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On a Grand Tour...

Have you ever heard of a Grand Tour?

Wikipedia has a full description, but I'll just give you a few lines:  "The Grand Tour was the traditional trip of Europe undertaken by mainly upper-class European young men of means…The primary value of the Grand Tour, it was believed, laid in the exposure both to the cultural legacy of classical antiquity and the Renaissance, and to the aristocratic and fashionably polite society of the European continent."

Sounds intriguing, doesn't it?

photograph credit here

So, when you wonder why I haven't posted to my blog in forever, just imagine I'm on a Grand Tour. That sounds much more exciting than I-got-a-demanding-new-job, and sadly, I'm-not-very-interested-in-my-art-or-my-blog-lately.

As far as the winner of the November challenge...They all won! I am sending the French Dictionary Collection to each of the artists who entered. I am missing emails for 3 of the artists who entered, so if you entered but haven't been contacted, just send me an email at [email protected] and I'll get your collection to you.

I plan to keep my Etsy shop open as I sell off some of my extras and things I know I really won't use again, so feel free to stop in from time to time to see if there's anything new.

And, of course, Classes and Images are available in the e-store, as always. If you've read this far, I have a bonus for you - 50% off anything and everything in the e-store. Just use the discount code grandtour (all one word). The offer's good through January 15th.

I hope you're well, and that you're enjoying your art. Have a wonderful Holiday season!

November 2012 Collage Challenge!

It's time again for our monthly collage challenge!  This month I'm challenging you with 3 images from the French Dictionary image college . There's one from each category: the Africa entry in the Antique French Maps collection, a fun page of vegetables from the Illustration Pages collection, and the N (for November?) from the Alphabet collection - I included the black & white version but it's also available in sepia.

The challenge is easy - create a piece of art using at least part of each of these three images:

To capture the jpg version above, just click on the image to open and then click again to get the largest size. Then, right click and save to your computer.

Or, you can download the easy-print PDF here:        Download November 2012 collage challenge

How to enter?

1. Create a piece of art - anything at all - using at least part of each of the three images.
2. Post your art somewhere on the web - your blog, Flickr account, Pinterest, whatever!
3. Using the Linky below, link us to your web location so we can come and visit. 

That's it!  

The deadline for the Challenge is next Thursday, November 8th. On the 9th, a name will be drawn at random to win the entire French Dictionary image collection. 

Here's the Linky to attach your entry:

I can't wait to see what you create!

By the way, I frequently use the French Dictionary illustrations and maps when double printing pages for my art. For a post with an explanation of how to do it, click HERE. 

October Challenge Winner...

This month, my son was once again in charge of picking the random winner of the Collage Challenge... he picked out #4 - Renee of The Tin Goat. She'll receive the full French Holy Card image collection. 

I hope you can all join me again next month!

Reminder...

Just a couple more days left in the October Collage Challenge. I hope you have time to join in! 

October Collage Challenge!

It's time again for our monthly collage challenge.  This month is a mix of older pieces: a portion of a handwritten letter, a calling card and a trade card... I hope you have fun with this one! 

The challenge is easy - create a piece of art using at least part of each of these three images:

To capture the jpg version above, just click on the image to open and then click again to get the largest size. Then, right click and save to your computer.

Or, you can download the easy-print PDF here:       Download October 2012

How to enter?

1. Create a piece of art - anything at all - using at least part of each of the three images.
2. Post your art somewhere on the web - your blog, Flickr account, Pinterest, whatever!
3. Using the Linky below, link us to your web location so we can come and visit. 

That's it!  

The deadline for the Challenge is next Monday, October 8th. On the 9th I'll draw a name at random to win the entire  Antique French Holy Card image collection. Here's a glimpse of just some of the images:

Here's the Linky to attach your entry:

I can't wait to see what you create!