Taluula's

TAKE A WORD - TURQUOISE

2012-02-19T16:41:00.003Z

Marie has suggested TURQUOISE as our word for inspiration at Take a Word this week and that reminded me of the time I went into my newly decorated sun room and found our cat perched as high as he could be trying to get a taste of the turquoise cream.

Credit to Bluesse at DeviantArt.

Thank you for looking.

THREE MUSES - OUTSIDE OF THE FRAME

2012-02-14T22:07:00.001Z

It's OUTSIDE THE FRAME this week at the Three Muses and, as you can see, I took the theme quite literally!

Thank you for the fun theme, Marie.

Credit to Finecrafted Design for the frame and picture whilst the 'hands' and crooked nail are courtesy of Marta Van Eck.

Thank you for looking.

TAKE A WORD - OLD FASHIONED

2012-02-12T20:00:00.001Z

This week Marie has asked us to make an ATC for Take A Word and she has chosen OLD FASHIONED as our word for inspiration.

Since I have an ATC swap with Peppa, which being February is a Valentine one, I have combined Valentine and OLD FASHIONED to create this vintage Valentine card. :D

Thank you for looking.

THREE MUSES - TORSO TAGS

2012-02-07T21:18:00.001Z

It's my turn to host at the Three Muses this week and I asked for Torsos and then I made a couple for myself. Now I can't decide which one I like the best ...... well that's not entirely true! Ha ha!

Credit to Playing with Brushes and Efie.

Thank you for looking.

TAKE A WORD - COFFEE

2012-02-05T13:26:00.001Z

COFFEE SIR?

Our word for inspiration at Take a Word this week is COFFEE and that reminded me of the day last week when I was invited to take my morning coffee with a very special person indeed!

Credit to Bluesse at Deviant Art who offers some amazing stock.

Thank you for looking.

DIGITALMANIA - TRIPTYCH

2012-02-04T18:45:00.000Z

Created for the Digitalmania Triptych challenge.

Credits can be found on Flickr.

Thank you for looking.

THREE MUSES - MUSICAL INSTRUMENT

2012-01-31T21:10:00.001Z

Our theme for inspiration at the Three Muses this week is MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS and here is what I was inspired to create.

Good choice of theme, Bev.

Credit to CAJoline, Kubivet, Miss Honey and Sailor and Lula.

Thank you for looking.

TAKE A WORD - REGAL

2012-01-29T12:39:00.005Z

This week at Take a Word our word for inspiration is REGAL and that reminded me of HRH Queen Elizabeth II who, here in the UK, is our one and only right regal queenie. (I'm forced to mention her Regalness, since it would be high treason not to and probably punishable by a stint in the Tower, or worse still, a valid reason to lose my head.)

Credit to Playing with Brushes for the background, Obsidian Dawn for the font whilst the remainder was either Googled or in the public domain.

Thank you for looking.

DIGITALMANIA - ZETTI SONG TITLE

2012-01-28T13:46:00.001Z

Across at Digitalmania this week we are choosing a song title and illustrating it in a zetti style.

No points for guessing my song title this week!

Credit to Kubivet, Crowabout Studio B and Obsidian Dawn.

Thanks for looking.

THREE MUSES - OO LA LA

2012-01-24T23:07:00.001Z

Marie has chosen OO LA LA as our theme at the Three Muses this week and suggested we might like to create something with a French feel. So here is 'someone' who only wishes she COULD still eat cake!

Credit to Papermoon for the cupcake, Terri Khars for the 'unfortunate lady', CAJoline for the furniture and Aprilmouse for the background images.

Thanks Maire.

TFL

DIGITALMANIA - SHERRY PARKER

2012-01-22T12:30:00.002Z

FAMILY RESEMBLANCE

At Digitalmania (across at Flickr) this week we are encouraged to be inspired by the work of the artist Sherry Parker.

Here are two 'mixed media' digitally created pieces inspired by Sherry.

WRITE FOOT FORWARD

Credit for both pieces can be found in my Flickr gallery.

Thank you for looking.

TAKE A WORD - VINTAGE

2012-01-22T12:12:00.000Z

Marie has chosen VINTAGE as our word for inspiration this week and suggested that we create our work as one or more MOOs.

Here is my trio of Moos which were great fun to make.

Credit to Beth Rimmer.

Thank you for looking.

THREE MUSES - ANIMAL KINGDOM

2012-01-17T20:50:00.003Z

Matilda was rendered speechless with embarrassment when she realised she and Baa Baa Ra were wearing identical outfits.

Credit to Holliewood Studio, Finecrafted Studio and IStock.

Thank you for looking.

TAKE A WORD - FISH

2012-01-15T18:52:00.002Z

Our word for inspiration this week at Take a Word is FISH and that reminded of the perfect day I spent last week at the races. There was horse racing in the morning followed by giraffe racing and then after lunch the fish racing began. Puffing and blowing and quite red in the face a great brute of a fish came up from behind, but alas to no avail, as first one and then the second lady glided over the finish line. And I won a fiver!

Credit to Holliewood Studio and Finecrafted Design.

Thank you for looking.

THREE MUSES - THE SHOE TREE

2012-01-10T22:30:00.002Z

It's MAPS this week at the Three Muses and following last year's UK Arctic Winter, this year I wanted to be ready to make a swift exit should there be a repeat performance. So I packed a suitcase and included sandals (or jandals if you are from down under), plotted my route to sunny climes and made sure I had suitable footwear on the shoe tree to get me to the airport!

Credit to Marmalade Moon, Created by Jill and Roger Wood - Klockwerks.

Thank you for looking.

TAKE A WORD - NATURE

2012-01-08T12:49:00.003Z

NATURE is our word for inspiration at Take A Word this week and that reminded me of last year's very harsh Winter. I remember I had just happened to look out of the window as a tiny humming bird landed on my garden fence. Now even I know humming birds are not found in the UK which meant he must be lost, and worse still, starving hungry out there in the snow. So I took a crisp, juicy apple and placed in the garden hoping it would keep him alive. Well, the next morning sure enough that apple had been bitten, but oh such a large bite I thought, for such a tiny bird! It was then I noticed the snowman who appeared to be watching that poor little bird's every move, and that little humming bird was looking hungry and oh so sad! Life can be cruel!

Credit to Ruby Blossom and Efie.

Thank you for looking.

THREE MUSES - SONG LYRICS

2012-01-03T18:28:00.000Z

Marie has chosen SONG LYRICS as her theme for this week at the Three Muses.

The Beatles' track : Paperback Writer came to my mind and here is what my Muse helped me create.

Thanks, Marie, for a great theme.

Credit to Irene Alexeeva

Thank you for taking the time to look.

TAKE A WORD - A NEW YEAR

2012-01-01T14:04:00.002Z

Marie has chose several words for our inspiration this week with her theme of A NEW YEAR, so here is a little peep at the New Year I celebrated last night. Heee heee.

Happy New Year To You All.

Credit to Eenas Creations, Joes Sistah and Freubel's Freebies.

THREE MUSES - ALL ABOUT ME

2011-12-27T13:37:00.000Z

A nice self indulgent little piece ALL ABOUT ME. It's my turn to host at the Three Muses this week and I've invited artists to share a little something about themselves. Mine is a journal page in which I have shared the fact that if I could have one wish I would wish that I could fly so that when I'm shopping my feet won't hurt. Hee hee.

Credit to Crowabout Studio B, whilst the font is : Gingerbread House by Obsidian Dawn, oh and there's a little bit of painting and drawing by me.

Thanks for looking.

TAKE A WORD - PRINT

2011-12-25T19:56:00.003Z

Our word for inspiration this week at Take A Word is PRINT and that reminded me of the strange little fairy tale I heard the other day.

ONCE UPON A TIME there was a wicked witch who lived in the forest by a little stream in a cottage made of sugar and spice.

The children were afraid of the witch because of her black pointy hat and her face which was the colour and texture of toad skin.

She was very ugly and very cruel but those little children just could not resist the thought of what that sugary house would taste like should they ever get the chance to stick their greedy little tongues on to those sweet walls.

The wicked witch knew that the children longed to taste the sweetness and so she opened up the garden gate and scattered sugared almonds along the path to entice those children into her grasp.
And before long the children began to move closer until ……..

Credit to Playing with Brushes and Dover samples. Font : Apple Chancery.

Thank you for looking.

THREE MUSES - ANGELS

2011-12-20T21:46:00.002Z

Our theme for inspiration across at the Three Muses this week is ANGELS, and as usual my mind went off at a tangent and I thought about a famous angel we have here in the UK. So I searched my photos from a previous visit and here we are. Ta da.

Credit to ....... well me! :D

Thank you for looking.

TAKE A WORD - SEPIA

2011-12-18T13:44:00.006Z

Our word for inspiration at Take a Word this week is SEPIA, so I knew you would be interested in seeing this old strip of film I unearthed from my family history box the other day. Yes, these strange creatures are part of my family and yes, I had forgotten just how eccentric some of them are.

On the right is my great aunt Olive together with sister Cordelia. Olive always was in a world of her own and it was left to Cordelia to try to keep her feet firmly on the ground. On the left we have the triplets, who were always the 'giddy kippers' of the family, and who were my great aunts (by marriage), Lydia, Lucinda and Louise. It has to be said these three never did a day's work in their lives, never learned to sew or embroider or paint or play the piano or sing, instead they spent their days drifting from room to room in the house or likewise in the gardens performing this most extraordinary of dances.

I suppose we all have some skeletons the closet!!

Credit to jinterwas for the film strip whilst the ladies are all courtesy of Dover.

Thank you for looking.

WORKING WITH RAFAL OLBINSKI

2011-12-17T14:59:00.003Z

Over the past week we have been looking at the work of the artist Rafal Olbinski across at the Flickr group Digitalmania.

Here are a couple of my interpretations on his work.

Credit Holliewood Studio, Finecrafted Designs, Irene Alexeeva and Obsidian Dawn.

If you want to see more interpretations on Olbinski's work by other members of the group click on the link.

Thanks for looking.

THREE MUSES - 'TIS THE SEASON

2011-12-13T21:52:00.000Z

Marie has chosen 'TIS THE SEASON as our theme for this week at the Three Muses and I thought it should be a season of FUN. So here is my Zetti inspired celebration.

Credit to Crowabout Studio B, Kubivet, Pareerica and Obsidian Dawn.

Thank you for a fun challenge.

Thank you for looking.

TAKE A WORD - JOY

2011-12-11T13:24:00.001Z

Our word for inspiration at Take a Word this week is JOY and that reminded me to tell you about what happened on Thursday morning. There I was decorating the Christmas tree, when I spied a little spot of red way across the garden in the snow. As I watched, the spot became a man with a white beard and red suit, and I realised it was Father Christmas himself.

Was he lost, I wondered, or worse still forgotten the date? But no. He said as he was in the neighbourhood thought he'd just pop in to pick up my Christmas list. Wow, now how is that for service?

Credit to Marmalade Moon for the background, Kubivet for the the trees and Crowabout Studio B for the 'Christmas Joy' and Santa Claus.

Thank you for looking.

THREE MUSES - LAND OF ODD

2011-12-06T21:27:00.001Z

I'm sure you won't believe me but I will tell you anyway. Yesterday I got a new neighbour. Nothing strange there I hear you say and normally I would agree, but this morning when I popped round to introduce myself I was surprised to find myself 'face to face to face' with the most unusual person I have ever met. I thought to myself : nothing is likely to get passed her me thinks!

Credit to Holliewood Studios, Finecrafted Designs, Beth Rimmer and SkelitalMess.

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A LITTLE BIT OF MIRO

2011-12-05T21:39:00.001Z

EXERCISE CLASS

This week at Digitalmania across at Flickr we have been looking at the work of the Spanish artist Joan Miro.

Here's me having great fun with a little bit of tongue in cheek inspiration.

SELF PORTRAIT

Credit to Holliewood Studios.

TFL

TAKE A WORD - NUMBERS

2011-12-04T12:59:00.001Z

NUMBERS is our word for inspiration this week at Take a Word and that reminded me of a strange occurrence I encountered the other day. I was taking my morning constitutional when from an open window I heard someone quote : to be or not to be, that is the question. On turning I saw a mother cradling her baby whilst she quoted, and I wondered if it was a little early to be teaching her wee one the plays from Shakespeare!

Credit to NumbBumm and Ruby Blossom whilst the fonts are courtesy of Obsidian Dawn.

Thank you for looking.

THREE MUSES - STEAMPUNK

2011-11-29T22:06:00.001Z

This week at the Three Muses are theme for inspiration is STEAMPUNK and that reminded me of my latest invention. Meet my new 'maid of all work' who is a whiz with a duster, the vacuum cleaner and a pair of washing up gloves.

Great fun, Bev.

Credit to JoesSistah, Altered Emporium and Marta Van Eck.

Thank you for looking.

TAKE A WORD - BLUE

2011-11-27T20:03:00.001Z

Our word for inspiration this week at Take a Word is BLUE and that reminded me of the little girl I met the other day. She had been flying her new red kite when the line snapped and the kite began to float away. We brought the tallest ladder we could find but try as she might she was unable to reach her lovely new toy. Awwwww ..... so sad, I would even go so far as to say she was blue!

Credit to JoesSistah, NumbBum and Holliewood Studio.

Thank you for looking.

THREE MUSES - THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT

2011-11-22T20:01:00.001Z

Marie wants us to razzle dazzle 'em this week at the Three Muses with her theme of THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT.

So here, for your delight and delectation, is Rene Z (couldn't spell her name without looking it up) pumping up the style for some magical, musical entertainment.

Credit to CA Joline, Finecrafted Designs and Beth Rimmer.

Thank you for looking.

TAKE A WORD - UMBRELLA

2011-11-20T17:52:00.001Z

Marie has chosen UMBRELLA as our word for inspiration at Take a Word this week and that reminded me of the freak weather we had last week.

There I was minding my own business when all of a sudden the wind began to whistle around my house and as I peered out of the window I was astonished to see a whirlwind of people go flying by. Whatever next, I thought. Mmmmmmmmm.

Credit to Finecrafted Designs.

Thannk you for looking.

THREE MUSES - MAIL ART

2011-11-15T22:09:00.001Z

It's MAIL ART across at the Three Muses this week and as it's my turn to host I thought I would start us off with a little sample called : FAN MAIL.

Credit to Tumble Fish Studio, Graphics Fairy, Obsidian Dawn and the Public Domain.

Thank you for looking.

I'M A WINNER

2011-11-14T19:47:00.001Z

Yay, I'm a winner.

Marsha (Tumble Fish Studio) had a little competition on her blog to launch her new kit across at Deviantscrap and guess what, I am the winner.

Watch this space to see what I am inspired to create.

Thank you, Marsha.

TAKE A WORD - MOONSTRUCK

2011-11-13T19:58:00.001Z

This week Marie has chosen MOONSTRUCK as our word for inspiration and I knew I just had to tell you about the adventure I had on last full moon. I heard a little knock on my front door and when I went to investigate I found this gorgeous gift waiting for me there. Hee hee, and then I woke up.

Great word for inspiration, Marie.

Credit to Finecrafted Designs and Tumblefish Studio, whilst the little 'gift' is from the public domain.

Thank you so much for looking.

DIGITALMANIA - ANYTHING GOES

2011-11-13T13:15:00.001Z

This week at Digitalmania, Marie (Ozstuff), asked us to show which artist we are personally inspired by.

Well, Surreal just happens to be my 'bag' for it's fun, absurdity and shock value, and this time I chose to be inspired by master of Surreal Magritte.

Credit to Efie for the elements, to SkelitalMess for the texture, whilst the background is one of my own photos (sailing in Turkey).

Thank you for looking.

THREE MUSES - WINDOWS

2011-11-08T23:16:00.000Z

This week Bev has chosen the theme of WINDOWS for our inspiration and here's what my Muse made me create!!!!

Great theme, Bev.

Credit to TheMuse (Wikimedia), Beth Rimmer, Holliewood Studios and Cali Designs.

Thank you for looking.

TAKE A WORD - SEWING

2011-11-06T21:11:00.002Z

Our word for inspiration this week at Take A Word is SEWING and that reminded me of the little shop that recently opened in the village. They have a tailor's dummy in the window wearing the most delicious red hat. Hee hee!

Credit to Efie and the public domain.

Thank you for looking.

ROB GONSALVES - INSPIRED

2011-11-05T17:22:00.000Z

Marie asked us to be inspired by the work of Rob Gonsalves this week across at Flickr and here is my second piece in celebration of this artist.

Credit to Holliewood Studios, Finecrafted Designs, Tumblefish Studios NumbBumm and Ruby Blossom.

Thank you for looking.

INSPIRED BY ROB GONSALVES

2011-11-04T16:58:00.002Z

Created for the Digitalmania challenge across at Flickr where this week we are inspired by the work of Rob Gonsalves.

Credit to Irene Alexeeva, Ruby Blossom, Efie and the Public Domain.

Thank you for looking.

THREE MUSES - VINTAGE COLLAGE

2011-11-01T22:46:00.002Z

It's VINTAGE COLLAGE MEMORIES this week at the Three Muses so I thought I would share my parents' wedding picture with you. As we have been working in the style of Michelle Caplan across at Digitalmania recently I thought it fitting to use a similar treatment to create a feeling of looking back through time to that warm day in July 1947. I created the atmospheric feel mainly by layering and blending but also by using a soft brush to erase and blur.

The two children on the right (outside the main photo) are in fact my parents long before they ever met.

Credit to Land Of Nod for the text overlay.

Thank you for looking.

Once Upon A TIME

2011-10-30T20:17:00.000Z

Our word for inspiration this week at Take a Word is TIME and that reminded me of the strange clock I saw recently. There was a girl perched on its top reading her book and I wondered if it could be Once Upon A TIME. Mmmmmmmm!

Credit to Ms Bailey for the girl, the broken clock and boat are courtesy of Efie, whilst the remainder are in the public domain.

Thank you for looking.

INSPIRED BY MICHELLE CAPLAN

2011-10-29T15:47:00.002+01:00

Marie (Ozstuff) asked us to be inspired by the artist Michelle Caplan this week at Digitalmania across at Flickr.

Here is how she inspired me.

Thank you for looking.

THREE MUSES - WINGS

2011-10-25T21:10:00.000+01:00

It's my turn to host over at the Three Muses and this week, and influenced by my trip to Turkey no doubt, I have chosen WINGS as my theme.

Don't you just love those wings?

Credit to Finecrafted Designs, Holliewood Studios, Playing with Brushes and Dreams Fulfilled.

SEE YOU IN TWO WEEKS

2011-10-08T17:50:00.000+01:00

Tomorrow is the start of a two weeks' beach holiday with my family in Turkey. Our youngest child, Matthew, together with his wife and our grandson and his friend. Also my brother and his granddaughter will be with us and we are hoping to have a really nice rest.

Anyway, just in case you pop by my blog whilst we are away, here is a little game of chess (inspired by Vladimir Kush) if you want to stay a while.

Credit to Honey Designs for the bits and pieces, the backgrounds are my own and King Henry is courtesy of Dover samples.

Thank you for looking.

THREE MUSES - BOTTLES or JARS

2011-10-04T21:33:00.001+01:00

It's BOTTLES or JARS across at the Three Muses this week and it was my turn to choose the theme.

Even so ... don't ask me what this means because I have no idea ..... my Muse made me do it! All I know is I feel better now.

Credit to Marta Van Eck, Finecrafted Designs and Playing Withe Brushes.

Thank you for looking.

TAKE A WORD - WALL

2011-10-02T18:41:00.000+01:00

This week our word for inspiration at Take a Word is WALL and that made me think that a little bit of new wall art wouldn't go amiss and this is what came to mind. So the next time things get a little tough you can shop with impunity. Hee hee.

The wall is my own, the ladies is a free to use, and the font is That's It by Obsidian Dawn.

Thanks for looking.

DIGITALMANIA - INSPIRED BY TEESHA MOORE

2011-10-01T19:39:00.000+01:00

This week at Digitalmania across at Flickr, we are inspired by TEESHA MOORE.

Credit to VanessianVintage and Dover, with some digital painting by me. The font is Marker Felt.

Thank you for looking.

THREE MUSES - MOON

2011-09-27T21:59:00.002+01:00

Funnily enough we are enjoying an 'Indian Summer' her in the UK at the moment, but Autumn is here nevertheless, and with it comes shorter days and longer nights. So be careful the next time you peep through those curtains in search of a full moon you might see more than you bargained for!

Credit to Beth Rimmer, Marta Van Eck and Cali Designs.

Thank you for looking.

TAKE A WORD - MABEL, A LADY THAT LUNCHED

2011-09-25T14:36:00.002+01:00

This week at TAKE A WORD Marie has chosen ALBUM as our word for inspiration and that reminded that it has been quite a while since I last visited Mabel in our family album.

So, imagine my surprise when I found that Mabel has at last married well, and now is an Edwardian lady that lunches!

May I introduce you to Mabel as she was the last time I saw her. Hasn't she done well?

Credit to Finecrafted Designs the the foxes and furs and to Obsidian Dawn for the fonts : Sketchy times, American typewriter and Three Dimensional rightside and round. And, of course, Mabel is one of the family.

Thank you for looking.

THREE MUSES - DOORWAY

2011-09-20T20:09:00.002+01:00

It's Bev's turn to host at the Three Muses this week and she has chosen DOORWAY for our inspiration.

I was inspired to spotlight Mae West who had she seen this piece may well have said : Come up and see me sometime! Hee heee.

Great fun, Bev.

Credit to Holliewood Designs for the door and the stairway, Fiddlette Designs for the curtains, Truly Tagging for the keyboard, the famous sofa is courtesy of ArtKnowledgeMagazine online and the painting by Dali and Mae West herself were Googled. The wine glasses and the light bulb I have had since the mists of time (but if you know who they should be attributed to please let me know).

Thank you for looking.

NOSTALIC COLLAGE - GOTHIC ARCH

2011-09-19T12:34:00.001+01:00

Kris, across at Nostalgic Collage, as brought back her Gothic Arch challenge and this week she is asking if we would be interested to have a regular challenge.

I used to like the Gothic Arch challenge so I thought I would make an entry for this week.

Credit to Dover free to use and NumbBumm.

Thanks for looking.

TAKE A WORD - MALE

2011-09-18T19:19:00.000+01:00

This week our word for inspiration at Take a Word is MALE and that brings to mind a certain neighbour with a big preoccupation with the state of his health. Only the other day as he passed by my window I saw him take in such a deep breath I swear I saw him blow up like a hot air balloon before expelling it in a gargantuan sneeze. Mmmmmmmmm ..... Man Flu me thinks.

Great fun, Marie.

Credit to the ladies at the Water LO Project for the background, Honey Designs for Big Ben and the trees, Rian (Freubel) for the hot air balloons, whilst the remainder is from the public domain.

Thank you so much for looking.

DIGITALMANIA - NICK BANTOCK

2011-09-18T12:01:00.000+01:00

This week over at Digitalmania (Flickr) we are asked to be inspired by Nick Bantock. I like his whimsical mail art so here is one interpretation.

Credit to RubyBlossom for the background texture, Dover, Pixel Music and Maria's Freebies for the remainder.

Thank you for looking.

THREE MUSES - AUTUMN

2011-09-13T21:31:00.000+01:00

This week at the Three Muses, Marie has chosen AUTUMN as our theme for inspiration and as I didn't know which one of these pieces to show I thought I would submit both.

The one above is a postcard of one of my own photos of Whitby, a sea side town in Yorkshire. I played with layering, blending modes and filters to create an Autumn feel.

The one below is a typical Autumn scene when all the leaves 'turn' before falling in preparation for Winter. The boy in the garden will soon be coming inside, closing those windows and reading his book by the fire. Ahhhh .... where did Summer go!

Credit for this one goes to mi9.com for the wallpaper background, whilst the boy and the books are courtesy of Finecrafted Designs and the doors/windows Irene Alexeeva.

Thank you for looking.

TAKE A WORD - MUSIC

2011-09-11T20:07:00.001+01:00

This week at TAKE A WORD Marie has chosen MUSIC as our word for inspiration and that reminded me of my new neighbour, (two doors down), who it seems leads a very solitary life. Each time I see her she is alone but always surrounded by music.

Credit to Dover and Truly Tagging.

Thank you so much for looking.

DIGITALMANIA - EDUARDO RECIFE

2011-09-11T12:42:00.000+01:00

At Digitalmania across at Flickr, this week Marie asked us to be inspired by Eduardo Recife.

Credit to Donna Miller and Dover for the elements, whilst the fonts: Trashed, Walk Around the Block and Zero & Zero IS are courtesy of Obsidian Dawn (Deviant Art).

Thank you for looking.

MONA - WHO STOLE SUMMER?

2011-09-07T19:36:00.000+01:00

Each month Jayne (aka Peppapig) and myself have an ATC swap and our theme for August was the Mona Lisa. Now here in the UK there has been a sneaking suspicion that someone actually stole our Summer and with this in mind Mona went on an intrepid search. Did she find Summer ...... well, who knows, if she did she never shared it with me.

This is my ATC for Miss Peppa.

Credit to Beth Rimmer and Dover.

Thank you for looking.

THREE MUSES - WORDS

2011-09-06T22:13:00.001+01:00

It's my turn to host at the Three Muses this week and I chose WORDS as my theme for inspiration. That sent me on a search for an apt quote and who better to quote than Mr Einstein himself as it seemed to illustrate my artwork so well.

I wonder what WORDS you will choose.

Credit to RubyBlossom, the late SuzieQue, Finecrafted Designs and the collab by the talented ladies at DeviantScrap.

Thank you for looking.

TAKE A WORD - BUTTERFLIES

2011-09-04T22:42:00.001+01:00

This week our word for inspiration at Take a Word is BUTTERFLIES and that reminded me of what I found in my garden pond this morning. When she had bathed enough she unfolded her glistening wings and took flight to I know not where.

Credit to the late Suzie Que, the Water LO Project and CraftersCorner.

Thank you for looking.

THREE MUSES - NEWSPAPER

2011-08-30T22:20:00.000+01:00

Bev has chosen NEWSPAPER as our theme for this week and here is what I was inspired to create with some very interesting newsprint!

Great fun, Bev.

Credit to locolastock (Deviant Art) for the background, Takeabreak for the extra news items, Mrs Inman for the beautiful girl and Playing with Brushes for the tintype matting (all from Flickr).

Thank you for looking.

TAKE A WORD - TIME

2011-08-28T21:06:00.002+01:00

Sherry has chosen TIME as our word for inspiration this week at Take A Word and that reminded me of the time (ooooops pun not intended) the sun shone so strongly in the UK that our green and pleasant land was turned to desert and time itself began to melt. Ha ha ha ...... NOT!

Credit to PSD Graphics, Takeabreak (Flickr), Kubivet and IStock, plus one of my own textures.

Thank you so much for looking.

DIGITALMANIA - ALTER A FAMOUS PAINTING

2011-08-28T16:45:00.002+01:00

This week across at Flickr on Marie's Digitalmania challenge we were asked to 'alter' a famous work of art.

I have heard there is a theory that when Edvard Munch created his famous Scream, the scream was not in fact coming from the figure but rather the figure was sheltering himself from an external scream. (Well, that's what my old art teacher told us anyway), and that got me thinking about who would be so naughty and uncouth as to frighten the figure so. Mmmmmmmm.

As you may be aware Mona is not such a demure lady behind that enigmatic smile as might be thought. Spending the hours until dawn partying is more her style.

However, the morning after the night before is not always kind to our Mona. I believe she had misplaced her dentures when this little shot was taken.

Thank you for taking the time to look. :D

LOOK WHAT I WON!

2011-08-28T10:47:00.003+01:00

A couple of weeks ago Marsha at Tumblefish Studio had a giveaway on her blog ... and I WON!

Wooohooo Kate Crane's Art Journaling DVD boxed set :D

Now I know most of you know me as a digital artist, but in fact, I have dabbled in most things over the years from oil and watercolour painting, to stained glass and glass fusing, to ceramics painting and clay modeling .... and that is just a few.

But there are two areas I have not yet tried : working with fabrics (I have a sewing machine that gives me accusing and despairing looks as I pass) and Art Journaling ( I even have the pens, pastels, paints, journals and ephemera) .... but not the confidence!

But thanks to Marsha and the very talented and generous Kate Crane I now have no such excuse .... so watch this space my friends.

Pop over to Marsha's blog where you will see her gorgeous artwork.

THREE MUSES - WINDOW

2011-08-23T22:43:00.002+01:00

This week at the Three Muses Marie has chosen WINDOWS as our theme and that reminded me of my two times table! Here is how the animals came in two by two ........ hee hee.

Credit to Ruby Blossom, Beth Rimmer, Deviant Scrap collab, Holliewood Studios and Finecrafted Designs.

Thank you so much for taking the time to look.

TAKE A WORD - OLD FASHIONED

2011-08-21T21:38:00.000+01:00

The theme is OLD FASHIONED this week at Take A Word and that reminded me of how my hubby managed to win my attentions whilst serenading me with his steel guitar! Nope that's a wicked lie but I thought it would get your attention. :D

Credit to Cali Designs.

Thank you for taking the time to look.

DIGITALMANIA - IT'S DALI

2011-08-20T20:10:00.000+01:00

We are inspired by Salvador Dali this week at Digitalmania across at Flickr.

Here are two I was inspired to created.

Credit to Night-Fate-Stock (Deviant Art), The Water LO Project and Honey Designs.

Thanks for looking and hope you enjoy.

THREE MUSES - HATS

2011-08-16T22:13:00.000+01:00

Mavis realised she should have been just a little bit suspicious when husband Henry offered to buy her a hat for every occasion!

Yes, it's my turn to host at the Three Muses this week and I have chosen HATS for my theme.

Credit to Designs by Kristi, Efie, Irene Alexeeva and Tumblefish Studio.

Thank you for looking.

TAKE A WORD - CELESTIAL

2011-08-14T14:23:00.000+01:00

This week Deann has chosen CELESTIAL as our word for inspiration at Take A Word and that reminded me of just some of the strange things you might see if you gaze at the stars. Last night as I gazed into a cloudy August Yorkshire sky searching for the music of the spheres and the annual meteor shower, I saw instead a strange man on a bicycle riding along a cobbled road; a tall elegant flying machine, a rusty old Mother ship and a host of Chinese fire lanterns ..... and soap bubbles!

Credit to CraftersCorner, Cali Designs and Finecrafted Designs.

Thank you for looking.

DIGITALMANIA - MORE INSPIRATION FROM SBARGE

2011-08-13T13:53:00.002+01:00

As you can see I am still having a great deal of fun being inspired by Suzanne Sbarge across at Marie's Digitalmania at Flickr.

If you are a digital artist and like a challenge why not head on over for a look see .... you will be welcome!

Credit to Donna Miller and the Public Domain.

Thank you for looking.

DIGITALMANIA - INSPIRED BY SUZANNE SBARGE

2011-08-12T15:48:00.000+01:00

Created for the Digitalmania challenge across at Flickr where this week we are inspired by the work of Suzanne Sbarge, which was great fun.

Credit to Flair4hair, Ruby Blossom, Tumblefish Studio and Efie.

Thank you for looking.

THREE MUSES - MAPS

2011-08-09T21:24:00.001+01:00

It's Bev's turn to host at the Three Muses this week and she has chosen MAPS as our theme for inspiration.

I had great fun with this one, Bev.

Credit to Roger Wood at Klockwerks for the shoe, the background is from IStock, whilst the remainder is courtesy of FinecraftedDesign at Deviantscrap.

Thank you for looking.

TAKE A WORD - FACES

2011-08-07T13:06:00.000+01:00

This week at Take a Word our word for inspiration is FACES and that made me think about clock faces for some reason. Now whilst I was pre-occupied with these thoughts Mona made yet another bid for freedom and when I looked up she was on her way out of the Louvre.

Although Mona was not blameless I can't help feeling she was not working alone! Mmmmmm!

Credit to Tumblefish Studios - DeviantScrap, Ruby Blossom - Flickr whilst the remainder was courtesy of Dover or the Public Domain.

Thank you for looking.

DIGITALMANIA - INSPIRED BY ROMARE BEARDEN

2011-08-06T15:21:00.000+01:00

This week at Marie's (Ozstuff's) Digitalmania group across at Flickr the challenge is to take inspiration from Romare Bearden.

The first piece is inspired by his cityscapes (Night Sky), whilst the second is inspired by his collages (Conjur Woman).

The elements for Night Sky are courtesy of Irene Alexeeva but then morphed, recoloured and filtered by me.

Conjur Woman is made from bits and pieces in the Public Domain.

Thank you for looking.

THREE MUSES - ANGELIC

2011-08-02T22:18:00.003+01:00

This week it's Marie's turn to host at the Three Muses and she has chosen ANGELIC as her theme.

I would like to say this is my interpretation but in reality my Muse made me do it!

Credit to Holliewood Designs, Finecrafted Designs, Take a Break whilst the reclining man is from the Public Domain.

Thank you for looking.

TAKE A WORD - SONG

2011-07-31T22:36:00.000+01:00

Marie 's word for inspiration this week at Take A Word is SONG. I chose to share my most favourite song this year from Take That entitled The Flood.

Oh, and I thought I would have a go at digital journaling so here we are!!

Credit to Holliewood Studio for the journal elements whilst the fonts used are : Cracked, Sante Fe and Party.

Thank you for looking.

DIGITALMANIA - INSPIRED BY MAGRITTE

2011-07-31T22:18:00.001+01:00

Marie (Ozstuff) has chosen Rene Magritte for our inspiration at Digitalmania across at Flickr this week.

Credits can be found on my Flickr.

Thank you for looking.

THREE MUSES - I'VE BEEN ZETTIED

2011-07-26T22:24:00.000+01:00

Since Her Majesty had discovered the merits of a body double to undertake her more tedious duties, she found a freedom she had never experienced before. When I saw her today I noticed she had taken to wearing a more flamboyant fashion style (it suited her well) and was enjoying a walk in the grounds of her Scottish castle with her favourite corgi.

Yes, it's my turn to host the challenge at the Three Muses and my theme for this week is I'VE BEEN ZETTIED!

Credit to Crowabout's Studio B for the Zetti elements and Tumblefish Studios for the Queen's hands, the Queen and the corgi were Googled, and the boots and shoes are from my own stash.

Thank you for looking.

TAKE A WORD - SEPIA

2011-07-24T19:46:00.002+01:00

Our word for inspiration at Take a Word this week is SEPIA and that reminded me of the very talented Miss Beatrice Bunter who had a passion for paint ... I only knew of Miss Beatrice by word of mouth of course .... I am not that old!

Miss Beatrice? Well, you must draw your own conclusions!

Credit to Ruby Blossom, Finecrafted Design and Dover.

Thank you for looking.

THREE MUSES - ORIENTAL

2011-07-19T22:00:00.002+01:00

It's Bev's turn to host at the Three Muses this week and she has chosen ORIENTAL as her theme and here is my interpretation. The ladies don't look very happy do they..... I wonder why?

Great choice of theme, Bev.

Credit to Dover and the Public Domain.

Thanks for looking.

TAKE A WORD - FLIGHT

2011-07-17T13:47:00.005+01:00

It's my turn to host at Take A Word this week and my word for inspiration is FLIGHT.

That reminded me of the time four friends set off on a Sunday afternoon walk, dressed in their very best finery, each sporting a very nice parasol, when all of a sudden along came a very cheeky little (well quite big) gust of wind and their afternoon walk turned into a very interesting flight.

Mmmmmmmm!

Credit and thank you Finecrafted Design at DeviantScrap and to Longstock at Deviant Art.

Thanks for looking.

DIGITALMANIA - MAGGIE TAYLOR INSPIRED

2011-07-14T18:51:00.004+01:00

This week at Digitalmania across at Flickr Marie has asked us to create art inspired by Maggie Taylor.

CLOUD SISTERS

Above is my interpretation of her Cloud Sisters

Credit to DesignsByKristi, Naughty Creations, Kubivet and Finecrafted Designs.

Below is my interpretation of The Boy Who Loved Water.

Credit to Encounter - Laura at Flickr, Land Of Nod and New WaterLO Project.

THE BOY WHO LOVED WATER

If you like to dabble in digital art and love a challenge then please ask for an invite to the group.

Thanks for looking.

THREE MUSES - I'VE BEEN STEAMPUNKED

2011-07-12T21:32:00.002+01:00

Lizbeth smiled and once again congratulated herself on her decision to employ a body double whilst she sat back and totally enjoyed the experience of her new steampunk 'Queenmobile'.

I loved this fun theme, Marie.

Credit to Finecrafted Designs and Marta Van Eck.

Thanks for looking.

TAKE A WORD - WEDDING

2011-07-10T13:12:00.003+01:00

This week's word for inspiration at Take A Word is WEDDING and that reminded me that the wedding day is the beginning of a new life for two people ..... or sometimes three. This piece is called 'The Other Woman'. Mmmmmmm, I know. I'm such a spoil sport. :D

Credit to CAJoline.

Thank you for looking.

DIGITALMANIA - INSPIRED BY KLIMT

2011-07-08T20:45:00.000+01:00

This week at Digitalmania Marie has challenged us to be inspired by Gustav Klimt.

So here is my interpretation ..... and below .... the real thing. I don't think I really needed to tell you that! :D

Credit to Tumblefish Studios for the circles and Holliewood Studios for the trees, whilst the woman (made up from three separate women) are courtesy of the Public Domain. The remainder is a bit of digital daubing by me.

Thanks for looking.

THREE MUSES - 1920s

2011-07-05T21:08:00.001+01:00

It's my turn to host across at the Three Muses and this week I chose the 1920s as my theme.

I hope you like!

Credit to Tangie Baxter, Pixel Music and the Public Domain.

Thank you for looking.

TAKE A WORD - STARS AND STRIPES

2011-07-03T18:22:00.000+01:00

In celebration of the 4th of July we have STARS and STRIPE this week for our inspiration and that reminded it would be nice to do a little celebratory dance in honour of our American cousins. So here I am wishing you all a HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!

Don't you think I have aged well ...... such a nipped in waist going on there ....... hee hee.

Credit to TumblefishStudio and Holliewood Designs (DeviantScrap) and of course, I am there too.

Thanks for looking.

DIGITALMANIA - BOOTLEG BANKSY

2011-06-30T17:30:00.004+01:00

I had the honour of hosting the new challenge over at Digitalmania this week and I chose to 'Bootleg' Banksy.

If you would like to see more street art by Banksy you can find it here.

The window and wall are my own photos whilst the rag doll is courtesy of GrannyArt.

Thanks for looking.

THREE MUSES - STEPS OR STAIRS

2011-06-28T21:31:00.000+01:00

Bev, is our host at the Three Muses this week and she has chosen STAIRS or STEPS as our theme for inspiration.

What can I say, other than my Muse made me do this ..... so I have no idea where those stairs are coming from or going to .... but wouldn't it fun to find out?

Thanks, Bev, for a great theme.

Credit to Paree Erica (Flickr) and Holliewood Designs (DeviantScrap).

Thank you for looking.

TAKE A WORD - BEACH

2011-06-27T12:55:00.001+01:00

This week Linda has chosen BEACH for our word for inspiration across at Take A Word, and that got me thinking about the postcard Florrie sent to Madge in 1952 when she had her week's holiday by the sea.

You should be able to read her message by enlarging the postcard but just in case here is what she wrote :

Dear Madge

Arrived safely and the room is nice. Weather quite good as it's only rained twice.

Went on a pleasure boat yesterday but as the sea was quite rough I couldn't wait to get my feet back on dry land.

Anyway, having a lovely time and wish you were here. Off for a fish and chip supper now but will see you on Monday.

Love Florrie

xxxxxxx

PS Don't forget to feed the cat.

Credit to Sailor and Lula, Beth Rimmer and the Public Domain. The font is Handwriting - Dakota.

Thanks for looking.

THE THREE MUSES - QUIRKY, WHIMSICAL OR HUMOROUS

2011-06-20T13:35:00.002+01:00

At the Three Muses this week Marie has asked us to be QUIRKY, WHIMSICAL OR HUMOROUS so here we go.

I have chosen to make an ATC which I hope fits the criteria!!!!

Credit goes to Pixel Music (Tammara), who I hope is well as we haven't heard from her for such a long time. The background is one I made myself!

As you can see I am posting this early because as some of you already know I am without an internet connection ...... until 27 June. Will I cope? Did I know I had an internet addiction? Will my brother ban me from filching his wirelesss connection? Will my little legs drop off from having to traipse (computer in hand) rain, hail or shine to my brother's house anyway? Mmmmmmm!

Hopefully, I will be back Wednesday to add this to the Three Muses challenge and comment on some of your lovely work ... but in the meantime ta ta for now.

TAKE A WORD - FANTASY

2011-06-19T16:01:00.001+01:00

Marie's word for inspiration this week is FANTASY and that reminded of the world cruise we took last year. There we were minding our own business when all of a sudden this mannequin just bobbed to the surface causing all kinds of mayhem on the ship! Oh just a minute ..... I think that was a dream!

Credit to CryztalRain and Holliewood Studios at DeviantScrap.

A quick note to let you know that I am officially without internet until 27 June, so I'm begging, borrowing and stealing some wireless internet where ever I can BUT it will mean I am not able to comment as often as I would like.

MONA AND FRIENDS BLOG SWAP

2011-06-16T20:20:00.002+01:00

It's Marion's (bockel24.blogspot) annual ATC blog swap and this year she has chosen MONA AND FRIENDS as her theme.

The aim is to make three ATCs with altered portraits of women by Renaissance artists and of course I couldn't resist altering Mona, who as we all know, manages to escape from the Louvre with alarming frequency. There have been three recent sightings of her out and about having adventures as you can see.

If you'd like to know more about this swap click here

Credit to Nancy's Studio B at DeviantScrap and to Efie at her blogspot, with a little help from me.

Thank you for looking.

THREE MUSES - POSTMARK PARIS

2011-06-14T21:10:00.000+01:00

It's my turn to host at the Three Muses this week and I have chosen POSTMARK PARIS as my theme.

Credit to Ruby Blossom, Holliewood Designs, Efie, GrannyArt and Graphics Fairy.

Thank you for looking.

TAKE A WORD - INSECTS

2011-06-12T15:30:00.000+01:00

This week at Take a Word we have INSECTS as our word for inspiration. Now under normal circumstances I'm not that keen on creepy crawlies, unless they are butterflies, and even then I don't really want them landing on me. Nope! But when I saw our inspirational word for this week it got me thinking about all those little busy insects going about their business mostly unseen by someone as tall as me ..... well I say tall, though it depends if being a straight 5 feet can be seen as tall at all ..... except to those little insects I am talking about. So I got down flat in the grass to take a closer look, and what do you know, some of those little peeps are so colourful, even beautiful .... in an insect kind of way, and do you know what else .......... I swear I saw one or two sporting steampunkerie in their livery! Mmmmmmm .... it's another world down there.

Credit to Finecrafted Designs for the beetle and the hat, whilst the rest is courtesy of DeviantScrap.

Thank you for looking.

DIGITALMANIA - Inspired by Anahata Katkin

2011-06-11T22:55:00.007+01:00

Bev, is hosting the Digitalmania challenge over on Flickr this week and has chosen Anahata KATKIN as our inspiration.

Here is my interpretation.

Credit to DeviantScrap.

THREE MUSES - BIRDS

2011-06-07T21:50:00.000+01:00

Bev, is our host this week at the Three Muses and she has chosen BIRDS as her theme for our inspiration.

So, my friends, meet Clarence, the very exotic tea cup bird, pink from beak to claw.

Great fun, Bev.

Credit to Holliewood Studios and Marta Van Eck at DeviantScrap.

Thank you for looking.

TAKE A WORD - STARS

2011-06-05T18:33:00.000+01:00

This week we have STARS as our word for inspiration and that reminded me of the little girl who found a golden star as she played by the sea. Delighted she picked it up, but no sooner had she taken hold of the long silken thread attached to the star, than she found her feet had left the sand and she was floating higher and higher towards the clouds. Her careless nanny, who had been reading a magazine when she should have been taking care of her, could only look on as the little girl floated still higher until finally she disappeared from sight. That was the very last that was ever seen of the little girl ..... but I would like to think she had some very interesting adventures as she traveled the world!

Credit to Holliewood Studios at Deviantscrap.

Thank you for looking.

DIGITALMANIA - BELIEVE IN MAGIC

2011-06-04T18:45:00.000+01:00

June is hosting at Marie's new Digitalmania challenge across at Flickr and she has chosen the theme of BELIEVE IN MAGIC.

In mitigation I take no responsibility for this!! Whilst other people will no doubt have gone for conventional images of magic, my Muse would not listen ... so without further ado .....

Credit to Marta van Eck, Finecrafted Designs and Holliewood Studios (all Deviantscrap).

Thank you for looking.

THREE MUSES - THE WRITTEN WORD

2011-05-31T22:53:00.000+01:00

Marie, is our host at the Three Muses this week and she has chosen THE WRITTEN WORD as her theme.

Either I am completely mad, or my Muse is being very naughty, because this is what she made me create. I quite like it actually, but I do think I should probably see a counsellor.

Thank you, Marie, for such an inspirational theme.

Credit to Holliewood Designs and Deviantscrap.com.

Thank you for looking.