tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7953861049822888312024-03-13T08:52:38.034-02:00Poppie's Pen Pics ©A place to post my ZIA (Zentangled® Inspired Art) and some bits about mePoppie_60http://www.blogger.com/profile/08408925795637962672noreply@blogger.comBlogger445125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795386104982288831.post-70451832841043149722020-04-20T13:52:00.001-02:002020-04-20T13:52:28.648-02:00Mandala Colouring Pages - April Days 22 to 30
Hi Everyone!
Welcome to my April 2020 Mandala colouring pages, Days 22 to 30.
This week I'm posting 9 pages which brings us to the end of this activity.
I do hope you've had a chance to join in. If you have, drop me a comment, I would love to know and see your colouring.
Thinking of you all during our time of self distancing and pray you and your families are safe and healthy.
Poppie_60http://www.blogger.com/profile/08408925795637962672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795386104982288831.post-13700705707189304172020-04-13T23:58:00.000-02:002020-04-13T23:58:06.817-02:00Mandala Colouring Pages - April Days 15 to 21Hiya All
I hope you've had a lovely week and a beautiful Easter. Times have definitely changed and I hope you have had the chance to connect with your family, friends and loved ones. As for me, I had a fairly relaxing day, starting with an early morning drive then did some baking in the afternoon. My whole family live in Australia and we video chat regularly - I caught up with Poppie_60http://www.blogger.com/profile/08408925795637962672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795386104982288831.post-45334887427742965762020-04-06T17:11:00.002-02:002020-04-06T17:13:36.565-02:00Mandala Colouring Pages - April 2020 Days 8 - 14Hi Everyone
How have you survived another week of social distancing? It's been hectic around here - I think I put too much pressure on myself and had high expectations I could pull this through, forgetting my experience with technology and not taking that into account. (some things are time consuming) plus my normal daily routine and chores. I'll see how I go next week but I may decide to Poppie_60http://www.blogger.com/profile/08408925795637962672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795386104982288831.post-67248132682769687312020-04-02T00:46:00.000-02:002020-04-02T00:46:15.730-02:00Free Mandalas for you to Colour - April 2020Hi Everyone
I pray you and your families are healthy and safe.
I am sharing with you some of my hand drawn Mandala colouring pages in the hope it would help to occupy and calm your mind in these global times of crisis and change.
These are available for personal use only. Please do not copy and/or distribute as these are my own designs. Copyright © 2020 Lila Holter (Popcheff) Poppie_60http://www.blogger.com/profile/08408925795637962672noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795386104982288831.post-90506581522531769062018-02-15T16:38:00.000-02:002018-02-15T18:09:08.032-02:00Tangle Pattern Updates - Hollyday with loops, Vivienne, Lift Off, Alvin, Querky, Nuttin and NadicaHello Everyone
I hope you had a lovely Valentine's Day, spending time with your loved one/s.
Let me just say, it has taken me a while to update my Blog with these step-outs. Mainly due to the hassle of bringing out my laptop - I know I can upload via mobile but the scanning process was easier to save on a USB.
I don't know about you but I tend to get into frenzies and do things in bulk; Poppie_60http://www.blogger.com/profile/08408925795637962672noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795386104982288831.post-37144268928929805912017-12-08T02:02:00.001-02:002017-12-08T02:02:04.149-02:00New Pattern - Hollyday (Two patterns in One) - just in time for the Holidays :)Hello Everyone
I'm back with another pattern for you to try out :)
I've been busy creating Mandala Christmas Cards and the pattern on this one pictured below caught my attention. It's very simple and very effective, so I wondered how it may look on a dotted grid - and I was pleasantly surprised. I started with the basic pattern (which reminds me of Holly, hence the name) and played Poppie_60http://www.blogger.com/profile/08408925795637962672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795386104982288831.post-36601842999290380262017-11-11T19:28:00.001-02:002017-11-11T19:33:05.331-02:00New Patterns - Build-a-Flower Series; Layla, Sophia's StarHello Everyone! It's been such a long time between posts. So much has happened - 2 new grandbabies, Weddings and a move to a new country which has consumed a lot of my time with renovations and settling in.
I hadn't even drawn all that much so I joined the Inktober Project which challenged me to draw every day. I have posted on my Instagram and Facebook if you want to check them out.
If you Poppie_60http://www.blogger.com/profile/08408925795637962672noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795386104982288831.post-22074987072897551462016-07-31T22:40:00.001-02:002016-07-31T22:40:27.554-02:006 New Patterns - Vikings1,2,3, Bugzy, Cruffeleni and Butter Beanies
Some new patterns are in store. It has been quite a while since I've posted on my blog. I started these patterns 2 weeks ago and hadn't progressed past the play stage on scrap bits of paper. They basically follow the same form with some variations. Vikings remind me of the head gear the Norse men wore, hence the name.
I would love for you to try out these patterns whenPoppie_60http://www.blogger.com/profile/08408925795637962672noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795386104982288831.post-21392738068531965832016-05-20T12:26:00.003-02:002016-05-20T12:26:56.095-02:00New Pattern - Kathy Hi Everyone,
I am alive and well (haven't posted since December, naughty, naughty!). Lots going on and hard to spread myself everywhere lol.
This pattern came about during my study on 'T' grids over at Ina's place.
I've been busy the last few days doing some of the activities with the Grid Journey. The pattern I played with was my own 'Penelope'. I had already studied Poppie_60http://www.blogger.com/profile/08408925795637962672noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795386104982288831.post-66025710128201820222015-12-12T14:01:00.002-02:002015-12-12T14:05:06.851-02:00New Pattern - AllusionHello Everyone, it's been a very long time since I've posted here - and certainly not because of lack of creations :) I've been busy creating mandalas mainly and I am up to #56 for the 100 Mandala challenge. I decided to start again as I lost count earlier, typical me ;-)
When I get my act together I shall post those here too.
In the meantime, let me introduce to you my latest Poppie_60http://www.blogger.com/profile/08408925795637962672noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795386104982288831.post-43888344260781981562015-10-23T10:49:00.001-02:002015-10-23T10:49:53.872-02:00Weekly Challenge #240: Birthday Leaves (or as in Australia, Spring Blossoms - Kurrajong)The weekend is almost upon us and I have only just finished my tile for this week's challenge.
It's Spring in Australia, so no Autumn leave drawings from me.
I've used my tangle 'Kurrajong' which is another name for the Illawarra Flame Tree. This tree is in flower now and is scattered throughout the escarpment. It has bright red flowers.
I've been busy taking mum to the Poppie_60http://www.blogger.com/profile/08408925795637962672noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795386104982288831.post-33522438799141079052015-10-08T05:59:00.001-02:002015-10-08T06:01:41.041-02:00Weekly Challenge #238: "UMT - Tri-bee by Beate Winkler, CZT"What a fabulous tangle Tri-bee is, I had a lot of fun with this and am definitely doing another.
I've not seen this one before and am so glad it was chosen by the Diva in this month's 'Use my Tangle (UMT)'.
I haven't had a chance to see what other artists have submitted as I've been way too busy in between helping my mother with household chores as she's recently had a hip replacement as well Poppie_60http://www.blogger.com/profile/08408925795637962672noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795386104982288831.post-2144057191324776742015-09-16T23:28:00.000-02:002015-09-16T23:28:20.332-02:00Weekly Challenge #235: "String Theory: Stripes"Just a quick post this morning.
Showing black and white, with colour, and colour with shading.
Thanks for stopping by :)
Poppie_60http://www.blogger.com/profile/08408925795637962672noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795386104982288831.post-27417600273819968662015-09-09T11:54:00.002-02:002015-09-09T11:54:59.759-02:00Weekly Challenge #234: UMT - CanT by Chris Titus, CZTIt's already Wednesday and I've only had a chance to see what this week's challenge is this afternoon! Time sure flies. I haven't done any tangling for a few days and am feeling jittery. So this afternoon I worked on a few tiles; the Square One focus on Inapod and had time to do a quick tile using CanT by Chris Titus, for the Diva Challenge.
CanT is a lovely simple tangle with Poppie_60http://www.blogger.com/profile/08408925795637962672noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795386104982288831.post-9676066721632800482015-08-18T02:42:00.005-02:002015-08-24T19:58:06.081-02:00Weekly Challenge #231: "The Undulating Tangles in C and S minor" - Guest Blogger Sharla Hicks. I'm not too sure if I've captured the essence of this week's challenge. All I could visualise is undulating hills and from that came the water.
I've been wanting to use 'Swell' by Sandy Bartholomew for a while now, and I think it fits in perfectly. Of course with the water the sun came along and for it I used 'Thumbprintz' by Traci Frogley (a fave of mine - just love this pattern).
Poppie_60http://www.blogger.com/profile/08408925795637962672noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795386104982288831.post-53272409402072872522015-08-01T02:53:00.002-02:002015-08-01T02:53:19.975-02:00Weekly Challenge #228: GUEST BLOGGER Cari Sultanik, CZT All things natural and organic is this week's theme by guest blogger Cari Sultanik CZT.
I'm not sure this tile fits with the theme exactly, but that's how it flowed lol :)
I added colour as I felt it needed it.
Ok, so what tangles did I use - I see Bunzo (a fave) some spirally thing, some scrolls, tipple, Gr_ate and I had another go at Narwal.
The colours are an inexpensive brand of Poppie_60http://www.blogger.com/profile/08408925795637962672noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795386104982288831.post-86644115632516612182015-07-30T08:04:00.003-02:002015-07-31T20:32:21.524-02:00New Patterns - Ringalink and CrossexYou've probably worked it out - I just love drawing step outs to patterns.
It's obvious I gravitate to structured geometric patterns, although you will find several free form ones in my portfolio as well.
These latest two are no different.
The first one I've named 'Ringalink' as it reminds me of linked jewellery rings.
There are many ways you may embellish and/or shade; here I've shown a few Poppie_60http://www.blogger.com/profile/08408925795637962672noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795386104982288831.post-84309179150640106562015-07-24T02:31:00.003-02:002015-07-24T06:06:49.266-02:00New Pattern - Illawarrior (2 ways)Continuing on from the other week, I played some more with my tangle pattern 'Gr-ate'. I've still not drawn the step outs to another one I have in mind however as I was fiddling around I came up with 'Illawarrior'.
my scribbles
The name came about because the pattern reminded me of an arrowhead and somehow ended up being named 'Illawarrior' (which is also a namePoppie_60http://www.blogger.com/profile/08408925795637962672noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795386104982288831.post-51076124072385115402015-07-21T23:43:00.004-02:002015-07-24T06:07:45.472-02:00 Weekly Challenge #227 GUEST BLOGGER Lee Darter, CZT Challenge: Circus Lifehmm this is an interesting challenge by guest blogger Lee Darter CZT.
I wasn't sure where to start other than to use the set Tangles 'Cack' and Tropicana and I knew I wanted to use Florz somewhere.
I didn't get a Circus feel with my first tile - looks kinda beachy to me, with surfboards and beach balls.
My 2nd attempt was no better, it is what it is.
This challenge was quite Poppie_60http://www.blogger.com/profile/08408925795637962672noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795386104982288831.post-53774018825544925842015-07-14T22:28:00.001-02:002015-07-24T06:08:52.436-02:00Weekly Challenge #226 GUEST BLOGGER Katie Crommett, CZTThis week, guest blogger Katie Crommett CZT has asked we keep it simple and minimal. This is something of a hit and miss because its a rare thing with me as most of my work is hard handed and covers a lot of the area I am working with. I must say that its easier for me when I work in the standard tile size.
And this is my entry for the challenge.
Click here to see what others Poppie_60http://www.blogger.com/profile/08408925795637962672noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795386104982288831.post-59236209255057350132015-07-14T11:23:00.002-02:002015-07-24T08:54:59.686-02:00New Patterns Gr_ate and PenelopeA week ago I was flicking through a House magazine (as I often do for inspiration) and I came across a lovely bright cushion with an unusual pattern. It had what looked to me like figure 8's but laid in a horizontal way. I played with it and just couldn't get it right, however, as often happens another pattern emerged (Gr_ate) and from that Penelope came about.
Gr_ate isn't all that Poppie_60http://www.blogger.com/profile/08408925795637962672noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795386104982288831.post-19624159629950972852015-07-06T23:15:00.001-02:002015-07-06T23:15:55.887-02:00Weekly Challenge #225 GUEST BLOGGER: Jen Crutchfield CZT - Use some colourGuest Blogger, Jen Crutcfield CZT is challenging us to focus on colour.
I am a fan of colour, however, I do love the dramatic effect of just black on white.
When I read this week's challenge I knew exactly what to post as I had only just finished making a card focussing on a few colours. Here I used Faber Castell Sanguine and Cabolt Green. I love these colours combined with Poppie_60http://www.blogger.com/profile/08408925795637962672noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795386104982288831.post-85851099381792566532015-06-17T03:33:00.001-02:002015-07-24T06:11:12.318-02:00Drawing Freehand Circles - VideoWillow Bree posted on Facebook Group 'Zentangle Artists Trading Card Swap' asking 'Does anyone else sketch in pencil before drawing in ink?' There was lots of comments, with some people saying yes, they did, no, they didn't and sometimes they did and sometimes they didn't.
I commented I usually don't unless I wanted to have a perfect circle or evenly spaced letters. Then Pam Purk Poppie_60http://www.blogger.com/profile/08408925795637962672noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795386104982288831.post-46035459330583165072015-06-11T09:55:00.001-02:002015-06-11T09:55:40.668-02:00Weekly Challenge #221: "Beads of Courage"Beads of Courage is an Arts in Medicine that supports kids with chronic or life threatening illnesses and their families.
Some of the things you can collect beads for are:
Needle
pokes, overnight stays in hospital, isolation, mobility
challenges like
bed rest or casting, hair changes, tube insertions or
removals,
therapies, doctors appointments, surgeries, xrays,
Poppie_60http://www.blogger.com/profile/08408925795637962672noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795386104982288831.post-46172399495482779092015-06-04T09:35:00.001-02:002015-06-04T12:10:43.879-02:00New Pattern 'Molly'I was flicking through a fashion magazine whilst waiting for my daughter to get her hair done at the hairdresser's last night and came across a dress with lots of lacework that struck my eye.
It's similar to this and I have not seen any step-outs for a pattern like this. Please let me know if you have seen it.
Don't ask me why but 'Molly' was calling - so I named it so :)
I haven't Poppie_60http://www.blogger.com/profile/08408925795637962672noreply@blogger.com1