THE THREE MUSES

 

THE EXTRAORDINARY TRAVELS OF THE AMAZING MR PIMM

Albert Pimm, a man on a mission!

 

 Credit to Striatic (Flickr - Creative Commons) for the amazing Albert Pimm, NumbBumm for the clouds, Misticmorning (DeviantArt) for the hare and Carolyn at Sharing Tubes for most of the rest.

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BY THE LIGHT OF A SILVERY MOON

We have MOON as our word for inspiration this week and that reminded me of the night Mabel went missing for such a long time I felt the need to go and find her.  It's a good job I did because when I found her she'd cast her shoes and was ankle deep in the waves of a very cold sea staring at the moon.

Of course, she told me some tale about seeing a fleet of dirigibles crossing the moon's path ......  all I know is I didn't see them.  Anyway following her adventure, a hot bath and a soothing drink she was back to her usual self by morning.

Credit to Sylwia77 and Starscoldnight (DeviantArt),  RubyBlossom (Flickr) and NadinePau.

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TIPPING POINT

We're making art outside its usual boundaries this week and that reminded me of the time I slammed a door rather too hard and the next thing I knew my bathroom was full of sea water and fish ..........

Credit to Frostbo for the sea foam and darkadathea for the fish (both DeviantArt), to NumbBumm for the frame, whilst the seascape was found on the interwebby!


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WEATHER OR NOT

This week, in honour of much needed rain pouring down over Perth, Western Oz recently, we have UMBRELLA as our word for inspiration.  My mind turned to 'raining cats and dogs' which made me wonder if they said that in Oz or whether it rained kangaroos and wallabies instead .... and wouldn't it be much less fuss all round if we had a tap (faucet) we could turn on and off for rain as needed .... Oz could get more and we could have much, much, much, much less.   My Muse gave me a steely stare and said that was silly and had me create this instead.

Credit to NumbBumm for the lovely cloud formations, and Sharing Tubes for most of the rest, whilst the blended backgrounds are my own.

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DIGITALMANIA

Across at Digitalmania last week we were taking inspiration from the work of Jacub Gagnon.

Credit to Sharing Tubes.

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HIGH TEA

We have BALLOONS as our inspiration at the Three Muses this week which made think of High Tea!
 
Credit to Bluesse at DeviantArt for the teapot, to Granny Art for the cups and saucers and the 'tray', NumbBumm for the balloon strings, whilst the spotted balloons are free to use from the interwebby.

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DARK WHISPER

It's Women Artists month across at Digital Whisper and Frida is our chosen artist.  We were asked to use bright colours to depict her and this is my interpretation.

Credit to RubyBlossom for the peeled paint texture and the backgrounds (blended).

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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

This week we're  invited to create MAIL ART at Take a Word and for reasons known only to my Muses  'dark' mail seemed a good idea.

Initially the postcard was black, but a tad too much perhaps, so a nice buff card instead.

Credit to ShadowHouse Creations for the postcard,  Sharing Tubes for the birds and the door, Aurorodreams for the model, insects from Free Png Images,  the remainder from own stock.  Font : Trash.

Unfinished Black Postcard

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ELEGANCE OF STEAM

Meet Lady Harriet  who has an EYE for the sophistication and elegance of  STEAMPUNK!

Credit to the talented artists at DeviantArt : AliceFaux for the background, Mystimorning for the flying machines and Bluesse for the rest.

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CAUGHT IN TIME

This week, in honour of St Patrick's Day,  we are taking inspiration from the word GREEN.  I wondered whether I should go for, shamrocks and green hats,  leafy green pastures, or meadows full of spring flowers but in the end I was drawn back to the little girl in the green dress who, together with her sister,  appear daunted by the photo taking process.  Don't you just love their expressions!

Credit to Hidden Vintage Studio.

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THE DISH RAN AWAY WITH THE SPOON

Personally, I tend to think there is a dark and scary side to childhood which no doubt is down to the big bad wolves, poison apples and wicked witches we heard about so often way back then.

Thanks, Bev, for a great theme this week : CHILDREN.

Credit to HolliewoodStudio, FinecraftedDesign and Hidden Vintage at DeviantScrap and Bluesse at DeviantArt.

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A FINE LADY ON A WHITE HORSE

We've been asked for something WARM this week at Take a Word and that reminded me of the beautifully but strangely dressed lady I saw passing my house the other day.  Seated on a white horse and keeping her eyes straight ahead, never looking right nor left, she trotted past my window.  I watched as she passed and couldn't help but marvel at her warm beauty and the warmness of her glowing skin and vibrant clothes.  Finally at a bend in the road she moved out of sight and I never saw her again.

Credit to Pink Lotty (DeviantScrap) and Sharing Tubes.

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DIGITALMANIA

INCREDIBLE JOURNEY

CAT NAPS

We are looking at the work of the artist MAJALI across at Digitalmania this week.  Here is how I was inspired.

Credits can be found at Flickr (see my side bar).

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DARK HEART, DARK LOVE

Created for the new DARK WHISPER challenge at Digital Whisper.

Beware .... you could lose your heart if you pine for Rudolph Valentino!

Credit to Starscoldnight at DeviantArt for the background (much altered) the remainder is free to use.

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SPRING

It's a nithering 5 degrees here in Yorkshire, damp and cloudy, but at least the snow has gone.   Once or twice in the last few days the sun has ventured out, there are tiny purple flowers sprouting in the heather and the birds are busy looking for places to nest .... hopefully there's a  RUSTLE OF SPRING in the air.  Oh, I hope so.

Thanks, Marie, for this week's theme.

Credit to CAJoline for the family, the flowering cherry, the sunshade and the birds, and to HolliewoodStudios for the curtains.  The background was from the interwebby.

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WATCHERS

We have WINGS as our word for inspiration at TAKE A WORD this week and that reminded me of a little shadow box I have and that sometimes, if the light is right and I am very quick,  I can see a fairy child sitting inside.  Oftentimes, in the same half light, I imagine she is not the only face staring out at me.

Credit to Hidden Vintage.

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DIGITALMANIA

Last week we were taking inspiration from the art of  HEATHER MURRAY at Digitalmania

I had fun!

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SOME ME TIME

The theme is FROM TIME TO TIME at the Three Muses this week and that made me think of how good it is to get some Me Time!

How do you like to spend your own personal Me Time?

Credit Model - Pocket Watch - White Wolf - Twisted Foilage (Deviantart), Brushes Obsidian Dawn and backgrounds (blended) RubyBlossom.

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A BIRD'S EYE VIEW

The eye was 'cobbled' together from several images and merged with a background courtesy of JoesSistah and then, almost before I knew what was happening, two inquisitive BLACKBIRDS swooped in for a better look.

Mmmmmmmm .... what can I say!

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RED LETTER DAY

We're SEEING RED this week at the Three Muses and since we still have snow here in the UK I thought a Wintery scene was in order.

Credits to RubyBlossom, NumbBumm with a few bits and pieces of my own.

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MASQUERADE

MASKS is the theme at Take A Word this week and that made me think about recent 'goings on' in my neighbourhood ...... but it's been pretty quiet of late.  Hee hee  

Credit to Bluesse and Sharing Tubes and ShadowHouse Creations.

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DIGITALMANIA

This week at Digitalmania we are looking at the work of Giueseppe Sticchi for inspiration.

If you want to see how we have been inspired pop over to Digitalmania for a peep.

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SVENJA JODICKE

Being inspired by the work of Svenja Jodicke at Digitalmania.

Credits can be found on my Flickr page.

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GONE SHOPPING

It's my turn to host at the THREE MUSES this week and I have chosen STRIPES as my theme which reminded me of our smart new neighbour Daphne who favours stripes in every aspect of her life as could be seen today as I met her returning from yet another shopping trip for stripes.

Credit to Sharing Tubes, Holliewood Studios and Urban Fairy.

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YORKSHIRE PUDDINGS

Lizbeth, hosting at TAKE A WORD this week, has chosen GRANDMA'S COOKERY BOOK as our theme and that reminded me of Mum's Be-Ro Book which no self respecting housewife would have been without.  From the 1920s onwards generations of women learned their cooking skills from just such a recipe book and from the recipes within its pages our Mum made meat and potato pies, stew and dumplings, steamed ginger puddings, rice puddings,  Victoria sponges, macaroons, maids of honour, jam tarts and ginger parking to name just a few.  And in late summer, so they had time to mature, the Christmas cakes were made with directions from this same Be-Ro book.

But best of all each Sunday lunch's first course was a plateful of Yorkshire pudding and thick meaty gravy to whet the appetite for the weekly Sunday roast to follow.  Mmmmmmm.

Now the Be-Ro book was good, but my Mum and Grandma were better because they added a secret ingredient to that Yorkshire pudding mixture just prior to popping it in the oven.  What was it?  Well, I wouldn't want to tell you or I would have to kill you ......... hee hee.

Grandma's Cookery Book is a figment of my imagination!

Credit to SkelitalMess and my own stash.  The Font is 'Waking the Witch'.

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EMOTIONAL BAGGAGE

We have TRUNKS or BOXES as our theme at the Three Muses this week and that gave me cause to wonder what I might fill my trunk with.    Mmmmmmmm!

Thanks Bev.

Credit to Bluesse, Marta Van Eck and JoesSistah.

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Natural Wrinkles

Our word for inspiration at Take a Word this week is WRINKLES and that really made me think!

Beautiful Wrinkles

Credit to JoesSistah (Flickr) and Holliewood Studios (Deviantscrap), whilst the pensive lady is a photo I took in a Turkish market.

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DIGITALMANIA

GONE WITH THE WIND

WITH LOVE

At Digitalmania we have been looking at and taking inspiration from the work of CATRIN ARNO.

This is how she inspired me.

You can find credits on my Flickr page.

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SEIZE THE DAY

Thank you to Marie who has given us JOURNAL A QUOTE as our theme at the Three Muses this week.

Credit to HolliewoodStudio and the talented ladies of the WaterLO Project.

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IN HOT WATER

This week we have FANTASY as our word for inspiration at Take A Word and that reminded me of something strange that happened just last week.  I had filled the bowl with hot soapy water in preparation for washing up the dishes when I was distracted for a moment by the telephone.   As I turned back to the task in hand I saw my breakfast cup float by, and here's the strange bit, sitting inside the cup was a fairy princess holding onto a handful of the most astonishing balloons I have ever seen in my life.!

Credit to Marta Van Eck, Irene Alexeeva, Dover and Sharing Tubes.

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SOMETHING SEPIA

It's my turn to host across at the THREE MUSES this week and I've chosen SOMETHING SEPIA as the theme.

Here is my sample and I can't make up my mind whether this young lady, is waiting patiently for something or someone, or whether it's solitude she's seeking.   Mmmmmmm.

Credit to Sharing Tubes

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ART

This week, at TAKE A WORD, we are exploring what ART means to each of us, and to choose a quote to illustrate our own ideas of what that might be.

Picasso said :

Every child is an artist.  The challenge is how to remain an artist when you grow up.

What art means to me :

ART for me means letting my inner child run free, to walk barefoot in the grass or to float above it;  to soar into the heavens or sit all day and do nothing until she feels the urge to create.   To create without boundaries from the soul whatever her heart desires. 

Mmmmmmm liberating.

Credit to Sharing Tubes

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DIGITALMANIA

LOOKING FORWARD TO SPRING

This week at Digitalmania  we are creating 'digital' journal pages and since we are in the depths of Winter I wanted mine to be LOOKING FORWARD TO SPRING.

Credits can be found on my Flickr page.

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CIRCLES

This week we have CIRCLES as our theme.

Thanks Bev.

Credit to CaliDesigns and Sharing Tubes for the background and boy, whilst the circles of life were Googled.

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COLOURS

This week we have COLOURS as our word for inspiration at TAKE A WORD, with purple and turquoise being the suggested colours.

Here is what my Muse had me do!

Credit to Sharing Tubes.

Thank you for looking AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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MISS ATT E TOOD

THE WRONG MONA

Our task this week at Digitalmania is to give Mona a makeover. 

If you'd like to see her in all her different guises just pop over and take a look.

Credits can also be viewed there too.

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QUEEN OF HEARTS

The Queen of Hearts made some tarts
All on a Summer's day
The Knave of Hearts stole those tarts
And took them clean away ........ 



Credit to Irene Alexeeva and Sharing Tubes.

TFL

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MOO

Marie suggested a MOO or two as her theme for this week at TAKE A WORD.  Here are mine to wish all my blog friends a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Credit to Marta Van Eck and Sharing Tubes whilst the font is The King and Queen.

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INSPIRED BY DUY HUYNH

Created for last week's Digitalmania challenge where we were invited to take inspiration from the work of artist Duy Huynh.

For credits please visit by Flickr page.

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TEXTURED AND LAYERED

Ta dah!

Credit to Beth Rimmer for  the model and the images.

TFL

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'TIS THE SEASON

We have SEASON as our word for inspiration at TAKE A WORD this week and a perfect time for my wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Season's Greetings, my friends.

Credit to Nancy at Crowabout and Marta Van Eck.

TFL