and Charlie wouldn't consider her a nice treat :) I wish I could catch a photo of the cat cleaning the dog's ears. If they see me looking, they stop and go back to being mean to each other haha!

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  18. KiaMarch 29, 2016 at 9:49 PM

    I lovw your Mr. Peanut. What a great memory - I too remember the world pre-mall!

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    1. jeanchaneyazMarch 30, 2016 at 6:48 AM

      I even remember pre-supermarkets, Kia. We walked to the neighborhood store for little things. We went to the butcher for meats, the bakery for yummies, and the milk man delivered! Everything tasted so good and fresh. No preservatives either!

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  19. UnknownMarch 30, 2016 at 4:04 AM

    I love the border patterns you used and the colour of the biggest tile is so wonderful :-)
    Your inchie is sweet too.

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  20. AnonymousMarch 30, 2016 at 7:28 AM

    I like the colours you chose for the stacked piece and all the patterns are new to me,so thanks for the introduction.

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    1. jeanchaneyazMarch 30, 2016 at 10:01 AM

      I have had Sandy's eBook for some time but never got around to really playing with the tangles and patterns she shows, Magrat. I'm glad I found them too!

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  21. cstocksMarch 30, 2016 at 2:07 PM

    I remember Mr. Peanut on the boardwalk in Ocean City New Jersey. What a hoot! Great work, Jean. Safe travels...Have a brilliant time! Cheryl

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    1. jeanchaneyazMarch 30, 2016 at 3:00 PM

      Oh, how I loved going "down the shore", Cheryl! I don't remember seeing Mr. Peanut at Seaside Heights, where we used to go, though. I have heard that Seaside Heights has gone downhill though :(

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  22. WendyKMarch 30, 2016 at 2:22 PM

    What a lovely memory for your inchie. Great tangles as well. Have a super adventure.

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    1. jeanchaneyazMarch 30, 2016 at 3:01 PM

      Thanks, Wendy. I'm really looking forward to going!

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  23. Pat MathesMarch 30, 2016 at 3:46 PM

    Great stacks! Love the bird.

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    1. jeanchaneyazMarch 30, 2016 at 4:19 PM

      She's a character, Jasmine is. She is quite the noisy one. She will whistle very nicely if you talk to her, otherwise she screeches for hours on end! Thanks for dropping by, Pat!

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  24. Michele WynneMarch 30, 2016 at 5:45 PM

    I love your Diva stacks-really elegant!

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  25. Trillian AsMarch 31, 2016 at 12:32 PM

    What a cute peanut man!

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  26. lilystanglesApril 1, 2016 at 11:51 PM

    Beautiful work!

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  27. Christiane K.April 3, 2016 at 11:31 AM

    Beautiful tiles and a cute inchie;-)Best wishes for your Adventure!

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