Monday, April 18, 2016

Diva Challenge #264 & Made by Joey #109

String Theory-Spring String
patterns: Striping, Pokeleaf, Beadlines, Tipple and Whyz

This weeks challenge was to create a spring string. Last month I'd created a series of tiles for a swap based on this same idea, calling it my Loopy Series. I already had some of my hand painted "Renaissance" tiles on hand.  I never did make an extra one for myself so this mornings challenge presented me with that opportunity. 
What I really like about doing these angled coil strings is that it creates nice spaces for combining grid and organic patterns and these go really fast (now that I've done 11 of them). For another upcoming swap the theme is Back to Basics and we're to use one of our initials to create a string and then use patterns starting with that letter. I've been adding more M and W patterns to my library and just this morning I discovered Whyz and started playing around with it. I love how it came out.
Roman Numeral Series IX
patterns: Mooka, Zinger, Gingham, Betweed, Ragz, Mei and Demi

Joey continues on with the Roman Numeral String Series and presented us with 7 patterns (using as many or as few as we like). She presents her strings on a standard tile format but I've been using ATC's...so getting all of those patterns (because that's how I roll) in this smaller space was tricky but...there it is;-)

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25 comments:

  1. Your first tile is amazing. Where can I find the step out for Whyz?

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  2. Both have great structure and I am in love with your colors on Joey's Challenge tile. Great!

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  3. Great colours and tiles, and insight about the springs creating a way to mix grids and free flow

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  4. Nice tiles, both of them but my favorite is the first one
    with beautiful contrasts and very special bleu shadow, I do like it very much and it is elegant to use the beadlines on the string.

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  5. I like how you combined the organic with the grid tangles. The colors really adds to their charm!

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  6. Your Diva Challenge #264 tangle is beautiful at first glance, but then it sort of draws you in and holds onto your gaze and takes you on an even more beautiful journey as you discover the details and the depth.

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  7. I LOVE the atmosphere of your challenge tile. I keep looking at it.

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  8. Your Diva tile is special. The addition of white highlights and blue shading work really well and are reminiscent of a Delft tile. Very nice.

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  10. The diva tile is wonderful - I like the use of colour and the pokeleaves :-)

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  11. simply elegant, luscious tiles, both! impressive work, as always

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  12. Both are beautiful and whyz is new for me.

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  13. Gorgeous Diva challenge tile! (They both are, but I got here looking at Diva responses…) I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your whys! I've never seen it look so fabulous! And the blue on the tan tile is another WOW factor!

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  14. Beautiful work, Michele! And thanks for showing me Whyz, looks like a tangle I love to use as well. Didn't know it yet.

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  15. Beautiful work, Michele! And thanks for showing me Whyz, looks like a tangle I love to use as well. Didn't know it yet.

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  16. I agree with everyone else both of your tiles are gorgeous.

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  17. Both are beautiful! Especially I like the first one with the touch of blue aura of Poke-leaf! Also I like what your did with Whyz (here a original Link to Jane McKuglers blog http://dicksallyjane.blogspot.de/2012/01/whyz.html) What a wonderful variation. I like it a lot!
    Greetings, Annette
    P.S.: If you interested, please have a look to a German collection of patterns and tangles here: http://www.elatorium.de/w.html

    P.S

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  18. Both tiles are so georgeous. Espacially I like the Spring tile for Diva challenge.

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  19. These are lovely, Michele. Those muted colours really do work well. I'll be doing the May swap too, but I haven't even thought about patterns yet.

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  20. Both tiles are gorgeous. I love the colors on the Renaissance tile. I have to look up Whyz - very nice.

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  21. Wow... Again two stunning tles! The DIVA tile is my favourite... The white highlights make it so delicate..

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