Gothic Arch Challenge - Butterflies

For the butterfly challenge I created the young gardener and her butterfly garden!

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Gothic Arch Challenge - Matchbox!

This two week challenge at Gothic Arches is Matchboxes!!! Oh how I love playing with those little boxes.

Matchbox Gothic Arch

Card Rubber Soul

Pattern paper scraps

Paint Making Memories

Paris Stamps Cavallini

Background stamp Stampin Up

Images from ephemera collection

Stash Lace, part of bingo card, sewing pattern

Gothic Arch Challenge - Daisies

This week the challenge at GOTHIC ARCHES is DAISIES. I live with a Daisy in my home she is our fur baby... at first I was going to do an arch with her... but I have been dying to play with my digital arches from NICECRANE DESIGNS.

Close up of Alice!

WONDERLAND:

Arches & Alice - NiceCrane Design digital images

Daisy’s - Martha Stewart

Clock Stamp Rubber Stampede

Text from an “Alice in Wonderland” Book

Stickles

On this card I layered two arches digitally over Alice, the third arch I cut out and popped it with foam tape.

Here is our Daisy! Sleeping...

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Gothic Arch Challenge - Back to School

Gothic Arches is one of my favorite challenges, beginning this week the challenge will be posted bi-weekly. This week I did a simple arch of the "Back to School" challenge. The image was too cute to change much. This is from a vintage postcard and was actually a Valentine.

FRIENDS are FOREVER

Image from personal ephemera collected

Sentiment stamp-PSX

Small Bird-Rubber Soul

Gold Paint Pen

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Gothic Arch Challenge - Crowns

It has been awhile since I have done a Gothic Arch Challenge! It took awhile to get it completed.... the challenge was posted on Sunday! I had a lot of fun with this one, I LOVE CROWNS. I hope to do more in the future. Thank you Nancy for keeping this wonderful site up and going. This week is hosted by Amy... please peruse other Gothic Arches HERE!

If the crown fits...

Arch background from Memory Box Snow & Cedar (paper collection)

Trimmed with gold pen.

Image from personal ephemera collected.

Crown and sentiment stamps - Artistic Outpost “Wonderland Collage”

Star on wand “Do-Jiggies” Marcel Schurman Creations

Red Bling - Memory Box Jewel Stickers

Glitter highlights Stickles - Crystal

Stash=Mulberry paper, stickers (frame and bottom border) and gold crown (cut from Dreden paper trim)

Glue Stick adhesive

Gothic Arch Challenge

My good friend Kris is hosting the challenge this week at Gothic Arches. Here is her AMAZING sample for the challenge, MARIE ANTOINETTE. If you you have time stop by and create a Gothic Arch.

Created by Kris Dickenson

Gothic Arches - Hearts

Gothic Arches this week has another great theme... I love the month of February... there are a lot of challenges that have to do with romance and love.  The background paper & heart is from  Fancy Pants! 

Gothic Arches - Snow

My snow arch for the challenge at Gothic Arches.  The image is from a print that I had rolled up in the closet I had received as a freebie several years ago and didn't have a place to hang.  I have used several of the images from the print for challenges this week... I apologize to the artist... I love these children!

Gothic Arches - Celebrate!

A little late... but I had this picture and I wanted to use it.... Happy Birthday!  Gothic Arches has wonderful challenges each week.  

Gothic Arch Buttons 11/09

The arch is cut from Daisy D paper, I would much rather have had black buttons, but none were to be found of that size!!! Check out other arches at http://gothicarches.ning.com/

Gothic Arch Children 11/02

I have really missed making Gothic Arches... here is my first in many months .http://gothicarches.ning.com/ Thanks For visiting my blog!

Be sure to stop by this posting on my blog and enter your name in my Birthday celebration!!! http://dreamingofcastles.blogspot.com/2008/11/celebrate-in-23-days-is-my-blogs-2-year.html

Gothic Arches - Cats

For the challenge at Gothic Arches this week I mixed some OLD and NEW! Go to Gothic Arches and check out some of the other artists! http://gothicarches.wordpress.com/2008/07/13/cats/

Gothic Arch - Patriotic

The theme Louise chose this week at GOTHIC ARCHES is PATRIOTIC... the 4th of July is symbolized the Flag, they are flying proudly in our neighbohood this week. The background is a paper napkin! THANKS Louise. Check out more at http://gothicarches.wordpress.com/2008/07/06/patriotism/

Arches - Swirls

On this Arch I played with pattern paper, stamps and twinkling H2Os. Old Lace, old photo, paper fowers and a decorative brad from Creative Imaginations. Join us a Gothic Arches or come and browse!!!! http://gothicarches.wordpress.com/

Arches - Garden Fairy

Here is my arch this week for Gothic Arches! You can barely see the fairy wing behind the flower! My fairy is from Crafty Secrets and the flowers are cut from Daisy D paper... check out other faries at http://gothicarches.wordpress.com/

Gothic Arches - My Doll and Me

Another Arch - I just love these... images Crafty Secrets... alpha is from 7 Gypsies paper. Join us at Gothic Arches http://gothicarches.wordpress.com/2008/04/20/my-doll-and-me/

Gothic Arches... "We'll Always Have Paris"

I love Anytime I have a chance to do something with a Paris theme... Here is my arch for this week!!! I call it " MOMENTs IN PARIS" Join the fun and create your own arch http://gothicarches.wordpress.com/

Gothic Arches - Saint Patricks Day

Arches are the best fun... Love the challenges at Gothic Arches http://gothicarches.wordpress.com/

Gothic Arches... Transitions...

Well the biggest transition in my life today is daylight savings.... YIKES is it day or night now???? THANKS for the challenge... join us at http://gothicarches.wordpress.com/

On another note: I was honored to see my Arch from last week as one of the few posted as samples from the week of trash.... (not sure how they are selected). THANK YOU ALL!

Gothic Arches - Trash Week!

Gothic Arches has go to be one of my favorite weekly challenges!!! This week I ended up doing two arches. http://gothicarches.wordpress.com/ Recently I bought a jar of buttons and the garter piece almost made the trach can and I told myself hang on to it... you never know when you may need to use it.... TRASH TO ART.
I loved this challenge so much here is my second arch. I had picked up the black angle thing (lower left corner) off the floor earlier today and stuck it in my pocket and thought I would trash it... then I read the challenge... SO now you see it!!! Also on this are expired dog tags from our dogs DIXIE and DAISY!