Flower Art Friday

Just for fun, I've made something for

Flower Art Friday

I was fooling around with some of my photos last night and thought "Why Not".

So, why not?

I've used a couple of textures, one by Bonnie Zieman and the other by Shadowhouse Creations.

The wordart is by Dido Designs.

And the photo is my own, there is a bizarre story that goes with it.

I was climbing in the hoodoos down south of where we live.

The hoodoos are interesting and unique rock formations that are all rock.  

Great unusual shapes, but nothing else.

Out of the corner of my eye I saw something bright yellow and looked at it.

I thought, "Isn't that weird that someone has dropped a plastic plant here?"

And then I saw a couple more.

Like I said weird.

Anyhoo, long story short, these bright yellow things were plants, 

but they weren't attached to anything, no roots, no connection to the ground, 

just bright yellow flowers with a kind of cactus base, laying there minding their own business.

Soft and moist and healthy as kind be.  How does that even happen?

Anyways, this is for

I hope you're enjoying your weekend!

All That Glitters

is the new theme for

Soartful Challenges

So I've created something quite sparkly:

and I have a Sirens of the Sea ATC swap coming up soon, so...

The lovely ladies and their fishy friends are courtesy of Valerie at Sum of All Crafts

I hope you'll visit us at

Soartful Challenges

see what the other members of the Design Team have come up with.

And of course, create something sparkly of your own!

Thanks for your visit!

Just Because

This is a LO I just did, of my daughter when she was little.

She was definitely a Fashionista!

Just Beachy

I had a long day today.

So, I've been sitting at the puter making stuff tonight.

There's not much that relaxes me better than that.

Well, maybe chips and dip.

And imagine my surprise when I saw that Peggy has her 

FRIDAY Photo Collage

ready early!

So I fooled around with one of the great images she provided us with.

Here is what she gave us:

I fell in love with this image as soon as I saw it!

It turned into this:

with the addition of a couple of textures by Shadowhouse Creations and a little Photoshop magic.

Thanks Peggy!

I hope your evening is just as relaxing!

Just Because

Friday Photo Art

I REALLY want to encourage you to check out

Photo Art Friday

Bonnie's philosophyt is so refreshing and inspiring, and the art is mind-blowing.

I know, that makes me sound like I grew up in the 70's.

Well, I did

 This week we were invited to transform a photo into a "painting"

Here is my original photo:

 to this:

This was made possible with the addition of three of Bonnie's awesome textures.
Abstract Elements Drops of Jupiter
Painterly and
Happy Day
 

Cool, eh?

Really.

Check it out.

Photo Art Friday

Frame

OK, I admit, this piece is a bit of a stretch for the theme of 

FRAMES at

The Three Muses

I guess my only defence is that I was in "Grandma" mode and missing the little guy.

So I put him in a frame, and went from there, laughing the whole time.

Doesn't he look like a little old woman wearing a babushka?

(for those of you who do not live in the prairies, a

babushka is a Ukrainian kerchief.)

Thanks to Joni Gray, Berna Datema, Bethany Harty and Pink Lotty Designs.

Yellow

Collage Obsession

Butterflies

er, um, I mean

INSECTS

That, my friends, is the theme this week over at

Take A Word

Here's mine:

I'm terrified of spiders.

TERRIFIED.

And lately, maybe cus I've had the door open and I live on the ground floor, well, the other night

I was held at bay by a huge beetle

HUGE

and this morning, there was a worm in the living room

A WORM

Anyways, I just couldn't do

INSECTS

Won't even likely visit the other artists this week.

Sorry.

I JUST can't.

Butterlies are as close to bugs as I can get right now.

Except in my living room

Thanks for Bleuesse, Brandy Murry and tyJulia  for the elements used.

Butterflies are insects, right?

Unless of course, you're another butterfly.

Then you would be a BFF.

Or a lover.

Or even an employer.

Possibly.

Nature

I created this for SPA this week.

I feel like I can refer to it as SPA now, 

I've played along long enough.

For the longest time, I would see "SPA" on other poeple's blogs and think to myself,

"Self, what is SPA?"

THEN, someone spelled it out for me.

So if you're like me, this is for SPA.

Sunday Postcard Art 

Logan

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!

If Money Grew on Trees...

or plants, for that matter...

All images used are by the wonderful Rian.

You can find her collage sheets at

Rian Design 

I hope you are checking out the great creativity by the other members of this talented Design Team!

Sim 

Marja 

Wendy 

and 

Kaylene 

You'll find some pretty incredible inspiration at each blog!

Here Comes The Sun!

What began as this:

Big thanks to Peggy at

Friday Foto Collage 

for the image and the inspiration!

And credit to Bleuesse and Microferk.

Photo Art Friday

Bonnie has given us the prompt

VINTAGE

for this weekend's

Photo Art Friday

and I did this photo of an old car, using textures from Shadowhouse Creations and Bonnie Zeiman.

But then I saw that Bonnie has kindly posted a new testure for 

us to play with so I used it, along with two other textures of hers and transformed this:

 to this:

Aren't textures wonderful?

Just Because

Thanks to MizzD, Cemerony, Tangie Baxter, Durin Eberhart. 

Dezinaworld, Cryztal Rain and Bethany Harty.

Hawaiian Christmas!

for

Jingle Belles

which I haven't participated for so long in, that I'm in withdrawal!

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

Drink

for

The Three Muses

Credit goes to Holliewood Studios and Bleuesse.

Waves on TV

Peggy of 

Friday Foto Collage

has given us a few awesome pictures of waves which was may use to create something wet.  

Well, that's not EXACTLY what she said, but that's what I ended up with.

And so can you, if you go over there and check things out!

And since I've been away from home (and my computer) for WAY too long, 

I decided to combine this with the challenge from

Collage Obsession

which invites us to create something with television or film in mind.

I should mention that I have always hated Baywatch and this is my somewhat

pitiful way of thumbing my nose at it.

Not that anyone associated with the show will ever know.

But I know.  

Right?

LOL

It's good to be home, I hope to stay a while this time.

Money, money, money!

This is another piece made from The new collage sheets at

Rian Design

Don't forget to check out the other members of our wonderful

international design team and see what

they have created as well!

Marja 

Sim 

Wendy 

and 

Kaylene 

Thanks for stopping by.

Right about now, I should be sitting in the Hot springs in the Rockie Mountains.

AS WE SPEAK, no less!

You have to love modern technology.