First Zentangles + Inchies

I made these recently for a swap on swap-bot. These are what they call Zentangle Inchies. It's a combination of 2 different forms of art. Zentangle is an art of doodling, that's how I would define it. Inchies are an inch square pieces that you can do anything on to make really tiny art pieces.

The swap hostess is clever enough to combine these two and I joined because I've always wanted to try both! I used permanent marker to draw these on white thick paper. I reused some of my greeting cards back and cut them into 1-inch square pieces. They work wonderfully, as the ink doesn't bleed.

I believe in reusing materials that I have. In the future, there will be more prove of how environmentally concern I am in crafting. =) I drew these free hand. I wanted to doodle based on my mood for the day and this is the result. I guess I was in a really good mood. *giggles* For larger pieces, some zentangle artists draw with pencil before using pen, but that's entirely up to you.

Many believe that zentangle helps to reduce stress and for me, it's true. When you feel stressed, just doodle and feel the difference. I am going to make more of these. I plan to use them to make note cards for my swap. =) I think I will make a few zentangle note cards as well. I really need to get proper pens for this. In the meantime, if you're interested in zentangle, you can go here.