Week 4--Royal

We could not be happier for the British royal family, with the arrival of a daughter, Charlotte Elizabeth Diana to Will and Kate this past weekend. It's big doings for Windsor Castle as the princess will retain her succession rights even if they have another child (until now, all male children took precedence over their fair siblings).
Thus far, the participants of the TwobyTwo are all girls...so it's a big WOOHOO!

And without any further ado, the results from the "Royal" challenge:

From Zoe in Australia, who wishes everyone a winning hand:

A Hand-crafted Royal Flush
by Zoe

From Ann in Denmark, who created TWO TwobyTwos:

Royal Copenhagen's Blue Pattern and
a Royal ZIA
by Ann

From Sarah, Michigan/USA, who was also inspired to create TWO!

Two Zentangly Illustrations
by Sarah

JLJohnson created this collage with images from Realm Magazine:

Royal Collage
by JL

And TWO more from Cheryl, Arizona/USA:

Fleur de Lis and
Good to be King
by Cheryl

An effort fit for a king, or future queen, was made by all of the participants this week, don't you think? Be sure to visit each artist's blog to see what else they've been creating!

Until next time...

Awaiting the New Royal

If "We" had been paying attention to the Royal calendar, perhaps "We" would have realized that perhaps "royal" should have been employed last time to celebrate Her Majesty the Queen's 89th birthday on April 21. (We got the alert from Adele at IAST). Perhaps all can be forgiven as a) the official birthday celebration occurs in June so as to enjoy fair weather for a parade in her honor and b) there is the anticipation of the birth of Will and Kate's second child, which we just found out will be announced first on Twitter.
OMG! We are flush with excitement!

Will and Kate's Official Wedding Photograph

Mind you, the British monarchy is not the only royal family on the planet, but it's the first that comes to mind. And, actually, when we were thinking of words, we were actually thinking in color--purple or blue, for instance. Red is highly associated with royalty, including capes and crowns and the Queen's famous red boxes for her correspondence. (And if we ever are feeling overwhelmed with our "busy" schedule, we're going to re-read "A Day in the Life of the Queen.")

King Me!

More than a few companies employ "Royal" in their nomenclature. Are any of these familiar to you?

We know there are more, but we could be here all day instead of creating "royal" works of art!
Send your twobytwos to:
1xeritas@gmail.com
by May 5, 2015 at 2PM, local time. The results are posted later the same day.