TAKE A WORD

Our word for inspiration at Take a Word this week is MAIL ART and that reminded me of what I saw from my bedroom window one evening last week.  Little girls, three of them, all with balloons having a very good time indeed.  Though I did wonder why they were out so late.  Bwahaha.

Credit to HolliewoodStudio and Pixabay.

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THE THREE MUSES

It's SHADES OF BLUE at the Three Muses this week and this is what my Muse told me to do!

Credit to SharingTubes for the girls with the umbrella and the backgrounds are a number of my own layered and blended.

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TAKE A WORD

Our Word for Inspiration at Take a Word this week is MUSIC.  Ta Dah

Credit : pixabay, pngimg.com and the public domain.

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Our theme at the Three Muses this week is APPLES so here is my apple  ..... for the teacher perhaps!

Credit to Pixabay.

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Our word for inspiration at Take a Word this week is MASCULINE and there is little more masculine than a couple of old sea dogs!

Credit to SharingTubes and NumbBumm with a little bit of help from Modigliani.

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THE THREE MUSES

There's a call for WINDOWS or DOORS at the Three Muses this week and that reminded me of this strange scene I thought you might enjoy!

I will be away this week on yet another little trip.  Yes, I know ... lots and lots of holidays.  This time we're traveling up to south west Scotland for a few days and then across the country to visit a couple of ancient Northumbrian towns and castles before traveling home at the weekend hopefully with a camera full of photos.

Credits to JoesSistah and Granny Art.

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TAKE A WORD

It's ORANGE AND BLACK at Take a Word this week, and that reminded me of what I saw from my window the other night.  As the sun began to sink to the horizon the sky turned to a vivid orange glow that put everything else into black relief and that's when I noticed the man and his daughter staring out to sea.  As I followed their gaze I saw the three dirigibles floating silently across the sky and a shiver went down my spine!

Credit to Pixabay and Pngimg.com.

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THE THREE MUSES

We have CELESTIAL as our theme this week at the Three Muses.  Ta Dah!

Credit to CaliDesigns for the sparkles, the backgrounds (layered and blended) are my own, oh yes and a little bit of help courtesy of Botticelli.

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TAKE A WORD

Our theme at Take a Word this week is ABOUT ART which we're encouraged to interpret however we wish.  I've chosen a quote by Picasso and this is what it means to me!

The original artwork is one of my own with a credit to FinecraftedDesigns, the sneaky robber is courtesy of pixabay and the background HoneyDesigns.

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DIGITALMANIA

LET'S PLAY CROQUET

At Digitalmania this week we have SOFTLY SURREAL and Maggie Taylor as our inspiration.   I took Maggie's Almost Alice series as my inspiration and this is my interpretation.

Credit to FinecraftedDesigns, SharingTubes and the PublicDomain .

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Our theme at the Three Muses this week is BUTTERFLY and that reminded me of the little known fact that before Isaac Newton 'invented' gravity we could all fly!  Honest!

Credit to Pngimg.com, SharingTubes, Pixabay and the Public Domain.

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ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY

Our theme at Take a Word this week is HEAD GEAR and this is what happened next!

Credit to SharingTubes, Pixabay and FinecraftedDesigns.

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SIMPLY SEPIA

The Three Muses' theme this week is SIMPLY SEPIA and so here is my interpretation.

Credits - from the Public Domain.

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TAKE A WORD

Hey, I'm back and so glad to be making art again.

We have BIRDS as our word for inspiration at Take a Word this week!  Tah Da!

Credit to SharingTubes.

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THE THREE MUSES

It's my turn to host at the Three Muses this week which Marie has kindly offered to post for me as I will be away in Turkey for a couple of weeks.

Here's my bit of BLACK AND WHITE WITH A SPLASH OF COLOUR.   I've made a note not to walk in the woods this week as I'm not altogether sure I would want to come face to face with her very intense stare!

Credit to HiddenVintage Studio and FinecraftedDesigns.

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TAKE A WORD

FRAME is our word for inspiration at Take a Word this week and that reminded me I'd seen this in a gallery one day last week.  Still don't know how he did it!

Credit to SharingTubes.

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THE THREE MUSES

Our theme is ROSES this week at the Three Muses.  Ta Dah!

Credit to SharingTubes and NumbBumm.

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TAKE A WORD

Our word for inspiration at Take a Word this week is YELLOW which made me think of summer and Dandelions seeding themselves in all the wrong places.  My lawn for instance.

Credit to Pngimg and NumbBumm for the elements whilst the background is one of my own.

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THE THREE MUSES

We're creating a book cover this week at the Three Muses and Mabel, who'se  been a tad quiet of late, wanted me to mention her incredible journey and what happened to her next ......

Credit CaliDesigns and RubyBlossom.

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TAKE A WORD

This week our word for inspiration at Take a Word is CIRCLES and that reminded me of a family I spied 'busy doing nothing' on a beach in New Zealand.

Created using one or two apps on my iPad.

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THE THREE MUSES

It's MAIL ART this week at the Three Muses and that made me think about how you might apply to join the circus and decided the best plan would be to send your request in writing!  Well, that's my story and I'm sticking to it!

Credit to Imagekid.com, HoneyDesigns, GraphicsFairy and the Public Domain.

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TAKE A WORD

We have BOOKWORM as our word for inspiration at Take a Word this week.  I confess to making this a couple of years ago for a hat challenge (but as I have been rather busy this week I thought you would forgive me and allow me to use it for a BOOKWORM challenge too).

Credit to SharingTubes and Modiglini.

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THE THREE MUSES

There's a call for BUTTONS AND BOWS this week at the Three Muses.  Here's my interpretation!

Credits to SharingTubes for the bits and pieces whilst the background is one of my own photos of  a tree's foliage reflected in a puddle of water taken during a winter walk in Scotland.

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TAKE A WORD

Our word for inspiration for this week at Take a Word is GAMES.  And what's better than a card game I wonder?

Credit : the card, much altered, and the Joker (a children's colouring page) were both in the Public Domain.

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THE THREE MUSES

Bev has chosen 1920's FLAPPERS as our theme this week at the Three Muses.  Here is my Flapper's outfit ready and waiting.

Thanks, Bev, for a lovely theme.

Credit to Bluesse for the 'outfit'.  The background is one of my own photos ... a shot of a church captured through a window blind!

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TAKE A WORD

HAPPINESS IS A SMILE

HAPPINESS is our word for inspiration at Take a Word this week and that made me think of the warm glow I feel when I receive a happy smile.

Credit to Pixabay and SharingTubes.

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THE THREE MUSES

Our theme at the Three Muses this week is the PRINTED WORD.   Here is what I came up with!

Credits : Pixabay.

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TAKE A WORD

Our word for inspiration at Take a Word this week is FLORAL. 

Credits to Pixabay.

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THE THREE MUSES

Our theme for this week at the Three Muses is REGAL/ROYAL and that made me think of the Queen Of Hearts.  Ta Dah.

Credit to SharingTubes and the PublicDomain.

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TAKE A WORD

It's HOT COLOURS at Take A Word this week which made me think of the hot colours of satsumas, persimmons and apples in a fruit dish.

Photo (altered in iPad) by me.

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THE THREE MUSES

It's MUSIC at the Three Muses this week and that reminded me of the eerie music I heard a week last Thursday but when I looked out of the window I couldn't see anything at all.  Perhaps I was hearing things or perhaps there was something in the air!

Credits SharingTubes, Pixabay and NumbBumm.

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Our word for inspiration this week at Take a Word is TIME.

Credit to Pngimg.com for the hands an clock.  The background is my own.

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THE THREE MUSES

It's my turn to host at the Three Muses this week where my theme is journal or illustrate a QUOTE.  I made these little birds a while ago but hadn't found an opportunity to use them .... until now.

Most of what I've used is available in the public domain but special thanks to PixelMusic and GrannyArt. The font is We Are Potatoes and the quote Emily Dickinson.

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TAKE A WORD

Our word for inspiration at Take a Word this week is HOME and that reminded me that home is where the heart is and that there's no place like home!!!  Tee hee.

I've not been feeling very well over the past few days but I think I'm on the mend now ... thank goodness!

Credit to Pixabay for the much altered 'Ruby Slipper' and the 'Yellow Brick Road', again much altered, is courtesy of G and D Designs.

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THE THREE MUSES

Marie has chosen TURQUOISE AND PURPLE (love that colour combination) as our theme for the Three Muses this week and so here is my little offering.

Credit to Bluesse and SharingTubes.

Apologies for the lateness of this but .... unforeseen circumstances sometimes!

I will be back later to look and comment on all your lovely work.

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TAKE A WORD

Our word for inspiration this week at Take a Word is BALLET which made me think of this!

Credits to Pixabay.

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THE THREE MUSES

.... then by the light of the moon Giraffe spied Elephant flying his kite, and once again all was well with the world!

For the Three Muses where our challenge theme is KITES.

Credits to NumbBumm, Rubyblossom, SharingTubes and FinecraftedDesigns.

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TAKE A WORD

Our word for inspiration at TAKE A WORD this week is BLACKBIRD.  Mine went rapping, rapping at his chamber door.  Only this, and nothing more!!

Credit to FinecraftedDesigns.

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THE THREE MUSES

We have MOON as our theme at the Three Muses this week and that reminded me of the very strange dream I had a week last Tuesday night ........

Credits to Itkupilli, SharingTubes and Pixabay.

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TAKE A WORD

ANGEL is our word for inspiration at Take a Word this week.  I can't claim to have seen this one from my window but she did just pop into my mind and then out on to the computer before I knew what was happening.  So there we are!

Credit to SharingTubes, Pixabay and CaliDesigns.

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Our challenge theme this week at the Three Muses is FOOTWEAR.  What can I say .... it just happened.   Perhaps I need counseling!

Ever last piece of imagery in this piece is free to use and courtesy of the interwebby.

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TAKE A WORD

Our word for inspiration at Take a Word this week is BOTANICAL and that made me think of the enduring and indestructible Dandelion!  Mmmmmm.

In honour of the dandelion.

Credit to G and T Designs and Irene Alexeeva.

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THE THREE MUSES

Our theme is UMBRELLA at the Three Muses this week.  The weather has been quite dry here in the UK for the past few days but it won't be long before it's GREAT WEATHER FOR DUCKS again, I'm sure.

Credits to NumbBumm and Pingimg.com.

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TAKE A WORD

Our word for inspiration at Take a Word this week is TWO so here's my Tea For Two!

Credit to Bluesse and to PingIm.com.

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It's TRANSPORT at the Three Muses this week and that reminded me of what I glimpsed from my bedroom window a week last Tuesday.  I know you won't believe me [me doing a gallic shrug or as we call it at our house a garlic shrug] and you don't have to believe me if you don't want.  

Anyway, along comes this bird, quite a big bird, and shiny black.  He,  because I'm sure it was a he, even though he was wearing stripy stockings and high heeled stripy shoes was carrying a white birdcage and on his back (I tell no lies) sat a gentlemen bearing a bunch of red flowers!

I'd have loved to know where he was going .......

Credits HoneyDesigns for the gentleman whilst  the rest is in the Public Domain.

And for those who prefer something less wacky.    A photo I took in Germany a couple of years ago.  There it was, the bike, just propped up on its little 'proppy thing' in an alleyway with the light streaming through creating a wonderful reflection ... and I couldn't resist.   I gave it a little iPhone treatment and here it is.

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TAKE A WORD

  Just when the caterpillar 
thought her life was over 

she began to fly.

For Take a Word where this week our word for inspiration is FLY!

Credit to Ruby Blossom and the late Susie Que.

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BATHING BEAUTIES

I've been swanning around Italy but back to real life now which has made me very, very late for this week's BATHING BEAUTIES challenge at the Three Muses!  The weather was good but not yet warm enough for a dip in the sea ... or the lake for that matter but no matter as here's a very Zetti beauty who just can't wait to dip her toes in the sea.

Credit to Tumblefish Studio and the Public Domain.

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AN INTERESTING TRIP

Our challenge for this week at Take a Word is to give an 'Old Master' a MAKEOVER.    Now I know you won't believe me but this really is what I saw from my window the day before yesterday.  And it looks to me as though he's enjoying a very interesting trip!

Credit to Dover, NumbBumm and Pixabay.

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DIGITALMANIA

Inspired by the work of Rafal Oblinski and created for the Digitalmania challenge.

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