Welcome to the second annual blog awards event at The StampMan! This is such a fun and popular event at this time of year, especially since it doesn't require you to make anything! We just want you to choose your favourite/best project from 2010 and enter it on our challenge blog, and if you'd like to be eligible to win a prize too just
- Join in the actual challenge with your best/favourite projected linked with Inlinkz
- Follow your way around the blog hop collecting all the letters you will find on each blog. Write these down then work out the answer when the hop is finished.
- Leave a comment on ALL the blogs you visit in the blog hop
- Post our event blinkie onto your blogs or a post about the event with your best/favourite project
- Take your award blinkie with pride
- Email the answer to: thestampman@btconnect.com by 9pm (GMT) on Thursday 13th January 2011. Please put bloghop answer as the title
You should have come to my blog via Kay Carley's over at Kay's Crafty Corner. There's a bit of a blip near the beginning of the hop, you start at The StampMan with Jill, hop a little until you reach Vix. From there you should visit Frankie but her post has gone awol so make a note of the letter 'a' and head on to Michelle. Then it's Brenda followed by the ATC swap, then more hopping until you get to meeeeeeeee!
I had a bit of a tough time choosing my favourite project from this year but eventually chose this collection of canvases as it signified a major change in my work.
I had a bit of a tough time choosing my favourite project from this year but eventually chose this collection of canvases as it signified a major change in my work.
I'd wanted to produce a piece of wall art for a long time now, but it took me ages to be able to settle to doing what I do in my journals on a canvas. Somehow putting my work on canvas was a major, major step. In the end, I chose one of my favourite journal pages and translated it onto a canvas. After this it was a lot easier to work, imagining I was just working in my journal!
Next year I have four pieces of work in an exhibition at The Mustard Tree, Ancoats, Manchester in April, and my first solo exhibition (how scary THaT sounds!!!) in June at The Cubby Hole, Crewe.
My 'letter' to be collected is
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If you've visited all the blogs on the hop, you should now have 13 'letters'.
And don't forget, you need to have commented on each of the blogs to be eligible for a prize (and yes, Jill has us all checking ;) ) and have our challenge blinkie on your sidebar.
Unscramble the phrase
and email it to
thestampman@btconnect.com
by 9pm (GMT) on Thursday 13th January 2011. Please put bloghop answer as the title.
And don't forget, you need to have commented on each of the blogs to be eligible for a prize (and yes, Jill has us all checking ;) ) and have our challenge blinkie on your sidebar.
Sounds like you've had a fab 2010 may 2011 be even better, think I've missed one out on the blog hop as couldn't see a link on Brendas so I'll pop back and check again thanks for sharing and happy new year.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to you, Sarah, for having work on exhibition!!
ReplyDeleteLoving this piece that you chose! Good luck for 2011 - sounds like it will be ACE.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Choice. Tracy x
ReplyDeleteMy dear friend....how did you EVER choose just the few things you did??? I was so thrilled to see the print that you sent me (Joy) was featured here in the original..I LOVE that and it's displayed in the shrine! : )
ReplyDeleteI submitted my entry for the challenge.
Happy New Year my friend! Miss you...love you...and I can't wait to see you this coming year xx
Just called by to say Happy New Year to you! Hope you have a joyful and artful 2011 :-)
ReplyDeleteP.S. Congrats on the exhibition
I love your wall art. I like the book pages used in paper crafting, and they are really nice in your flowers. The colors are appealing, too.
ReplyDeleteNoreen
Stunning project.Happy new year
ReplyDeleteJanet x
Wow! beautiful project... I specially like the blue with Joy on it :)
ReplyDeleteHappy new year!
Ardilla
http://papersardilla.multiply.com
I did all the hop but I only have 12 letters :(
ReplyDeleteWhere didn't I go??? I have the idea of the phrase and only need one to complete it...
How very exciting..good luck wiht your exhibition..and Happy New Year...Esther
ReplyDeleteStunning work - absolutely gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous work - so inspiring - think I've got 14 letters if I count Frankie's.
ReplyDeleteI suppose the phrase will be enough though.
Happy New Year to you and your family
Ann xxx
OMGosh these are stunning! Congratulations on your solo exhibition ... and yes, that does sound very scary!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous canvas art and congratulations on exhibition. Thanks for sharing and wishing you a Happy New Year :) Kay x
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, your work is amazing
ReplyDeleteI love the canvas, I may have to try it. It's so fun to see everyone's art!
ReplyDeleteWOW! 2010 was a great year for you--and 2011 is going to be even BETTER! LOVE that your stuff was shared and exhibited! This must mean that you need to start working with Julie on coming back over to the states for a class! I WANT TO LEARN:) LOVE LOVE LOVE you!
ReplyDeleteLove that flower stamp. Great posting. very inspired. Happy New Year to you. Hope we meet up in 2011
ReplyDeleteStunning work. Completed the blog hop! It was fun. Thankyou. Kathleen x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work, and congrats on your exhibition!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to you for being asked to be in exhibition! All your creations are lovely! Happy New Year!
ReplyDeletewow well done on the exhibition. How exciting.
ReplyDeleteYour favourite project is great! x
loving the blog hop,
ReplyDeletegrate prizes on offer,
happy new year,
Kat.
Wow your canvases are fab, congrats on your exhibition!!
ReplyDeleteClaire xx
Sarah, what lovely artwork and congratulations on them being in an exhibition. I'm off now to collect some more letters and look at the other creations. Best wishes, Kym xxx
ReplyDeleteLove your work. Always come away from your blog feeling inspired. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteWonderful artwork. Congrats & good luck on your exhibition!
ReplyDeleteSuper lovely creations with some fabulous colors
ReplyDeleteDebs
xxx
Your canvases are awesome! I love the depth and the colours you used.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing and Congrats on your shows!!!:o)
Best of luck on your exhibit and the New Year! Enjoyed looking at your work!
ReplyDeleteAwesome work! I particularly like the funky flowers. Congratulations at having the opportunity to show your art work.
ReplyDeleteLove these canvases. Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteWowzers. Congrats and what a magnificent artist you are! Simply wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE your canvases...just lovely! and congrats on having a "show"!
ReplyDeleteI listed my favorite project, not my best one. (That would be my Maya Road Chipboard birds & several cards)
I am glad to have made it through, however there is an issue with Brenda's blog, it wouldn't allow me to comment...I'll keep trying.
Thanks for sharing.
Happy New Year!
Susan
Happy new year!
ReplyDeleteIt is so glad to visvt your blog.
Thank you for all your sharing.
Congrats on your future showing. Your art is awesome.
ReplyDeleteLove your wall art (and also the zentangles in different posts). This blog hop has been such fun!
ReplyDeleteHi Sarah
ReplyDeleteGreat project, lovely work.
Hugs Ali x
I love your piece of artwork - amazing!
ReplyDeleteI'm not surprised your work is being exhibited Sarah. It is just beautiful. I always know which blog to visit when I need inspiration, it just oozes out of the computer when I visit you.
ReplyDeleteThis canvas is no exception, it's stunning.
Hugs Lisax
The first project is my favorite!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Canvas's I love the flowers but they look pretty all together too! Thanks for sharing and have a great day. Angela
ReplyDeleteCan see why you picked the canvasses which are gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteI love your zentangle too and strangely enough, that was how my stamps came about as I took part in an atc swap with this as the theme.
Will have to investigate the journalling as I've just started doodling again on something a bit surprising!
x
Absolutely amazing creations!! Gorgeous!! =)
ReplyDeleteHugs, SannaS
beautiful work,amazing.TFS
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