Sunday, June 30, 2013

Summer of color Wks 2-3--Take a Word-butterfly

Summer of Color Week 3                                         Take a Word
Purple and Lime Green                                             Butterfly

Thought I'd change up the usual depiction of butterflies.
 
 
Summer of Color Week 2
Hot Pink and Orange
 
The mug shot of one Mary A. Butts, convicted of larceny in 1904

Saturday, June 29, 2013

more in the Nick Bantock style

 Both made with elements from Fuzzimo, ItKuPiLLi, Finecrafted Designs and Marta Van Eck.


SPA --Once upon a Time

 
Don't you...
 
background from ItKuPiLLi, little girl has been in my stash for a long, long time, Fairy is from a photo of mine, and the stamp is my design as well.

Thursday, June 27, 2013

In the Style of Nick Bantock--eggs

This week's artist inspiration at DigitalMania Flickr group is the wonderful nick Bantock.
I love working in his style.
The lady, the potted plant and the leaf are brushes I made from images altered in Photoshop.
 
 

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

More ICADs








 
Got some washi tape and some great graphic kraft papers...still having fun.

Three Muses--Numbers

Take a card--any card

 
With thanks to Finecrafted Designs, Media Militia and a random number generator.

Sunday, June 23, 2013

SPA--Summer Solstice

This is what my husband says, on the first day of summer....

 
 
 
Images from ItKuPiLLi and Hidden Vintage Studios, background from Finecrafted designs.

Thursday, June 20, 2013

Some more ICADS

Look at me--paper and glue sticks and markers and tape!




Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Take a Word--Botanical

 
Images from Dover and Russian Dutch Heart

Monday, June 17, 2013

Three Muses--June Bride

The Bride was in the attic...
 
 
Background and elements from Marta Van Eck, bride from Melty's_stock@deviantart.

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Mandarin Orange Monday--Grafitti Angel

 
A place near my office where I often go to photograph.  Altered with Blending modes, a gradient layer, the posterize filter and a spray paint texture.

Saturday, June 15, 2013

SPA--Father's Day

 
You didn't tell us how we should live...
You lived, and let us watch you do it.

Inspired by the Art of Stephanie Ledoux

 
A Worried Mind
 
Image from bmb_stock @deviantart.com

 
Red-headed Angel
 

Exotic
 
Image from Google Images
 
All these images were originally photos, altered with either the Threshold or Sketch/Photocopy filters.

ICADs 12-15 This is FUN!





Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Three Muses & Summer of Color --Bird--Citron Green and Turquoise

 
All pieces except the bird are from Crowabout's kit Borders and Bits.
Also connecting to Summer of Color week 1 ~ Turquoise and Citron Green

Saturday, June 8, 2013

SPA -- Art Journal postcard

 
 
Birds from Marta Van Eck--I drew the legs--can you tell? 
Background from papers from O-scraps, and the rest was painted with Photoshop brushes.

Quotography--Bride

One day in May I'll come and say:
"Happy the bride the sun shines on today!"
 
 
Brad and Heather
 
 
"I have found the one that my soul loves..."
~song of Solomon 3:4~

 
Jennifer, thinking of Joel

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Index Card a Day (ICAD 2013)

Well, I've decided to try my hand at hands on art once more--paper, paint, glue and Scizzors.  This is a little adventure, nothing too intimidating--just 3 x 5 index cards.  The project--it's not a swap--is at the Daisy Yellow blog, here.
I've done all six so far, but only scanned five.

Remember...I told you I cannot draw...

 June 1
 
June 2

 
June 3

 
June 4

 
June 5


Collage Obsession--June Wedding


Image from Google, background an embellishments from Russian Dutch Heart. ( you can find a link to this lovely freebie filled blog in my blog list on the right)

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Three Muses--Gothic Gothic Arch


Woman from Dance_of_cobra at Deviantart, the rest from Google.  The text overlay is a brush.

TextureTuesday--Healing prayers

This week we have been asked to post healing wishes, thoughts and prayers for Kim's husband, who is indergoing cancer treatment.  I went searching for healing words and couldn't decide from these two, so made both--can't hurt...

Here is the message and link to Kim's Facebook page.

Dear Texture Tuesday friends,
I'm sure you know that Kim's husband is currently undergoing chemotherapy for Leukemia in Winnepeg. I would like for us TT followers to do something special for Kim and John this week. If you are able, could you create a Texture Tuesday image with the theme of HEALING for Kim and John, and post it on her Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/kimklassencafe this Tuesday? I would love to see a big show of support and love for them.
Thank you,
Joyelle Brandt, Texture Tuesday fan
www.joyellebrandt.com

https://www.facebook.com/kimklassencafe

The first is an image found on Google, with textures Annabelle, 3003-2 and Carol.


 and the second is my own photo, with textures Isobel and Hopefilled.