Sunday Postcard - Africa

I always find country themes difficult for some reason so I ended up with this "fun" postcard. The three heads were Googled but everything else has been painted by me.

Gothic Arches - Mother and Child

Nice challenge! I have selected two vintage images and given them bodies by using my digital freehand cutting tool to draw the shapes on background papers and then i have cut and pasted onto the template. I added a few hand drawn touches. I guess it is a different way of making a collage. The woman's image is from Art-e-Zine and the girl's from Outsider-Artist (freeby). The glitter is by Vera Lim, the brooch and hair clasp by Bluebell Designs.

Art Creations Friday - Dreamy Girl

What a magnificent photo!! You lovely ladies keep coming up with the most spectacular challenge material. I have used an Art Creations original background (recoloured). The dandelion seeds are by Irene Alexeeva. The photo has been altered to add a skirt and some more flowers.

A Moo or Two - Jigsaw

Thanks for the challenge! I found a photo of a white jigsaw puzzle with only one coloured piece (the red). I painted in colour in other pieces and then stamped a digital brush of a Leonardo da Vinci painting over the puzzle and this is the result. All done digitally.

Theme Thursday - Flowers - Room with a view

Nice challenge today! Image of child from Outsider-Artist freebies, everything else from Kubivet freebies.

Mixed Media Monday - The Written Word

This is a great challenge because it makes us think. I guess when we first think of the written word we think of books but, of course, we use it in every aspect of our life. The image is from Art-e-Zine, the background and word art from Lorie Davison and other bits and pieces have been Googled. (4 x 4 format)

Gothic Arches - Fantasy

What a nice challenge! The girl's image is from Outsider-Artists freebies. Background elements by Lorie Davison. Glittery swirls by Vera Lim.

Sunday Postcard - Words of Wisdom

I love Google Images. For this card, I Googled "ugly chair" and up popped the ugliest chair I have ever seen!! I dragged out my uncle (by marriage) once again. He certainly didn't have good taste and I am still on the fence as to whether or not he was human!!
The colorful alphabet used is by Sausan.

Art Creations Friday - Baby Koala

Thankyou to the lovely ladies at Art Creations for yet another wonderful photo to work on. I have put the girl in an Australian background (my own photo). She has been changed (a little!) and she is holding a baby koala (koalas are not bears but marsupials). There is an Australian joke question which is "How much can a koala bear?"

The frame and eucalypt leaves are by Flergs and the legs are by Robyn England.

A Moo or Two - Fruit and Vegetables

Anyone who likes watching old movies would know about Carmen Miranda the TuttiFrutti lady who wore spectacular headgear made from fruit etc. She featured in some awful, overblown musicals but she shone as the ever-smiling and energetic singer and dancer. So, when I saw the theme for this week I thought of Carmen. who I have called "Carmen Pear-anda" (ouch, sorry).

Carmen's image was Googled and the fruit and vegetables are from Jen Ulasiewicz.

Theme Thursday - Birds, Nests, Eggs.

This is a 4 x 4. Bird and background by Ztampf and nest elements from Sausan.
The eggs are from Graphic Fairy.

ATC Burdens of the Responsible WOMAN

This is an ATC I made for a challenge at Flickr which is based on the work of famous artists - this time James C. Christensen who paints very whimsical pictures. His work was called "Burdens of the Responsible Man" so I reversed the gender!! There are lots of bits and pieces from here and there but I have to credit Kubivet, Irene Alexeeva, Lorie Davison, Lisa's Altered Art for baby image and Outsider-Artists freebie for woman's image.

Mixed Media Monday - Time

Thanks for the challenge, Heather. Background and clocks by Lorie Davison, digital stamps of women by 500ml.

Sunday Postcard - Once upon a time (beware the toad)

Once upon a time, a young Australian girl met a frog, possibly a very nice frog. Sadly, over the years she discovered that this "frog" was a venomous cane toad. Sad but true. Ah, the blog challenges are great places to get rid of some angst.
The image (of girl) is from Outsider Artist freebies, the frog/toad, castle and background are by Irene Alexeeva (Scraporchard).

Gothic Arch - Pink and Brown "Transparency"

Had some fun with this one. The image is by Tangie Baxter and the acrylic bits and pieces are

from Bluebell Design.

Art Creations Friday - Strong hands, soft heart.

I never cease to be blown away by the choices made by the ladies at Art Creations for our Friday challenge. This is a most beautiful photo and the first thing I noticed were the strong hands. The lady is frail and old but her hands appear to be so powerful. I imagine that she has lived a very tough life on a farm with little time for anything but hard work. I have placed her, leaning on a rusty gate, dreaming about what might have been. I hope there were joys for her. There is a lovely quote by Mark Twain "Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been". I hope this is true for her.
Thanks so much for this wonderful challenge. (Background stockphoto by Jen Ulasiewicz. Photograph of old lady from Art Creations Friday).

A Moo or Two - Spain

Thanks for the nice challenge. I Googled the vintage travel poster and added my own flamenco dancer (drawn and painted by me digitally in ArtRage which is a painting software program. I do this with a mouse as I haven't graduated to a tablet and it is not an easy thing to do in such a small space!!)

Theme Thursday - Beach/nautical theme

Thanks for the great challenge! Still very much beach weather here in the Southern Hemisphere.
The background paper and beach girl are by Kubivet (freebies). The frame is by Lorie Davison SBG,

Leonardo altered - The annunciation

This ATC is for a challenge at Flickr - Famous Works of Art ATC's. Very challenging. I had no idea how to tackle a very famous and grand painting so stooped to a little bit of cut and paste.
The image of the girl is from Outsider-Artists (freebie). The Archangel Gabriel was Googled. The background is by Create Wings Designs (at After Five Designs).

Mixed Media Monday - Heroes

Thanks for the great challenge. Background by Lie Phung.