:::We Moved:::

We have moved the Gothic Arch challenge blog to wordpress.



http://gothicarches.wordpress.com


We hope this will help in linking back to your blogs and better views of each arch created! Thanks for understanding! :)

If you are linked to us from your blog we ask that you change the url to:

http://gothicarches.wordpress.com

:::Moon:::

Our gothic arch hostess this week is Linda Moyes of Bear, Delaware. Linda has made two gorgeous "moon" arches to share and give you inspiration.


A bit about Linda...

"I am a SAHM and artist. I have 3 kids--2 in college and one starting her junior year. Mike and I will be celebrating our 25th anniversary this year. I love paper crafts, esp. with a vintage style. I'm starting to dabble in digital creating and that has been fun, too. In the past I was an avid cross stitcher and quilter and still do these things occasionally. I love to read (I just love Jane Austen anything) and my favorite color is red...hence, my username redplaid3. My favorite purchase is paper and that's why I call my blog: "In Pursuit of Paper."


This weeks theme is "Moon". What do you think of when you think of the moon? Romantic evenings under the starry sky? A winters moon beaming on the snow below?
Whatever your inspiration of moon may be we hope you will create an arch to reflect this.


Please post your creation in the comment section below for others to come and view your masterpiece. If you would like to know how to add a link in the comments section check out...Godelieve's Link Tutorial

::: Gothic Response :::

I wanted to tell each of you how overwhelmed and delighted I am with the artists who have supported and made art for this new blog. Never in my wildest dreams did I expect to see so many ladies/gent participating in the first week! :)


I wanted to also stress that this is a "community challenge blog" - I started the dream - but without the wonderful response from each of you and the support from the awesome hostesses/gothic artist in spotlight I could not have done it! :) I am the "blog mistress" of sorts - but I could not have done it without the support of the artists on the web and the artist friends who offered to help act as a hostess.


Each week we will have a "new" hostess who will create a gothic arch on the theme for the week. Stay tuned for our next theme and challenge which will be on Sunday, September 2...
looking forward to seeing more gorgeous gothic arches! toodles til then! :)

bless each of you! thanks so much!
NMJ

::: School :::

Stefanie

Sija

Pat

Linda

Gisele

Donna

Posted by Nancy Maxwell James of Vintage Papers





Our first challenge is to create a gothic arch with a "School" theme. What are your thoughts about school? Maybe it is the classmates, the strict teacher or playing at recess...use your imagination to create a collage, rubber stamps, mixed media, whatever strikes your fancy and post it here.