BY THE SEA

It's week 85 of the Collage Play With Crowabout challenge across at Flickr and this week Nancy has provided the collage sheet. The idea is to use as many of the elements on the sheet as possible.

Credit for all parts of the source sheet can be found at the challenge group on Flickr (see my side bar for a link). The goldfish bowl is courtesy of Efie (again see my side bar for a link).



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SHADES OF INDIA

My contribution for the Sunday Postcard Art challenge where this week the theme is India.

Credit to Wikimedia for images.

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ELEMENTS

We are invited to make a collage this week at Theme Thursday. Here is my interpretation.

Credit to RubyBlossom, Cassandra204, Sassyarts and Schnitzgeli1 for the background textures (much altered), also to Efie for the balloon, Irene Alexeeva for the cup, ChristinaWall for the zip, Mrrruur for the wall, Pouyou for the clock and CreativeDisorder for the flames.

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STEAMPUNK HAT

This is my version of a Steampunk Hat, a theme for a little ATC swap I did for the month of June.

Credit to Marie's Freebies and Honey Designs. The font is FG Adrian.

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THREE MUSES CHALLENGE 56 - EYES

It's my turn to host the Three Muses challenge this week and I chose the theme of EYES.

I had planned to create a Zetti kind of piece, but it seems my Muse had other ideas and this ...... dare I say it ........... surreal piece ........... just kind of happened. Again! Will I never get surreal out of my system? Tee hee.

Credit to JoesSistah and Ruby Blossom for the backgrounds (much altered), whilst the other bits and pieces are courtesy of Honey Designs and Efie's blogspot.

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THEY SAILED AWAY FOR A YEAR AND A DAY

Sandy chose Sea Voyages for this week's theme at Sunday Postcard Art and that made me think of the Owl and the PussyCat, and since they sailed away in Pea Green boat I am also entering it for Theme Thursday too.

Credit to Efie, CAJ Designs.

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THREE MUSES CHALLENGE 55 - BUTTONS AND BOWS

Florence has a date this evening and wants to make just the right impression. She decides on BUTTONS and BOWS because they make her feel feminine, interesting, a little bit daring and .........



colourful!

Bev is our host this week at the Three Muses and she's chosen BUTTONS and BOWS as her theme. Thanks Bev, I really enjoyed this one.

Credit to RubyBlossom, NumbBumm, CAJ Designs, and Lucretious (Stock Xchnge). Florence is a free to use image.

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And They Sailed Away

It's week 83 at the Collage Play with Crowabout challenge across at Flickr and this week's sheet was provided by Land Of Nod Studios.

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ROSES

We were given the theme of Roses for the Sunday Postcard Art challenge this week. Mine this week, is quite simply roses.

Credit to Kubivet.

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ART CREATION FRIDAY

I couldn't resist the very interesting background provided by ACF this week and was inspired to create this.

Credit to the ladies at ACF, RubyBlossom and our own Terri Kahrs for the backgrounds and elements.

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COLLAGE PLAY WITH CROWABOUT

Ruby Blossom hosted the crowabout challenge this week and chose some great images for her collage sheet.
Thanks Ruby.

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ART BANDIT CHALLENGE - VERMEER

Created for the Art Bandit challenge across at Flickr (link in my side bar).

This month the challenge is to be inspired by the artist Vermeer. I chose the Girl With The Pearl Earring and this is my first piece. I may be inspired to do something else later.

Credit to RubyBlossom and PlayingWithBrushes, both from Flickr, for the textures. The Vermeer images were Googled.

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THREE MUSES 54 - TAKE A SONG, ANY SONG

It's Marie's turn to host the Three Muses challenge this week and she has chosen the theme of TAKE A SONG, ANY SONG.

Now for a while I have been considering trying to illustrate the lyrics of the Beatles' song Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, and so Marie's theme gave me the perfect chance to have a go.

I think you can probably guess which bit of the song I have chosen but just in case not:

Picture yourself in a boat on a river,
With tangerine trees and marmalade skies.
Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly,
A girl with kaleidoscope eyes.

Credit to the very talented ladies at the WaterLO Project, Efie and FAFT. Whilst the Beatles are courtesy of Google. Fonts are Thoughts and Too Damn Drunk.

Thanks Marie for a very inspiring theme and thank you all for looking.

JUST A LITTLE SWAP

Jayne aka Peppapig and I had a little ATC swap during the month of May. Jayne chose the theme of Zetti and this was my creation.

Credit to Marie's Freebies, LandOfNodStudios, Vanessian Vintage Designs, Sita Designs and ArtsyFartsyQueen. Oh and there is a few little pieces of my own. Font : Copperplate Gothic.

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THREE MUSES CHALLENGE 53 - TIME

It's my turn to host the Three Muses challenge this week and I have chosen TIME as my theme.

When I thought about how I might interpret this theme, I immediately saw in my quirky and deviant little mind an image of an exploding timepiece, so that is what I created. So here is SPRING TIME!

Credit to Irene Alexeeva, Efie, ArtyDecayStock whilst the numbers and springs are my own.

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Hardly A Sound

It's Insects as the theme at Sunday Postcard this week, so here is my tongue in cheek entry.

Credit to NumbBumm, GrannyArt, Efie, and JoesSistah and AngelandSpot.

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DIGITAL WHISPER CHALLENGE - HOLLYWOOD

Kimmie at Digital Whisper supplied the image sheet below and asked us to create a collage using at least three of the images.

The collage above is what I was inspired to create.
Credit to Kimmie for the images supplied. All images are Copyright Free - Images from E-Vint.com.free, Riley2Cmovement, Star from Stocknxg. Hollywood - Kimmie's design.

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THREE MUSES CHALLENGE - CARDS

Little did we think when the Three Muses was conceived a year ago you would embrace our challenges so eagerly and give your support so readily. What a phenomenal bunch you are!

As you can see the Muses are 'giddy' with excitement ....... just look at those hats ...... and wanted to send you this little card to say A BIG THANK YOU.

Credit to Valerie Brincheck for the Muses, Tammara at Pixel Music for two of the hats, whilst one hat and the text was created by me. The font is Mary Jane Tankard.

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DON'T LOSE YOUR HEAD

It's Marie Antoinette over at Mixed Media Monday and here is my take on the theme.

Credit to Nicola Young, Lianna, Marie's Freebies, GrannyArt and Efie. The font is March Madness.

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MABEL AND THE FUNNY FACE

As soon as Mabel saw the theme across at Sunday Postcard Art this week there was no stopping her! As she sang : There's No Business Like Show Business she threw on her favourite Audrey Hepburn dress and began to re-write, direct and act in her version of the 1957 Hepburn classic Funny Face.

I suppose I have Marie to thank for letting this genie out of the bottle.

Great theme Marie.

Credit to Nicola Young, Dover, Miss Honey and Efie. The font is Mayfield.

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Three Muses Challenge 51 - Relationships

Marie has given us the very interesting theme of RELATIONSHIPS for this week's challenge at the Three Muses and since Mabel wanted to get involved I thought I would introduce you to her latest 'preoccupation'. You might get the picture if I tell you this little piece is called : Mabel And The Anti Gravity Boots!

Credit to JoesSistah, for the backgrounds (altered), to Dover for Michael Jackson's white suit, to Google for the gravitationally challenged MJ, and of course, to Mabel, who is part of the family.
Fonts used are Doomsday and Futura.

Thank you Marie for a great theme.

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MIRROR, MIRROR

It's Mirror, Mirror this week at Sunday Postcard Art, and here is my interpretation.

Credit to DozyStock from Deviant Arts, and a Dover free to use.

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BUTTERFLIES

Butterflies are the order of the day across at Theme Thursday this week and this is what I created in response.

Credit to HoneyDesigns, NumbBumm, The WaterLO Project, Efie and Tammara at Pixel Music.

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THREE MUSES CHALLENGE 50 - LEGS

It's my turn to host over at the Three Muses this week and I have chosen the theme of LEGS and here is what I have been inspired to create. I think these particular legs are those of a pirate, a lady pirate no less, but I could be wrong and I shall leave it up to you to decide.

Credit to Efies.blogspot for the boots, ladder, eye, keyhole, pin and eye patch, and to Kubivet for the script. The remainder is my own.

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WEDDED BLISS!

It's Wedded Bliss across at Mixed Media Monday this week so I thought I'd ask Doris' opinion on the subject. She seemed not to hear me but her eyes narrowed, she became distracted and began to Hoover everything in her path! Mmmmm.

Credit to Clotho98 and Painting with Brushes ( both Flickr free to use). Fonts are Quiet Scream, WhatsHappened and Tuce.

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UMBRELLA AT THE READY

For Sunday Postcard Art.

Credit to Timkova for the umbrella. Seascape is one of my own photos.

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DON'T OPEN YOUR EYES

The theme at Art on The Darkside this week is Scary Dolls, so here is a doll to scare the pants off you. Don't open your eyes!

Credit to Efie.blogspot.com for the doll, Dover (free to use)for the background image, JoesSistah for the layers and textures, whilst the doll's head was Googled.

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THREE MUSES CHALLENGE 49 - SEEING STARS

Bev has chosen the theme of STARS for this week's challenge at the Threee Muses and here is my interpretation. If you enlarge you may be surprised at what you see in this otherwise Classical piece.

Credit to Joes Sistah for the backgrounds (greatly altered), to Dover Free to Use for the Lady, likewise altered. The crown is Irene Alexeeva, whilst the other bits and pieces are either my own or Googled.

Thank you Bev, for a great theme and thank you all for taking the time to look.

STITCHED UP

The theme is sewing at Sunday Postcard Art this week. Now, not being a 'sewist' I thought I'd better approach this theme from a slightly different direction and that's when I remembered the little conspiracy theory I had heard the other day about why sleeping beauty actually fell into that deep, deep sleep. She was stitched up.

Credit to Irene Alexeeva, Holly Ann and Honey Designs. Fonts are Tablhoide and Tweed.

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Three Muses Challenge 48 - Music, Music, Music

Marie chose Music, Music, Music as her theme for the Three Muses this week and as you can see I just couldn't stop at one entry.

Above, Marilyn sings her famous Happy Birthday Mr President, whilst below, the Musician plays on the piano keys and imagines the music he will create.



Credit to Texture Vault, LostandTaken, Casandra, SuzeeQue and ArtsyFartsyQueen (all Flickr free to use), Efie's blogspot, Marilyn was free to use and I also used a number of my own pieces, photographs and documents as textures.

Please enlarge for a better view.

Great theme Marie.

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I FEEL PRETTY

For the Mixed Media Monday theme of I Feel Pretty

Credits

Joes Sistah at Flickr, Efie at her blogspot, whilst the background image is one of my own.

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Sunday Postcard Art - Oriental

The theme this week at SPA is Oriental and here is what I was inspired to create.

Credit to Dover free to use, SkeletalMess and Tanakawho.

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Wish You Were Here

Credit to Art Creations Friday for the image of the little girl and here is what I did with it. The background is one of my own photos and the child's bucket was from the internet.

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Hats and Crowns and Wings and Things

This week it is my turn to host the challenge across at the Three Muses, where the theme is HATS AND CROWNS AND WINGS AND THINGS.

Here is what the theme inspired me to create (can't seem to get out of this surreal thing)!

Credit to Joes Sistah at Flickr, Honey Designs, Granny Art and Efie (all at their blogspots), oh and the Crown Jewels were cyber surfed.

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Collage Play With Crowabout - In Memory of Suzee Que

Susan Criser aka Suzee Que was a very generous and talented artist who will be sadly missed.

Art Creation Friday

I fell in love with the image this week at Art Creations Friday and so I just had to have a go.

I used the original image together with a texture by Playing With Brushes and one by LostandTaken.




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Sundary Postcard Art - Springtime

This week's theme at SPA is Springtime and this is my Spring Dawning.

Credit to Joes Sistah and Numb Bumm.

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Three Muses Challenge 46 - Maps

Bev has chosen the very interesting theme of MAPS for this week's Three Muse challenge.

Mabel, who has been very quiet of late, saw this theme and thought she would have a go and this is what she came up with. Ah that woman!

Credit to SuzieQue and CAJ Designs, whilst the bits and pieces of passport are mine, and of course, Mabel is part of the family.

Font : Actiols.

Thanks Bev for a great challenge theme, and thank you to all those who take the take to look.

Mixed Media Monday - Hello Dolly

Here's a little bit of fun I created for the theme of Hello Dolly at Mixed Media Monday this week.

Credit to Nichole Young for the lovely checkered floor and Dreams Fulfilled for the curtains. The remainder is a composite of bits and pieces from the internet.

Font : Actionls.

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Three Muses Challenge 45 - Bye Bye Blackbird

Marie is our host for the Three Muses Challenge this week and she has chosen BYE BYE BLACKBIRD as the theme. My Mr B Bird has taken me at my word, donned his most favourite hat, bundled up his belongings in his spotty hankie, tied it to his stick and is ready to fly. I loved this one Marie.

Credits to GrannyArt, Efie at her blogspot and Honey Designs.

Font : Brother Bear

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Sundary Postcard Art - Bunnies

Bunnies is the theme this week at Sunday Postcard Art so here's my little contribution!

Credit to Playing with Brushes, Valerie Brincheck ( both Flickr free to use), Irene Alexeeva and grannyart.blogspot.com. Font is Chalkbook.

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Abbey Music

Late last year I attended a music festival at Kirkstall Abbey, the music and the lighting effects were fantastic. What can I say, I was inspired.

Credits : Photo is my own, the lady is a Dover image.

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