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Happy Monday, this is the same background I used for my last post.  I saw the technique on Pinterest from "Martha Stewart" and it peeked my interest.  I used "Tintit" Sepia and D'Arches "organic brown", it was done just laying down some pebbles on my paper and then spraying with the Tintit and splattering with ink, I then used a calligraphy pen to write in the words.  Pen and heart are from my design stash.
Gearing up here for triple digit temps this week, not my favorite, it means I have to run around like crazy to get everything done outside, so I will be in before the brunt of it hits.  Stay Cool, hugs

3 point landing

A little bit of fun with a new spatter background and also a new leaf.  Background was done with "Tintit" Sepia and organic brown ink by "d arches".  The leaves were done with "Tintit" Saphire and Jade, it was sprayed and also used the paint with a brush.
Not enough time lately to work on my stuff, so doing a little catch up today before I go take the pups for a walk.  Stay cool and if you are in N CA stay out of fire harms way.  Hugs

thanks - sticky notes card

Another fun sticky notes card.  These are going to be fun to work with in my art journals also.  I am playing with some different colors from my "Tintit" sprays.
Hope your Tuesday rocks, hugs

sticky notes from the heart

This card was inspired by a flyer I got in the mail, specifically the sticky note holder, so I went to work sketching out my own version and playing.  From the moment sticky notes hit the market I was a fan, in some ways they are my nemesis, they get lost or stuck together, but I still love 'em.  When I first saw the flier I thought oh what a great journaling block,  I have an entire stack with quotes and words, these are perfect for little notes from the heart, so that is what I did.  Background was zentangled, then sprayed with "Tintit" on the front only and oh boy a fun card.
I hope your colors are flying and your free spirit is soaring, hugs

Sweet simplicity of Kitchen Vintage

 A few months ago while putting some pans away in my roommates garage I spied a vintage "Mix Master" and thought hmmmm.  Last month I found a recipe for some Siracha Honey Butter and could not resist the temptation to try it out, it was a huge success and I have been keeping a crock of it in the refrigerator ever since.  I decided though if I am going to make this on a consistent basis I was going to need a little more arm power.  So I asked my roommate if the mixer worked and we pulled it into the kitchen plugged it in and sure enough, it is perfect for the job.  Above is the crock of blended butter and some jalapeno cornbread muffins to spread it on, yummmmmm.

I am a lover of the old and vintage, even more so now!  I think that it is the simplicity of it, it just mixes, nothing hidden to remember you just plug it in, set the bowl on the turntable turn the knob and away it goes.
Hope everyone has a sweet and simple transition into the weekend. Hugs

Summer Fare

Several weeks ago I started searching the grocery store produce department for the vegetable that would lend itself best to zentangles and decided on asparagus, stored it away but kept thinking about it.  So last week when I took out some salmon to cook for dinner I decided I would run out and get some asparagus to cook with it.  Got it home and did a photo shoot of it and started playing with my Inktense inks.  I became so engrossed with the color and thorns I just did it as I saw it.  Next time will zen tangle it.  I also used my water brush this time, the more smaller areas there are to blend the better the brush does.
Boy we were a noisy neighborhood last night, we brought the cat in around 6pm but he cried and paced long enough that we let him out about 7PM, then around 9:30 he woke up my roommate wailing to get in, ran into roommates bedroom and shot under the bed until way into the early morning, poor little fur ball.  Hope all went well with your evening, hugs

note card

Happy Fourth everyone.  Last time I was at my storage unit, I pulled out some of these pre designed note cards because I had an idea to do a medallion for the middle.  Was just putzing around yesterday and did this little flower oval and it worked perfectly.  These cards were found at my paper source and they were on clearance at a ridiculously low price, so glad I scooped them up.  They are perfect for just a thinking of you note and they go together so fast.
Inktense pencils and my water pen this time.  Be safe, hugs

Zenful Thanks

Well this is the extent of my fireworks this year, lol, we are so dry here, I decided to do an explosion of color.  Used Intense pencils and baby wipes for the background and then zentangled up the word "Thanks".
Hope everyone has a safe, happy, fun 4th, hugs

comb sweet honey comb

Yesterday, I kept looking at the background from yesterday's post, I kept seeing a honey comb.  So did a background in the yellow and mango.  Although my primary goal is to use the tintit's on some hard surfaces I have to say I love working with them on the paper for backgrounds a lot.
Well I need to run out to the back and give the plants water, we are into a week of triple digits and they begin to weep if they are not watered every other day.  Have a good one, hugs

New Background and baby wipe blending tool

Yesterday morning I got an email from Michael's with a coupon for 40% off on entire purchase of items at regular price and into my head popped the Design Master "TintIt" sprays.  It was only from 4-7PM, so at 4:15 loaded with my coupon I walked into an almost empty Michael's store, what was up with that I have no idea, grabbed all 10 colors and walked out in 20mins with 40% off my entire purchase, wow.  So this morning I put a piece of white card stock into a fish net bag that we got from the grocery store with our cantaloupe and did random sprays with plum and strawberry.  So many colors to spray, so little time, lol. 

In yesterday's post I promised to post a picture of the blending tool I did with a strip of baby wipe to blend my Inktense pencil colors with, so here it is, with two important tips.
1.  tear baby wipe on the width wise not length wise.
2.  wait until you are ready to begin blending to prepare the fantastix the baby wipes dry fairly quickly, the unused portion of baby wipe place inside container, depending on how much you have to blend you will probably need more than one strip.

Happy Monday and stay cool, hugs