Sue Smith honored me with the, ‘I Love Your Blog Award’!
Thank you for adding joy to my day!

I’m sharing the joy of having my artwork published again in Stampington magazines!

Somerset Home Volume 3 - August 2008
Page 68 - “Bird Plate” made by Laura Kirste Campbell Layers of Color Fleur Heart art stamp set

Somerset Studio - Provence Volume  12 Issue 4 July/August 2008
Page 112 “She Had All the Royal Makings” made by Marilyn Likens using cupcake stamp designed by Laura Kirste Campbell

To see more creative ideas using these stamps visit our Fleur Heart Stamp and Snappy Stamp Galleries.

Thank you to Denise of Stamping with Denise and Caroline of Glitter Tart Designs  for the honoring presentation of the Brilliance award! Lovely ladies with lovely blogs, be sure to visit them!

There’s a wonderful, new handbag that’s not only fun to alter, it’s the perfect way to display your art in public! Imagine being able to share your art, and carry inspiration everywhere you go! Daily Window creates high quality handbags with clear pockets to show off your artwork, share friend’s creations, market your art business, and can even coordinate with your outfit!

I chose to alter their handbag called, “Eight Days a Week”. I used micro-mini beads, glitter, glue, teal metal studs and colored the metal with alcohol inks. Then I made three cards to rotate for the clear pocket. Art stamps used were Layers of Color Signature Art Stamps: Architectural Blocks, Beaded Frames, Fleur Heart, Garden Borders, and Gothic Crosses.

Daily Window is owned by an wonderful Christian gal, Paula, who is enthusiastic about the great creative possibilities of these handbags as a showcase for artist’s artwork. She’s kindly posted my altered bag and cards on her site. Go see her blog and “Designer Gallery of Inspiration ” (remember to mention I sent you)!

Altered 'Daily Window' Handbag

"Blossoming Hearts" Card in Altered Daily Window 'Eight Days a Week' Handbag

"Blossoming Hearts" Card

Detail of "Blossoming Hearts" Card

"Heaven's Our Kingdom" Card in Altered Daily Window 'Eight Days a Week' Handbag

Close-up of "Heaven's Our Kingdom" Card and Handbag Embellishments

"Heaven's Our Kingdom" Card

Detail of "Heaven's Our Kingdom" Card showing 3-D dots and rhinestones

"Wonderful Words of Life" Card in Altered Daily Window 'Eight Days a Week' Handbag

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Our blog has been given the Arte y Pico award by Sue Smith of My Heart’s Content. We are very honored to receive this award from Sue who’s blog is filled with faith, family, friends and wonderful art!

There are 5 rules attached to this award and they are:

1. You have to pick 5 blogs that you consider deserve this award for their creativity, design, interesting material, and also contributes to the blogging community, no matter what language.
2. Each award has to have the name of the author and also a link to his/her blog to be visited by everyone.
3. Each award winner has to show the award and put the name and link to the blog that has given her/him the award itself.
4. The award winner and the one who has given the prize have to show the link of “Arte y Pico’ blog, so everyone will know the origin of this award.
5. Post these rules on your blog.

These are just five of the many blogs that are full of creative inspiration!:

Heather - The Patchwork Heart

Sanny - Be Creative Be Happy

Audrey - Small Creations

Hermine - Hermine’s Place

Mia - Lilla Blanka

Applause and gratitude to each one of you for your creative contributions to the blogging community!