gingersnapcreations! / red and gold!

paper collage
http://gingersnapcreations.blogspot.com/2011/04/gc100-color-challenge-red-and-gold.html

Play Date Cafe

http://theplaydatecafe.blogspot.com/2011/04/play-date-cafe-challenge-pdcc78.html

Whimsical wednesday!

Sometimes I do silly art just for me!
http://dthaase-lines.blogspot.com/p/whimsical-wednesday.html

3 Muses! underwear!

I see Paris, I see France.

I see .....

http://thethreemuseschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/04/three-muses-100-underwear.html

Winners of giveaway/giveto and $173 for Cancer Research !

I counted up the comments on the blog post, the private emails and the comments on Facebook!!

I am never amazed at the generosity and support of other artists! Thank you so much for giving!

I was touched by the number of people of have been affected by cancer with friends, family and themselves. I know that everyone will keep you in their thoughts/prayers.

I want to add a special thanks to Kaari Marie for donating another French general Kit!!

We have 3 winners

Lori

The French Hen

Maggie

Congratulations!!!

I have emailed you all and need your addresses and your kits will be on their way!!!

It is a beautiful day here and I am thrilled with the results of the celebration!

I am going to walk the dog and enjoy the sunshine !

Thank you, thank you!!!!

Crazy amigos!!! boys

Image from paperwhimsy cut and pasted onto my photo.

I always loved this image and found out it was a little boy!!!

No wonder he has that sulky look that I love!

Reminds me of me when I was a little brat!

http://crazyamigochallenge.wordpress.com/2011/04/26/jongens-boys/

Take a word! Memories

Friends in Sunshine and Shade

5" x5" photo transfer on canvas, painted flowers on top

2007

I received a phone call from a friend.

I was at Lake Tahoe, ca on vacation.

We spent many summers with cathy and her family 2 cabins away.

She couldn't come this summer

I went outside and sat on the deck. The sky was really unusually bright and clear. I had never seen so many stars.
http://takeaword.blogspot.com/2011/04/take-word-challenge-26-memories.html

artful bag/ April/ atc

Small leather bag with ladybug charm and silver sun pin/pendant taped to bag.

Remove the sun pin and wear it and use the bag to hold small treasures!

http://frostedpetunias.blogspot.com/2011/04/artful-bag-challenge-atc-swap.html

collage Obsession

http://collageobsessionchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/04/room.html

inspiration Ave/ wedding

We are almost there! Need 30 more comments to reach 100! hope you will help!

Winner to be chosen at 2pm, CA time! April 26th

http://wwwpeggysamusement.blogspot.com/2011/04/everyone-wins-giveawaygive-to.html

A page from husbands grandmothers autograph book.

Thought it fit in nicely with the theme!!!
Be sure to enlarge to view date!!!
http://inspiration-avenue-team.blogspot.com/2011/04/weekly-challenge-royal-andor-wedding.html

Happy Easter!

Sunday postcard! easter

Please come by to help for a good cause!!!

Half way to a goal of 100 comments and need your help!

Thanks so much!

http://wwwpeggysamusement.blogspot.com/2011/04/everyone-wins-giveawaygive-to.html

Image from

the Graphics Fairy

http://sundaypostcardart.wordpress.com/2011/04/24/easter-2/

Soartful Southern Belle!!

The "bell" of the ball!

Forgive my silliness!

Image from magic moonlight!

http://www.moonlightjourney.com/index.html

Liberty bell from google!

http://jeanette-soartfulchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/04/southern-belle.html

4 x 4 Whimsy!!!

Please come by and leave a comment at the "Everyone Wins" link below!! thanks!

http://wwwpeggysamusement.blogspot.com/2011/04/everyone-wins-giveawaygive-to.html

Chocolate bunny with flower vanilla icing!
http://4x4friday.blogspot.com/2011/04/4x4-friday-whimsy.html

Pink Saturday! Happy Birthday Cathy!

Please come by to help, its easy and thank you!

http://wwwpeggysamusement.blogspot.com/2011/04/everyone-wins-giveawaygive-to.html

My first blooms!!!!

http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/04/pink-saturday-april-23-2011.html

1 Powerful Hour! Rainbow!

7"x 19"

mixed media

http://onepowerfulhour.blogspot.com/2011/04/rainbow.html

paintpartyfriday!

Please come buy for a good cause. I really appreciate your help!

http://wwwpeggysamusement.blogspot.com/2011/04/everyone-wins-giveawaygive-to.html

8"x 8"

pastel

17"x 21"

framed

http://paintpartyfriday.blogspot.com/2011/04/paint-party-friday-week-6-check-in.html

theme thursday/ girls!

Be sure and see the post for my "everyone wins" giveaway!

http://wwwpeggysamusement.blogspot.com/2011/04/everyone-wins-giveawaygive-to.html

Sisters

http://themethursday.wordpress.com/2011/04/20/thursday-challenge-girls-3/

Everyone wins giveaway/give to celebration! My 2,500th post!

Kaari Marie has just offered to send a jewelry kit!!!! We will have 3 kit winners

Thanks Kaari!

A lot to talk about!!!

Cathy died of ovarian cancer in 2007. Her birthday is April 23rd.

She was friend for over 35 years.

Celebrating a friends birthday, donating to an organization that is helping all women and my 2,500th post!

Part one!

Giving away 2 sets of The French General jewelry kits.

matching necklace and bracelet

# 1

#2Please leave a comment to be entered to win 1 set. Please leave a contact here or email me

heyyapg@comcast.net

So if you win I can find you!

Part 2 of Everyone Wins of Giveaway/Give to celebration!

If you leave a comment I will donate $1 to

http://www.ocrf.org/index.php

I would love to receive at least 100 comments (or more) .

At the drawing date for the 2 winners I will count up the comments and send a donation to

Ovarian Cancer Research !

See EVERYONE WINS!!!!!

I appreciate you helping me celebrate Cathy's birthday!

You do not have to follow me, just leave a short comment!

Easy and you may win a kit.

If you wish to spread the word to others, please feel free to post this link on your blog!

My goal is 100 comments.

The more the merrier!!!!

DRAWING APRIL 26TH!!!!!

THANK YOU!

3 Muses! mailart!

front of envelope
back!

I took a page from 2008 Martha StewArt magazine!

http://thethreemuseschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/04/three-muses-challenge-mail-art.html

anything challenge/ pink and brown

Paperwhimsy girl, pressed flower, Anna Griffin paper and bird trim, german scrap

postcard

http://anythingchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/04/challenge-39-colour-challenge.html

Crazy amigos!!!

Easter decorations in kitchen, then photoshop painting!

I love holidays!!!

http://crazyamigochallenge.wordpress.com/2011/04/19/pasen-easter/

take a word! Travel

I took an old easter basket toy out into the garden! I guess you could say they were traveling down the Easter Trail, just like Peter Cottontail!

Hippity hoppin!

http://takeaword.blogspot.com/2011/04/take-word-challenge-25-travel.html

Collage Obsession light as air

Tulip clouds!

used an impressionist brush to blend the edges just a bit

Cropped this picture and made a stamp in photoshop

then

Stamped the image in white onto my sky picture

http://collageobsessionchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/04/light-as-air.html

Inspiration Ave/ Angels

Magic Moonlight image
http://inspiration-avenue-team.blogspot.com/2011/04/art-challenge-angels.html

whimsical wednesday!

http://dthaase-lines.blogspot.com/p/whimsical-wednesday.html

Spa/ song titiles

http://sundaypostcardart.wordpress.com/2011/04/17/song-titles/

Soartful/frida kahlo

4"x5" metal shrine made in january 2011 for an auction
http://jeanette-soartfulchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/04/frida-kahlo.html

Paintpartyfriday!

4"x 6" encaustic (click to enlarge,it shows texture)

The Red Tablecloth

http://paintpartyfriday.blogspot.com/2011/04/another-week-another-paint-party-friday.html

Some old family pictures for fun!

I did a digital painting!

click the link below to see the details

http://fridayfotocollage.blogspot.com/2011/04/family-photos.html

theme thursday/ animal

I took this little German ornament and put it in a garden pot. The geranium is real. I painted some more small flowers and thin some ivy. 1 P S filter and I am done!

If you want to use this in your art, please do!!

http://themethursday.wordpress.com/2011/04/13/thursday-challenge-animal/

play Date Cafe

digital

http://theplaydatecafe.blogspot.com/2011/04/play-date-cafe-challenge-pdcc77.html

3 muses/ keys

Francis Scott Key
http://thethreemuseschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/04/three-muses-98-keys.html

Texture Tuesday!

I used a little of both backgrounds
http://www.kimklassencafe.com/thecafe/texture-tuesday-and-a-little-photoshop-recipe-sharing.html

crazy amigos!!!

??????
http://crazyamigochallenge.wordpress.com/2011/04/12/rare-vogels-weird-creatures/

Blue Monday!!!

Easter basket of my dreams!!!
http://smilingsally.blogspot.com/2011/04/blue-monday-easter-decorations.html

Inspiration Ave/ mother

1946

Pat,mom, and me!

I did nothing to this photo!

http://inspiration-avenue-team.blogspot.com/2011/04/weekly-challenge-mother.html

Take a word! lace

Image from

http://magicmoonlightfreeimages.blogspot.com/

http://takeaword.blogspot.com/2011/04/take-word-challenge-24-lace.html

collage Obsession/ backgrounds

Easter bouquet of bunnies and fried eggs based on the lupine image
http://collageobsessionchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/04/collage-obsession-backgrounds-for-your.html