New Art Challenge & New Specials!

Weekly Art Challenge: Checkerboard Fun!

For this week, add a checkerboard to your art!

I love making simple checkerboard backgrounds. In this piece, I tore bits of wrapping paper into squares and then glued them onto watercolor paper with a glue stick. Then I rubbed the edges with watercolor crayons to blend the background together.

Next, I added the lovely woman, flower and words from our Tell Me a Story sheet. They say "be bright beautiful blooming bliss." Love it! I finished this collage by sewing on some pink seed beads.

How to play in this art challenge: Make a piece of art (any size or shape) with a checkerboard. Then scan your art and post it to your blog, flickr account or website. Next, click on "comment" at the bottom of this post and leave a note with a link to your art challenge post so I know where to see it online. In addition, please link back to my blog. 

I love seeing all of the Art Challenge entries together so, if possible, can you please post your artwork for this challenge to our YahooGroup: Photos: Helga's Blog: Weekly Art Challenge. Be sure to include your full name with your post.

Deadline: Tuesday morning, September 15, 2009.

Prizes: My favorites will get to pick 3 ARTchix sheets of their choice!

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ARTchix Bonus Gift of the Week: Gorgeous Papers from My Trip!

Enjoy some of the lovely papers I purchased on my trip to Vancouver. (I used them in my collage above.) I'm happy to share with you.

Order our blog special below OR simply type "SPOIL ME" in the comments section of your order and we'll be sure to tuck this gorgeous collection of papers and goodies into your order! Quantities are limited so offer only good while supplies last.

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ARTchix Special of the Week: Loveliness!

Get this beautiful sheet at half price for this week only! Go to this special link to purchase it. I just love this sheet, it's a classic!

If you get this sheet, you'll automatically receive our fun bonus gift of the week: a delightful selection of papers from my trip to Vancouver. Hooray! Quantities are limited so get 'em while you can.

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Bit of Inspiration by Joy Meadows

I'm totally in love with this card by Joy Meadows! She made a cool checkerboard for the background with our Passion for Pink collage sheet. The pretty woman is from our Loveliness collage sheet (the special for this week). And I love how she has a Pink Flower in her hair along with Tiny Pink Dotted Scrap along the bottom. So pretty! This piece was my inspiration for our art challenge for this week. Thank you Joy!

Comments

[Christy Grant]

Helga, I've been away from your blog too, too long. The Paris bookmarks are breath-taking. I've seen the paper dolls on the group and oh my gosh. Words don't suffice. Anyway, you look absolutely wonderful. Love the bright happy art I'm seeing. Your kitties are beautiful.

[sharon]

OMG, I loooove your piece Helga, and Joys....just loooove it....looove the flower too! I just ordered the lovelies because that paper looks scrumptious!!

[Julia]

Here is my submission. http://julisjewels.blogspot.com/2009/09/atcs-are-fun.html

[Denise Tucker]

What a great blog. I love how your cat is draped over the papers. My cat Abigail Louise likes to drape herself over my beads in the bead tray...

Found your blog on the 2009 One World One Heart Giveaway list. I'm "Bon Blogging", a self-guided search through the OWOH list of 911 blogs in 90 days--inspired by watching the Julia/Julie movie. Come visit my blog
www.thehousemysteries.typepad.com.
I write mysteries and make jewelry.
My mystery features a Madame President and is available on Amazon.

[Lenna Andrews]

Dear Helga, thanks so much for this cool challenge. I really had fun with it!

http://creativelenna.blogspot.com/2009/09/checkerboard-fun-artchix-weekly.html

: ^ D lenna

[Helga]

Awww, thanks so much for your nice notes on my blog, chixies! I'm dying to see that Julia/Julie movie! I've heard such good things!

Looks like we're off to a great start with the checkerboard challenge, hooray! : )

[Cindy McMath]

I have posted a checkerboard piece on my blog. Thanks for another fun challenge Helga. Love the kitty picture!

[sharon]

Hi Helga! This was too much fun....here is my checkerboard piece on flickr. I will post it to my blog tomorrow! Thanks again!!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/35583299@N03/3917721133/

[peggy gatto]

http://wwwpeggysamusement.blogspot.com/2009/09/helgas-challengecheckerboard.html

I hope you like it!!!!
Had fun(again)!