Color This Quote: March 2013

Hi Artists in Blogland!  It's time for "Color This Quote - March!"

Thank you to everyone who participated in last month's quote challenge.  There were so many fabulous entries!

The quote this month is courtesy of Karen at Missy K, who suggested these beautiful words by Ralph Waldo Emerson about time:

"Write it on your heart 

that every day is the best day in the year."

Does this inspire you?  Do you agree or do you find it more reassuring to think that our best days are yet to come?  Express yourself!  Here's what you do:

• Grab the button and let people know you're participating!

• Link up your take on this quote in the Linky List below.  It will stay open until March 24, and on March 25, the next quote will be revealed!  

• Please link to a specific blog post or Flickr page, not your general URL.  

• In your blog post, please let us know how your work relates to this quote.  Sometimes it's hard to tell! Work that doesn't have a connection to the quote will be removed from the linky list, no matter how gorgeous it is, as we're trying to relate to the quote.

• Visit 3 or more people who linked up, and leave loving words on their blogs or Flickr pages;

• Anything goes -- can't wait to see what you do with this quote.

• Have a great quote?  Leave it in the comments section.  I put all the suggestions on pieces of paper in a jar and let my daughter pick, so the more, the merrier.

Happy creating!

Show and Tell Saturday

Howdy folks!  Thanks for joining us at another Show and Tell Saturday. Have you seen our new Color this Quote challenge?

What's new in your world?

Add a link to a recent blog post and make sure to grab one of our buttons or put a link in your post back to Artists in Blogland so more people can join us.  Try to visit at least 3 other blogs and leave comments.  Thanks for playing along!

If you are reading from a blog reader, you will have to pop on over to the actual blog post to add your link.





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Postcard Swap updates

Thanks so much to everyone who participated!  I think everyone had a fun time. We had a lot of participants and I'm very pleased with the response.  If you have not sent out your cards, please do so as soon as possible.  I'm sure your recipients are eagerly awaiting their cards.  :)

Many of our swappers posted about the exchange on their blogs. Below are some of the postcards that were sent and received.  Enjoy!  And don't despair if you missed this swap, we will have another Artists in Blogland swap soon.

Zafaran's cards that she made

One of Deepa's cards

Paper Rainbow

Dawn's cards

Linda Kittmer

Miss Marple

Roanna

Joanna

Mikrokosmos

Tracy

Show and Tell Saturday

Hi all! Thanks for joining us at another Show and Tell Saturday. Have you seen our new Color this Quote challenge? What have you been up to this week? Show us! Please visit at least 3 other artists and put a link back to Artists in Blogland, so other people can find us. If you are reading from a blog reader, you will have to pop on over to the actual blog post to add your link.

Grab a button for your page:




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A New Challenge!

Hi, Jessica Sporn here.  Marcia asked me to co-moderate Artists in Blogland, and of course I said yes.  AIB is such a great community; I enjoyed meeting many of you during our Fall Fearless & Fly challenges.  People really responded to the quotes we put together with each prompt.

And before we get to the next challenge, I am happy to announce that the winner of our very last Fall Fearless and Fly challenge, as chosen by the random generator at Random.org,  is #28, Maria McGuire!  Maria -- a $50 Pan Pastels Gift Certificate is on its way to you!

Continuing with that theme, each month we will have a prompt called "Color This Quote."  In the comments, please suggest quotes for the coming months.

To kick it off, here's the first quote:

I found this quote and image on Pinterest, but was unable to locate a source.  It seems like a great quote to think about as we head into February -- both because it conjures up warmth (it's cold where I live!) and love.  I have to say that my friends are such a source of comfort and support for me.  And I really cherish the friends I have met through arting -- you know who you are.

So please:

• Leave quotes for future "Color This Quote" challenges in the comments.

• Grab the button and let people know you're participating!

• Link up your take on this quote in the Linky List below.  It will stay open until February 24, and on February 25, the next quote will be revealed!  Please link to a specific blog post, not your general URL.  And if it's not immediately apparent how your work relates to the quote, let us know.  Work that doesn't have a connection to the quote will be removed from the linky list, no matter how gorgeous it is, as we're trying to relate to the quote.

• Visit 3 or more people who linked up, and leave loving words on their blogs or Flickr pages;

• Anything goes -- can't wait to see what you do with this quote.

Happy creating!

Show and Tell Saturday!

Hi!  It's Marcia Beckett here welcoming you to another Show and Tell session.  I hope you are all having a fantastic week!

This has been a rough start to the new year for me.  I've been hoping to get lots of artwork created, but with a bout of the flu I've been down in bed.  I really hope you all manage to dodge the flu this year.  Get your vitamin C, vitamin D, whatever you think will help you.  And keep your stress low!!  That's where I failed this year I think.   Wow, it is really amazing how your body will fight back against stress.

Anyways.  I sure hope you have spent some time in your art making zone this week and have something to share with us.  I do appreciate you joining us here at Artists in Blogland.  We have over 30 people signed up for our postcard swap, which is bound to be very fun.  I've already made my 3 postcards.  (That is one thing I did manage to find time to put together.)  Maybe next time we can do another ATC swap? 

Don't forget that this is also our LAST WEEK FOR THE FALL FEARLESS AND FLY challenge.  I hope you have had a blast with these challenges and thank you all for participating.  A special thanks goes out to all of our guest posters for this challenge and the challenge organizers, Carolyn and Jessica.  I truly appreciate each and every one of you who has joined in with us.   Sunday is the last day to sign up with your link for this challenge.


Please visit at least 3 other artists and put a link back to Artists in Blogland, so other people can find us. If you are reading from a blog reader, you will have to pop on over to the actual blog post to add your link.

Grab a button for your page:




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Postcard Swap Update

Hi all!  I have compiled a list of everyone who has signed up.  I will be sending out the address list this weekend.  Please double check this list to make sure that I have received your sign up.  Thanks!

Antonina Vracinska

Michelle Mathey
Jeanne-Sylvie Bellet

Deepa Sunil

Elisa Choi  

Manuela Giffels

Mandy Michehl

Phoenix Peacock
Sandie Cottee
Irma de Jager

Anitha Menon

Lorinda Fraser

Terrie Purkey

Victoria Lau
Sharon Evans
Jane Wetzel
Carin Cullen
Roanna Wong 
Ellie Quinn

Katie Romo

Tina Wittmer

Sabine Ickler
Sherry Morales
Morag Archer

Linda Kittmer

Roberta Warshaw 
Cat Wilson
Dawn Maurice 
Penelope Harris
Tracy Woodsford
Terrie Purkey 
Corrine Gilman
Monika Paha
Joanna Urbani

Marcia Beckett