The Three Muses Challenge - Vintage

Tattered remnants are all that are left of this romance!  Bits and pieces by Lorie Davison at SBG.  I am not sure where the image comes from.

The Three Muses Challenge - Say it with Music

My musical collage is made from Googled bits and pieces, greatly altered.

The Three Muses Challenge - Victorian

I thought it might be a good idea to give Queen Victoria a zingy, zetti look but it didn't quite come off!!  Somehow I don't think she would approve.  She certainly wouldn't be amused!!
I Googled the Queen's face and painted in her body.  Sceptre also Googled.

Mixed Media Monday - Art

I was in the mood for doodling yesterday so what better than the great quote (above) from Pablo Picasso to use as an excuse.

Background and cat (greatly altered) Irene Alexeeva.  Image by me.

The Three Muses Challenge - Art Envelopes

This is my art envelope created in vintage style but any type of art suits this challenge.  Ephemera and other bits and pieces by Katie Pertiet and Anna Aspnes at Designer Digitals and Createwing Designs.

The Three Muses Challenge - The Printed Word

In the newspapers, literally!  The faces are from Land of Nod collage sheets and the newspaper bodies have been cut from coloured newsprint by Maya at Scrapbookgraphics.

Art Creations Friday - Daisy, Daisy.

Thanks to the ladies at Art Creations Friday for the lovely image and the book pages.  I colorised the face and over-painted the rest of the image.

The Three Muses Challenge - Numbers

The orange image is from a collage sheet  by Moonlight Journey.  Old bottle Lorie Davison Scrapbookgraphics.  Background and poster by me.

Art Creations Friday Challenge Sept 3

Thanks to the ladies at Art Creations Friday for the lovely image.  (Welcome back, we've missed you!)
I used the face from the ACF picture and blended it into a painting that I found on Wikimedia Commons (copyright free).  I finished off with a photo of flowers given to me by my friend Ann (Taluula) and I have blended this into the background.

The Three Muses Challenge - Back to Nature

In my part of the world, south-western Australia, seasons don't change dramatically. One merges into the next with very little fanfare.  However, September 1 marks the end of our mild winter and the start of spring. 
The image I have used is from Wikimedia Commons, copyright free.  The lovely background is a photo of lobelias and petunia by my friend Ann (Taluula).  Thanks, Ann!  Ephemera collected over the years, no credits available.

The Three Muses Challenge - Zetti

The lady's face (altered) is from Wikimedia Commons, the top part of her body is by Irene Alexeeva, legs, swirls and flower by Fiddlette and the rest by me (side bars, patterned blocks and background).

New arrivals in my Mailbox

Creating art envelopes is proving to be addictive.   Here are three wonderful envelopes that I received in swaps with Taluula (Ann), Indybev (Bev) and Junibear (June).  Thankyou ladies!!

Sunday Postcard - Odd Bods

Yes, my mind does work in mysterious ways.  Often I have no idea as to where I am going when I start doodling!  All my own work.

The Three Muses Challenge - Wheels

All my own work!  I enjoyed some doodling silliness for a change.

Sunday Postcard - Mushrooms

I apologize for the terrible pun in my poem!!  (Those for whom English is a second language may not get the joke.  It is a play on words for "There's not MUCH ROOM in here".
The image (greatly altered) is a Kubivet freebie.  The background and mushrooms are from Lorie Davison at Scrapbookgraphics.

The Three Muses Challenge - Doors

My door (greatly altered) comes from Wikimedia Commons, a great source for copyright-free images.  I have used a collection of Berna Datema (Scrapbookgraphics) overlays and computer bells and whistles to achieve the (hopefully) grungy effect.  The image is a pen and ink drawing (from Flickr free to use) which I converted into a digital brush/stamp.

Mixed Media Monday - Memories

I don't know if I have succeeded but I wanted this envelope to look "aged".  It is still waiting for an address and a postmark.  Enlarge for small details.  The image is from Wikimedia Commons and other bits and pieces by Irene Alexeeva at Scraporchard.  Grunge overlays by Lauren Bavin and Manuela Zimmerman.

Sunday Postcard - Houses

I have noticed that pictures now being posted to the blog are losing a lot of definition.  I don't know why but I am sure this is the case.  This one looks better when enlarged.

Birds spend a lot of time finding material for their "homes".  Boothroyd Blackbird has taken his talents to a new level!  Paper and cardboard maybe but very sophisticated - for a blackbird.
Bits and pieces from Lorie Davison at Scrapbookgraphics.

Three Muses Challenge - Love is Blind

Well, Penelope is a very pretty fish, you must admit!  She is an Ozstuffe Originale, painted in ArtRage as is Freddie's suit of clothes and bow tie and the background.  Freddie's face is from a collage sheet by Tangie Baxter.

Sunday Postcard - Patchwork

I made my patchwork digitally in a painting program.  The image is a Flickr free to use from Suzee Que.