Sunday, July 12, 2015

Digital Whisper Challenge - Clothes Pins

Patti's clothes pin challenge took some thinking about.  Why not combine getting a sun tan with doing the chores?
The lady is from e-vint.com.  The white background is from Anna Aspnes and the clothes and sheet were painted by me. (Old fashioned dolly pin/peg Googled).

Tuesday, July 7, 2015

The Three Muses Challenge - STARS

The image (coloured and altered) is from e-vint.com.  The gold tulle and chains are from Irene Alexeeva, some elements from Lauren Bavin and the background by Rebecca McMeen.  Stars from software element.

Monday, July 6, 2015

Take a Word Challenge - WINDOW

The window comes from Kubivet Designs (no longer in business).  The image was originally a black and photo from e-vint.com, coloured and altered.  The background includes a PS brush by Katie Pertiet and a clock face from Lauren Bavin (no longer operating as a designer).

Sunday, July 5, 2015

Sunday Postcard Art - Roses

This week at SPA the theme is ROSES.  My postcard includes an (altered) image from Kubivet and other elements from Lorie Davison at SBG.  The rose was extracted from one of my own photos.

Saturday, July 4, 2015

Digital Whisper Challenge - Summertime

This week at Digital Whisper the theme is SUMMERTIME.  Thanks for all your great challenges, Patti.  The image is from e-vint.com, coloured and altered.  I made the background from an altered photograph of a jetty in south-west Australia - added some overpainting and collaging to make a summery scene.

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

The Three Muses Challenge - Beatles Lyrics - NOWHERE MAN


What a great repository of lyrics to be found in the many songs of the Beatles.  Nice challenge, Ann.  I have chosen "Nowhere Man".  The background is from Lorie Davison, the image from Finecrafted Designs.

Monday, June 29, 2015

Digital Whisper Challenge - Barefoot

"Your feet's too big" is a song by Fats Waller. It's a long song so I will include only a couple of verses.
 
Say up in Harlem at a table for two
There were four of us, me, your big feet and you
From your ankles up, I'd say you sure are sweet
From there down there's just too much feet
 
Yes, your feet's too big
Don't want you, 'cause your feet's too big
Can't love you, cause your feet's too big
I really hate you, 'cause your feet's too big
 
Mostly painted by me except for the face (Googled) and the Photoshop splash brush.

Sunday, June 28, 2015

Take a Word Challege - Hot Colours

The fashionable images are from an old set from Tangie Baxter.  Background bits and pieces mostly from Kubivet (no longer in business) and some Photoshop postage brushes.

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

The Three Muses Challenge - Apples

Thanks to Bev for a delicious challenge.  The girl is from Hidden Vintage Designs, the border of apples from Kubivet, the slate was Googled.

Sunday, June 21, 2015

Take a Word Challenge - Dancer

Unfortunately, the lady's dreams of becoming a prima ballerina were dashed when she wore the wrong shoes!  The background is a scanned dictionary page, aged and altered.  The ballerina is a Photoshop brush silhouette.  Not sure where I found the image but it has been altered and added to.

Digital Whisper Challenge - PICNIC

 


Thanks to Patti for a very challenging challenge!!  I painted the background (digitally in ArtRage), googled the picnic goodies and used images from Courtney at Scrapbookgraphics.

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Three Muses Challenge - Fish

This week our theme fish.  I found black and white line drawings of the two fish at Google Images and painted them, using "metallic" paints in ArtRage digital painting software.  The sea plants, bubbles and seawater are from Lorie Davison at Scrapbookgraphics.

Sunday, June 14, 2015

Digital Whisper Challenge - WATER COLOURS

 


Thanks to Patti for a lovely challenge.  My picture includes background papers, frame and elements from Anna Aspnes and Joanne Brisebois both from Oscraps Designs.
This week at Take a Word the theme is BEAUTY.  This photo of actress, Maude Fealy, says it all.  The image comes from Google Images and other bits and pieces are from Rosey Posey at Scrapbookgraphics.

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

The Three Muses Challenge - MALE OF THE SPECIES

Thanks to Ann for inviting us to include a MAN in our creations this week.  We probably don't feature them enough so this is a great opportunity.  Thanks, Ann.
The image on the left was Googled and altered.  The old book backgrounds are from Maya at Scrapbookgraphics.  The advertisement on the right is from JenU Designs (no longer selling).

Sunday, June 7, 2015

Take a Word Challenge - Timepieces

There's a saying that a gambler loses the shirt off his back.  Well, this lady lost more than her shirt.  Fortunately she found a very fetching vintage clock to preserve her dignity.
Image (extracted, coloured and altered) from e-vint.com. Googled clock.  Everything else from Cryztal Rain at Mischief Circus.

Digital Whisper Challenge - FRECKLES

This week the challenge at Digital Whisper is to create some art featuring freckles.  Thanks, Patti!! The background is a scanned page from an old dictionary of mine - with added colour and brushes.  The two little redheads are from a collection at Hidden Vintage Studios, sadly no longer operating.

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

The Three Muses Challenge - Circus

This week at the Three Muses the theme is CIRCUS.  My melancholy clown was painted by me, the curtain is from Lorie Davison.

Monday, June 1, 2015

Digital Whisper Challenge - Venus

 
I couldn't stop at one.  It's such a delicious challenge.  Venus was extracted from "Birth of Venus" and (ahem) overpainted a little bit.  No guessing who she has become.  All the backgrounds and elements are from Rosey Posey at Scraphbookgraphics.

Digital Whisper Challenge - Venus - History of the Swimsuit in Pictures

Our lovely model, Venus, shows us swimsuits through the decades.  "The Birth of Venus" from Google Images, overpainted by me.