ARTastic's New June Challenge

This month's inspiration comes from the painting, Argenteuil, by Edouard Manet

Diva Demand for 6 additional points:

1) 2 people in photo - 1 pt

2) use striped PP - 2 pts

3) include a boat somewhere on the LO - 3 pts

Here's my LO:

Open up my scrapbooks and they are filled with LO after LO of my DD, Temple, so it was nice to do one of Charles and me!  I got the paper-piecing pattern for the boat from Scrapbooks, etc.

I must also acknowledge Temple's photography skills as she took this picture of Charles and me!

Make sure you make your way to ARTastic and join in on the challenge!

Happy Scrapping!

ARTastic May Challenge!

Exciting things are happening at ARTastic this month!
First let's start with May's inspiration painting
'Mother and Sarah Admiring the Baby'
by Mary Cassatt

Mother and Sarah Admiring the Baby - Mary Cassatt
(This will coincide with Mothers Day on Sunday May 8th)

Diva Demand for an extra 6 bonus points try and
work the following into your layout.

1. Single Photo of a mother, grandma, child etc....holding a baby = 1pt
2. Lace somewhere on the page = 2pts
3. Something orange = 3pts

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Here's my interpretation:

 

This is a picture of Temple with my niece's baby, Solomon.  He was 3 months at the time this picture was taken and now he's 9 months and from what I understand a joyful handful!

The ARTastic Design Team have put together some great submissions,
so there's lots of inspiration to share with you!

Entries for 'Mother and Sarah Admiring the Baby' will close

Saturday 28th May at midnight.

Stick around for our second Birthday celebrations

incorporating Mothers Day!!

All Random Draws

Open to Members, Followers, Sponsors, and DT's

Mother's Day Challenge #1

Make a Mother's Day Card

Prize is the 'Everyday Magic Kit'

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Mothers Day Challenge #2

Your Favourite photo of your mum

(Can be baby, toddler, young adult etc...)

Prize is the 'Moments to Remember' kit

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 Mother's Day Challenge #3

Celebrity Mom's

Please find pics of the following celebrity mothers:

1) Kylie Minogue

2) Dakota Fanning

3) Martha Stewart

4) Oprah

Prize is the 'Sweet Treats' kit

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Mothers Day Challenge #4

Mothers Day Quiz

Do not answer here in the comments section, please send your answers to shazzaalleyes@hotmail.com

Answer the following questions:

1)When is Mothers Day celebrated?

2) Identify the famous name associated with Mother's Day?

3) Which Country was the first to recognize Mother's Day?

4) What was Mothering Sunday?

5) What brought an end to Mothering Sunday?

6) In which year did Mothers Day become an official holiday?

7) What was the favourite flower of ...the answer to question 2?

8) What is the official flower for Mothers Day?

Prize is the 'Petunia' kit

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Mothers Day Challenge #5

Mothers Day Poem

Write a short poem about Mothers day, your mom or anything associated with Mothers Day

Prize is the 'Butterfly Kisses' kit

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Blog Candy

Pic to go here shortly :)

Random Draw

If you enter all 5 mothers day competitions, you automatically go in the Draw for this Huge Blog candy of scrapping supplies

- donated by Lisa Hanrahan, Amanda Taylor, Michelle Lark,

Debi Clark and Shazza

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Make sure you visit ARTastic and join in all of the fun!
Looking forward to seeing some great entries this month :)

Happy Scrapping!

ARTastic April Challenge

ARTastic's April Challenge will come from this lovely painting by Debbie Adams called "Autumm Wonder."

Diva Challenges are:

1. Cloud/s = 1pts

2. Tree/s = 2 pts

3. Autumn/Fall colors (Browns, reds, oranges) = 3 pts

Here is my submission:

Here are some close-ups:

I used Studio Calico March kit to create this LO.  I also used pictures we took in Central Park last October.  Please visit ARTastic and check out the fabulous entries from our DT and don't forget to join in on the fun!

Happy Scrapping!

New Challenge at ARTastic!

This month's inspiration comes from the 'The Circus Horse' by Marc Chagall

Diva Demands can total up to 10 points this month
1. A Bright colorful Layout = 1pt
2. An animal somewhere on your page = 2pts
3. Atleast 3 circles = 3pts
PLUS - ADDED Bonus Point... A horse somewhere on your page = 4 pts

Here is my submission:

I used photos I took of Temple a little over 2 years ago when we were last at the Circus.  My journaling says "she takes her circus watching very seriously!"  My child is and has always been very intense!

This is such a fun challenge--I'd love to see what you come up with!

So I'd love for you to visit ARTastic and join in on the fun!

Happy Scrapping!

ARTastic February Challenge

This month's inspiration piece is Venus at her Toilet by Pieter Paul Rubens and the Diva Demands are:

1. Layout must be about YOU! = 1pt
2. Add wings somewhere on your layout = 2pts
3. Use a mirror image or use the same picture of YOU multiple times = 3pts

I really love the lighting and the rich colors Rubens used in this painting.  However, I totally departed from these colors!!!

DH, Charles, took this picture of me during our annual Anniversary Getaway Weekend last April - #8.  It was such a gorgeous Spring weekend.  And I can't believe that weekend #9 will be here so soon.  This was the Saturday of our weekend in St. Augustine, FL which is the oldest city in the United States and is about an hour away from our home.  It is full of historic architectural structures and a healthy dose of charm!  Here are some pictures from that weekend.

 So please join us at ARTastic!  I'd love to see your creation!!

Happy Scrapping!

Exciting News to Share!

I was asked by my good friend, Shazza to join the Design Team at ARTastic!  ARTastic is a great monthly challenge blog that provides inspiration from a piece of artwork and combines it with Diva Demands for extra bonus points.  My duties begin September 1st and since ARTastic is an Australian-based blog, it is already September 1st, and therefore my duties begin today!!!

September's inspiration comes from Frida Kahlo's "Self Portrait with Monkey." 

Diva Demands are: 

• 1) A photo of you or family member with your/their pet(s) = 1 pt,
• 2) Shades of brown and orange on your LO = 2 pts,
• 3) A single tropical flower or plant = 3 pts.

Here's my interpretation of the inspiration piece:

I chose for my subject this month my mother-in-law, Arvis and her beloved dog, Coco!  They have a great relationship, what can I say!!!

Find you way over to ARTastic and join in on the challenge!

ARTastic August Challenge

This month's ARTastic inspiration is the painting "Sunset" by Claude Monet.  I think this is a wonderfully, serene piece.  The Diva Demands were to include a Sun or Sunset (1pt), shades of blue and green (2pts), and include a silhouette (3pts) for a total of 6 extra points!

I managed to meet the demand criteria with my PPs of blue and green, my black butterfly and my red sun way down on my layout to imitate sunset!  I'm not sure what I did wrong with my picture but it is a bit blurry (so it's not your screen!!!)

ARTastic's challenge wraps up on Tuesday, so you still have time to join in on the fun!

Happy Scrapping!

School Days!

I've been meaning to post these school layouts of Temple for some time now.  I can finally put these LOs in Temple's scrapbook!

I must admit school pictures look far better now than when I was a kid!  And thank goodness because these pictures cost a fortune, and the school photographers know that the parents will pay just to have the pics of their little cuties!  And here are the pics to prove that we parents are complete suckers!!!

I love this picture of Temple on the pony!  I can't believe it's been 3 years since Pre-K!  Where does the time go?

Would you believe the outline of the fairy is one of Temple's Silly Bandz!!!  I layed the Silly Bandz on white cardstock and then got out my trusty Glimmer Mists and sprayed until I was satisfied with the results.  I then cut out the shape!

I created this LO for the ARTastic June Challenge which I totally missed!

This was the Inspiration Piece by Michaelangelo--The Card Sharpes.

Diva Demand for an extra 6 bonus points was:

Playing Card/s = 1pt
Shades of brown = 2pts
Feather/s = 3pts

And here is my interpretation of the piece:

I didn't have any regular playing cards in the house but Temple had some of her Disney cards left and fortunately one of the them was the Queen of Hearts with Tinker Bell!  I put glue on the flourish and then sprinkled glitter on it to make it stand out.

I used my Cricut with my Ashlyn's Alphabet cartridge to cut out the title and hearts.

I hope you all have a great Sunday!

GDT Member at ARTastic!!!

I have been waiting for several months to announce that I am GDT member for the month of June at ARTastic!!!  ARTastic is a monthly challenge blog that provides artwork as the inspiration.

This month's inspiration piece is "The Perfumed Garden" by John Coburn:

I just loved the beautiful tree and the muted colors.  The birds are lovely and color of the falling leaves is gorgeous! Here's my interpretation of the piece!

There are also Diva Demands to earn an extra 6 points!  They are:

1 x tree = 1pt
2 x different coloured birds = 2pts
3 x falling leaves = 3pts

It was fun to photoshop our pictures into the shape of the falling leaves.  Here are some closeups:

The scalloped photo is another Photoshopped picture.

So please go over and visit my friend Shazza and join in on this fun challenge!

Happy Scrapping!