UP AND AT 'EM!

And this is how I was woken up every day of my childhood.  The blind was snapped up, or the draped pulled and my mom, admittedly not a great singer, would sing "Good Morning To You..."

It was painful, sun shining in, sleepy eyes, body all snuggled into a 6" duvet.

Who in their right mind could wake up "cheery" - as was my mother's plan - to...THIS! 

The Military Training must have caught hold.  As soon as my peepers open, I am "boing" up and out of bed, with a smile on my face at World Record Speed that would put Usain Bolt to shame! And how can I do other than "snap those window blinds up" and sing this Morning Ritual that I loathed.  However, each generation has to do their own little spin on things.  Mine is sung in (wait for it)

OPERA!

And, by the way, ask my children, and housemates and next door neighbour.  They will very proudly not tell you,  America's Got Talent, and The Voice have nothing on me!!!

I only now wait to see what version my own children will sing.  I dearly fear Rap, or Electronica or Gawd Forbid and Lord Help my Grandbabies...Heavy Metal!

CONTRIBUTING ARTIST
Dr. Ideas from The School of Imagination 

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- and finally -
bringing it all together

MY RENDITION





















So remember, tomorrow morning, when you are feeling all lazy and sleepy and just turning over and going back to sleep,  I am there, with my OPERETO voice, singing just for "you",,,





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IKE'S WORLD CHALLENGE - GIRL POWER

GIRLS ARE POWERFUL - THERE IS NO QUESTIONING THAT!
And this Challenge is dedicated to those girls who have lived with, been challenged by, beaten the odds and braved up to the daily onset of Cancer...and I add to their families and friends...who are never ever separated far from this reality.
Ike has yearly made a Challenge on www.ikesworldchallengeblog.blogspot.ca (here) dedicated to GIRLS - I love this.  This year being no different.
And we have options.
To honor girls in every way, which I have chosen to, including the strength that stands right beside this word and this day and this often way to long unending or painful transition called Cancer.
Being a Hospital Minister/Chaplain, I have never shied away from the Word, finding it does not do justice to a person, be it a man or woman and in general a pet...unless the individual asked me to.
If I seem brazen, thoughtless, insensitive - which I definitely do not consider myself to be - I hope I have provided the context for that...it is my daily familiarity, my walking this path for 30 years with various individuals from infancy to the most elderly - and their families.
I have been blessed to not walk this path personally - so I know not of what I talk from the personal perspective - only many of you know that.
Bless you a thousand times over.
You are brave.
You are my hero.
Many will hate to be that.
Many will know they are that.

























MY TWO VIDEOS FOR GIRL POWER
please click on the http:// links below



If you have the time, I'd love if you would take a look
at the MOVIE I made for Girl Power.

It is as important to me on this topic of Girl Power as the art above.
Because we ARE strong...all in different ways.
The Pic below a piece of the art.
I could not load my VIDEO here...but the link will take you there.
I hope you will view it.
Thanks so much.
xox




If you have the time, I'd love if you would take a look
at another MOVIE (a couple minutes only) I made for Girl Power.
This will speak to some, but not all.
If the message isn't for you...Lady Gaga "Born This Way" is a good upper for the day!
The Pic below a piece of the art.
I could not load my VIDEO here...but the link will take you there.
I hope you will view it.
Thanks so much.
xox


My best,
It's a Samara Thing!
Samara


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FRIGHTFUL & DELIGHTFUL

When you sit in front of your desk, and wonder when your creative spark will ignite, it is a daunting experience?

 How long do you sit?

 What do you do?

 How many times do you walk away - then walk back - trusting your mojo will return.

 Well, it has been 3 weeks and not a nudge, not a niggling, not a thought when I walked past my studio.

 And it was scary!

 BUT TONIGHT EVERYTHING CHANGED...

 I sat and couldn't get my butt off my chair.  It was exhilarating.  It was a feeling of disbelief.  Seeing each and every piece of paper, bling, fabric I laid down was like counting time on a stop watch.  The absolute best!

 Years ago, what seems like another lifetime ago,  I made cards.  It is ironic this is what came back to me.  A memory of making cards.  Digging into supplies, drawers, cartons that I have not looked at for years.  How fun!  So this is what I came up with. 

FRIGHTFUL AND DELIGHTFUL!

 I hope you enjoy "the new look."
















“Let the world change you and you can change the world”
― Ernesto Che Guevara

Samara




Goodies Used:
HALLOWEEN PAPER - Stampin'Up
HALLOWEEN RUB ONS - Stampin'Up
DIGITAL IMAGE - Ike's Digital Images
STAMPS - Stampin'Up
THREAD, INK, BLING - Dollarama
MARKERS - Copic

Challenges Entered:

                                                         Scrapbook Stamp Society
                                                            613 Avenue Create 
The Crafty Addicts Classic Design Team Open Challenge 
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IKE'S WORLD CHALLENGE - TAG YOUR IT!

I LUVVVV TAGS!
And to combine this challenge with Ike's Art, which you can find at www.ikesart.com (here) - oolalala!  A Breeze!
Oh! You can go to www.ikesworldchallengeblog.blogspot.ca (here), to the challenge, and snag a freebie from Ike - and make up your own Tag Your It for the Challenge!  Please Do...we LUVVVV commenting, seeing your art, getting inspiration from you!
As I was saying...I am in love with this Postal Donkey...especially when our Postal System has talked of striking ALL summer (UGH) and scaring the begeeeezus out of all of us.  I feel for the poor guys and gals who work within the system - it must be atrocious to have the system turn against you in the ways we hear from friends who work within it - but man is it scary when you rely on something as sacred as mail!
You know, email just doesn't cut it when you are an ART HOARDER (THIS was the point I was getting at) - pretty desperate eh!
I hope you love these images as much as I did.
Enjoy!




























“Let the world change you and you can change the world”
― Ernesto Che Guevara
Samara




Art is shared with the following wonderful Challenge and Art Blogs
         Creative Moments - 2W, 3E - #98 Always Anything Goes
          Decorate to Celebrate - 2W, F, must be party decoration - #20  Always Anything Goes (Week 2 of             2)




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