{"id":1630,"date":"2014-07-03T17:09:26","date_gmt":"2014-07-03T17:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/?p=1630"},"modified":"2020-12-23T21:32:34","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T05:32:34","slug":"july-art-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/03\/july-art-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"July Art Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">One of the many benefits of summer break is the time to relax and do things we don’t normally have the time to do.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/lazy-summer-days-reading-on-swing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1636\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/lazy-summer-days-reading-on-swing-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"lazy summer days reading on swing\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/lazy-summer-days-reading-on-swing-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/lazy-summer-days-reading-on-swing-767x1024.jpg 767w, https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/lazy-summer-days-reading-on-swing.jpg 1382w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">I love lazy summer days by the pool, watching movies, reading books from the library, and stopping by the corner store to get my soda fix of Code Red Mountain Dew or Cherry Coke! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/lazy-summer-days.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1637\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/lazy-summer-days.jpg\" alt=\"lazy summer days\" width=\"295\" height=\"307\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Or driving in your car with the windows rolled down and rockin’ out to your favorite tunes on the radio? Me too! Thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/radiowaves.org.uk\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{"1":2,"2":"Radio Waves"}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{"2":1313341,"3":{"1":0},"5":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"6":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"7":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"8":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"12":0,"14":{"1":2,"2":3700253},"21":1,"23":1}\">Radio Waves<\/span><\/a> for this kind of updates.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/cherry-coke.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1635\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/cherry-coke-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"cherry coke\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/cherry-coke-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/cherry-coke-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/cherry-coke.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> Ahhh, the good ol’ summer days!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">As a grown up (I’m 37 now so I guess it’s about time I admitted it) and with the responsibilities of motherhood, most of the “lazy summer days” has become a thing of the past. Now it’s filled with “what can I do to keep the boys busy and engaged in a good cause” kind of days and while that can be rewarding its anything but lazy and honestly quite tiring. But despite your duties in the summer time whether it’s dragging your heels to summer school or going to a summer job, being a parent or pulling weeds in the hot heat of the day (thanks mom \ud83d\ude42 ), or your one of the lucky ones that sleeps in and chills on the couch in your pajamas while watching hours of uninterrupted television, this month’s contest is something ALL of us can do! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">That’s right, it’s time to stretch your creative skills, develop your talents and explore your artistic side!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> For this month, we’d like to put <strong>YOU<\/strong> to the challenge and invite you to participate in <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><strong>July’s Summer <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">A<\/span><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">R<\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">T<\/span> Contest<\/strong>!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/art-contest1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1638\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/art-contest1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"art-contest1\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/art-contest1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/art-contest1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/art-contest1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/art-contest1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em><strong>The theme for this contest is TIGERS PROMISE, the prequel to TIGERS CURSE.<\/strong> <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/fanpromotiontiger.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-949\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/fanpromotiontiger-234x300.jpg\" alt=\"fanpromotiontiger\" width=\"272\" height=\"349\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">You can really get creative with this one. In the past we’ve seen some amazing drawings, paintings, sketches, sculptures, stuffed animals and the like. Really it can be anything you consider to be art! If you need some creative fuel, check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/colleenrayhouck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Colleen Houck’s Pinterest board TIGERS PROMISE <\/a>or read (or reread) the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Tigers-Promise-Curse-Novella-Series\/dp\/1499104987\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1404405607&sr=8-1&keywords=tigers+promise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">novella TIGERS PROMISE. <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Here’s the scoop on how this will work,<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Contest runs through end of July and closes on\u00a0 July 31st.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Artwork must be linked. You can upload your picture using facebook, flickr, pinterest, etc. A really good place is Deviantart.com (if you haven’t uploaded your art there before its easy, just go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deviantart.com\/join\/?joinpoint=standard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">deviantart.com and sign up <\/a>to become a member, its free! <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">No limit on number of entries \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">All ages and skill levels welcome! <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The art needs to be related to the theme TIGERS PROMISE<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">That’s it! <strong>Three lucky participants<\/strong> will be randomly selected as the winners and will receive an <span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\">ASPIRING ARTIST <\/span>prize package!<\/strong><\/span> It will also include the TIGERS PROMISE novella as a bonus with a signed fan letter!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">This contest should be fun and we encourage you to invite your friends, children, neighbors and family to participate! It’s a fun way to develop your talents and have a little friendly competition!<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">We will also be featuring some of the art submitted when we announce the winners in August so be on the look out for that! Check out below for some previous art entries from previous contests! You can also check out more on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/colleenrayhouck\/tiger-fan-art\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Colleen Houck’s Pinterest page featuring fan art.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p> <\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1631\" style=\"width: 420px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/fan-art-by-jenna-de-trapani.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1631\" class=\" wp-image-1631\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/fan-art-by-jenna-de-trapani-300x269.jpg\" alt=\"Fan art by Jenna De Trapani\" width=\"410\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/fan-art-by-jenna-de-trapani-300x269.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/fan-art-by-jenna-de-trapani.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1631\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Fan art by Jenna De Trapani<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1632\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/fan-art-by-dannyheart777.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1632\" class=\" wp-image-1632\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/fan-art-by-dannyheart777-223x300.jpg\" alt=\"Fan art by Danny Heart \" width=\"290\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/fan-art-by-dannyheart777-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/fan-art-by-dannyheart777.jpg 384w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1632\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Fan art by Danny Heart<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1633\" style=\"width: 392px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/fan-art-by-juhani.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1633\" class=\" wp-image-1633\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/fan-art-by-juhani-300x288.jpg\" alt=\"Fan art by TSVetka.deviantart\" width=\"382\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/fan-art-by-juhani-300x288.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/fan-art-by-juhani.jpg 736w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1633\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Fan art by TSVetka.deviantart<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1634\" style=\"width: 263px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/fan-art.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1634\" class=\" wp-image-1634\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/fan-art-211x300.jpg\" alt=\"Fan art by unknown\" width=\"253\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/fan-art-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/fan-art.jpg 563w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1634\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Fan art by unknown<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">I can’t wait to see what you come up with! 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