Dezinaworld Spot Challenge - purple and green

Here is my entry for Dezinaworld Spot Challenge. I have used a background and a beautiful  woman image from Dezinaworld. The other green and purple items are digital brushes.

The Three Muses - Things with Wings

The Three Muses has as its theme this week: things with wings. The woman's image comes from Nicecrane's Photoplay Magazine covers. The background flowers and butterfly come from Dezinaworld.

Dezinaworld - Masculine & Feminine

For the Dezinaworld challenge I  have used a couple of Dezinaworld backgrounds topped by a lovely couple from Dover Publications.

Art Creations Friday

My digital art work for Art Creations Friday challenge has the given image of the girl, a background from Nicecrane, a background painting from Dover, other images from Dover.

Fun with ATCs - script

Here is my entry for Fun with ATCs (writing/script).

So Artful - Paris

So Arful's theme this week is I Love Paris. I thought of the book/movie: Mrs. 'arris goes to Paris. I have used Nicecrane's digital Photoplay shots for the woman's face, the given Eiffel Tower for the background, and several Graphics Fairy odds and ends for this digital piece.

Speaking of places far away, I just received some mail art from Marie. This can be seen on my Wordpress Blog.

TMTA - Bingo

Mrs. Smith came from a long line of Bingo players. Bingo is the theme for Think Monday Think ATCs.

One Stop Craft Challenge - Sentiments

Using a sentiment as the focus is the theme for One Stop Craft Challenge.

Background is from Dezinaworld.

TMTA - Native American

Chief Crazy Horse, an Oglala Lakota warrior who fought in the Battle of the Little Bighorn, was taunted and asked, "Where are your lands now?" His answer is the above quote: "My lands are where my dead lie buried." He was killed while imprisoned by a military guard.

In 1948 Polish sculptor, Korczak Ziolkowski began a monument, blasted and carved in the hills of South Dakota, to Chief Crazy Horse. When we were there four years ago, my husband took this picture. In the foreground is a marble statue of what the finished work should look like. In the distant background is what has been done in the 60 years since beginning the project. The hole in the mountain is the space under the chief's arm. Enlarge it and see if you can see the chief's face in the rock cliff. Several generations of the Ziolowshi family have worked on this and are continuing to do so.


This is a digital ATC. I extracted the original background and substituted this blue and orange gradient for the sky. For other art on the theme: native American visit Think Monday Think ATCs challenge.

To see art by an Oglala Lakota artist visit Donald Montileaux's website.

Art Creations Friday

Here is my rendition of art using the image provided by Art Creations Friday challenge. I have used only the image and some unique brushes by Annika von Holdt. Marie told us about this talented digital brush artist and her generously allowing the use of her art in our art.

Mona Lisa - TMTA

Here is my ATC for Think Monday Think ATCs.

So Artful and One Stop

The background image here was given to us by So Artful challenge this week to use in creating our art. It's entitled enchanting castle which seemed to call for medieval images. I found this delightful lady in my Dover freebies stash. I added a number of digital brushes of trees and bushes.

One Stop calls for distressing, so I did a brown distressing around the edges. I love the look of distressing and have started using it a lot. (Too much???)

This is a bookmark I've made for an upcoming fall bazaar sale. It has distressing around part of it. The wildflower has been heat embossed.

Buttons and Bows - The 3 Muses

This sweet little girl came from Graphics Fairy. The background is one of my own. Everything has been altered using Photoshop Elements. This is for the Three Muses challenge of buttons and bows.

I am posting this early since I have to accompany dh to a downtown doctor at the crack of dawn. I'll be back later to check on what everyone has done.

TMTA - Groups

Here is Leonardo's interpretation of Jesus' last supper with his disciples. This is certainly one of the well known groups in history and should qualify for the Think Monday Think ATCs challenge theme of Groups. I have used some art work I did on Leonardo earlier plus a stained glass window from Dover images. The Last Supper is found in Luke 22.

Art Creations Friday #78

Using the background of fabrics, I've made this piece for Art Creations Friday. Most of you will recognize my ancestor Mrs. Sallie Rhea. Other additions are from Dover.

Gothic Arches - Open Theme

Gothic Arches has an open theme this week. I used several Dover images to make this digital gothic arch.

The stained glass was not gothic, but a circle head arch. I found a fleur-de-lis image that I made into the pointed part of the arch and attached. I cut out and used only the center part of the window. Then I took the innermost part of the window out and substituted a picture of a surveyor, also a Dover image.

Gothic Arches Challenge - Openings

It's been a long time since I've been able to enter something for this challenge. Openings is the topic for Gothic Arches this week. Frankie supplied us with a beautiful inspiration piece. I thought of the picture Patty had taken of the gothic window (a sort of openings) so I used that along with some things with real openings like the key and the ironwork gate. Thanks, Patty, for allowing me to use your gorgeous picture. And thanks to Dover Publications for their freebies.

TMTA - Ships, Boats

My ATC for the TMTA challenge contains various Dover Publications freebies. The ship is the American clipper "Lightning" from 1854.

Art Creations Friday

Here is my entry for this week's Art Creations Friday. I had fun with this one, using Dover images with the image provided by ACF. The trees, stars, and grasses are digital brushes.

A Special Day for Mothers

After struggling with the  2-day off and on service with our service provider, we think we now have internet again. Just in time to say to all the mothers: Happy Mother's Day.

I have heard from both my offspring so i will retire tonight a happy woman.

This mother and child are freebies from Jamie.