Monday, January 10, 2011

Starry Eyed Surprise - Weekly Challenge #4


The Diva has a beautiful star tattoo, that she and her husband got to commemorate their 5th wedding anniversary, thus the inspiration for this weeks challenge, “Starry eyed surprise”. Laura gave two wonderful examples on her blog

http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/2011/01/weekly-challenge-4-this-is-long-post.html

My interpretation led me to draw a typical star string and use paradox in each of the star sections… it needed more. I added strips of “coaster” and “meer” to the background. See small picture…. It needed more.

I got out my Bic fine tipped markers and added a little color and finally was satisfied with my tile.

Think I’ll go make another.

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23 comments:

  1. i am the divaJanuary 10, 2011 at 8:14 AM

    love it!! stars lend themselves to paradox so well!

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  2. IldikoJanuary 10, 2011 at 8:45 AM

    i like both versions!the pattern combination is great!

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  3. MargaretJanuary 10, 2011 at 10:19 AM

    I like both versions, too. And I like that the star is positioned on a point. Looks happy and dance-y!

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  4. Carole OhlJanuary 10, 2011 at 11:07 AM

    Cool, Joni. Yes, do another! Double the fun!

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  5. Sue ClarkJanuary 10, 2011 at 11:23 AM

    Beautiful tile, Joni! Great combination of patterns and I love the color!

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  6. stARTJanuary 10, 2011 at 2:41 PM

    Oooooo, I like it! Diggin' the colour!

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  7. Marsha of Marsha Neal StudioJanuary 10, 2011 at 6:15 PM

    Nice!

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  8. OkamiJanuary 11, 2011 at 7:58 AM

    I LOVE this star - paradox is a pattern I'm still trying to master

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  9. GenevieveJanuary 11, 2011 at 11:48 AM

    Beautiful. Love the colour.

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  10. arts4allJanuary 11, 2011 at 1:39 PM

    Love that you added color!!

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  11. kimberley margaretteJanuary 11, 2011 at 4:00 PM

    Color can give such a different feeling. Love em both though! :]

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  12. Shelly BeauchJanuary 11, 2011 at 6:54 PM

    Stunning Joni, I really like the way you have used meer and coaster together!

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  13. UnknownJanuary 11, 2011 at 10:08 PM

    Wow! Beautiful tangle. I love the use of Paradox on the star, I especially love the middle. I thought it looked great in b&w but the colour pushes it over the edge!

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  14. ptrish40January 12, 2011 at 5:04 PM

    Wonderful! I love how you approached this!

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  15. AnnetJanuary 13, 2011 at 6:44 AM

    It's great, stars and paradox are a great match!

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  16. Daniele OBrien DesignJanuary 13, 2011 at 12:55 PM

    Great job, Paradox is a great choice for the stars.

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  17. AnonymousJanuary 13, 2011 at 7:16 PM

    This is a beautiful piece...I love it!

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  18. PatJanuary 14, 2011 at 5:03 AM

    I love the paradox. Very cool!

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  19. Terri StegmillerJanuary 14, 2011 at 10:19 AM

    It looks so different with the color added, but both versions are great.

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  20. PhineJanuary 15, 2011 at 9:38 AM

    Lovely use of colors. They make the star pop off of the paper and give it its proper brightness.

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  21. LeslieRahyeJanuary 15, 2011 at 4:50 PM

    Nice tangles! I like the splash of color!

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  22. Tinkered ArtJanuary 15, 2011 at 7:17 PM

    Like it a lot - feels like it's gently swaying back and forth.

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  23. UnknownJanuary 16, 2011 at 7:25 AM

    It's wonderful with colors added!!

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