I've been nominated for the Pico award!

My thanks to Caryl at http://carylsrealm.blogspot.com/for the nomination!

The award has rules, the first being to post the rules, so here goes:
1) You have to pick 5 blogs that you consider deserve this award for their creativity, design, interesting material, and also for contributing to the blogging community, no matter what language. (Nominations will follow rules.)
2) Each award has to have the name of the author and also a link to his or her blog to be visited by everyone.
3) Each award winner has to show the award and put the name and link to the blog that has given her or him the award itself. In my case, that would be Caryl of Caryl's Realm as listed above.
4) Award-winner and the one who has given the prize have to show the link of "Arte y Pico" blog, so everyone will know the origin of this award.
http://arteypico.blogspot.com/
Make sure you visit the link above. There are crafts of all kinds shown; you are bound to come away inspired!
5) Show these rules.

Now who to nominate..........I would like to award the Pico to the following people who inspire me......
* Caryl of Caryl's Realm
http://carylsrealm.blogspot.com/
Yes, Caryl nominated me but I have to pass it back to her because she always inspires me. Also because she was so helpful and supportive when I first began to play with ATCs and altered art. Then too, when I'm in a slump for color ideas, I go visit Caryl's blog for inspiration.
* Barb at http://lalalime.blogspot.com/
Mrs. Miles is a special lady. When I'm down, I can go to her blog and browse and come away smiling. Barb is a practicing Christian whose love of God comes across with warmth and sincerity. I enjoy reading about her life, trying her recipes, and playing with the digital goodies she shares.
* Cherrie aka The Diva at http://afridigidiva.com/Blog
I "met" Cherrie when I got a great deal on some of her commercial products (like the sale she has going right now) & I wrote to tell her my opinion of what I purchased. For those of you who read the "Smack blogs" and recently may have seen something accusing Cherrie of owning one, let me tell you, it's not true. First, because she owns her own domain and speaks out freely there, and second because that's just not who she is. The Diva, as we refer to her at ScrappersZone, may rant from time to time but she is warm, unpretensious, and caring. Unlike some digitial designers who are afraid to give away "trade secrets," Cherrie freely shares her knowledge with anyone who wants to learn. We're competitors but we're friends too.
*Chrysti at http://crysti.wordpress.com
Love Chrysti's art and her reflections on the artistic process.
* Sharon at http://inaminuteago.com
I "met" Sharon some years ago when I was part of a crazy quilting group on-line. The woman is an incredible textile artist! Her blog has a wealth of information on needlearts and you could spend an entire day just looking at samples of Sharon's crazy quilt blocks and drooling, wishing you had just one for your collection. As warm-hearted as she is talented, Sharon's blog is a must visit.

I do hope you will visit these ladies and see why I appreciate them.