Take a Word - VINTAGE

Nothing's real here!!  The texty backgrounds are scanned dictionary pages (tinted),  The muslin tree is by me with pieces of silky netting by Lorie Davison, overlaid to form the shape.  Tree trunk also by me.  Paper flowers by Birgit Kerr formerly of Scrapbookgraphics.  The girl is by Hidden Vintage Studios. Background paper by Irene Alexeeva.

Collage Obsession - Eerie

This is my version of eerie created from an image by Hidden Vintage Studios and a background by Eena's Creations and a number of filters and brushes.

Take a Word Challenge - Shades of Blue

I have used this photograph many times.  It is my aunt (age 12) from an old family album.  I have coloured and altered her a bit.  The boots were Googled. The paper flowers are from Birgit Kerr (formerly of Scrapbookgraphics).

Digital Whisper Challenge - The Bowels of Hell

Australians don't celebrate Halloween as in other countries.  Therefore, I am celebrating the hellish season in my own peculiar style.  DIGITAL WHISPER is a new blog challenge which you can find HERE  -  Some of you will recognise it from its NING days and now Patti and Kaylene are bringing it to the blog. 
This picture is a mishmash of Photoshop brushes, googled broom, an angry face (altered) which I have had in storage for many years.  I used an e-vint.com lady - or the body thereof - for the body shape which I have digitally overpainted using the ArtRage program.

Take a Word Challenge - MASCULINE

 

This week the theme word at Take a Word is MASCULINE.  The two images (coloured from black and white) are from Flickr free to use images.  The background is by Itkupilli.

Collage Obsession Challenge - RAVEN

Thanks to Linda for a great challenge at CO.  My raven has a slight injury to his leg.  The girl is from an old painting to which I added a lower body.  The raven was Googled.  The background is made from bits and pieces from Createwing Designs and Catherine Designs.

The Three Muses Challenge - Use of printed or hand-written text in art.

The background text and archway are from Maya at Scrapbookgraphics.  The source for the two images has been lost over the years.  I have altered them greatly and added new legs and shoes. 

The Three Muses Challenge - UMBRELLAS

This week the theme word at "Take a Word" is UMBRELLAS. The elements in this collage are mainly from Catherine Designs, the umbrella was Googled and the rain deprived farmer is from an old painting of unknown origin.

The Three Muses Challenge - Board Games

Poor Flossy spent all her money at the Bingo Hall and is reduced to wearing cardboard castoffs. The image is from e-vint.com, the bingo card from Google Images.

Take a Word Challenge - INSECTS

This week the theme word at Take a Word is INSECTS.  I have chosen bees!  Collage created mostly with Googled images.  Lady Bee includes a face from a Flickr-free-to-use website, painting by me.  Flower also by me.

Sunday Postcard Art - SPOOKY

Thanks to Mandy and Donna for a great challenge.  Original image a free-to-use from the late Suzee Que at Flickr.

Collage Obsessions Challenge - DIVA

What a nice challenge to start a new year of arting at Collage Obsession.  The image is from Itkupilli and the background by Lorie Davison.  (I coloured the image).

The Three Muses Challenge - HAPPINESS IS ...

Happiness IS a cup of tea and a harmless gossip!!  The ladies have been in my collection for a very long time and I'm not sure where they came from.  I have coloured and altered them.  The background is by Itkupilli.

Take a Word Challenge - BUTTONS AND BOWS

The theme this week is BUTTONS AND BOWS.  The image is from Hidden Vintage Studios, buttons Googled, Bow and Bird from Createwings Designs and scanned dictionary page (altered) from me.

Hat for Sunday Postcard Art

A hat good enough to eat.  Drawing by me.  Background Rosey Posey. Googled berries.

The Three Muses Challenge - ALTERED PLAYING CARDS

 

Lord Freddie Fauntleroy lost more than his shirt when playing at cards.  Image Googled and other bits and pieces from Irene Alexeeva.

Take a Word Challenge - STEAMPUNKERY

The image comes from two old photos (the top from one, the legs from another).  Other bits and pieces from Finecrafted Designs and Marta van Eck (both from Deviantscrap)

The Three Muses Challenge - ROSES

A Jane Austen Collage with some red roses thrown in!  Jane Austen memorabilia from Fiddlette, old note books from Christina Renee.

Take a Word Challenge - WINDOWS

This week at Take a Word the theme is WINDOWS.  I have altered the two images (from e.vint.com) by colouring them and giving them new clothes.  The window is from Jen Designs and the background is from Itkupilli.

Sunday Postcard Art Challenge - Framed

This week the theme at Sunday Postcard Art is FRAMES.  I used the face of old time movie actress Louise Brooks (coloured and altered) and drew in the rest.  The background is by Alexeeva and the frame is from a collection by Studio Girls at Scrapbookgraphics.