Wow, you guys, I just finished my journey through your entries for last week, and my mind is blown! What a great job everyone did on the Perfect Distress technique! Thanks to everyone who participated and made such gorgeous, inspiring art. I wish I could send you ALL a prize, but since I can't, I let the Random Number Generator choose the winner of the Tim Holtz pin set. Huge congrats to entrant #27, the fabulously talented Kim Young!It's a new week and, appropriately enough, Grungy Monday just happens to fall on Halloween! Whether or not you go for the "candy corn and costume" approach, some version of this holiday is celebrated across many cultures as an opportunity to pay homage to our loved ones and heroes who've departed this life. In keeping with this gentler approach, our challenge this week is one that I hope will make your heart happy:
Use your favorite Tim Holtz products to create a loving tribute to a friend, relative or inspiring person who's passed away.
I made this piece in honor of my beloved maternal grandparents, Albert and Kate Couch, and my best childhood friend, Dynamite the Chihuahua. I celebrate them all whenever I ponder the loved ones I wish I could have had more time with, and I'll always be grateful that they were (and will forever be) in my life and my heart. I think I was in 4th Grade when I took this photo!
To participate in this challenge, please create your own homage using at least one Tim Holtz product (ink, stamps, papers, diecuts, embellishments-- your choice!). Upload the finished piece to your own blog or online, public photo album, then add it to this post using the InLinkz link below. Please remember to include a link to Tim's website (www.timholtz.com) and tell us which of his products you used for your artwork.
Remember to share your wonderful creation at the All Things Tim group, too! Lovely List Mom, Gloria, has a special photo album just for your Grungy Monday masterpieces!
And with that, I'll wish you a happy Halloween filled with all kinds of sweetness! Thanks so much for being part of Grungy Monday!
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12 comments:
Such a lovely tribute, Linda! This is a more sensitive and healtfelt GM, but maybe just what the doctor ordered! Happy Grungy Halloween!
You did a beautiful job for remembering them. This is a great challenge. And thank you too for the lucky number generator!
Gorgeous project, Linda; and a great challenge! I'm printing the photo for my project now!
your page is lovely, but I must admit I found this rather personal, I guess I am just an old sentimentalist at heart.
janet
I love the work that is being done just shows what a wonderful prompt this is, sadly I have no photographs, only those of my own children as they have grown. I will have to ask my mum. It certainly does get you thinking.....
What a lovely tribute to your Grandparents Linda. I must admit I really didn't think I could enter this weeks challenge, but it has actually been a good experience to take time to sit and think about my family.
Sue x
wonderful challenge and great project!
You have done such a lovely project Linda and this Challenge has really touched at my heartstrings. Wonderful. Thankyou.
Thank you Linda this challenge could not have come at a better time...I needed this challenge :)
I too waited on this one, but today it felt right and I did it. Thanks for the idea. Your tribute to your grandparents is lovely.
Congratulations to Kim, and Linda---who names a chihuahua "Dynamite"???
hahaha!
You took a great pic way back when!
Linda, I wasn't able to finish my project in time for the challenge this week. I have been looking at all the submissions and they are beautiful. I will continue working on my project until it's right. Just wanted to let you know I thought it was a great challenge and I love all the other projects everyone has posted. Beautiful tributes. Looking forward to seeing what you have for us tomorrow.
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