Sunday Postcard - Edgar Allan Poe

I found this piece of trivia somewhere. It is called "Unknown facts about Edgar Allan Poe".
"Unknown fact Number #524 .... Edgar Allan Poe had a very good reason to be fond of ravens as his famous poem was an overnight success and brought him the comfortable income he had always been seeking. To repay his favourite birds, he opened a Raven Rescue Refuge in his home. The ravens embraced their comfortable new lifestyle with gusto and they prospered and multiplied. Soon Mr Poe had taken to wearing hat and raincoat for obvious reasons. Eventually, the problem grew to such proportions that he cried "Never more shall I take in these ungrateful birds, NEVER MORE". He called a pest exterminator and had them removed and declared in his last poem, which has never been published, that gratitude can be carried too far".

I have used an altered photograph of background and man from Flickr-free-to-use images. The head of Mr Poe was Googled. The raven is by Irene Alexeeva. (The unknown facts are a pack of lies).

Thank God it's Friday - Little Witches

My little witch is my two year old granddaughter. Well, it's her face!! Crazy frame, bird and pumpkin by Irene Alexeeva. Hat Googled. Legs Robyn England.

Art Creations Friday - Family Resemblances

When I look at old family photos I am often surprised at finding family resemblances between people now living and those going back three and four generations. I never knew my paternal grandparents. They both died very young and yet I can see my grandmother in the face of my daughter. They were born 100 years apart. I was thinking about this when I saw today's photo.
Background by Lily of After Five Designs. Body by Tangie Baxter Scrapbookgraphics. Image thanks to Hermine and the lovely ladies at ACF.

The Three Muses Challenge - Fowl Play

Enlarge for full effect! I had some fun with Joseph (and his amazing technicolor dreamcoat). He is made mostly from paper backgrounds by Berna Datema at Scrapbookgraphics with a little bit of painting from me.

Mixed Media Monday - Marvellous Moustaches

Perhaps depilatories did not exist in the 1920's! The image, outrageously altered, is a Flickr free to use from Suzee Que. The head of Petunia is from a Terri Kahrs freebie. Lace and berries, background and label by Manuela Zimmerman at Scrapbookgraphics.

Sunday Postcard - Halloween

My witch is an altered image from Flickr-free-to-use (Suzee Que). The hat and bats are by Irene Alexeeva. The tear is by Ztampf. The rest painted by me.

Art Creations Friday - Background

Thanks to the ladies at ACF for the lovely background. I have enhanced the colour a little and added some texture. The image is a Flickr free to use submitted by Suzee Que. The digital brushes are by Katie Pertiet. Perfume bottle by Irene Alexeeva.

The Three Muses Challenge - Long ago and far away

I think my collage qualifies for “long ago and far away” The soldier is my father who was in a cavalry regiment fighting in the Middle East during WW1 (nothing has changed except they don’t use horses now). In the background is his discharge paper which declares that he was discharged as “medically unfit”. He had suffered injuries and spent time in a military hospital in Egypt. The paper is dated October 1919. It took almost a year to return soldiers to Australia after the end of the war. In spite of being” medically unfit” he lived another 77 years and died at the age of 102.

Photo and paper are from a family album. Background, clock and clock parts and tag are by Maya at Scrapbookgraphics.

Mixed Media Monday - Mothers and Daughters

Images Googled and altered slightly. Background, edging and stitching from Flergs at Scrapbookgraphics.

The quote is a Jewish proverb.

Gothic Arches - Risque and/or Tasteful Nude

The nearest thing to nude is body-suit-nude which I achieved by overpainting and adding a couple of darts and neck and sleeve bands! Image from Maya at Scrapbookgraphics. Background, butterfly hat, metallic thingy and feather all from Irene Alexeeva.

Sunday Postcard - Gothic Grunge

Thanks to Donna and Mandy at Sunday Postcards for something different. The image (greatly altered) is from a collage sheet by Maya at Scrapbookgraphics. Background, bats and cobweb by Irene Alexeeva. I found the quote at the Quote Garden and it is attributed to Usman B. Asif.

Thank God it's Friday - Pointy Hats

I found a vintage sepia image of a very proper little lady whose life looked very dull so I have given her some bright colours and a makeover. A different version of the Pointy Hat.
Image from Katilady at Flickr. The rest all cut from papers by Berna Datema at Scrapbookgraphics.

Art Creations Friday - Waiting for Halloween

I seem to be creating a series of Halloween pictures, featuring the images from the lovely ladies at ACF!! Some hand painting here and some bits and pieces, including background, from Irene Alexeeva at Scraporchard. Shoes by Tangie Baxter.

The Three Muses Challenge - Hair

Image is from an old perfume poster (Googled). Background notepaper is by Katie Pertiet, crown by Dawn van der Stoep, Creativewing Designs.

I couldn't resist creating a tongue-in-cheek entry for this week's Muses so decided to post two versions of the theme.

The image is a Flickr-free-to-use, black and white and vintage, coloured with hair added. Wig was Googled. Most of the ephemera is by Tangie Baxter with some pieces Googled.

Mixed Media Monday - Think Pink

Diane has asked us to remember that it is Breast Cancer Awareness month in Australia and maybe other places. Thankyou for reminding us, Diane.
The images (altered) are from Suzee Que (Flickr-free-to-use). Background, stars and lamplight from Irene Alexeeva at Scraporchard.

Sunday Postcard - Blackbird

Background and chair from Lily at After Five Designs. Keyboard from Irene Alexeeva.

Art Creations Friday - Halloween's (almost) here

Thanks to the ladies at Art Creations Friday for another lovely image. Background paper, bats and hat by Irene Alexeeva at Scraporchard.

Thank God it's Friday - Rain

Thanks to Sandy for the challenge and to Anne for this week's inspiration.
The image (coloured) is from Outsider Artist Freebies. The background, umbrella and other bits and pieces are by Jofia Devoe.

Theme Thursday - Bird ATC - Altered Galahs

The galah (pronounced ga-lah with the accent on the second syllable) or pink and grey cockatoo is native to Australia and, I am pleased to say, native to my part of Australia where they gather in flocks and in profusion. They are very large birds so bear no resemblance to the small love birds or budgerigars also native to Australia.

My altered picture is a collage made entirely from bits and pieces by Fiddlette at Scrapartist.

Three Muses Challenge - Numbers

Thanks for the great challenge, Bev, at THE THREE MUSES. I went vintage for this one.
Image (altered) is from Art-e-zine and all other bits and pieces are from Maya at Scrapbookgraphics.

Art Creations Friday October 2

Thanks to the ladies at ACT for the lovely lady who is enjoying a weekend in Paris, stuck in a collage.

TGIF - White

Thanks for the lovely challenge. The picture looks better enlarged. The face and hands are from an Outsider-Artists freebie. The body and wings were painted by me. The white lace strips are by JenuDesigns overlaid on a pale blue background.