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Zentangle-Inspired Cardmaking Tutorial: Part 2 – Making Multiple Cards with ZIA Copies, a tutorial by Cyndi Knapp

Zentangle-Inspired Cardmaking Tutorial: Part 2 - Making Multiple Cards with ZIA Copies, a tutorial by Cyndi Knapp

Part 2 – Canadian tangler Cyndi Knapp shares her knowledge and experience in this detailed two-part cardmaking tutorial. Cyndi gives us handy tips and techniques so that even those of us with little or no cardmaking experience can follow her system and methods. In Part 2 we learn how to use the templates made in Part 1 to make multiple cards.

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Zentangle-Inspired Cardmaking Tutorial: Part 1 – Making a ZIA Card Template, a tutorial by Cyndi Knapp

Zentangle-Inspired Cardmaking Tutorial: Part 1 - Making a ZIA Card Template, a tutorial by Cyndi Knapp

Part 1 – Canadian tangler Cyndi Knapp shares her knowledge and experience in this detailed two-part cardmaking tutorial. These tutorials will help you develop a system of easily making multiple cards using your own original tangled art. Cyndi includes handy tips and techniques so that even those of us with little or no cardmaking experience can follow her system and methods.

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Tangle Refresher 254 – Inexpensive Zentangle®-inspired DIY holiday season projects, our random string, and how to draw Well Well Who, Fontana, Peeks, Jud, Kadibra

Seasonal DIY Projects

This Buried Treasure ALSO spotlights easy-to-do economical DIY projects perfect for decorating your home as well as for from-the-heart gifts for friends and loved ones. Plus, observing Veterans Day and Remembrance Day.

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How to draw FOGHORN

Zentangle pattern: Foghorn. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Online instructions for drawing CZT® Suzanne McNeill’s Zentangle® pattern: Foghorn.

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How to draw HEROSQ

Zentangle pattern: Herosq. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Online instructions for drawing CZT® Rachael Schwartz’s Zentangle® pattern: Herosq.

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How to draw MUSUBI

Zentangle pattern: Musubi. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Online instructions for drawing CZT® Noriko Kikuchi’s Zentangle® pattern: Musubi. And Japanese Mizuhiki knots.

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I hope you’ll help? This only takes a minute and your contribution makes a huge difference. With deepest gratitude for your loyalty, encouragement and generous support …

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How to draw METOT

Zentangle pattern: Metot. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Online instructions for drawing CZT® Ayumi Kumazaki’s Zentangle® pattern: Metot.

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How to draw KAZIQUE

Zentangle pattern: Kazique. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Online instructions for drawing Cyndi Knapp’s Zentangle® pattern: Kazique. Bonus: a tip for repurposing a surplus eyeglass case into a Zentangle tool case!

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How to draw NOW

Zentangle pattern: NoW. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Online instructions for drawing CZT® Jody Genovese’s Zentangle® pattern: NoW.

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How to draw CUTZAG

Zentangle pattern: Cutzag. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Online instructions for drawing Alexandra Wright’s Zentangle® pattern: Cutzag.

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How to draw BATBONE

Zentangle pattern: Batbone. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Online instructions for drawing Kim Cyr’s Zentangle® pattern: Batbone.

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How to draw B-JAZZY

Zentangle pattern: B-JaZzy. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Online instructions for drawing CZT® Lucy Farran’s Zentangle® pattern: B-JaZzy. Sister tangle to JaZ.

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How to draw JAZ

Zentangle pattern: JaZ. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Online instructions for drawing CZT® Lucy Farran’s Zentangle® pattern: JaZ. To be followed in a wee bit by its tangleation, B-JaZzy.

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How to draw 4 WISHES

Zentangle pattern: 4 Wishes. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Online instructions for drawing CZT® Liza Kostic’s Zentangle® pattern: 4 Wishes.

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How to draw AEROARK

Zentangle pattern: Aeroark. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Online instructions for drawing Tiffany Lovering’s Zentangle® pattern: Aeroark.

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Tangle Refresher 253 – How to tangle a DingsplatZ, our random string, and how to draw Auraknot, Bertee, Ra-on, Azteka, Fitzi

Maria tangles a dingsplatz

Buried Treasure – spotlighting hidden tangle and tutorial gems from the past in the Zentangle® world! And our random string of the week …

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How to draw ANN

Zentangle pattern: Ann. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Online instructions for drawing Yvonne Limbach’s Zentangle® pattern: Ann.

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How to draw 3CJ

Zentangle pattern: 3CJ. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Online instructions for drawing CZT® Mina Hsiao’s Zentangle® pattern: 3CJ.

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How to draw KUSHI

Zentangle pattern: Kushi. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Online instructions for drawing CZT® Midori Furuhashi’s Zentangle® pattern: Kushi. With Happy Thanksgiving wishes to all our Canadian tanglers (and relatives)!

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How to draw X’S AND O’S

Zentangle pattern: X's and O's. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Online instructions for drawing CZT® Barbara Duel Johnson’s Zentangle® pattern: X’s and O’s.

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How to draw TAHONA

Zentangle pattern: Tahona. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Online instructions for drawing CZT® Angie Gittles’s Zentangle® pattern: Tahona.

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How to draw SENSONO

Zentangle pattern: SenSono. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Online instructions for drawing CZT® Carmen Varela Trigo’s Zentangle® pattern: SenSono.

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How to draw FLYDANCE

Zentangle pattern: Flydance. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Links to online instructions for drawing CZT® Annett Ruempler’s Zentangle® pattern: Flydance.

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How to draw CULDESAC

Zentangle pattern: Culdesac..Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Online instructions for drawing CZT® Suzanne McNeill’s Zentangle® pattern: Culdesac. And congrats to all our new CZT#41 colleagues!

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How to draw KOALA

Online instructions for drawing CZT® Tomàs Padrós’s Zentangle® pattern: Koala.

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How to draw BOSCH

Zentangle pattern: Bosch. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Links to online instructions for drawing Heidi Sue Whitney’s Zentangle® pattern: Bosch.

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How to draw TUFTED

Zentangle pattern: Tufted. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Online instructions for drawing Cyndi Knapp’s Zentangle® pattern: Tufted.

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How to draw SWEET PEA

Zentangle pattern: Sweet Pea. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Online instructions for drawing CZT® Yoko Kageyama’s Zentangle® pattern: Sweet Pea. And sweet Rosh Hashanah wishes!

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How to draw HERMINE

Zentangle pattern: Hermine. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Online instructions for drawing CZT® Simone Menzel’s Zentangle® pattern: Hermine.

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