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 whom share a love for the hand-drawn.

The artwork is playful, beautiful and inspiring - not something off the shelf. So treat yourself, your family, and your faves to a little bit of happy!"

 This crazy animated gif features a few of the images from the new book. If you stare really hard at it, you can catch a glimpse of my art! It's a mandala-ish sort of thing made up of plant pods... no, really, it's cool!! Even Lilah likes it. And it will be very fun to color.

If you pre-order it now, CLICK HERE, you can save $3 off the regular price. The three previous coloring books are also really nice.

If you are thinking of giving this as a Christmas gift, I suggest including a set of Staedtler fine tip coloring pens. I have just recently gotten addicted to these and was freaked to discover that there is not only a gorgeous set of 20, but also two additional sets with pastels and forest colors. The images in these coloring books have very fine details, so I think these pens - with the books - would be Doodle Nirvana!

Here are some Amazon links for the pens:



And, yes, you can create tangles in color with these pens too!

UPDATE 12/13/14:

I wanted to show you a page I colored in one of the older Doodlers Anonymous coloring Books.

Line art by Amaia Arrazola

I used the Fineliner pens and the colors look bright and beautiful. Because they are finepoint, I color in with crosshatching.

In areas where I went over many times, some of the color bled through to the back of the page. Not as bad as with regular tipped markers though.

I didn't care about the image on the back (a motorcycle), but you could always photocopy the page if you are worried about that.

marker bleed thru on back of page

As far as longevity - I really don't know. Markers aren't designed to last for a long time. Graphic designers used them for speed of color application and the art was scanned for reproduction. If your coloring book masterpieces mean a lot to you, I suggest scanning or taking a photo. But the whole point is to enjoy the process while working - and I enjoy using these colored pens. :-)

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 person a copy of the Tangle Library App! I've sent each of you a message on Facebook with a special code. If you don't see it in your Messages, check the "Other" folder. 

If you'd like info about Tangle Library, or have questions, please visit the Tangle Library Facebook page.

So, in my non-technical manner, I counted up the votes and added in mine and Bonnie's and - since some people voted for a few people... well... that's why I like to give everyone a prize!

The entry receiving the most votes was...

ELLEN WOLTERS!!!!!

Congratulations, Ellen!

And the second winner - good grief! Are there really THREE people who tied!?
Alrighty then - our winners are...


ADAM ROADES

 

ASJA GOVEN

and

 D LAUREN PRINCE

Fabulous!!!
And if you folks would please send me your mailing addresses (email to me at beezink@tds.net) then Bonnie and I will gather your prizes and mail them out to you. Too exciting. :-)

Oh - and I have had a bunch of requests from people who are asking about getting the books and trading cards in Canada and Europe... we are going to look into the shipping costs and, perhaps, offer international sales for one week. If you might be interested, leave a comment and let me know WHERE we should be checking the shipping (what countries). If you have friends in the area who also want stuff - you could order together too. Thanks.

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, white and red, and shading, 
for your color palette. Any size.

As always, you folks jump at a challenge and make such beautiful art work!

I had planned to do the voting on Facebook, but I had a few emails from non-Facebook users - so I have moved all the entries here to the blog.

If you would like to vote on the winner for the People's Choice category, please do so in the comments below. You just need to leave a comment with the artist's name, but feel free to say what you loved about the piece as well. :-)

Yes - you may vote for yourself.

I will post the winners on Wednesday (August 20th).
Good Luck everyone!

ADAM ROADES

I divided the tile roughly into quadrants, with "A" on the left, "D" top middle, "A" bottom right, and "M" top right. I used Poke Leaf, Zander, Aquafleur, Twing, and Striping. What a fun challenge!

 

ASJA GOVEN

As a string for my tile I used my initials AG. I selected the patterns based on my firstname:

Aquafleur
Squid
Jetties
Assunta

I also posted it on my blog: http://allcatshave.wordpress.com/2014/08/08/my-name-tangle
Thank you Sandy for this challenge!

BECKI MILLER

CAROLYN DUMAINE

a birthday card for a friend's son

CHERYL STOCKS

 D LAUREN PRINCE

I'm really new to tangling but thought I'd play. I used my initial signature, "dLP" as a string.

ELLEN GOZELING

With the e as string and filled with echoism, nipa, nzeppel, eye-wa and eke. 
All related to my name Ellen.

  
ELLEN WOLTERS

JEAN CHANEY

You can see the string on my blog: http://tanglestreet.blogspot.com/2014/08/zentangle-with-bijou-link-to-alpha.html

KIA RICHARDSON

I used the tangles pais, huggins, jalousie, bales, laced and mak-rah-mee. It can also be found on my blog at http://kiasstuff.blogspot.ca/2014/08/alpha-tangle-for-beez-in-belfry-contest.html

  
KRYS RUNSON LATTES

LAURA BANISTER CREWS

MARIA VENNEKENS

I used my first name in capitals for the string. 
Tangles used: printemps, meer, purk, nzeppel, twing pepper, kathy's dilemma and echoism.

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 a new collection...  the AlphaTangled Tangle Cards!

[Just to clarify - the book is a collection of "AlphaTangles," this is a collection of "AlphaTangled cards".]

AlphaTangled Tangle Cards © Sandy Steen Bartholomew

These cards were self-published and I can't tell you HOW EXCITED I was to open the box from the printer and spill out 50 smaller boxes all over the table... while Bonnie looked on in horror. I have a weird obsession with stacks of cards or new books... sigh. Whereas Bonnie was already thinking of how it would fall to her to sort out all the designs, (alphabetized of course), collate the cards into sets and fill all the boxes. Squeeeee! They look even lovelier stacked up in their little boxes!

AlphaTangled Tangle Cards © Sandy Steen Bartholomew

The AlphaTangled card collection has 40 tangle cards - all traditional Zentangle® patterns, a cover card, 3 blank template cards, and a card with a "prize" on it (sticker, tattoo or pin). They are all housed in a clear storage box.

The cards are 2.5x3.5 inches, baseball/ATC sized. If you are into being super organized... Ahem... they can fit into baseball card sleeves in a binder. Or if you own all my other card packs already, you might like to sort them all together into categories like "borders," "backgrounds"... etc. On the fronts of all the cards, there is a little box in the upper right corner. This set has "ZT" pre-printed, but there is space to add your own code too. The previous sets of cards have an Index card and space to write out your codes. I use "ZT" to show all cards that are traditional Zentangle patterns. The only card in this pack that is repeated in another pack, is the "Zander" tangle. But this one shows a slight variation and has different art.

When the first three packs of cards came out - a year ago! - I did a bunch of challenges with card packs as prizes. I think we should do that again to celebrate this pack too. Since I will be away on an adventure with my family, I will give an extended deadline.

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, white and red, and shading, for your color palette. Any size.

Post it to my studio Facebook page. I set up an AlphaTangle Album to make it easier to view all the art together.

Deadline will be August 18th, so you have plenty of time.

What might you win?!
There will be two winners. One will be chosen by me (and Bonnie) and they will win a pack of the new cards and an AlphaTangle poster or an original AlphaTangle book (vintage, black cover).
The second winner will be chosen by popular choice - the most "Likes" on Facebook - and they will win a new pack of cards and a copy of AlphaTangle with the red cover (Design Originals).

I will post all the entries here on the blog.

If you want your AlphaTangled cards NOW, you can get them at my Etsy store, or on my website. All the other packs of cards, and the AlphaTangle books, are also available on those sites.

These new cards are not available at wholesale, but the Totally Tangled, Yoga for Your Brain, and Kidz! Editions are available by contacting Judith McCabe at Fox Chapel Publishing.

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 imagine, choosing one winner, or even two, is really stressful! So - I decided to completely change the way I picked the winner for this huge, final decision! (See below...)

Arnoldo Romero

Cheryl Kroll

Debra Castaldi

Diane Yaciuk

Donna Hubbard - Bloom of Gewgle Eyes

Donna Hubbard - Gewgle Blooms

Donna Hubbard - Gewglemen

Ellen Wolters - Gewgle and Brabs

Ellen Wolters - Gewgle and Bunzo

Heather Jackson

Janneke de Lange

Kailey McEvilly

Linda Cannizzo

Melody Farrell

Pamela Wolfstone

Penny Brouckaert

Rita Nikolajeva

Sue Jacobs

Traci Frogley

And the winner is....
EVERYONE!

Yes, that's right. I wanted to reward all of you who kept entering and submitting beautiful work every week. And those who were brave enough to try this weird tangle... And, maybe it was a coincidence, but my publisher just sent me a box of my personal copies of the tangle cards... so I am feeling very generous. Each of you posted above should send me an email with the address where you would like your pack of cards sent. (Even if you think I already have your address, please send an email, so I can keep track).

My Head Studio Minion, Bonnie, is going to scream when she reads this! (Sorry Bonnie!?) because she has been doing all the packing and shipping lately. But I will find a way to make it up to her. Bribery seems to work well with her too. [Speaking of Bonnie - she was accepted into the Certified Zentangle Training for this October in Providence! I promised her I would drive her down and back, so I will be around to say "hi" too. Anyone else going?]

Feeling nostalgic for Challenge days gone by?
Entries from Round 1 can be seen here.
Round 2 is here.
Round 3 is here.
Round 4 is here.
Round 5 is here.
Round 6 is here.

Gewgle is from the Kidz Edition card pack. As I mentioned before, don't let the "Kidz" in the name fool you. This pack of cards has tons of great, non-juvenile, patterns in it. The "Kidz" just means that there are some Lilah Beans integrated into the pack. The Tangle card packs can be ordered HERE.