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Fun and Games

This week at Inspire Me Thursday, it’s all Fun and Games.

Inspired by this functional art created by our featured artist of the week, Stacia Stojanoff, this week’s creative challenge is to find inspiration in all things fun. The design of your favorite board game. The texture on your favorite sports gear. The emotions from the head games people play. The adrenaline rush from skydiving, rock climbing or winning a round of Gin Rummy. See what fun and games can inspire you this week.

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Get creative by interpreting this topic through art, words, photography, however you feel moved to express yourself. Post it on your blog, then leave your link* in the comments section of this post so we can go check it out.

* To ensure it is easy for us to find your work, please provide a link to a static page that will always show your submission, and not your website’s main page.

38 Responses to “Fun and Games”

  1. carla says:
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    One of my favorite fun things to do is play with my dog, Heidi. I never tire of seeing her joyful energy when she’s chasing after a ball or just running around a field. I just posted a mixed media painting of a happy dog having fun, and I think it fits the topic well!

    http://anonyrrie.typepad.com/m.....ost-1.html

    Thanks Melanie for anther great prompt:>

  2. bozena says:
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    Scrabble. Love it.

  3. bozena says:
    3

    http://bozena.typepad.com/im_n.....l#comments

  4. Valaine says:
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    This was so fun! :)

    http://valaine.blogspot.com/20.....games.html

  5. irisz says:
    5

    playing with mixing medias, it’s fun!! :))

    http://artistahowto.blogspot.c.....p-pal.html

  6. Suzan says:
    6

    This one was fun to do!!! Love it!
    Here’s mine:

    http://thriftycollageartist.bl.....games.html

  7. ArtKat says:
    7

    Here is the link to my “Fun & Games” project, a greeting card. Thanks for the challenge! :)

    http://creativeartscraftsspot......games.html

  8. Kezzz says:
    8

    Fun and games….my life is full of these. I am raising two small children as a job and so games are my livelihood. I still love a good game, and my job gives me the wonderful opportunity to play hide and seek or airplane at the drop of a hat.

    http://inspirationstrikestwice.....games.html

  9. miriam says:
    9

    I’m all about being “punny”…so here is mine.

    http://juneblue.blogspot.com/2.....pcake.html

  10. Pattie says:
    10

    I have always love puzzles!!
    http://thursdayinspiration.blo.....heart.html

  11. lee says:
    11

    here is my version of fun and games,
    http://leekre.blogspot.com/200.....-days.html

  12. Cheryl Finley says:
    12

    Hello! Here’s my fun & game…

    http://artineveryday.blogspot......ndala.html

  13. April Nance says:
    13

    http://aprilnance.blogspot.com.....tones.html

  14. Julia says:
    14

    Here’s mine :) Thank you for the great challenge ! I made it digital and it took me the whole afternoon to get the( in my eyes ) right colors :)

    http://juliavanderwerf.blogspo.....html#links

  15. Judy Scott says:
    15

    girls and boys come out to play…..
    http://judy-scott.blogspot.com.....r-fun.html

    brilliant fun thanks Melanie, Judy x

  16. Gina says:
    16

    Great idea — love it.

  17. Edie says:
    17

    http://ediemusic.blogspot.com/.....games.html
    great topic this week!! :)

  18. steve says:
    18

    For me, it’s fun to keep a drawing and writing journal, sometimes attempting to write and sketch more mundane things. Some of the games ate the bottom of the post were especially inspired by this prompt.

    goflyingturtle.blogspot.com/2007/09/sketch-dump-week-four-82007.html

  19. steve says:
    19

    http://goflyingturtle.blogspot.....82007.html

    Take two!! :/

  20. krissie says:
    20

    Hula Hoops and balloons - fun and games at one of my childhood birthday parties back in the 1960’s (UK)

    http://bowerwood.blogspot.com/

  21. Lise Richards says:
    21

    Hi everyone -

    Work is fun for me. I love what I do and every challenge is like a puzzle. Since business is growing I need to expand to an independent studio soon. In this quest, a couple of weeks back, I drew a sketch of an ideal studio that in my dreams is located in an artsy/trendy little neighborhood just on the upswing. So when I read the theme for this week; this studio sketch immediately came to mind. It is my ideal place for fun and games.

    http://artisticlifestyling.blo.....games.html

    Enjoy!

  22. m. heart says:
    22

    hi all,
    here is my submission for fun & games, inspired by a wonderful night at coney island friday!

    http://secretnotebookswildpage.....games.html

    thanks for visiting,
    m. heart

  23. PixieDust says:
    23

    Hello,

    This is my first time posting - how exciting!

    :-)

    http://storiesicantell.blogspo.....-play.html

  24. Laura says:
    24

    Great topic again this week.
    http://laurascarlett.blogspot......games.html
    Thanks for looking x

  25. Pilar says:
    25

    I happen to post this right before I read the theme for this week. This post seemed to fit right in with fun and games. : D
    http://pipnotes.typepad.com/pi.....h-dol.html

  26. Royce says:
    26

    I have some catching up to do and can’t wait to look at everyone’s post on this theme! Here is a collection of photos I’ve taken over the last few years that speak of the WildChild within us all. This post is a series, so please keep scrolling down. Hope this intrigues some of you enough to come down and join us one of these years!

    As always, you can just click on my name above, or on the direct link.
    http://redrubywildhares.blogsp.....games.html

  27. Royce says:
    27

    Me again.
    I’ve just discovered that if you click on the link you will only get one post at a time. It is much better to just click on my name and you can scroll down with ease.

  28. melanie says:
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    sand castles are my favorite:

    http://1girlshow.blogspot.com/.....games.html

  29. Megan says:
    29

    here are some of the fun things in my play room…i’m SO grateful for a place to play

    http://dotintime.blogspot.com/.....games.html

  30. Cheryl B says:
    30

    Here’s my simple little entry:

    http://lennydavinci.blogspot.c.....games.html

  31. Deb G says:
    31

    This took me forever, I was too busy playing…
    http://beecreative.typepad.com.....-thur.html

  32. Landi says:
    32

    Here’s mine.

    http://landileroux.blogspot.com/2007/09/fun.html

  33. titration says:
    33

    I think I need more fun and games practice.

    http://titration.blogspot.com/.....-play.html

  34. H. Buchholz says:
    34

    It’s not all fun and games, sometimes you have to say you’re…

  35. Susan Greene says:
    35

    Have fun skateboarding
    http://www.susangreene.typepad.com

  36. Stacia says:
    36

    I recycled some dice for a game called “Pig”…
    http://espialdesign.blogspot.c.....games.html

  37. Bails says:
    37

    I entered a comment on last thurday so I’ll ay it again.. LOL
    ‘ I aboslutely looove the internet!! omg esspecially art site whee! ‘ LOL that is seriously what I had said but this is awesome Inspire me Every day!!

  38. Bails says:
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    I didn’t wanna finish right two seconds ago lol so i had to say something else, don’t worry I am not that crazy all the time. Anyways Roftl.. I love this site because it show evryones talent.. I respect talent alot, so, I get a chance to see people who have my same interests!! that Rocks So Out Loud!!

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