The Three Muses Challenge - NUMBERS

This week our theme is NUMBERS.  I made the background "checkerboard" (none of it makes sense) and the lady on pointe is from e-vint.com (coloured and altered).

Take a Word Challenge - True Happiness (or not)

The fur-coated lady is from e-vint.com.  Background from Itkupilli.

The Three Muses Challenge - JUNE BRIDES

This is an Ozstuffe Originale (who else could come up with such a monstrosity I hear you say).  All my own work.  Drawn (digitally) in ArtRage.  Yes, I have a badly skewed opinion of marriage.

Take a Word Challenge - Botanical

Botanical brushes by Katie Pertiet, white daisies and parts of background from Createwings Designs.

Three Muses Challenge - Birds

Thanks to Bev for the birdy challenge!!  My birds are my own creation. Background by Rosey Posey.

Take a Word Challenge - Cool Colours

 

 

I made a Photoshop brush from a Googled vintage image which is overlaid on to a background made from an old dictionary page with some colour added.  I added some tinting with a touch of whites and sepias to help achieve a  contrast.  A background paper by Berna Datema was also used. Don't throw out your old dictionaries and books.  They make great starting points for artwork.

Sunday Postcard Art - Art Journal Postcard

I love art journals and I so admire the mixed media artists who create the wonderful artwork.  It's fun to try to do it in digital art but I am the first one to admit that it's not quite the same (to state the obvious).
I painted the lady in artrage and scanned the dictionary definition of FATE and cut and pasted it. I also painted the fringe at the top.  Background and splatters by Creativewings Designs.  Paper flowers by Birgit Kerr.

The Three Muses Challenge - Gothic Arch

Well, the arch is gothic but the picture is more "creepy fairy tale". The image (from e-vint.com) is Fanny Brice, the original "Funny Girl".  This photo was in black and white and it has been coloured by me. The background is by Lorie Davison, silhouette a PS brush.

Take a Word Challenge - THE COLOUR ORANGE

 

The image (originally sepia) was coloured and altered.  Googled papers used in box and "fringe" at top.  I made the cat from cut and pasted pieces from a paper background by Createwings Designs.  The flower brushes are by Birgit Kerr.  The background by Captive Visions.  Other stamps by Rosey Posey.

The Three Muses Challenge - ZETTI

My Zetti girl is my own concoction, using a face of a silent movie star (Louise Brooks), a head band by Fiddlette and some painting by me. The hearts in the background are by Catherine Designs.

Take a Word Challenge - Bubbles

The image is from an old painting (source not known) found on Google Images.  The background and blue flowers are by Lorie Davison.  The bubbles come from an action on one of my digital art software programs.

Sunday Postcard Art - Party

 

It's party time at Sunday Postcard Art.  I painted the party girl and balloon.  Background by Fiddlette and overlay by Captive Visions

 

Three Muses Challenge - Black and white stripes

Thanks to Ann for her black and white challenge.  The image is an old Flickr-free-to-use, coloured and altered.  The starry background and butterflies are by Irene Alexeeva.  The "vortex" and the floor were Googled.

Take a Word Challenge - Sewing

This week the theme is "sewing".  The small girls (coloured and altered) are from an old Flickr free to use website.  The bird and pieces of background to make the patchwork are from Ztampf.  Stitches by Berna Datema.

Sunday Postcard Art - Buttons and Bows

Thanks for the great challenge.  The lady is a freebie from somewhere in the past.  The button background has also been in my "stash" for many years and I have lost track of the designer.  Other elements by Createwings Designs.

The Three Muses Challenge - Quotation/Open Theme

Thanks to Bev for a great open theme and a chance for us all to choose our favourite quotations.  I like this quotation because it tells us to stop and think before judging people.  The man with Googled lady's legs is from the lovely Terri Kahrs (freebie).  The lady with legs from Maya and Googled shoes and bow from Createwings Designs is from e-vint.com.  The chevrons are from Createwings and the background newspring shadow boxes are from Maya at SBG.

Take a Word Challenge - Mothers

This week we are celebrating motherhood.  The images above are from a Wikimedia Commons copyright free collection of paintings.  Background by me.

Three Muses Challenge - MUSIC

You may not recognise my uncle (by marriage) but it's him!  I gave him a new hair do and updated moustache,  He always was full of himself .  Photo of Uncle Paul from an old family album of mine.  Piano Googled.  Floor from Irene Alexeeva. Butterfly Vera Lim.  Sky and music manuscript Googled.
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Take a Word Challenge - STONE ANGELS

The angel is from Google Images.  The cherub taking notes and the script in the background are from Lori Davison.  The background paper is from Pink Lotty and the dried roses are from Trish Jones.

Three Muses - Hats and Crowns and Wings and Things

Thanks to Ann for a challenging challenge! The image was Googled (Renaissance painting, source unknown).  Crown/roses by Christina Renee.  Hat and wings from Googled manuscript.  Background papers by Pink Lotty.  Overlay words Itkupilli.