:::Purple:::

Posted on February 3, 2008 by gothicarches

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This weeks theme at Gothic Arches is “Purple”…my favorite color. I am a February baby, my birthstone (amethyst) and birthflower (violet) are also my favorite color. What do you think of when the color purple is mentioned? Violets growing sweetly in a meadow? Rich jewels on the Queen’s crown? A deep rich starry sky? Whatever the thought may be we want to see it here at Gothic Arches.

A bit about our hostess:

My name is Nancy Maxwell James and I live in Michigan with my husband and our 3 fur babies. I have three children: Ian who is a collage student, Andrew who is serving in the U.S. Army in Iraq, and a daughter Allison who is also a student. I love mixed media, cards, scrapbooking and genealogy. I also love all the wonderful artists and friends I have met through blogging.

In celebration of my birthday this week I selected purple as our theme. I have always loved the color and have many trinkets and keepsakes that I collect that are purple. My Grandmother also loved the color and passed down many precious heirlooms to me because we shared that love.

You many visit my blog http://vintagepapers.blogspot.com to see more of my artwork.

Can’t wait to see the pretty purple creations this week! :)

Filed under: gothic arch, gothik, gothiques, gotische bogen, purple

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83 Responses to “:::Purple:::”

  1. Nancy Maxwell James, on February 3rd, 2008 at 2:16 pm Said:

    I am looking forward to seeing all the beautiful purple creations this week! :)

    Here is mine:

    http://vintagepapers.blogspot.com/2008/02/purple-gothic-arch.html

    Have fun creating! :)

  2. herminesplace, on February 3rd, 2008 at 2:20 pm Said:

    Hi,

    Here is my entry: http://herminesplace.wordpress.com/2008/02/03/gothic-arch-challenge-purple/
    Warm regards
    Hermine

  3. Dymphie, on February 3rd, 2008 at 2:27 pm Said:

    It’s been a while since I made an arch, almost forgot how fun this shape is. Here’s my night sky butterfly longing for the moon:
    http://papierenavonturen.blogspot.com/2008/02/gac-purple.html

    Wishing you a wonderful birthday Nancy!
    Dymphie

  4. Sandy, on February 3rd, 2008 at 2:54 pm Said:

    Wow wonderful theme. Here is my arch. Thanks for looking.

    http://stempelchaotin.wordpress.com/2008/02/03/gothic-arches-purple/

  5. Jacqueline, on February 3rd, 2008 at 2:58 pm Said:

    Thanks Nancy, it was nice to work with this colour again.
    http://sketchcollection.blogspot.com/2008/02/challenge-gothic-arch-purple.html

  6. Eija, on February 3rd, 2008 at 4:30 pm Said:

    Hello! Here is my card.

  7. Robyn Phelan Sharp, on February 3rd, 2008 at 4:35 pm Said:

    I love purple too…Here’s my entry…
    http://feelinsharp.blogspot.com/

  8. Caryl, on February 3rd, 2008 at 5:03 pm Said:

    I love purple! What a wonderful Theme!
    http://carylsrealm.blogspot.com/

  9. Tova, on February 3rd, 2008 at 5:05 pm Said:

    Wow ! it’s not easy for me, ’cause I hate purple, lol !!!
    But a challenge is challenge, then I nevertheless made my arch :-))
    http://scraptova.canalblog.com/archives/2008/02/03/7807476.html#comments
    TFL !

  10. Kily, on February 3rd, 2008 at 5:44 pm Said:

    Not so easy… I don´t like purple…but I try! My first entry:
    http://kilys.wordpress.com/2008/02/03/purple/trackback/
    TFL

  11. kreativgeschwafel, on February 3rd, 2008 at 6:05 pm Said:

    Nancy, I hope you’ll have a wonderful birthday this week! :-)

    Here’s my entry for the theme “purple”:
    http://kreativgeschwafel.wordpress.com/
    Thanks for looking,
    Ilonka

  12. Ros, on February 3rd, 2008 at 6:15 pm Said:

    Lovely colours to use today. Looking forward to seeing all the other arches.
    http://stampandscrape.blogspot.com/2008/02/ophelia.html

  13. Susan, on February 3rd, 2008 at 6:53 pm Said:

    Here is mine. Thanks for the challenge.

    http://artslavestudios.blogspot.com/2008/02/gothic-arches-sunday-challenge.html

  14. Christine, on February 3rd, 2008 at 7:08 pm Said:

    Here is my entry
    http://blog.seniorennet.be/chrilous2/archief.php?ID=173
    Thanks for looking,

  15. Kris Dickinson, on February 3rd, 2008 at 8:21 pm Said:

    Here is my entry for this week:

    http://nostalgiccollage.blogspot.com/2008/02/purple-paris-and-pearls.html

    I had a great time playing with a color I rarely use….thanks!

    and……Thanks for looking!

  16. Marion, on February 3rd, 2008 at 8:34 pm Said:

    One of my favourite colours, so thanks for the lovely theme!
    http://bockel24.blogspot.com/2008/02/gothic-arch-purple.html

  17. Kelly, on February 3rd, 2008 at 8:40 pm Said:

    http://artsyvisions.blogspot.com/2008/02/gothic-arch-purple.html

    here is my purple challenge!

  18. Louise, on February 3rd, 2008 at 8:48 pm Said:

    Nancy, happy birthday to you. Thanks for the purple challenge.
    http://kardkrazy.blogspot.com/2008/02/gothic-arch-challenge.html

  19. Filetta, on February 3rd, 2008 at 8:54 pm Said:

    here is my purple arch !

  20. Karen Owen, on February 3rd, 2008 at 9:06 pm Said:

    This was a great theme. I love purple, but I don’t use it very often in my art, so it was good to shake things up a bit.

    http://karenink.typepad.com/karens_muse_and_musings/2008/02/the-discerning.html

    Thanks for looking!

    Karen

  21. Jocelyne, on February 3rd, 2008 at 9:26 pm Said:

    Hi !
    Here is my entry
    http://planetescrap.canalblog.com/archives/2008/02/03/7810918.html

  22. Rosalie Ackerson, on February 3rd, 2008 at 9:32 pm Said:

    Here is my first entry. I just had to stop and do a purple arch.
    http://rosalieackersonartworks.blogspot.com/

  23. Cynthia (Rainbow Lady), on February 3rd, 2008 at 9:52 pm Said:

    How anyone cannot like Purple is beyond me! As everyone who looks at my blog knows it is my favourite colour so thank you for this challenge.
    Thanks for looking too.
    Love Cynthia X

    http://rainbowladyscraftyblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/purple-gothic-arch.html

  24. Willy, on February 3rd, 2008 at 11:19 pm Said:

    Purple ..!!! I don’t like that colour, but it’s a challenge so here is my entry:

    http://willyanderson.blogspot.com/2008/02/gothic-arches-purple.html

    Willy

  25. Kriss Cramer, on February 4th, 2008 at 12:49 am Said:

    Happy Birthday to you, Nancy…whatever your date is in February! I’m also a February birthday and that’s what inspired by arch today. I’ve posted it at http://art-interrupted.blogspot.com/.

  26. gaby braun, on February 4th, 2008 at 1:23 am Said:

    Oh my God! I’ve made a mistake! You’ve said purple, but I had pink in my mind and make a pink arch! Sorry!

    http://gaby-cajubrasil.blogspot.com/2008/02/gothicarches-pink.html

    This happens when you have to many things to make.

  27. Tami Roth, on February 4th, 2008 at 3:54 am Said:

    Happy Birthday, Nancy! Here’s my Purple Arch!
    Tami R.

  28. Katelyn, on February 4th, 2008 at 3:56 am Said:

    Wow, I didn’t think I’d like purple, but I ended up making 3 purple arch pieces. This is my favorite:
    http://www.stampingmad.com/gothic-arch-challenge-purple-arch/

  29. Judy, on February 4th, 2008 at 4:45 am Said:

    Here is my purple challenge-
    http://mangaroamade@blogspot.com

  30. Linda, on February 4th, 2008 at 5:59 am Said:

    Here’s my arch. Thank you for the challenge to use this color…I always forget how much I like it!

    http://lambworld.blogspot.com/2008/02/gothic-arches.html

  31. Lorraine Beaumont, on February 4th, 2008 at 8:21 am Said:

    Happy Birthday, Nancy! Here’s my “Purple Passion” card:

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/rainebeau/2240813773/

    Thanks for looking!
    ~Lorraine

  32. Liesbeth, on February 4th, 2008 at 9:07 am Said:

    Here is my purple arch, thanks for looking !

    http://liesbethart.blogspot.com/

  33. Marina, on February 4th, 2008 at 10:11 am Said:

    My very first Gothic Arches challange, I hope you will enjoy looking at my first try to make Arches. Thanks for visiting.

    http://marinahuisman.punt.nl/?gr=793822#448491

  34. Audrey Meijs, on February 4th, 2008 at 12:31 pm Said:

    Here’s my entry!
    http://audreyart.blogspot.com/2008/02/gothic-arches-purple.html

  35. Marina, on February 4th, 2008 at 12:32 pm Said:

    My second entry, with the correct link.

    http://marinahuisman.punt.nl/?id=448491&r=1&tbl_archief=&

  36. Nellie, on February 4th, 2008 at 1:03 pm Said:

    Purple is one of my favorites too. Here is my arch for this week
    http://dutchstamptramp.blogspot.com/2008/02/gothic-arches-purple.html

  37. fatmasplace, on February 4th, 2008 at 2:17 pm Said:

    wonderful color, love it
    http://fatmasplace.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/purple/

  38. Myriame, on February 4th, 2008 at 3:58 pm Said:

    Here’s is my entry:

    http://blog.seniorennet.be/myriame/archief.php?ID=373

  39. Cathy, on February 4th, 2008 at 4:09 pm Said:

    here’s mine:

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/22815284@N02/2242280478/

  40. Frieda Oxenham, on February 4th, 2008 at 4:47 pm Said:

    Here is my Purple Passion Gothic Arch:

    http://friedaquilter.blogspot.com/2008/02/purple-passion-gothic-arch.html

  41. Gerda, on February 4th, 2008 at 6:43 pm Said:

    I love purple, have done all my life , also in combination with orange….my first bike was painted in those colours!Anyway, this is my purple gothic arch:
    http://freubelgerda.blogspot.com/2008/02/gothic-arch-purple.html

  42. Cucu-, on February 4th, 2008 at 6:53 pm Said:

    Here is my entry :
    http://cucuverte.canalblog.com/archives/2008/02/04/7826700.html

    Thanks for looking :)

  43. Debby Harriettha, on February 4th, 2008 at 6:58 pm Said:

    What a great theme. Thanks Nancy!
    You can find mine here:

    http://innerreflections.typepad.com/

    Debby

  44. Lisa Renea, on February 4th, 2008 at 8:03 pm Said:

    I can’t wait to see all the challenge creations! Not my usual, but you can view mine here:
    http://tatteredtiara.blogspot.com/2008/02/gothic-arch-challenge-purple.html

    Great challenge Nancy!

  45. Pauline, on February 4th, 2008 at 8:06 pm Said:

    heres mine
    http://paruscircle.blogspot.com/

  46. sandee, on February 4th, 2008 at 8:15 pm Said:

    My favorite color!

    Here’s mine…

    http://sandees-sanity.blogspot.com/2008/02/gothic-arch-sunday.html

  47. Angelina, on February 4th, 2008 at 8:39 pm Said:

    Here’s my royal ;-) entry:

    http://tout-lien.blogspot.com/2008/02/gothic-arch-purple.html

    Grtz Angelina

  48. Rosie, on February 4th, 2008 at 9:02 pm Said:

    Here’s my purple entry!! Sorry it’s not brighter…

    http://alteredartandstuff.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/gothic-arches-purple/

  49. Tilda & Co Challenge Blog, on February 4th, 2008 at 9:44 pm Said:

    heres mine , but this is my first ever time @ doing this :oops:

    http://craftykrafts.blogspot.com/2008/02/my-first-ever-gothic-arch.html

  50. Barbara Hagerty, on February 4th, 2008 at 11:19 pm Said:

    Here’s mine:

    http://artiphytheheart.typepad.com/artiphytheheart/2008/02/remembering-pur.html

  51. ~*~ Patty, on February 5th, 2008 at 12:22 am Said:

    Purple, such a pretty color!!! Here’s my arch:
    http://bitze.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/gothic-arches/

  52. Jeri Aaron, on February 5th, 2008 at 12:26 am Said:

    Finally - here is my purple arch ~

  53. poetryman69, on February 5th, 2008 at 2:35 am Said:

    no arches here but I enjoy the creativity

  54. Kersten in Alaska, on February 5th, 2008 at 5:50 am Said:

    Here’s my purple arch - I forget how much I love this color! I don’t use it nearly enough in my day-to-day creativity.

    Peace,
    Kersten

  55. Silvia, on February 5th, 2008 at 6:22 am Said:

    A wonderful theme. Here’s my entry:

    http://barnie.wordpress.com/2008/02/05/ga-purple/

  56. Tova, on February 5th, 2008 at 8:49 am Said:

    Beautiful collage !

  57. leni, on February 5th, 2008 at 9:03 am Said:

    hello,

    http://crealeni.blogspot.com/2008/02/mini-gothic-arch.html

    leni

  58. mapie, on February 5th, 2008 at 10:56 am Said:

    My purple arch is here.

  59. Nan, on February 5th, 2008 at 4:02 pm Said:

    Here’s my entry for this week’s challenge…http://pandoras-artbox.blogspot.com/2008/02/sundays-daily-artgothic-arch-sunday.html

    Thanks for looking!

    ~*~Nan~*~

  60. Klaartje, on February 5th, 2008 at 7:46 pm Said:

    Hi!
    Here’s my Arch for this week: http://stempelgekkie.blogspot.com/2008/02/gothic-arch-challenge-purple.html

  61. SaLi, on February 5th, 2008 at 9:47 pm Said:

    here is my entry for this wonderful theme

    http://stempelreich.myblog.de/stempelreich/art/5769022/GA_purple

    thanks for looking!!

  62. Kris Dickinson, on February 6th, 2008 at 1:21 am Said:

    I decided to do one more…this time with last week’s theme as well, dogs and purple:

    http://nostalgiccollage.blogspot.com/2008/02/gothic-arch-challenge-dogs-purple.html

  63. Patricia, on February 6th, 2008 at 3:43 am Said:

    This was a beautiful choice of themes. I have mine all done and on my blog. I can’t express how thrilled I was to see my arch on the blog here. Thank-You. I look forward each week to these lovely challenges.

  64. Gayle Page-Robak, on February 6th, 2008 at 3:54 am Said:

    My contribution:

    http://gaylepage-robak.blogspot.com/search/label/Gothic%20Arch%20Purple%20Angel

  65. Maryanne, on February 6th, 2008 at 5:23 am Said:

    Purple isn’t my fav, but what an exchange of color and spirit.

    Maryanne

  66. Maryanne, on February 6th, 2008 at 5:25 am Said:

    love it.

  67. Maryanne, on February 6th, 2008 at 5:31 am Said:

    Fantastic art. here’s my link.

  68. tchou, on February 6th, 2008 at 7:27 am Said:

    great theme! thank you!

    here is my entry:

    http://www.scrapenreve.com/

  69. Wendy - Anntaurus, on February 6th, 2008 at 10:47 am Said:

    Great challenge I love purple - my Arch is here:-

    http://craftblog.craftybutterfly.co.uk/2008/02/purple-arch.html

  70. Anne, on February 6th, 2008 at 7:50 pm Said:

    here is mine

    http://annescraftythings.blogspot.com/

  71. Deb Lewis, on February 6th, 2008 at 7:59 pm Said:

    After months of wanting to join this fun challenge… who can resist purple! Here’s my link and thanks for taking a peek! Deb
    http://vintagemoonstudio.typepad.com/vintage_moon_studio/2008/02/gothic-arch-cha.html

  72. Gothic Arch Challenge: purple « Hermine’s Place, on February 6th, 2008 at 9:55 pm Said:

    [...] mijn bijdrage voor de Gothic Arch Challenge: PURPLE. Helemaal besmet door Marion met de postage people besloten hier een arch mee te maken, [...]

  73. ORsolya, on February 6th, 2008 at 10:34 pm Said:

    here´s my purple arch:

    http://stampoasis.blogspot.com/2008/02/arty-girlz-rahmen-frames-mmm.html

  74. rein, on February 7th, 2008 at 7:40 am Said:

    Here is my entry:
    http://stampingrika.blogspot.com/2008/02/gothic-arch-purple.html

  75. Linda M, on February 7th, 2008 at 1:43 pm Said:

    I’m always a late comer. I have to think about these things first! Anyway, here’s mine:

    http://redplaid3.blogspot.com/2008/02/purple-arch-challenge.html

  76. Mandy, on February 7th, 2008 at 2:04 pm Said:

    heres my purple arch

    http://mandysmagicalworldofart.blogspot.com/2008/02/purple-gothic-arch.html

  77. Anita, on February 7th, 2008 at 10:53 pm Said:

    Here is my entry for the purple arch:

    http://anietje.blogspot.com/2008/02/purple.html

  78. Janny, on February 7th, 2008 at 11:22 pm Said:

    Ik hoop its purple enough;o) Here is mine, the first Arch.

    http://wwwtricolore.blogspot.com/

  79. Chouquette13, on February 8th, 2008 at 9:50 am Said:

    My participation for this challenge I like very much your subjects
    Thank you for your ideas

    http://chouquette13.canalblog.com/archives/2008/02/08/7874897.html

  80. Cora, on February 9th, 2008 at 7:13 pm Said:

    Here is my entry.
    http://www.paperflowers1.blogspot.com

  81. Keron Lee, on February 10th, 2008 at 1:58 am Said:

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY NANCY - I hope you had/have a lovely day doing EXTRA special things & that 2008 is a great year for you & yours!

    http://tinyurl.com/36fnj9

  82. Wanda H, on February 10th, 2008 at 2:03 am Said:

    I finally managed to participate in a challenge on this site… yay!!! You can find my entry here

    http://artbywanda.blogspot.com/2008/02/purple-gothic-arch.html

  83. CreativSpirit, on February 10th, 2008 at 11:49 am Said:

    Although I am very late with this challenge, here is my entry

    http://creativspirit.blogspot.com/2008/02/purple-gothic-arch.html

    Rob

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