Here is the drawing I did for 2026 Inktober using the Zentangle method.
Inktober 2026 – Zentangle
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Checker Flower – Coloring Page
The Checker Flower coloring page has a lot of potential to be beautiful. You are welcome to download it from the link or my Coloring Page. Color it! Or, use it as a template for a tangle.
I created this coloring page using CorelDraw and here are some examples of how I colored it.
Checker Flower:
Checker Flower: With Awesome Background. The shading really brings out the flower.
Checker Flower: Shades of Gray
Checker Flower: Example of the Template being tangled. With Zentangle and other tangles. Remember the shading really bring out the art.
Playing Around with CorelDraw
These are the designs I created with CorelDraw. I started by creating a shaped and transforming the single shape into a design.
First was Around Flowers: Drew some lines, added some coloring and shading, now very busy design.
Second was Around Pink: A single flower design in the front with others peeking out from the background.
Third was Around Hearts: Just a bunch of heart shapes repeated and shaded.
Last, for now, was Around Burst: Same design was repeated but it was overlayed with the transparency effect.
Flowers – Coloring Pages
Six new coloring pages are available for download. All of the new pages are based on flowers. Below are the links to the PDF files, and examples of how I colored each of the designs.
Being Single by Sarah:
Flower Explosion Coloring Page:
Flower Explosion by Sarah:
Flowers on Flower Coloring Page:
Flowers on Flower by Sarah:
Leaf Burst by Sarah:
Simple Flower by Sarah:
Spin Flower
Spin Flower by Sarah:
One Piece at a Time Coloring Page
There is so many ways the new coloring page “One Piece at a Time” can be colored. I can easily see stars and flowers in the design. How would you color this page?
Below is my first coloring attempt of this page:
This is my third attempt. The second attempt, I did not like so I deleted it and started over. Warning, when you are doing art, you are your worst critic. I named it “Wheel of Color” because it shows the use of a lot of colors on the color wheel, starting with yellow and ending with yellow.
Glass Tower
In January, I created one tile/design/pattern/window a day for 31 days. Each tile is 4″ x 4″ x 0.252″ or 101.6mm x 101.6mm x 6.4mm, which should work very well for 3d Printing. Here are examples of some of the tiles I created. They are just designs and patterns, there is no hidden meaning behind a tile.
What can you create with these tiles? I created a Glass Tower in Tinkercad with the 31 tiles. The only tile I reused was the last tile, the bottom tile, the tile I used for the floor. Below are pictures of my Glass Tower. The 3D view is available at this link: Glass Tower
All the tiles are available for copying and tinkering on Tinkercad. What can you make with these tiles? A square, a window in a building, a charm for a necklace. Just use your imagination and log on and search for sarahcath under People to find a design.
Hot Air Balloons Coloring Pages
I have created four new Coloring Pages featuring Hot Air Balloons. Yes, it appears that I was in a Hot Air Balloons mood. They were all created and colored using CorelDraw and are available for download on my Coloring Page.
Museum of World Treasures
The Museum of World Treasure is located in Wichita, Kansas. It contain artifacts from ancient Rome, Greece and Egypt. Their military exhibits dates from the Civil War to the fall of the Berlin Wall. As you enter the museum, T-Rex Ivan welcomes you.
Head up the stairs you are greeted by a suit of armour.
One of my goals when I visit a museum is to capture patterns, and ancient pottery works contains the most interesting designs. Along with rock formations.
The military exhibit contained the normal items you see at most exhibits, but it did have original letters written from that period of time. By today’s standards, these handwriting is a work of art. So, I wonder if the kids today did not know what the U.S. Constitution says, because the can no longer read it.
In a corner, where most people would miss seeing the display, are two tapestries. These were the most beautiful items on display at the museum.
Vases with Polymer Clay
I wanted to see if I could put some polymer clay on a vase, bake it in the oven, and have the clay stick to the vase. Below is my first vase experiment. I had a bottle, shape like a light bulb, that was just sitting in a cabinet.
I figured the best way to get it to stick to the vase, was to put a thin layer of polymer clay around the vase and then put the design on it. Since it was an experiment, I didn’t want to waste a lot of time with the design. However, it does glow in the dark.
Since it was a success, I did four other vases.
The Sunflower Vase: I wanted the top and bottom of the vase to look like the petals were coming from the center of a sunflower.
The Gold Flowery Vase: From the beginning I wanted a gold lattice work around the vase. The flower idea come later. After it was baked, I applied paint to give it an antique look.
The Shades of Red Vase: The original intent was to cover the vase in black, then give it a stain glass appearance. That idea change when I saw how nice the reds and pinks looked against the black.
The Flower Vase: I extrudes some blue/purple clay that was left over from other projects. The intent for this vase was to have a delicate flowery pattern.
After the vases were baked in the oven and cooled, I applied polyurentane to seal the clay. Since the clay is not permanently stuck to the vase, I could probably take a sharp Exacto Knife to any vase that turns out poorly to remove the clay.
Hearts Mandala
I created the mandala below for the month of February. What happens is February, beside National Pizza Day, Ferris Wheel Day, Chinese New Year (wait, I could have easy created a mandala for these days)? It is the month that Valentine’s Day is observed.
A PDF of this mandala is available on my coloring page, for anyone to download.
It was created and colored in CorelDraw.
