Friday, January 25, 2008

Art Contest

Matt and I have a new rule about our weekly date night. We can not repeat the same date for the month. Example: we watched a movie the first weekend so now we can't watch a movie again until the following month. (Oh, and it has to be free or really really cheap). We have to get creative, so this week we decided to have an art contest.


Rules for contest:


  • We each called our family to ask them for five random unrelated objects.

  • We then had to incorporate those five objects into our pictures.

  • Drawings had to be drawn free hand.

We need your help for the last part. We want you to be the judge!! Whose picture do you think is the best?


Rules for judging:



  • You may not know whose picture is whose

  • You must choose one or the other (no ties)

  • You must vote if you are reading this blog :)

  • No mean criticism (We both know we are not Michael Angelo or Bob Ross)

*Please note that neither one will not be offended if we do not win*

PICTURE 1

Random Objects: Flag, Map, Rock, Cloud, and White Out


PICTURE 2

Random Objects: T.V., Door knob, bed, car, and tree

19 comments:

Traci said...

HEY! LOVE that idea! SO creative! This is a hard decision...I like the creativity in both pictures. But I choose picture 2! :)

Mark n' Stacey said...

You two are super cute! I absolutely love that idea! Natalie I would love a list of these dates you do... Mark and I are always trying to find fun creative cheap dates and I feel like we have exhausted all the resources but tonight I have definitely been proven wrong! Oh and I vote for Picture #2! Stacey :)

Unknown said...

Hello Backus'
We enjoy watching Blake, he's a cutie! And our vote for the contest goes to picture #2 (We give it 4 votes: One for Becca, Elisa, Jared and I). We hope you're doing good, see you soon.
The other Backus'

J-Dub said...

Picture #2. Sorry Backus, better luck next time.- John Wallet

Stina said...

wow! what a fabulous idea! i vote for #2...although i do feel for picture #1...to have to get white out in there could not have been easy@!

yes, you guys are gonna have to make a list about your dates...you have us all intruiged...and i actually will be having an upcoming post about date night i'd love your imput/participation!

Dev and Asha said...

#2! I choose you!

Lindsay said...

WOW! Picture #2 is very creative. It gets the Frost vote. I love your date idea, Brian and I will have to try it. We have gotten a little boring in our date nights, especially since Rebekah has been born. I love your blog, Natalie, it makes me want to create one.

Anonymous said...

If my vote counts, I choose #2. Very creative, but I have to give mad props to whoever did picture #1. That would be hard to fit white out in that picture. Good job guys! This really is a creative idea!

Nicole said...

Picture # 2. I do like both pictures though, very creative

Joy said...

I pick #2. Great idea for a date night!!

Jen and Bryan said...

First of all, Matt could totally do Bob Ross for Halloween if he grew out his hair and fro-ed it out. :) And second of all, my plans were to vote for Natalie--- er, picture 2, but my compassionate mother side makes me want to vote forthe underdog, so, picture one gets my vote. But, boy, it's hard to say who drew which one. :) Love you guys!!

Unknown said...

Can I pick picture #3? (the one of baby Blake). :)

Both drawings are great, but I'll have to go with picture #2.

Cami said...

Hey Backus Family,
I asked Dallin which picture he liked and he pointed to #1. Ben gives his vote to #2. I don't know if I should vote because one of the rules is you can't know whose picture is whose. Since everyone else seemed to disregard that rule, I guess I'll vote anyway.=)Here's a vote for #1. I miss seeing cactus, so it made me happy. Both of them are beautiful!

Ben said...

#1

Melissa said...

Add another vote to #2! Very clever- incorporating a moving scene to be able to use all the random items. How fun, Chris and I are in a movie rut right now...maybe we should get out of it.

Ashley Madsen said...

I love to get CHEAP creative ideas!!! That is awesome! I do have to vote for picture #2 though. Very cute guys!!

Melissa said...

I have been hearing about the tornadoes in Arkansas...I hope you guys are doing ok!

Ben said...

Alright you guys... you'd better get blogging! Or else!

Ben said...

Seriously... where oh where have you little blogs gone?