Alpine Days Chalk the Walk - Rules + My Best Tips!

 It’s almost time for Chalk the Walk! We can’t wait to see what you’ll create this year. Feel free to invite your friends, family, and neighbors, too! If you have any questions, please text me (Tomi Hill) at 801-471-7569 or email tomiannie@gmail.com.

Official registration here:

https://alpinedays.com/tickets%2Fregistration

Early birds are welcome to start at 6 pm on Tuesday night
Wednesday starts at 7 am – come throughout the day!
Sign ups any time Wednesday totally welcome – just bring $5 cash per square
Voting from 6-7:30 pm Wednesday.

Winners will be announced at approximately 8:15 pm Wednesday night just before the Movie in the Park

Prizes in the following categories! 

Adults (Winner + honorable mention)
Teens (Winner + honorable mention)
Kids (Winner + honorable mention)
Mixed age group (Winner + honorable mention)
Most Creative
Best Use of Color
Best Pop Culture (character art, etc.)
Best Animal
Best 3D Effect
Spirit of Alpine Days award – art that celebrates what makes Alpine such a great place to live!

-Prize values will be determined by number of entrants
-Spaces are approximately 6’x6′, but you can use a smaller amount of space within that area

Helpful tips:

-Bring water and snacks, sunscreen, a cushion for your knees, spray bottle and a rag for correcting mistakes, a shade canopy, etc.
-Buy your chalk ASAP – local stores tend to get bought out. 
-“Artist pastels” will create more vibrant color. Sidewalk chalk is less expensive, but less vibrant. You can get big packs of both on Amazon!
-Lots of artists will use a mix of both – sidewalk chalk for filling in large areas, artist pastels for adding depth and details.
-Limited individual chalk pieces are available for a nominal amount – 25 cents for sidewalk chalk and $1 for artist pastels – only cash accepted
-All ages and skill levels are welcome! That's what makes this such a fun event. :)
-If you’d like to take your chalk art to a new level, google “chalk art tips” to find a wealth of tips and techniques

RULES:
-Only water-based chalk and chalk paints are allowed – no oil pastels, acrylic paints, etc!
-All art must be family friendly and suitable for public viewing by all ages.
-No political slogans or symbols, advertising, nudity, violence, or gore is allowed (social media handles may be included)
-If you reproduce artwork by another artist, living or dead, please credit the original artist in your space.
-Groups are welcome to work on their art together! If you have different age groups working together, even if older people are just “helpers,” please sign up for the mixed age group category.

Out of the Depths - Free coloring page

The story of Jared and his family found in the beginning of the book of Ether in the Book of Mormon has so many parallels to our life journey. On this read-through I was especially impacted by how the Lord prepared them for the journey to be really, really difficult. He describes mountain waves that would dash upon them, and Ether describes furious winds and monsters of the deep. But the Lord promised that they would have His light in the depths, and that He would always bring them back to the surface.

We are really in the depths right now as a family, as we lost our beloved 18-year-old daughter last month. All I can do is hold on to these promises: that He is in charge of the winds and the floods and will not leave us to cross these great waters in darkness. I know that the wind never ceases to blow up towards Him, if we let him steer our little ships.

To download this free coloring page, just click the image below and save to your computer or device, then print out or color digitally.

A Perfect Brightness of Hope - free coloring page

I've been thinking and reading a lot about HOPE this week, preparing to teach a lesson in church based on Jeffrey R. Holland's recent talk "A Perfect Brightness of Hope," and I had a bit of a light bulb moment that our ability to have hope is based on our relationship with our Heavenly Father and our Savior. If we know - truly know - they love us, if we have a relationship with them that is built on our experiences with them, we can continue to trust in hope and move forward through whatever life throws at us. It allows us to live by faith joyfully and with hearts filled with charity!

To download this free coloring page, just right-click on the image below and save to your computer. Go to where you have it saved, right click the file, and click print. Have a wonderful week!

 

Cards for Essential Workers!

Download free cards to print out for all those awesome people on the front lines, keeping us safe and keeping the world moving along! If you download them, I'd LOVE to hear where you are and who you'll be sending them to! Keep on keeping on - we're going to make it through!

Click this link to download PDFs of these cards for printing.

Sending Hello - Free Downloadable Cards!

In this crazy time, we are all looking for ways to connect with the people we love. How about sending a happy card through the mail, or tucking a card into a treat to leave on a neighbor's porch? You can download these happy cards for free! Just print each file on cardstock and cut in half to make two cards. Keep spreading happiness - you're guaranteed to get some on yourself, too!

The Great Plan of Adventure - free plan of salvation map download

Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf gave a wonderful sermon yesterday about the adventure of our life and eternal progression, likening it to Bilbo's journey in The Hobbit. It made my Tolkien-loving heart so happy. So what could be better than a fantasy map version of the Plan of Salvation? I hope you enjoy it - you can download this file for free and print it at 8x10 (Just right click on the image below and save to your computer, then print as you would any picture. For personal use only.).

If you'd like to print larger, you can purchase a higher resolution file here:

https://www.etsy.com/littlethingsHAPPY/listing/749228715/plan-of-salvation-adventure-map-digital

or a nice 11x14 print here:

https://www.etsy.com/littlethingsHAPPY/listing/749225513/plan-of-salvation-adventure-map

The background for this map came from myfreetextures.com - a wonderful resource!

Free calendar download!

This year I'm creating a free calendar illustration/quote every month for your enjoyment. Here's to February, the month for celebrating all the love in our lives!