Monday 14 April 2014

Diva Challenge #163 - Rixty!

Thank you Laura - your post and challenge this week was full of love and lovely children. And as I undertook this one, my own children were watching a bizarre film called 'Coraline' which I am sure influenced my tangling. It's not dark, as was the film, but it definitely has a bizarre quality to it and I don't recognise it as 100% something 'mine'! But I was feeling full of love when I did it, so perhaps that explains the large Mooka 'heart'...?

Rixty has a cartoon quality to it and so my tile has a very black, white and red theme. I really enjoyed it and hope you'll let me know what you think.

Happy Easter to you all.

Rixty, Mooka, Aqua, LaBel



34 comments:

  1. Annie, I love this one! The red is so great in it!

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    1. Thank you Kate. Rixty shouts red to me for some reason! Axxx

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  2. Love how the red and the shading makes everything pop!

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    1. Thank you BS - I love shading but don't usually use much colour. I'm so glad it seems to work both together here. Axxx

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  3. This just beautiful with the red colour!

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    1. Thank you LonettA - I like it too but it's not subtle like yours though!! Axxx

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  4. Bold and beautiful! Love the daring color use and shading :) Nice job

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    1. I can believe you like bold and beautiful, Kailey!! Thank you, Axxx

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  5. The red just sings - fantastic!

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    1. I love that description, Sal - thank you so much. Axxx

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  6. Wow, Annie, this is gorgeous! I love the bright red in it and next to that some elegance. Great!

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    1. Thank you Annemarie - I must have been feeling brave last night - red's not usually one of my colours! Axxx

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  7. You brought a big smile to my face as soon as I opened this one. It is just stunning! Love that bright red :)

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    1. We make each other smile, then Jean!! Thank you - it was an instinctive choice and I am pleased you like it. Axxx

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  8. the red is a great it shoots out at you when you open your page
    very nice

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    1. Delighted I hit the target, Simon - open and stand back!! Axxx

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  9. Your tile is absolutely gorgeous. The red is so vivid. I love it! There is so much passion in it.

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    1. Thank you Beewatch - interestingly, I'd just had a wonderful weekend. Maybe the passion comes from living in Spain! Axxx

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  10. Beautiful! I like the reds too :)

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  11. Thank you Lily - I'm not a great one for colour, but a splash of red seemed appropriate here! Axxx

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  12. I love the pop of red and the mooka!

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  13. I love the colors you used! The border along the side there is lovely! All together a beautiful tile!! :0) Share Humanity

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    1. Be bold, I say! I recently used Agua and liked it, hence its appearance here in the border. Thank you, Annette. Axxx

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  14. I do like a bit of colour and this is great! Love the Mooka heart, one of my favourite tangles to do. Linda x

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    1. Thank you Linda - I love doing Mooka as a heart and it seemed to sum up Rick and Maria and their different styles. Axxx

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  15. Beautiful Annie, rixties looks so different when done in color. It is a very passionate piece of work, especially with the mooka heart in red!

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    1. Thank you Didisch - I am delighted to have my work described as passionate - it was a very instinctive piece and seemed absolutely the right thing to do. It's not often I've felt like that...Axxx

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  16. That is so pretty! I love the red on it. I listen to music when I create... and upon seeing this, one of my favorite songs came to mind. Garth Brook's "The Red Strokes" :) Simply gorgeous!

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    1. Thank you Kelly! I usually have the television on and watch a programme popular in the UK called 'QI' which isn't very 'visual' but which is very amusing and that always puts me in the mood for tangling. I will check out the Garth Brook's song...Axxx

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  17. Love the red color on this. It just pops out when your blog opens. The shading adds a very subtle nuance to it that really highlights the tangles.

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    1. Thank you Donald - lovely positive criticism from you is very valuable to me. Axxx

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  18. This is gorgeous! The red is so delicious, beautiful work Annie xx

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    1. Hello Chrissie - and thank you so much. After the lovely comments I had about the colour, I think I shall use it again. Axxx

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I read everyone's comments and am delighted that you took the time to share your views. Thank you! Ax