Am going to do this bit first this week as I nearly always forget until the end - this WOYWW is the baby of Julia - The Stamping Ground so pop over and see why I'm always flaunting my desk on a Wednesday!
Right the desk -
So there's the pile of printed digi stamps that seem to be permanently on my desk lately, at the top is the WIP Zentangle of a .......erm......mask/face, all very sci-fi/fantasy like I admit. The plan is to fill the page around the face so lots to do yet.
This is a card I made yesterday that was left on my desk to dry overnight. To be honest I was only practising with this image, it's a new one for me from Saturated Canary and I wanted to practice colouring with bold colours and trying to create a ink-effect around the edge, but in the end I loved the result so I put her on a card!
Bristol Rovers were away to Dagenham & Redbridge and I was determined to go. Even though I knew I would be bad afterwards, boy was I right about that, I could barely walk on Sunday, and am still not recovered from making that trip.
I'm so weak at present that I can't really stamp or play with much more than colouring or drawing. I have ways and means of holding the pens if they aren't that chunky, I've even been known to tape wads of kitchen towel around the barrels to make them easier to hold, I manage! I'd go mad if I couldn't do something creative.
Right that's mine, so now I'm off to see yours, but please forgive me if I don't manage to leave a comment this week, I will pop by though, doing the rounds of WOYWW really helps me to feel like I'm getting 'out & about' even if the reality is far from that!
It's scary to think that when we're back here next week I'll be another year older, I'll be 37 on Monday, I don't mind birthdays really, those who know me will say I'm a big kid really!
Take care Zo xx
I like the card and am intrigued with the other project.
ReplyDeleteHave a good WOYWW day
Lynn 40
One I made earlier today
Beautiful card! I'm sorry to hear you're not feeling top notch, hope you feel better soon.
ReplyDeleteZoe #66
Morning sweetie this is stunning, a really gorgeous creation, hugs pops x
ReplyDeleteCool tangling, it's not something i've tried, and the card turned out great, Hope your feeling better soon and able to play more.
ReplyDeleteminxy #76
Your zentangle is amazing Zoe, it's so detailed.
ReplyDeleteLove your bright colouring too. She looks up to a bit of mischief to me!!
Sorry you're not too clever this week.
Take care
Hugs Lisax #86
Hi Zoe, Happy Early Birthday! I have to say your mask/face was the very first thing to catch my eye and all i can say is wow wow! You did a beautiful job and I love the feel of the
ReplyDeletesci-fi/fantasy look. You card is so cute love the colors. I hope you feel a little better.
Happy WOYWW #70 AJ~
Hi Zoe your zentangle is amazing , you must have the patience of a saint .
ReplyDeleteLove the bright colours and image on your gorgeous card. I know I've said it before but I can't get over how neat and tidy your desk is ( wish I could keep mine like yours ).
Hope you feel better soon , love seeing your creations.
Hugs Emma xx
P.S I've put your card in post this morning ( so it should get to you on time )
From one May gal to another, Happy Birthday! Hope that you recover from your trip soon. LOVE the colorting job that you did! It turned out great! Thanks for popping by my site! Happy WOYWW! -Amanda x93
ReplyDeleteI love the face/mask - so detailed. Do you just use a normal black pen or do you use ink to do them? Also love the coloured image - brilliant with the bright colours. Will have to check out the site. Have fun, Karen 96 x
ReplyDeleteAmazing zentangles and pretty cards.
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Sarn (#61)
That zentangle is just amazing and the card is so cute. Hope you are feeling better.
ReplyDeleteHave a great week.
Von #18
Wonderful colours in your card, Zo and great colouring too! Love your work with the Zentangle - I hope you're finding it really therapeutic!
ReplyDeleteDiane x
Look at you and your Zentangles...way to go Zo!
ReplyDeleteI've just read all about you and now realise what you're up against daily.
I hope you feel some relief and have a painfree day :D
Take care my friend xoxo
...some really amazing inky work going on here you have such a steady hand especially for the Zentangle work, incredible stuff and thanks for sharing...Mel :)
ReplyDeleteGreat card! your colouring is lovely! the zentangles face is good, look forward to seeing how you fill the rest of the page x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card and amazing colouring! I am sorry to hear that you are not feeling 100%, I do hope you start to feel better soon :)
ReplyDeleteHave a fab WOYWW and a lovely week, Hugs, Karen xx #49
Love the girl licking her lips! 103
ReplyDeleteThat zentangling face will look amazing when you have finished it and the image on your card is adorable. Happy birthday for Monday! Age is only a number.......Anne #2
ReplyDeleteLots of fabulous stuff going on - love your zetangle.
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The zentangles looks great , never tried it! Sorry you are feeling poorly, hugs trace x 25
ReplyDeleteYou are an amazing woman! I read your "about me" and admire your fortitude and attitude. Love LOVE the zentangle and am eager to see it when it's finished! I hope you feel better! Happy WOYWW and thanks for visiting me. Warmly, Tracy #16
ReplyDeleteOoh, I love your creative space this week! Looks like there's lots of fun to be had! I love that first digi stamp - really looking forward to seeing what you do with it! Quite a challenge! Gabrielle at #21
ReplyDeleteThe things we do to ourselves in our pursuit of pleasure, eh? Hope you feel better soon.... Love the zentangle, it looks amazing. And the colouring of the lassie with the cupcake is brill, so keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by...
Hi Zo and thanks for stopping by my desk. I assure you, that was WELL messy for me - LOL. I really can't help but put things away but that has a lot to do with limited space. I mean I can't well leave stuff on the bed, can I? Anyway, sorry to hear you are struggling at the moment, puts my jarred hip from badminton this morning in to perspective so I will pray for you. Lovely colouring-in despite all, I just don't do colouring-in at all! HUGS BJ #41
ReplyDeleteBeautifully colored, can see why you kept it! Hope you're feeling better soon. So much creativity goin' on here! woyww #27 Terrie
ReplyDeleteTotally love the zentangle!!
ReplyDeleteCreative desk!!
Happy WOYWW Wednesday!
Hugs Marleen #8
Love the stamped face, she does look so intersting and ready for whatever you decide to do.
ReplyDeleteIf that card is your practice card, I would say You Nailed It !!
Keep smiling and creating, thanks for stopping by.
PS I just read your 'About You' post. Very moving, I don't know quite what to say. You certainly opened up a fresh understanding of your illness, that makes your artwork even more phenomenal. Take care of You. Hugs
some fab zentangling going on. hope you're feeling better now. helen 9
ReplyDeleteHi Zo - thanks for popping in to see me. Hope you feel better soon. Your colouring was definitely too fab to scrap. The entangle is stunning. Happy WOYWW to you Helen 50
ReplyDeleteWow, the zentangle and you card are fabulous! Have a super birthday and hope you feel well enough to at least have a cup cake and lick your lips like this little cutie on your card :) Di xx
ReplyDeleteHappy WOYWW and hope you are getting some relief from pain as you distract yourself with all of our workspaces. I am attempting to visit as many as possible with my slow internet, whilst making a 25th wedding anniversary card, but hubby/pets keep getting in the way! I also love to 'tangle', but very much a beginner and look forward to seeing your completed face. Gorgeous card - the colouring is fab. I am now addicted to the ink effect around the edges - either a light grey pen or pale blue pencil. Ali x #46
ReplyDeleteWOW WOW WOW ZOE , fantastic work , I am so jealous of your colouring skills ,fabulous shading and colours well done Hugs Elaine
ReplyDeletehi zo,loving your colouring of the image,another one to add to my list....lol.thanks for visiting me and i hope you feel better soon
ReplyDeletehave a fab crafty woyww
kay #28
Happy birthday for Monday, Zo. Thanks for sharing a very interesting ctreative space this week. Your zentangle is BRILLIANT!!! I love it. Excellent work.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment on my blog, and I am glad you like what I am doing. I have now finished the double-page spread if you want to pop back and have a look - post will be up shortly.
Happy WOYWW,
Shoshi #84
Hi Zo You've done a great job on that colouring. Well done for overcoming your physical difficulties. I love a bit of zentangling, I had a real fad on it and did loads of samples but never started anything big, I look forward to seeing your mask it looks super so far. hope you have a good week and thanks for your support on my blog x toni#54
ReplyDeletelovely colouring and zentangle. Hope you get some good days soon....if I have bad days (i have rheumatoid arthritis)I tend to use them for surfing for inspiration usually via pinterest! Hope you also have a lovely birthday, 37 is no age (I turned 41 a couple of months back)...I like to think of it as old enough to know better....old enough to ignore it!!!!
ReplyDeleteKyla #34
thanks for visiting my desk already
Sorry to hear you are suffering this week, and hope things soon settle down for you. You need to get better in time for your birthday - have a good time. Thank you for your visit today, and for your kind comments. Take care of yourself. xx Maggie #77
ReplyDeleteLove the zentangle Jacqui #101
ReplyDeleteWow, I just love the zentangle - such beautiful, delicate work.
ReplyDeleteHope you'll be feeling heaps better by next week, and thanks for stopping by my desk
The match, the zentangle and that amazing colourful card - she's fab and funky - no wonder you are done in. The new girls are looking good too. Hope you can recharge very soon end enjoy so more colouring. Have a wonderful birthday and here's to a new year with more good than bad days... and away wins too! Happy Woywwing and thanks for the peek. Sarah at 13.
ReplyDeleteThank you for finding the time to visit, especially when you are feeling so low and exhausted.mi hope you are soon feeling a little better. I have never seen or heard of a zen tangle before. I am going to google it in a minute to find out what it is all about.
ReplyDeleteTake care
Diane 81
I love the zentangle - don't forget to show us it when its finished!! happy birthday for Monday - I hope you are well enough to have a great day. x Jo
ReplyDeleteLoving that 'tangled' face! Puts me in mind of those Taiwan-ese painted faces! It's great! Thanks for sharing,
ReplyDeleteHappy WOYWW
Jackie #102
Sorry to hear you've not been so well. Hope you start to feel better soon and enjoy your birthday on Monday,
ReplyDeleteBernice #72
Hope you're feeling better soon. Such interesting projects, can't wait to see them finished. xx
ReplyDeletelove the little girl too cute!
ReplyDeleteWow! super crafting. Love the zentangled face - thanks for sharing (Hazel, WOYWW #95) x
ReplyDeleteLove the Zentangle face ! Hope you share share it again when you've finished - it'll be stunning ! Thanks for calling by earlier ! Ali#33
ReplyDeleteLovely colouring of your image worked out really well. Thanks for visiting me Amanda J @ 17 x
ReplyDeletethe face is very unusual, it looks very eastern/siamese. i really must try some zentangles, maybe I might do something for my ATC's for the pif. Hope you recover from the match soon, hope they won, you didnt say.... so maybe not
ReplyDeletejanet #37
Such a gorgeous card, hope you feel better soon and happy birthday fr next week. Hugs, Amanda #104
ReplyDeleteHi Zoe, I love the colouring on your SC image, its lovely. All that work on your face Zentangle is amazing, you have your work cut out if you are going to fill the whole space.
ReplyDeleteHugs
Lottie x
#174
Love it! You did an awesome job inking her up. And your desk is so tidy, too! Thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving a comment...hope you are enjoying WOYWW this week!
ReplyDelete#62~Deeyll
WOW!!! Look at that zentangle creation... Just AmAzing! fabulous cards and your colouring is fantastic.., I hope you will feel a little stronger in a few days... Hugs May x x x#31
ReplyDeleteLOVE that zentangling, it's amazing, such detail! I actually closed your page by mistake and had to find it again so that I could take another look! Thanks for visiting my blog this week :D
ReplyDeleteHelen S #69
Cute card but what a fabulous zentangle you are doing. Amazing - great talent!
ReplyDeleteHugs, Neet #19 x
Oooh, loving the doodles. Amazing work, so detailed. The card is fab but my eye just keeps getting drawn to the mask :)
ReplyDeleteMary Anne (11)
37 Zo? Gah, nobody's that old!! Your colouring is amazing...made even more so by discovering that you often ahve trouble just holding the pens...good grief. Bet you love reading my whiny posts about a head cold..it's a skill you know, my kind of selfish!
ReplyDeleteThat zentangle is AWESOME!
ReplyDeleteYou must show us when it is completed...
Laura 82
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Your colouring on the card is absolutely amazing. The zentangle is not bad at all.
ReplyDeleteSandra @22
I just read your about me page, here is a big hug from across the pond! Love your coloring, take care and happy woyww~!
ReplyDeleteHope you're feeling good today!! I just love that little girl card, she reminds me of my youngestwith that tongue :) the bold colors look great!
ReplyDeleteLots of fun images! Hope you were able to get in lots of coloring. I am so late in getting around to more desks, but better late than never. Thanks for stopping by mine! Tammy #122
ReplyDeletelove the card Zo, very bright! The head/mask - need to see the end result :-)
ReplyDeletehappy woyww
debs #59
Wow! Your work is really wonderful!
ReplyDeleteYour coloring is fabulous on that sweet little girl! Can't wait to see what you do with the mask!
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting me,
Shar #182
hi, still trying to get round as many woyww as poss.I love the mask/ face stamp, very intricate design.
ReplyDeleteHi, Zo, glad you were able to get to your football game, but sorry it wiped you out afterward. Your zentangle in progress is amazing. Happy WOYWW from Laura #186 (Thanks for visiting my blog.)
ReplyDeleteThat is an amazing zentangle!!! And your coloring on the little gal is wonderful! Thanks for sharing your space and visiting mine!
ReplyDeleteCarol #130
Loving the mask face.I hope to seeit when you have completed it. Thanks for visiting.
ReplyDeletecarol
Hi Zo,
ReplyDeleteThat little girl really wants that cupcake!! It's very sweet - you did a GREAT job coloring her.
And holy cow - that zentangle is amazing. I think it'll be a while before I attempt something like that!
Thanks for your lovely comment on my post.
Happy WOYWW (even though it's Thursday)
Hugs,
Kay #127
hey Zoe.... left you a long winded comment on the other page.... had to divide it up it was too long for the 4,000+ characters it would accept..ahhahaha
ReplyDeletegood for you carrying on..... it's all we can do really.... the alternative is not acceptable...... we just have to do whatever we can and try to have a bit of fun while we're at it......
I love your coloring! And you even made "shiny hair"!! Took me a long time to figure that one out!! Awesome work!!
ReplyDeleteI hope you start feeling better soon, and Happy Birthday early!!
xxDaniella #131 (a bit late!)
Happy upcoming birthday!! I hope you are up to celebrating. I love that card so very cute!! Thanks for visiting me earlier #159
ReplyDeleteSimply awesome! Michelle x
ReplyDeleteThat's an amazing zentangle Zo, truly. Great SC image too, I won two of their images very recently and hope to get time to make a card with one this weekend.
ReplyDeleteHugs
Brenda
I like your Zentangle face/mask; it looks very tribal. Your "just trying it out" image is fabulous. If only my practice runs were half as good. Happy crafting!
ReplyDeleteThe colouring on the card is gorgeous. Sorry to hear you aren't well, me neither. Ho hum!
ReplyDeletehi CGHZ, thanks for visiting my desk yesterday,
ReplyDeleteyour zentangle face is very very interesting,
dxxx
Bless you, Zo, you have such heart to motor on even when you are feeling weak. Your face drawing and your card and amazing! Hang in there and thanks for visiting my place! Darnell 160
ReplyDeleteThat's a fab duo of stamps so different love the diversity and I will be 37 this year too although sometimes still feel 18 in my head ;-) have a great birthday and a fab week xx
ReplyDeleteSo much detail on that Zentangle, would love to see it when it's done!
ReplyDeleteHope you are feeling better and can rrally around to create more lovely tthings. barb thanks for stopping bby my space
Oh My Zo...you must keep us updated on your Zentangle! I would not have the patience to do that one bit! Happy WOYWW!
ReplyDeleteHiya, just popping in to visit as it's been a while! I've missed seeing what everyone's been up to! Happy WOYWW and I hope you have a good week. Love the mask!
ReplyDeleteNeil #87 (I think!)
The zentangle looks fantastic already. Lovely the cheeky girl on the card. I didn't make WOYWW this week, but have been keeping a close eye on the end of the season if only through the newspapers!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous amazing work. Sorry you're not feeling your best. X
ReplyDeleteSome beautiful creations on your desk Zo - your zentangle face is amazing and the card is so pretty.
ReplyDeleteHope you're feeling better after your long football trip. Happy birthday for Monday too xx
Thanks for already coming to see my desk this week x
WoYwW # 142
The zentangle is brilliant as is your card.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry you are suffering so much this week. Hope you have a great birthday and thankyou for visiting me this week. Anne x
First I'd like to thank you for stopping by my place and visiting! I so enjoy reading your comments and encouragement too!
ReplyDeleteJust look at the Beautiful Zentangle face.... Oh I LOVE that!!! Now that little gale in pink with the cupcake is just "To Cute"!!! So glad I came to visit!
WOW! Love the Zentangle, it must have taken you ages. I've just discovered this and having some great fun with it! Thanks for sharing and for visiting too. Hope you're feeling better soon Liz at 138 x
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday for Monday :)
ReplyDeleteso love your face the Zentangle drawing so intriguing. That girl pic so deserved to go on a card its lovely. Hope you feel better soon (((hug))) Sandy :) #63
Another SC image for me to lust after, great colouring and that cherry looks good enough to eat.
ReplyDeleteDionne x
Thanks for stopping by my world this week #111. I love the colors that you used in the card and that Zentangle face is amazing so I will look forward to seeing how you use it. Enjoy your week.
ReplyDeleteThat face is just amazing in all of its detail!! I hope I will get a glimpse of the finished work next week!
ReplyDeleteI'm late in returning the visit so I hope you are feeling much better. That's a great image and I love the bold colours. I saw the coily wire thing on your other card too - looks great! #53
ReplyDeleteLovely card and interesting face. Don't have the time to do much either right now! Happy WOYWW a little late!
ReplyDeleteHAPPY BIRTHDAY!Love the card with the bolder colours. Not participating in WOYWW this week just visiting some of my faves..Have a great day. X
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday today!!!!! Oh how I wish I was 37 again!! Haha!!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see what you do with the Zentangle image!!!
Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek!
Amy E. #3
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