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Faye over at Faye's Art Blog made my day yesterday. She nominated me for this fabulous award! Thank you so much Faye, you have no idea how much this means to me, I am honored.

As a recipient of this fabulous Award I am allowed to post the wonderful logo on my blog...it is soooooooooooo going in my sidebar, and I get to nominate at least 7 other blogs.

Put links of those blogs on yours.
Leave a message on the blogs of the people you've nominated.


And the nominees are:
Artistic Catnip
Zuzu's Petals 'n' Stuff
Melanie's creative Journey
Eclectic Visions of an Altered Journey
Altered (t)art and Stuff
Scrappin' With A 14 year Old Kid
Layers of Color

It was very very hard for me to only pick 7. So I decided to make sure that I was "well rounded" no selection is the same!

Seeing things Black or White???

This week over at Make A Moo or Two...

This week Angelina hosts “make a moo”. She chose black&white as a theme. I’m sure her gorgeous example moos will inspire you.

As soon as I saw this marvelous theme this idea popped into my mind. With all the political unrest all over the world and the many shades of grey our politicians dabble in wouldn't it be nice if it was just Black and White sometimes???

I had fun with this one...please stop by the Newest Challenge Blog...One Powerful Hour...

Thanks for looking
Caro

A tight rope walkers Secret

Today over at Theme Thursday they challenged us to...

This week’s theme is “winged people”! Use a person with wings in your creation this week! Use collage images, photos, rubber stamps, fancy paper , embellishments or any other art supply to give your creation a ”winged person” look. Add your art to your blog, then post a direct link under the comments! Please include a link to Theme Thursday on your blog! Have fun and make art!

There theme gave me a perfect idea for One Powerful Hour's theme of something having to do with the Circus.

When I made the original challenge piece I busted my time allowance. This time I made it with time to spare!

Some of the things that did not show up on the scan. The red swirls are all glitter and the wings are painted with sparkeling H2O's I wanted to kinda make them look invisible...guess you just have to imagine that part.

I hope you enjoy my "Tight Rope Walkers Secret"
Rubber Hugs
Caro

Favorite Song

This week Arty Girlz Challenge is...

We would like you to use your 'Favourite Song' as inspiration for your creations this week.

How does one choose a favorite song? Esecially when they are addicted to music like I am. So here is what I did. I selected a song that's poetry I find lovely and beat mesmerising. I selected the song Faster Than Angels Fly by Big and Rich. I can't find it to play so here are the lyrics

A modern day Romeo and Juliet American tragedy

Low rent, High rise lovers who met at the end of Coronado Street

Crucifixes made in California gold

Two worlds bound to collide

Heaven can't help you if you go

Faster than angels fly

Chorus:

Well they burn the candle at bothe ends

As they danced into the flame

Making love and making plans

Driving Mother Mary insane

Strong as the beads of a rosary

Never too young to die

Some souls only know one speed

Faster than angels fly

Ghost-haunted barrio in Hollywood

Graffiti stained wailin' wall

Dead-end street gang up o no good

But to make a retribution call

Sweet innocence caught in crossfire's fate

Too late to draw the line

Bullets can blow your dreams away

Faster than angels fly

Repeat chorus:

They were still holding hands

When all hell broke loose

They both left this world

With more than most true lovers do

Repeat chorus:

Strong as the beads of a rosary

Never too young to die

Some souls only know one speed

Faster than angels fly

Hope you enjoy!

Please stop by my new Challenge Blog...One Powerful Hour...I hope to see your pieces this coming up thursday!

Siren's Song

Over at Gothic Arches the theme is


Our hostess this week is Caryl Hoobler who created this beautiful Gothic arch using the theme “Mermaids” which she selected. What do you think of with this theme? Sea maidens? Sirens? Merpeople or Merfolk? Whatever the vision may be we wish to see it here in Gothic form!

A bit about our hostess:
I love the freedom of mixed media art and I love the tiny canvas of a Gothic Arch. I tend to throw unexpected elements into my pieces, but there is a thought process behind what items I use in a piece. I tend to draw upon life experiences when creating and look for items that may bring back a certain memory from any given time or place. I’ve chosen Mermaids as the theme this week as Mermaids are so magical and can live in wildly colorful settings! I can’t wait to see where your Mermaids live!

You may see more of Caryl’s beautiful work on her blog:
http://carylsrealm.blogspot.com/

I don't feel like my Arch is done...I just don't know what else to do, any suggestions???

Hope you enjoy and be sure to check out the newest Challenge Site One Powerful Hour

Thanks
Caro

My Soul Lies in the Sun

Over at 4 x 4 Friday the challenge is

This weeks challenge is Orange and Yellow!

Yellow is one of my favorite colors to see, not to work with, but I gave it a go and I am semi pleased with my piece. The face of the sun is covered with Diamond glaze as are some of the rays.

I hope you enjoy my piece.

Also if you get a chance head over and check out my new Challenge site which started yesterday. One Powerful Hour. I'd love to see your work!

Rubber Hugs
Caro

Sleeping Beauty Castle Swap

Well everyone, here are the Sleeping Beauty castles that have had my panties in a wad for days. I finally decided that the reason I was having so much trouble making these is because I adore the story of Sleeping Beauty and subconsciously I was worried that I was not doing the beauty of the story justice....I'll let ya'll be the judge. So, to recap...Alpha Stamps yahoo group is doing a Castle swap. We started with Cinderella and then moved onto Sleeping Beauty. Make sure you check back sometime next month to see what fabulous pieces I get in return. The First Castle I call "Awaken" the paper is made using a floral stamp and then I covered it with chalk and spritzed it with a shimmery gold. On top of that I placed a window I colored with the Alpha Stamp image. Then I layered a home made transparency...the last three paragraphs of the story and finished it all off with the fabulous vine ribbon, also from Alpha Stamps. I was really not happy with this one until I put the transparency over it... I think this is my favorite, "My Prince" ...and it only took me three days to cut out all the rose vines LOL... The rose vines are painted with sparkeling H2O's so they shimmer...The background paper I made by taking various inks and rubbing them directly on to the paper. Then I stamped bricks. Everything on this castle is flat..believe it or not. The ruins hiding on the bottom of the castle behind the rose vines are also cut from the same paper that I made for the background. This castle I call "Shhhh" is a take on a card that I did for a friend of mine a few months ago. I used an intricate stamp from Stamp Out Cute that is all lines...really intriguing. I cut some of the lines out and intertwined two of the stamped images together to make one side of the gate. The paper it is stamped on is made from Sparkeling H2O's I rubbed various shades all over the paper until it was completely covered...it is really a neat effect. The roses are stamped on various shades of red paper I think I had to cut close to 50 mini roses... I attached the gates using brads and keep them closed with the lovely brass colored leaves that I got from Alpha Stamps also...the leaves are intertwined so it is easy to open. I'm not a huge fan of the fact that all I did with the image is glue it down...but I thought it was so pretty as is that I could not improve on it. I hope that what I did is enough...it took me two days... And this one "Touch It" has been bothering me since I made it. There is just something missing and I don't know what or how to fix it...so I am not going to. There is a lot of intricate work on it and I hope that whoever receives it can appreciate that, even though there is no stamping. I took about 5 different colors of yarn and threaded them through the castle. To hide all the holes I covered them with green glitter. Once again I loved the image so much I didn't want to do anything to it, I just wanted to feature it. I hope that whoever receives these enjoys them. I am not as pleased with them as I was with my Cinderella Castles but that is the way it goes. Hope you enjoy looking and as always I am open to any and all comments. Hugs Caro

New Challenge Site

Hey all...I have started a challenge site and I would love it if you would join me. The first challenge went up today and it is an open theme...

So please stop by One Powerful Hour and join in the fun

A Tootsie Roll Halloween

Today over at Theme Thursday the challenge is....

This week’s theme is “favorite holiday”! Use your favorite holiday theme in your creation this week! Use collage images, photos, rubber stamps, fancy paper , embellishments or any other art supply to give your creation a ”favorite holiday” look. Add your art to your blog, then post a direct link under the comments! Please include a link to Theme Thursday on your blog! Have fun and make art!

Here is how I created this collage...

Tape Tootsie Roll wrappers into a long strand, cut off edges. Weave together with orange paper to form background.

Stamp Women (Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers) on white paper with black ink color with colored pencils. Embellish one woman with pink glitter, dove grey flocking and white ribbon. For second woman cut out a black felt piece as the dress, embellish with red ribbon and red jewels attach devils tail using a black pipe cleaner. Emboss wings (Stampers Anonymous) with kaleidoscope powder on white paper. Paint using Silver Bells Radiant Pearls, embellish with Dove grey flocking, trim closely and attach to woman.

Emboss Decorative Leaves (Hero Arts) with various autumn shades and paint with watercolors in similar hues, trim closely.

Paint fencing with white acrylic paint and dust with browns and green inks.

Attach Tootsie Roll background to black card. Mount Women, Decorative Leaves and fence to card. Cut circle out of yellow paper, using slightly darker shade of yellow stamp Sleepy Moon (Rubber Stampede). Mount in corner. Attach Words using a combination of stickers, tin letters and mini blank circles dusted with inks and stamped with letters (A B Seas).

Hope you enjoy! And as always I am open to any and all types of comments.
Rubber Hugs
Caro

Fun In the Sun

Over At Wednesday Stamper the theme is

I know that Summer is here with a vengeance in the Northern Hemisphere and I hope it is an enjoyable time for all. Let us see your SUNSHINE related submissions this week.

I am diligently trying to get my next set of Castles ready for Alpha Stamp so this crown is not a new piece. Some of you may recognize it as it was published a few months ago in Stampers Sampler.

Hope you enjoy...and that you are the Queen of your Sunny Day!
Rubber Hugs
Caro