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Doodlers Anonymous Coloring Book!

I get so excited about the strangest things, but being in the new Doodlers Anonymous Coloring Book really tops my charts! "Volume 4 of the Doodlers Anonymous coloring book features the doodles and drawings of 60 artists from around the globe - some fresh novices, others seasoned veterans, all of

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AlphaTangled Contest - The Winners!

I always seem to forget how difficult it is to hold a contest! I like the challenge aspect of it and seeing the amazing work... but "choosing" a winner? So hard! I really wanted to give everyone who entered a prize - so I had the idea of giving each

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AlphaTangled Contest - The Entries!

A few weeks back I posted a challenge/contest for the new AlphaTangled card packs. Here's the challenge: Create a Zentangle using your name or nickname as the string, and only traditional tangle patterns to fill it in. You may interpret the challenge however you like, but stick to black,

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AlphaTangled! The NEW Card Collection (and contest!)

If you read my blog post in June about the addition to the Tangle Library App and cursed loudly because you don't do i-anything, you own an Android, or you just really love the feel of real cards in your hands - curse no more! I am proud to announce

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Results of Tangle Card Challenge #7 - Gewgle

I hope this kind of creepy tangle - Gewgle - didn't scare anyone away! :-) I wanted to end the series of Challenges with something fun and unusual. As usual, I was really impressed with the incredible entries - and the sense of humor is wonderful too. As you can

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Tangle Card Challenge #7 - Gewgle

I've decided to pick two winners again since it seems much more fair. And I'm all about "fair". ;-) This final Challenge features Gewgle, which is a play on words ("google" as in the wiggley eyes). Although these don't necessarily have to be eye-like... And don't worry about trying to

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Results of Tangle Contest #5 - Hemp

This was a fairly complex tangle, but with two weeks to attack the challenge - you all rose to the occasion! And we get TWO winners this week. So let's see what we have. Try not to drool, these are fabulous! The winner is... Pamela Wolfstone!! The Facebook People's Choice

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Tangle Card Update

I want to remind everybody that there are TWO Challenges this week... Challenge #5, Hemp, is HERE. Post your art on the Beez Ink Studio Facebook Page. Challenge #6, Pingline, is HERE. Post your art entry on the ZT for Kidz! Facebook Page. There will be TWO winners chosen for

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Tangle Card Challenge #5 - Hemp (And #6!)

For this week's Challenge, we are going to do things a little bit differently. I will be away at Art Camp next week so I won't be able to choose winners and post the art. I'll be on a little island in a lake, doing arts and crafts. :-) (YEAH!

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Results of Tangle Contest #4 - Kaleido

It was nice to have an easy week wasn't it? Nevertheless - there were clever and beautiful solutions for this tangle - Kaleido. The winner is.... Maya Hardcastle's "Kaleid-ohm"!! Maya's piece is simple and yet really plays up the fun "trick" of hiding another image inside Kaleido. (Maya let me

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Tangle Card Challenge #4 - Kaleido

And on to... what is it?... Round 4... wow Everyone seems to have gotten a little overwhelmed with the last two tangle patterns being on the more difficult side. So this week we will take a little bit of a breather and do a fairly easy one. Kaleido is like

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Results of Tangle Contest #3 - Ballenchain

As I looked through the entries, I would say "Ooo this one!" Then "Ahh, this one..." There was something about every piece that made me look again. And Alex isn't home this week to help me pick the winner. I was starting to get really nervous - how was I

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Global Talent Search Winners

The winners of Lilla Rogers' Global Talent Search - Round 1 - were announced today. No, I'm not in the group. Yes, I am very sad. But, part of my brain is a teeeeeeeny bit relieved since I can't imagine how I would have found time to do the second

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Tangle Card Challenge #3 - Ballenchain

Round 3... Ballenchain Ballenchain is based on a traditional quilting pattern usually called something like a wedding ring design. So, if you take it just a teeny bit off to the side, you can make the leap from Wedding Ring to, ahem, Ballenchain. (Just say it out loud if you

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Results of Tangle Contest #2 - Annee

Prepare to be amazed! This gets better and better. Here are the results of this week's challenge. Behold... Annee... And the winner of Challenge #2 - Annee is.... Megan Schlobohm!!! YEAH!! (Megan, be sure to email me where you want your super secret, highly coveted new Tangle Cards to be

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A few more from Challenge #1

There were a few late entries for last week's Challenge #1 - YAF. I thought you might like to see, so I will add them here. Keep posting this week's entries on Facebook - I am so impressed with the clever and beautiful ideas! Enjoy...

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Tangle Card Challenge #2 - Annee

And on to Round 2... Up next is one of my most favoritest tangles - Annee. Annee was inspired by fancy, carved wood trim in a Newport (RI) mansion. The name came from the fact that I was starving while I drew it and it reminded me of a pretzel

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Results of Tangle Contest #1 - Y.A.F.

There were so many incredible entries! I'll post them all here so you can see what incredible work everyone did. You can see more details and some explanations of the pieces on the Beez Ink Studio Facebook page. Now before you go scrolling through to see if you won, I

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Tangle Card Challenge #1 - Y.A.F.

Ready to play? To see all the contest details, read this post. Our first contestant is the tangle Y.A.F. "Y.A.F." stands for "Yet Another Flower" because there are SO many flower-based tangles in Zentangle® world. True? This one was inspired by henna designs from India and