The Three Muses Challenge - Architecture

Picture of window and wall found at Google Images.  Colour and textures have been added.  The mage is from e.vint.com

Take a Word Challenge - Blue

The beautiful sketch of the angel was found in Google Images.  The background (altered and enhanced) is from Lorie Davison at Scrapbookgraphics.  Quote by Mark Twain.

Three Muses Challenge - Out of Bounds

The two images are from e-vint.com (coloured).  The frame is from Irene Alexeeva and the background is by Holliewood.

Take a Word Challenge - Anything Vintage

 

The lady was found in Flickr Free Images, the passport background and other travel essentials are from Tangie Baxter.

Three Muses Challenge - Black and White

 

Face by me, background paper used to dress doll and side piece, butterfly, clock and fabric flower by Irene Alexeeva.  Paper doll template by Joanne Brisebois.

Take a Word Challenge - Butterflies

Poor butterfly indeed!  She really does look as if she's in pain.  The butterfly/ballerina is from e.vint.com (picture coloured and altered).  The theatre poster was Googled and the flower is from Lorie Davison.  Wings also Googled.

Sunday Postcard Art - My Heart is Blue

For some reason, on my computer at least, Blogger has turned blue into purple.  This is an original, digital painting.  The background was scanned from an old dictionary and altered.  Thanks to Mandy and Donna for a great challenge.

Three Muses Challenge - LOVE

 

 

"I've looked at love from both sides now,

From give and take, and still somehow,

It's love's illusions I recall,

I really don't know love at all"  (Joni Mitchell)

 

I think the verse from Joni Mitchell's song says it all.

 

For the first picture I scanned a dictionary page and re-arranged it and distressed it.  The image is from a collage sheet by Maya at SBG, the paper flowers from Birgit Kerr. 

The second picture is an original digital painting by me,

Take a Word Challenge - CLOCKS

Background and some elements by G & T at E-scape and Scrap.  Bench Googled, face from a Renaissance painting, hair painted on, body from Hidden Vintage Studios.

Three Muses Challenge - Silhouettes

This is an original work, background and silhouettes by me.  I used a digital abstract painting of mine to fill the silhouette shapes.  I repeated the shapes by filling with black.

Take a Word Challenge - Couples

Couple from a collection by Maya at Scrapbookgaphics, tattered remnants from Lorie Davison, also at SBG.

Three Muses Challenge - WORD

 

This week Ann has asked us to choose one word and illustrate it in journal page form.  My word is MELANCHOLY.  The sad clown was painted by me.  The background and curtain are by Lorie Davison at Scrapbookgraphics.

Take a Word Challenge - HATS-N-THINGS

I found this lovely lady on the web.  I believe the picture is copyright free.  She was originally black and white but has now been given a new and colorful life.  I think the fish makes a very fetching hat!!  We all believe at some time of our lives that we are living in a fish bowl and everyone knows our business so that is why she has some scaled and bubbly friends.
Background Itkupilli, fish by January (both at Deviant Scraps).

Three Muses Challenge - Still Life

This week's theme is to create a STILL LIFE collage.  The background is made from an old dictionary page and the boots are from Marta van Eck at Deviant Scraps.

Take a Word Challenge - MOON

I love collage - especially the ones that don't make a lot of sense!  This is my illustration of the song "It's only a paper moon".  The cardboard was Googled, waves by Ruth Davis of E-scape and Scrap, paper doll by Joanne Brisebois with face painted by me.  I also painted the moon and made the "muslin tree" from net pieces.

Three Muses Challenge - Musical Instrument

Thanks to Bev for the musical challenge!  I painted the cellist and the daisies.  Background by Julie Mead and cello Googled and altered.

Take a Word Challenge - HOME

The image is from e-vint.com, altered, coloured and given new hair.  The heart is by me.  Paper flowers by Birgit Kerr, window from Lauren Bavin.

The Three Muses Challenge - Colour me happy - Towards 2014

To explain this picture, I imagined everyone being sucked into an unknown void that is 2014, hoping that everything is good on the other side.
Thanks to Ann for her colour challenge.  The background is by Ztampf (hued and saturated), the "dolls" are by Beth Rimmer and the geometric pattern is a Photoshop brush.
May I take this opportunity to wish all our Blog friends a very happy, peaceful and prosperous New Year.

Take a Word Challenge - New Year

 

"I believe the children are our future,

Teach them well and let them lead the way.

Show them all the beauty they possess inside.

Give them a sense of pride to make it easier.

Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be".

Lyrics from "The Greatest Love of All" - music by Michael Masser and lyrics by Linda Creed.

 

The beautiful photo is from a collection put together by BW Sarudy - "It's about time".  I coloured it from original black and white.  Elements and backgrounds by Rosey Posey of Scrapbookgraphics.

The Three Muses Challenge - Mail Art - Art Envelope

Background and Zetti frame by Fiddlette.  Lady, balloons, airmail bird and stamp by me.