Zentangle project pack 3 - ribbons

Having a go with some of the Zentangle project pack 03 ideas in my A5 sketch book. Away from home at the moment so no colour - will try that another day! Found the graphite infills very tricky to shade/smooth as it smudges the actual tangle lines too! Might just lay off the shading next time. 

Update: I've just ordered some Derwent Graphik graphite grey fineliners for doing this kind of background fill - can't wait to try them out! 

Diva Challenge #364: Puf

This week's Diva Challenge #364 is Puf by Carole Ohl. I haven't tried this tangle before, but it looked like a fun one, with lots of possibilities, so I had to try it! I love the way that it starts off as Bales, but with the addition of a simple 'greek key' in the center of each grid shape it transforms into something so different. I wanted to use a heart-shaped string to support Anoeska Waardenburg in her mission to spread tangled love  #itangleforpositivity #tangledlove #tanglemesomelove

I started by tangling Puf in a wide border around the inside of the heart string, then filled in the inside with more Puf, before shading with graphite and red Prismacolour (and finished off with gold gelly roll 'buttons'). I tried to blend the colour using white spirit, but I'm not sure it worked as well this time as when I've used it in the past. But still, I quite like the overall effect. Thanks for looking!