tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62301931656613839782024-03-12T18:17:07.053-07:00Christine's ChronologyChristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16559655815296483333noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230193165661383978.post-41946171768207716932012-03-25T16:04:00.000-07:002012-03-25T16:04:04.039-07:00Butterfly Queen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7p3HXwmSXgYW3ApZlHNev75-63vF6o4sD0giv5_DVYa-iq9iMFK2uCc8Mu_tsPXXSbhh0HmesIoiko_mZRXq7wjH5BX-TzC-5cuaIavyEQDKt9qNDaxwAzmCYhtY4isrpTrvhx1pNC1Er/s1600/Butterfly+Queen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img aea="true" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7p3HXwmSXgYW3ApZlHNev75-63vF6o4sD0giv5_DVYa-iq9iMFK2uCc8Mu_tsPXXSbhh0HmesIoiko_mZRXq7wjH5BX-TzC-5cuaIavyEQDKt9qNDaxwAzmCYhtY4isrpTrvhx1pNC1Er/s320/Butterfly+Queen.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Practice, practice, practice!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Practice makes perfect!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">As you can see (I hope!), I've been practicing.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">I've been picking up new tips and tricks</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">of the trade as I go along. I've received</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">wonderful help from Jackie, Aleesa & Gale</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">with shortcuts in PS, how to load new </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">brushes & actions to PS, and support</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">in continuing my newest form of art.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Gale, over at Paper Whimsy asked if I </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">would consider writing a tutorial from</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">my point of view as a beginner. I </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">agreed, and Gale will be sharing it </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">with those that are signed up to receive</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Paper Whimsy's newsletter (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/#!/paperwhimsy">https://www.facebook.com/#!/paperwhimsy</a>)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;"> in the next </span><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">week or so. If you're</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">not already signed up, head over to</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Facebook and "LIKE" Paper Whimsy and</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">while you're there...sign up for </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">the newsletter. That way </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">you won't miss out on my tutorial when</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">it's unveiled. It will take you step-by-step</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">through creating a piece of digital art</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">and I share lots of short-cuts with you.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Hope you enjoyed Butterfly Queen, and </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">I hope that she inspired you to try </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">something new. Whether it's Digital</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Art, or something else you've always</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">wanted to do.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16559655815296483333noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230193165661383978.post-68766718765087820072012-03-12T17:56:00.000-07:002012-03-12T17:56:37.577-07:00Irish Blessing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJzihDXnhfKW3ZBARpZVdUrWhA0RVzYBV-lXoWaAMLsFEypZPLzJhlwPkvpxO0N5yppmtgcEtoFjneKdv7kNADWPgqBiQ7qfeakKH_DNDN_HrZPb2UxIhb4lLgoNysGR_AalLo9I0Nd0r/s1600/Irish+blessing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJzihDXnhfKW3ZBARpZVdUrWhA0RVzYBV-lXoWaAMLsFEypZPLzJhlwPkvpxO0N5yppmtgcEtoFjneKdv7kNADWPgqBiQ7qfeakKH_DNDN_HrZPb2UxIhb4lLgoNysGR_AalLo9I0Nd0r/s320/Irish+blessing.jpg" width="320" yda="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">So this week leads us to St. Patrick's Day and I felt that I needed to pay tribute to my Irish background. Here's an Irish Maggie with a beautiful blessing for you all.</span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">May the blessing of the rain be on you—</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"></span></div><span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">the soft sweet rain.</span></div><span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">May it fall upon your spirit</span></div><span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">so that all the little flowers may spring up,</span></div><span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">and shed their sweetness on the air.</span></div><span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">May the blessing of the great rains be on you,</span></div><span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">may they beat upon your spirit</span></div><span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">and wash it fair and clean,</span></div><span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">and leave there many a shining pool</span></div><span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">where the blue of heaven shines,</span></div><span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">and sometimes a star.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;">Happy St. Patrick's Day!</span></div>Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16559655815296483333noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230193165661383978.post-18614012417141466032012-03-09T19:44:00.000-08:002012-03-09T19:44:42.723-08:00Devoted<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNsR4Et2C6VWZVInK7SWh_XwpWdzikxZHltLbmjm14HcaAeEn9reDjKNGP_G7L1ZYv1xpW0-ZKpJDNIl_QLrcRggXsgM43dS1n0IXtdnM0JECStpefBgcYxJTXsmWH8iClUhSq2nVa1iUJ/s1600/devoted.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNsR4Et2C6VWZVInK7SWh_XwpWdzikxZHltLbmjm14HcaAeEn9reDjKNGP_G7L1ZYv1xpW0-ZKpJDNIl_QLrcRggXsgM43dS1n0IXtdnM0JECStpefBgcYxJTXsmWH8iClUhSq2nVa1iUJ/s320/devoted.jpg" width="251" yda="true" /></a></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Digital art has quickly become my</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">new obsession as you can all see.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">I have been trying to learn new features</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">during each piece so that it not only is</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">art, but a learning experience.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">One of my newest lessons was offered by</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Gale Blair over at Paper Whimsy.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">She offered this shortcut. Instead of</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">using the dropdown box to transform</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">an image, she offered Ctrl-T. Works</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">great and I'm so happy to add that</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">to the other shortcuts I use.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">I decided to go a little abstract on </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">this piece and play with colors.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Honestly, once you start playing</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">with Photoshop, you won't want </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">to stop...and digital is a wonderful</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">way to get your quick fix of art</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">when you don't want to</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">make a mess.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">I see that I've added some new </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">friends to my blog. Thanks</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">for stopping by and seeing</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">what I have to offer. I hope</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">that you'll take a few minutes</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">to leave a comment or ask </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">a question about Digital Art.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Hope you find time this</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">weekend to art. <3 </span></div>Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16559655815296483333noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230193165661383978.post-28018929423386999752012-02-29T19:44:00.000-08:002012-02-29T19:44:23.639-08:00Boys & Cogs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHIoJhlo8H7ndHseSeGtopNFzTzvAhuWOjrGEAWdVK2uDJFwCG25g3lpDcTm8C-pfNCL_AuykxO4pO8YmKq8uthaotd1PrgFkxtaByB_mDSiiBGsfKfPGITUwGPVAVKhW81TzEc-3g5YaQ/s1600/little+boys+&+cogs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHIoJhlo8H7ndHseSeGtopNFzTzvAhuWOjrGEAWdVK2uDJFwCG25g3lpDcTm8C-pfNCL_AuykxO4pO8YmKq8uthaotd1PrgFkxtaByB_mDSiiBGsfKfPGITUwGPVAVKhW81TzEc-3g5YaQ/s320/little+boys+&+cogs.jpg" uda="true" width="249" /></a></div><a name='more'></a><div align="center"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Had a wonderful weekend arting with three</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">fun friends. We all worked on different </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">projects, but they were all art.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">I started this piece of digital art</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">before I headed home on Sunday.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Just getting around to finishing it </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">up this evening. I'm partial</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">to little girls, but these two</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">are just so darn cute.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">You can find them over </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">at Paper Whimsy if you're</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">interested in playing.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">If you've never played with</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">digital art...it's not scary.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Give it a try.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Enjoy and thank</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">you for looking!</span></div>Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16559655815296483333noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230193165661383978.post-49386942058927428852012-02-27T19:00:00.002-08:002012-02-27T19:10:32.230-08:00My Delight<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1SXDnhJ1kuQF6Qv1Z_NN_sMGB0bn7SPh_0JQ5cH6AD2_Yruih8CaNI5nu5vEYK8SDW2SbY9NCgn_3SP5hH1qDLL5xdMlNKPmVQ-Cq3xSbctupPGXrQuxQnTvRt6Y-HSA2O_DaFPpmts7S/s1600/delight+w+frame.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 288px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714016516260032146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1SXDnhJ1kuQF6Qv1Z_NN_sMGB0bn7SPh_0JQ5cH6AD2_Yruih8CaNI5nu5vEYK8SDW2SbY9NCgn_3SP5hH1qDLL5xdMlNKPmVQ-Cq3xSbctupPGXrQuxQnTvRt6Y-HSA2O_DaFPpmts7S/s400/delight+w+frame.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#ffcccc;">Here's my digital art from this weekend.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcccc;">Learned something new from a friend and</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcccc;">was so happy to see how easy it is to do. </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcccc;">I wanted to add shadows and my friend Aleesa</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcccc;">showed me how to do it. Who knew it was </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcccc;">going to be as easy as click & pick a drop down.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcccc;">Oh my gosh, I'm in love!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcccc;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcccc;">If you haven't ever created digital art, you</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcccc;">must try it. It is easier than you think</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcccc;">and with the images I've been using from Paper</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcccc;">Whimsy in the Hybrid section...it's easier than </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcccc;">cutting out an image.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcccc;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcccc;">I've noticed a few more folks working on </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcccc;">Digital Art lately. I feel some new artwork </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcccc;">inspiration coming from all directions.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcccc;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcccc;">Hope you have a super week. I'm working</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcccc;">on a secret project that I hope to have done</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcccc;">mid-week, so you may not see anymore images </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcccc;">from me until later this week. Hugs!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div align="center"></div>Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16559655815296483333noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230193165661383978.post-51913719038662243082012-02-23T20:02:00.003-08:002012-02-23T20:13:21.236-08:00B is for Bird<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0vpWam6xwgCR_vyqoIzHbMNYw2tOqG7ZTDm_at-7ZnHOArddr2tXvojF5sjSG_OLj1CiPw2DmT1AizMMw9d9OD2sA01E1Y1APS5JJktxZ7p7Kxksl2nGzaMR11spnD74F0y1zUt1Mrr-0/s1600/B+for+bird+w+watermark.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 309px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712548825536160306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0vpWam6xwgCR_vyqoIzHbMNYw2tOqG7ZTDm_at-7ZnHOArddr2tXvojF5sjSG_OLj1CiPw2DmT1AizMMw9d9OD2sA01E1Y1APS5JJktxZ7p7Kxksl2nGzaMR11spnD74F0y1zUt1Mrr-0/s400/B+for+bird+w+watermark.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#cccccc;">Can't help myself!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#cccccc;">I have now spent my 7th night up late at night working</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#cccccc;">on digital art. I find myself yawning mid-day, and</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#cccccc;">wishing I had slept just a bit longer. But what's the fun</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#cccccc;">of that? I much prefer looking at art.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#cccccc;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#cccccc;">Tomorrow I meet up with 4 of my friends for a </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#cccccc;">weekend of art and chatting. Two will be</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#cccccc;">scrapbooking and three of us will be creating</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#cccccc;">whatever our hearts desire. You all know what my</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#cccccc;">heard desires right now. Along with Digital</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#cccccc;">art, I'll also be working on my art for our</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#cccccc;">Hugo Cabret book club. I've got a good </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#cccccc;">start on it, and might even finish it </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#cccccc;">this weekend. That would be great!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#cccccc;">I'd be ahead of the game.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#cccccc;"></span></div>Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16559655815296483333noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230193165661383978.post-49717830694757705962012-02-23T16:33:00.002-08:002012-02-23T16:44:46.574-08:00Incandescent<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhet3kCXdcKwPjTnCeK92cm8uHEGj28Aa3cUFXrPmrDjhPxPzO7iJQJQVPgrNzVJux5GlpCftANVyhRX38QJmg4_Xltpp-PcE1S9rgjNdj4Rfpk1cozzQZM5V72ymokqxCMnb3a85JTh3Li/s1600/incandescent+w+frame+%2526+watermark.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 356px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712494269129008002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhet3kCXdcKwPjTnCeK92cm8uHEGj28Aa3cUFXrPmrDjhPxPzO7iJQJQVPgrNzVJux5GlpCftANVyhRX38QJmg4_Xltpp-PcE1S9rgjNdj4Rfpk1cozzQZM5V72ymokqxCMnb3a85JTh3Li/s400/incandescent+w+frame+%2526+watermark.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#999999;">I continue with my new found obsession.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#999999;">I look forward to learning new skills to help make my</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#999999;">creations "sparkle". While I'm loving the fact I don't need</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#999999;">adhesive to put my collage together...I do miss the fact that</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#999999;">I have not sparkle. I will have to look it up and see </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#999999;">how I can add realistic looking sparkle to my night sky.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#999999;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#999999;">I've been over at Paper Whimsy's Shoppe checking out</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#999999;">Gale's beautiful images. She's added some new images</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#999999;">to help my new found love even more fun.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#999999;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">in·can·des·cent [in-kuhn-des-uhnt]</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"></span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">1. (of light) produced by </span></strong><a style="FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/incandescence" jquery1330044026278="83"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">incandescence</span></strong></a><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">.<br />2. glowing or white with heat.<br />3. intensely bright; brilliant. </span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"></span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">Synonyms: </span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">electrifying, brilliant, dynamic </span></strong></div>Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16559655815296483333noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230193165661383978.post-31122211425586367862012-02-20T17:22:00.006-08:002012-02-20T18:30:38.416-08:00Digital Art<span style="font-size:85%;color:#339999;">I have started a recent obsession with Pinterest. While searching through images in Google for Altered Art, I came across Theresa Martin's blog along with her Digital Art. I have been familiar with Theresa's artwork for a couple of years, but have never been over to her blog or website. I began perusing and found her Digital Art that was featured in one of the Stampington magazines last year. Yes, I do remember seeing it...but NOW, it left an impression on me. So much so that I felt the immediate need to attempt some myself. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#339999;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#339999;">I do have a limited bit of knowledge with Photoshop and have CS4. I needed to get a quick refresher course from my 20 year old daughter for some options that I knew how to use last year, but have purged since then.</span> </span><span style="color:#339999;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Off to my Paper Whimsy folder to see what I had in the Hybrids that I could utilize in my creations. Found enough glorious images that I could begin my spiral into what I like to call....obsession. </span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#339999;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#339999;">So the obsession began by sending me on over to the PW Shoppe to start stocking up on MORE images. I spent about an hour deciding which ones I wanted, and then because of a slow server...spent another 2 1/2 hours downloading them. It really shouldn't take that long...</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;color:#339999;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#339999;">If you don't know me...I LOVE turquoise...and I LOVE turquoise & copper. But I also like other colors that enhance the delicious color I call my current favorite. So<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdcRnRGK8_a5FKEEOAJbNYmszuz7Qwr80mvaurebyQNrCLbUTJzb8zusZpdVf9lk4PRvZU31x4VA_uy9F2RZmD_asshQHbaLf1F5AnV6Abvc7w6KkRk7KrRaFSIDEiQ9PEwTscWj3HwlXS/s1600/paperwhimsy-harlequinbackground02.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 247px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711407176346534530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdcRnRGK8_a5FKEEOAJbNYmszuz7Qwr80mvaurebyQNrCLbUTJzb8zusZpdVf9lk4PRvZU31x4VA_uy9F2RZmD_asshQHbaLf1F5AnV6Abvc7w6KkRk7KrRaFSIDEiQ9PEwTscWj3HwlXS/s320/paperwhimsy-harlequinbackground02.jpg" /></a>mething else <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitV1DJu9wSpO6STbXdkP6NCrS1uyiBu8l4cwgyCdHmDkF5L5_wGw9qDhDia5i45mGjN5ywntRxKqeQ3xjEk7ja4NnlHUDwQN2OiAGxLnI9FFTmSqqrXLtZrOSfMFLc1gafery9WCQOOgAR/s1600/paperwhimsy_geometric14.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 247px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711407895525142866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitV1DJu9wSpO6STbXdkP6NCrS1uyiBu8l4cwgyCdHmDkF5L5_wGw9qDhDia5i45mGjN5ywntRxKqeQ3xjEk7ja4NnlHUDwQN2OiAGxLnI9FFTmSqqrXLtZrOSfMFLc1gafery9WCQOOgAR/s320/paperwhimsy_geometric14.jpg" /></a>you should know about <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpkFuVunoAaAsHETS1TjkC0M7xf9NnThNpuT7auWmCLD98HCUN6qY21slKZ0gONylrEarVr_Y4l-vTljSqfxr2L3c76_1CZ1VrPHMdAaZevUMbGXekqtSapG5Xg7zv4TKJhdDfNqMHZAeM/s1600/enchanted+resize.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 247px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711393556822851282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpkFuVunoAaAsHETS1TjkC0M7xf9NnThNpuT7auWmCLD98HCUN6qY21slKZ0gONylrEarVr_Y4l-vTljSqfxr2L3c76_1CZ1VrPHMdAaZevUMbGXekqtSapG5Xg7zv4TKJhdDfNqMHZAeM/s320/enchanted+resize.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSjXfWS-jC3lxXWBapOXb1Lz9PscknDx2Ht2vBxrUTuNROGKGcF-1zz6BIrqTf8JyxGMi0EcqbKb_jaFkCyqW1lcQITvnXEvoUP863Gt5Vu97NpXV9DmBRNzh3Eeugg4I7sf-ugy16DGGi/s1600/Cogs+girl.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 247px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711407975500765746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSjXfWS-jC3lxXWBapOXb1Lz9PscknDx2Ht2vBxrUTuNROGKGcF-1zz6BIrqTf8JyxGMi0EcqbKb_jaFkCyqW1lcQITvnXEvoUP863Gt5Vu97NpXV9DmBRNzh3Eeugg4I7sf-ugy16DGGi/s320/Cogs+girl.jpg" /></a>me....I love </span><br /><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:85%;color:#339999;"></span></p><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:85%;color:#339999;"></span></p><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:85%;color:#339999;"></span></p><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:85%;color:#339999;"></span></p><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:85%;color:#339999;"></span></p><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:85%;color:#339999;"></span></p><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:85%;color:#339999;"></span></p><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:85%;color:#339999;"></span></p><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:85%;color:#339999;"></span></p><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:85%;color:#339999;"></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size:85%;color:#339999;"></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size:85%;color:#339999;"></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size:85%;color:#339999;"></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size:85%;color:#339999;"></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size:85%;color:#339999;">monochromatic. I could have easily used turquoise flowers (if they'd been available) and been quite content with it. </span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#339999;">I'm also very fond of Steampunkery....so I had to create this fun little page to satisfy that whim. I love the fact that in the PW images...if you use the PNGs, you can easily copy & paste them into your image. </span><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;color:#339999;"></span></p><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:85%;color:#339999;">Each of these pieces uses PW images only. "Cogs" & "harmonious" have two layers each for backgrounds with the top layer's opacity being set much lower. </span></p><span style="font-size:85%;color:#339999;">I can really see me easily spending every waking hour playing with my new found delight.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#339999;">If you haven't already tried your hand at Digital Art, perhaps you now have a little confidence to make the attempt...</span></span><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:85%;color:#339999;">By the looks of things, it appears that I need to spend a little time figuring out my Blog and how to get it all pretty and such. :)</span></p><br /><br /><span style="color:#339999;"></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="justify"><span style="color:#339999;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="justify"></div>Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16559655815296483333noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230193165661383978.post-42001318262434054542011-05-23T16:15:00.000-07:002011-05-23T16:36:46.120-07:00Field of Gold<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOu-cVfZtCDd6DWpVgDvtY-ho-bayfzOd54nG_BAH2gvfEBuBtzxhPI5Hp7SVXzNkXDiT57BeK0BU8t2O7ARmjenK1BLqrCBM43lWJ0w0pWzB-gIlUParEBIokwhNaYNxSPmqepYBULJC2/s1600/I_Heart_Faces_Photography_125.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 125px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 125px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610058869045215682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOu-cVfZtCDd6DWpVgDvtY-ho-bayfzOd54nG_BAH2gvfEBuBtzxhPI5Hp7SVXzNkXDiT57BeK0BU8t2O7ARmjenK1BLqrCBM43lWJ0w0pWzB-gIlUParEBIokwhNaYNxSPmqepYBULJC2/s400/I_Heart_Faces_Photography_125.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#ffcc66;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIDSxqAEyh3rCqmMuW6iVB41qUCPMRDIIHf9yqpq5ymIQZRtv1vvk9Iwj2JwjP7cwtJL-G3q8a4KMfbxUd2Dul2qdnhQ4iKRUhAIpButbAVqp6mbvuEKaniLokBaMdJKs93TEe1VuQ86fL/s1600/ma+cosmo.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 301px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610055212738302002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIDSxqAEyh3rCqmMuW6iVB41qUCPMRDIIHf9yqpq5ymIQZRtv1vvk9Iwj2JwjP7cwtJL-G3q8a4KMfbxUd2Dul2qdnhQ4iKRUhAIpButbAVqp6mbvuEKaniLokBaMdJKs93TEe1VuQ86fL/s400/ma+cosmo.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffff66;"><span style="color:#ffcc66;">I Heart Faces offers a weekly </span></span><span style="color:#ffcc66;">challenge on Facebook and their website. </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc66;">I am sometimes able to participate, but this week I KNEW I had to...as I've been </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc66;">taking photos in the field of gold over the past two weeks. So, I had the perfect YELLOW </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc66;">photos to look at to submit for the challenge. BUT, since I'm only allowed to use</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc66;">one of the photos....I had a really hard time picking only one. Angie & </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc66;">Michelle were having so much fun in the flowers, it was almost</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc66;">impossible to pull them away. Enjoy the yellow!</span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div></div>Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16559655815296483333noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230193165661383978.post-69290956004079110952011-05-20T17:51:00.000-07:002011-05-20T18:09:24.167-07:00FIF #99<span style="color:#ff6666;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg1NXnzddeESng0Kg1_DOh_KhzIq2igWBO1uHxGWGwxenqFvOP204ZLr2S_xmJqXUiNe5zHuRefcgxEmn6siFbILwmx7VEcbB8dQqKVihnu_bcgFlHpuMHWmDyD_MkFehFX2-mxLWWm4e6/s1600/Sun+%2526+lensflare.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608967896161763858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg1NXnzddeESng0Kg1_DOh_KhzIq2igWBO1uHxGWGwxenqFvOP204ZLr2S_xmJqXUiNe5zHuRefcgxEmn6siFbILwmx7VEcbB8dQqKVihnu_bcgFlHpuMHWmDyD_MkFehFX2-mxLWWm4e6/s320/Sun+%2526+lensflare.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff6666;"> Sun & Lensflare</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTTr27VsvU8cJmuUT3226xbkDpMhX0pfN5nxlTAfq741Oc0U-51Xm_phqxFnY5IPs0sQsdexZY53OpbjulaBRmYBMcoTIzB7e8Zj7G-pqkyeC0ootbNu_QPVKXR5X2od0HAI6wK3Icv8ff/s1600/ctr+fill+sweetness+bw+blush+58%2525.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608967891043774578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTTr27VsvU8cJmuUT3226xbkDpMhX0pfN5nxlTAfq741Oc0U-51Xm_phqxFnY5IPs0sQsdexZY53OpbjulaBRmYBMcoTIzB7e8Zj7G-pqkyeC0ootbNu_QPVKXR5X2od0HAI6wK3Icv8ff/s320/ctr+fill+sweetness+bw+blush+58%2525.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff6666;"> Florabella Mixture</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFL2eTtxo7j_5fhhjFXv_ocj9kCz2w8kxYoy_PmpV79yuuhO4N3iVfSOzC1ZI8CVQnMX37YZkz5PukBHDY_SREEOqUXuKSzAGAepAuhx5ZqYlOYGYntTZZn4lMi7c-qBRBqbg_99RU6W_8/s1600/5738417213_df086de406_b.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608965978649040786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFL2eTtxo7j_5fhhjFXv_ocj9kCz2w8kxYoy_PmpV79yuuhO4N3iVfSOzC1ZI8CVQnMX37YZkz5PukBHDY_SREEOqUXuKSzAGAepAuhx5ZqYlOYGYntTZZn4lMi7c-qBRBqbg_99RU6W_8/s320/5738417213_df086de406_b.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ffcccc;"> </span><span style="color:#ff6666;">BEFORE</span> </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6666;">It's Fix It Friday #99 over at I Heart Faces again this week.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6666;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6666;">From the looks of it, it's been since January since I've participated,</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6666;">or for that matter...posted anything on my Blog.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6666;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6666;">Above is the before of the photo and the other two</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6666;">"fixes". I used Florabella actions on both in my very own</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6666;">blend. First I added a center fill, and then I added "sweetness" to it</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6666;">after the sweetness, I used B/W Blush and 58% opacity. I like</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6666;">black & white photos....but this one has just a hint of the original </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6666;">colors, making it intereting.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6666;"></span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6666;">The second "fix" is much of the same, but I added sun & a lensflare</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6666;">for depth. I wanted the colors to pop just a bit and not</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6666;">seem so flat, therefore I added the sun.</span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6666;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6666;">Hope you enjoy my fix!</span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6666;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"></div></div>Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16559655815296483333noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230193165661383978.post-73319653600527677532011-01-03T18:32:00.000-08:002011-01-03T18:42:04.815-08:00Fresh Face Amelia<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq-f0O05nW6EgqbCl1rtloKU3d2Xv52Ffw10FoxAmguYDdZLJKQJrS5Ys00uC1z_WCN61kIMQPAexIkY8qjqJGwtgW2R2WJOnhqgE82abJgspFKIz2iwAgF6FSVnoHW0Fv6xGY_5hHpdqE/s1600/FB+Luxe+bw+mink.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558153682598484322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq-f0O05nW6EgqbCl1rtloKU3d2Xv52Ffw10FoxAmguYDdZLJKQJrS5Ys00uC1z_WCN61kIMQPAexIkY8qjqJGwtgW2R2WJOnhqgE82abJgspFKIz2iwAgF6FSVnoHW0Fv6xGY_5hHpdqE/s400/FB+Luxe+bw+mink.jpg" /></a>
<br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#cccccc;">Best Face Forward
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<br />This was from a photo shoot I did of Amelia this Fall.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cccccc;">It was a beautiful day and with the lace tablecloth in </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cccccc;">the background, it shaded her beautifully and </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cccccc;">created an etherial look.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cccccc;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cccccc;">
<br />I used one of Florabella's actions on this photo.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cccccc;">And I am submitting this picture </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cccccc;">as my favorite </span><span style="color:#cccccc;">face of 2010. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cccccc;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cccccc;">
<br />Hope you like it!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cccccc;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cccccc;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cccccc;"></span></div>
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<br />Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16559655815296483333noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230193165661383978.post-71478113612312127262010-12-06T19:34:00.001-08:002010-12-06T19:50:21.542-08:00Self Portrait - I Heart Faces<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIv3BaoVQXs6oKMFGIZpCpAajFdS7JHLMcqQNMHWLZFeYRKqVF9wVAI0nd28kpOUmbtsBEqRx1le2gr-R_HqZbvLwk9F07s0YwpI9H3GRakz23BoJjIT5uCEMdjV_ZQB5jA7B3WJ8vs_A6/s1600/me3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 358px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547779417285213746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIv3BaoVQXs6oKMFGIZpCpAajFdS7JHLMcqQNMHWLZFeYRKqVF9wVAI0nd28kpOUmbtsBEqRx1le2gr-R_HqZbvLwk9F07s0YwpI9H3GRakz23BoJjIT5uCEMdjV_ZQB5jA7B3WJ8vs_A6/s400/me3.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#cc66cc;">Over at I Heart Faces they're having a challenge this </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc66cc;">week to show a self-portrait. I typically do not like ANY</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc66cc;">picture of myself, and it wouldn't matter if I were taking the </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc66cc;">picture or someone else. BUT, I did recall that I had taken</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc66cc;">this picture a couple of summer ago, and liked the feel.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc66cc;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc66cc;">I used Florabella's Pandora action on my original image </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc66cc;">and then added a vignette for contrast. While I even</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc66cc;">liked the SOOC of this image, this one is fun and</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc66cc;">looks like a fantasy. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc66cc;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc66cc;">If you're not already a fan of I Heart Faces...I encourage </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc66cc;">you to head over to Facebook and "Like" them. You</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc66cc;">won't be sorry, I promise.</span></div>
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<br /></div><center><a href="http://www.iheartfaces.com/" mce_href="http://www.iheartfaces.com"><img src="http://www.iheartfaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/I_Heart_Faces_Photography_125.jpg" mce_src="http://www.iheartfaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/I_Heart_Faces_Photography_125.jpg" /></a></center></a>Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16559655815296483333noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230193165661383978.post-36782633633614018822010-11-29T17:22:00.001-08:002010-11-29T17:35:10.708-08:00Scenic B&W I Heart Faces Contest<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPUlZDZzuVOdAsXIdLXZD4ll8jChQbHGHD8m1xUHL8oDdZsu9lm_7JPNL-YTYjjh1Qvj6Tol_3henZIy-CvUT94EX8s9V1EVFSeqjjxXAvKjLfu9JPPQjeJI8CtmMRsVcJeWs2y5dsWUHU/s1600/rich+vintage+jack.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 314px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545147327028229442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPUlZDZzuVOdAsXIdLXZD4ll8jChQbHGHD8m1xUHL8oDdZsu9lm_7JPNL-YTYjjh1Qvj6Tol_3henZIy-CvUT94EX8s9V1EVFSeqjjxXAvKjLfu9JPPQjeJI8CtmMRsVcJeWs2y5dsWUHU/s400/rich+vintage+jack.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#cccccc;">This is Jack!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cccccc;">Jack at FALLS OF THE OHIO</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cccccc;">State Park.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cccccc;">This was our vacation.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cccccc;">The first vacation by ourselves (mostly)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cccccc;">in a very long time.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cccccc;">This is Jack!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cccccc;">Taking in the views.</span></div><p align="center"><span style="color:#cccccc;"></span></p><div align="center">
<br /></div><div align="center"></div><center><a href="http://www.iheartfaces.com" mce_href="http://www.iheartfaces.com"><img src="http://www.iheartfaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/I_Heart_Faces_Photography_125.jpg" mce_src="http://www.iheartfaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/I_Heart_Faces_Photography_125.jpg"/></a></center></a>Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16559655815296483333noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230193165661383978.post-4682038854454273412010-11-20T16:22:00.000-08:002010-11-20T16:31:48.949-08:00Flowers<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MmZwzC8mWU1aivC8aqvDGC40jtHWZ0VZhyphenhyphenKFQw900HLWDFxfnR8U6PTFgAvUUkOLHrlYCLlqA82Bi2eCJc7CXeB3zPz0NT0jVuDKSZ7VDuWBWHCnXfYdI6ceQnVt28El9539wW6DtphS/s1600/HM+flowers.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541792147638402546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MmZwzC8mWU1aivC8aqvDGC40jtHWZ0VZhyphenhyphenKFQw900HLWDFxfnR8U6PTFgAvUUkOLHrlYCLlqA82Bi2eCJc7CXeB3zPz0NT0jVuDKSZ7VDuWBWHCnXfYdI6ceQnVt28El9539wW6DtphS/s320/HM+flowers.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff9966;"><span style="font-size:130%;"> I decided to try my hand at making these flowers this evening. I've seen them here and there and thought I would try to create them without a pattern. Simple enough. </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">First you take man-made material and cut out circles of different sizes. After the material was cut I used my tweezers to hold the edges over a flame from a candle. This singes the edges and curls the material up. do this all the way around. After doing this to all of the circles I start stacking them starting with the largest to the smallest. I then either sew on a button or just stitch the layers together. I was able to create about 15 flowers in about and hour and a half with no problem. </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /></span><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffcc99;"><span style="color:#ff9966;">I plan to use some of these on a head band for some of my photo shoots. Can't wait to try them out on somebody.<br /></span></div></span></div>Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16559655815296483333noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230193165661383978.post-80846479064679832752010-11-20T07:13:00.001-08:002010-11-20T07:17:33.406-08:00Zombie Arch Art<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMsP4C1ZFo71ZHkH9oPZu32jT0XUF3AqQF2vjbnHFv3d5A0s5H4yaFV7RGQFwPmqDH7Dl6xVLGbKEUvvV_icpxLzhnw1Zsz2Ju0EnBykdj1yfRn6C60ra1sKlzp6Oe8qpRsEEqKqucyHQ5/s1600/zombie+art.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541650544165694578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMsP4C1ZFo71ZHkH9oPZu32jT0XUF3AqQF2vjbnHFv3d5A0s5H4yaFV7RGQFwPmqDH7Dl6xVLGbKEUvvV_icpxLzhnw1Zsz2Ju0EnBykdj1yfRn6C60ra1sKlzp6Oe8qpRsEEqKqucyHQ5/s320/zombie+art.bmp" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffcc99;">My daughter, Amelia has been bugging me to make her some Zombie Art. So while I was recently away at an art weekend, I created this zombie arch for her. I was creating other arches for another project, when I decided to create this. I think she'll like it!</span><br /><br /></div>Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16559655815296483333noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230193165661383978.post-21600673150432866862010-11-20T07:05:00.001-08:002010-11-20T07:12:53.656-08:00Journal Art<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuuRLHvwoUXr8aJRVtbVMlxa5MCoxynqhcWJnvX4VIeqJ0Mel5AuJQ8TFs9MZjPD4ca4CTkwoYndMDtLU5WJ-YEN_6LWKhGrAx-KGkd7n_ULNtS9tSBNj_S7FlDec3rFY3PO0MVdlHbPrw/s1600/journal+art.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541648691653279314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuuRLHvwoUXr8aJRVtbVMlxa5MCoxynqhcWJnvX4VIeqJ0Mel5AuJQ8TFs9MZjPD4ca4CTkwoYndMDtLU5WJ-YEN_6LWKhGrAx-KGkd7n_ULNtS9tSBNj_S7FlDec3rFY3PO0MVdlHbPrw/s320/journal+art.bmp" /></a><span style="color:#ffcc66;"> Look! I haven't forgotten about creating. I found these blank journals maybe at Hobby Lobby or Michael's and cut some beautiful paper to cover the outside and then ran it through the Xyron machine. Before I attached the paper to the journal, I cut ribbon and tied it around the book. THEN, I adhered the paper over the ribbon to anchor it down. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc66;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc66;">After that, I added the finishing touches. Used my favorite chalky inks around the edges, took some Tim Holz embellishments with Paper Whimsy images and attached brads to hold them down. To cover the brad holes, I cut a piece of matching paper to affix to the inside cover.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc66;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc66;">Great easy gifts for the holidays!</span><br /></div>Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16559655815296483333noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230193165661383978.post-82289573033220385122010-11-19T18:54:00.000-08:002010-11-19T19:01:50.958-08:00Fix It Friday #78<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7OSQLC_oYn3QehKCPmmRRt_53pBWxLSyVw46g7KZztx2F46Hpum7HIDQi6fWAYq4oN5PwSfs_NiCiHIDCH93KJWtPfhfCIarJVm5OhrDcY-6DII9UXjwUtnJIMP6w7K05Rd6COO3WdqIg/s1600/FIF+78+Sw+Color+JP+Artistic+Renaissance.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541460484055674546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7OSQLC_oYn3QehKCPmmRRt_53pBWxLSyVw46g7KZztx2F46Hpum7HIDQi6fWAYq4oN5PwSfs_NiCiHIDCH93KJWtPfhfCIarJVm5OhrDcY-6DII9UXjwUtnJIMP6w7K05Rd6COO3WdqIg/s320/FIF+78+Sw+Color+JP+Artistic+Renaissance.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#33ccff;">Sweet Color & Renaissance by Jackie</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#33ccff;"><br /></span><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjraaESUmR62mXuV2ItghU4TH7cztMaf_Mj14nRln3oFUXGr1xwoj_nDbD7Oh_mqBq4i8_9jq5t693__TY0DWwEIxYijMf7JTHhUdrMJ-Z_oCg7cTKxP6VN9dr7X9AzL7xloTV7_cwDiW1q/s1600/FIF+78.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541460477962199330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjraaESUmR62mXuV2ItghU4TH7cztMaf_Mj14nRln3oFUXGr1xwoj_nDbD7Oh_mqBq4i8_9jq5t693__TY0DWwEIxYijMf7JTHhUdrMJ-Z_oCg7cTKxP6VN9dr7X9AzL7xloTV7_cwDiW1q/s320/FIF+78.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#00cccc;">Original</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#00cccc;">Once again over at I Heart Faces....it's Fix it Friday! Yay!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#00cccc;">While I still haven't posted any of my art here lately, I still have been working on my photography and have had several photo shoots lately.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#00cccc;">This is my FIF. I used a Florabella Action which was Sweet Sunshine and then added another that my friend Jackie created. Loving the softness. What do you think?<br /></span><br /></div><br /></div>Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16559655815296483333noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230193165661383978.post-1556446953374282522010-10-15T08:21:00.000-07:002010-10-15T08:21:09.701-07:00Christine's Chronology: Fix It Friday #74 - Christy's Edits<a href="http://christineschronology.blogspot.com/2010/10/fix-it-friday-74-christys-edits.html">Christine's Chronology: Fix It Friday #74 - Christy's Edits</a>Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16559655815296483333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230193165661383978.post-54110675575415884352010-10-15T07:57:00.001-07:002010-10-15T08:18:33.125-07:00Fix It Friday #74 - Christy's Edits<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhETIzTaNG-DId7RtqICx5CuzH03J4CqT3SSjarbiH2opesHVziWUl4wNfMLW1qB2506xM4LAXMPl9-exDJI3WVvYDLcLcdtluCfTBtNrCxXF7qVyycov29ogwqOM2-HVG993tqYuqx7LnK/s1600/FIF+74+bw+champ+cosmo.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528288788636694402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhETIzTaNG-DId7RtqICx5CuzH03J4CqT3SSjarbiH2opesHVziWUl4wNfMLW1qB2506xM4LAXMPl9-exDJI3WVvYDLcLcdtluCfTBtNrCxXF7qVyycov29ogwqOM2-HVG993tqYuqx7LnK/s320/FIF+74+bw+champ+cosmo.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#ff9900;">PS CS4 with Florabella Actions</span><br /><span style="color:#ff9900;"> BW Champagne & Cosmopolitan<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIyLQdrU_N0UD-cXmWXBrRuLd2dneFV39oLJSt0ON1c4ZBRjSfCVLlQTUXMJ1Zu9azycXbuIXYzFxAZEBjw2NMPJrRTUZL7yap8ksWrkSKChXO6SjLn_LtHZXD5D9GOAikozfgrTgbOjP9/s1600/FIF+74+bwmink+sweet+sunshine+ctr+fill.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528288776474483042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIyLQdrU_N0UD-cXmWXBrRuLd2dneFV39oLJSt0ON1c4ZBRjSfCVLlQTUXMJ1Zu9azycXbuIXYzFxAZEBjw2NMPJrRTUZL7yap8ksWrkSKChXO6SjLn_LtHZXD5D9GOAikozfgrTgbOjP9/s320/FIF+74+bwmink+sweet+sunshine+ctr+fill.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#ff9900;">PS CS4 with Florabella Actions BW Mink</span></div><div><span style="color:#ff9900;"> Sweet Summer & Center Fill Light</span></div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcmylggV3L4DPgb2NGSM2LP6yP-Qv0CVXTt3eXgHtQNU-6vmpPWaEQwweqMy1cQMI326XY6u1kJi2DlnhbW-i2O3bHG_O9lSd2NA1A2bMYBkc13tejp6rsUtf-gCTbFi59ptBzS8tD76_3/s1600/FIF+74+bwmink+sweet+sun+ctr+fill+cosmo+51.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528288773386660050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcmylggV3L4DPgb2NGSM2LP6yP-Qv0CVXTt3eXgHtQNU-6vmpPWaEQwweqMy1cQMI326XY6u1kJi2DlnhbW-i2O3bHG_O9lSd2NA1A2bMYBkc13tejp6rsUtf-gCTbFi59ptBzS8tD76_3/s320/FIF+74+bwmink+sweet+sun+ctr+fill+cosmo+51.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#ff9900;">PS CS4 with Florabella Actions BW Mink,</span></div><div><span style="color:#ff9900;"> Sweet Summer Center Fill Light & Cosmopolitan at 51%<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsw8ZJTinjbQzTLUmSDQt08M9RuUXtb8Cbgij_0RjX1Eo3AHAxRJax9IIo7pI5yG09q7Y9pnvSmmiGFmrnar2XMuw9q1ZQEg_yh5d9bSRYGJzZnQUTTu9o3X3m3EOc1TEMh7ynWzUTtpJT/s1600/FIF+74+Cashmere.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 221px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528288764072582802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsw8ZJTinjbQzTLUmSDQt08M9RuUXtb8Cbgij_0RjX1Eo3AHAxRJax9IIo7pI5yG09q7Y9pnvSmmiGFmrnar2XMuw9q1ZQEg_yh5d9bSRYGJzZnQUTTu9o3X3m3EOc1TEMh7ynWzUTtpJT/s320/FIF+74+Cashmere.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff9900;"> PS CS4 with Florabella Cashmere Action</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtJGv_nHm_ctDYMDGae7C-r9olWqb6lLDnhz93-lPmgiDEYO5XzK0aMgL2R_A01N7OvakgTlJx-2eVCW8O0WWqe0jp9MMufIr4QMaS_kkKFne5Bn9qVU-tdL3EE1M99vElLN9GvVW5RLyY/s1600/fif+74+original.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528288736499559426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtJGv_nHm_ctDYMDGae7C-r9olWqb6lLDnhz93-lPmgiDEYO5XzK0aMgL2R_A01N7OvakgTlJx-2eVCW8O0WWqe0jp9MMufIr4QMaS_kkKFne5Bn9qVU-tdL3EE1M99vElLN9GvVW5RLyY/s320/fif+74+original.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#ff9900;">Original FIF #74<br /></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#ffcc66;">Today is Fix It Friday over at I Heart Faces....so since I'm on vacation this week, I decided to play for my second time. I have almost more fun editing photos than I do taking the photos.</span></div><span style="color:#ffcc66;"></span></div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#ffcc66;">I'm still VERY new to Photoshop, but Florabella makes it very easy to edit. I typically have made my edits in Picasa....and then sometimes I will head on over to PS and make even more edits. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#ffcc66;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#ffcc66;">I love FACES....so this site is right up my alley. </span></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div>Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16559655815296483333noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230193165661383978.post-3310554735360290752010-08-20T17:52:00.000-07:002010-08-20T18:08:21.930-07:00Fix It Friday #67 - A First<div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEPbDLRTZfRS-LjWcbbgVnvWDJSz8nCKQVFSFQ7x8L5rIJ-I32i6O3RPMkH7YiHpHxVZIbti1VNe4wd06KtGI1x6Mgft4NrGT0v9NOPuC7mPfKlO9GMTQGTxPJuqMoT75pxEVfAkvg67kH/s1600/fix+it+friday+8+20+10+FB+Luxe+Ruby.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507660842028090738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEPbDLRTZfRS-LjWcbbgVnvWDJSz8nCKQVFSFQ7x8L5rIJ-I32i6O3RPMkH7YiHpHxVZIbti1VNe4wd06KtGI1x6Mgft4NrGT0v9NOPuC7mPfKlO9GMTQGTxPJuqMoT75pxEVfAkvg67kH/s320/fix+it+friday+8+20+10+FB+Luxe+Ruby.jpg" /></a> </div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#ff99ff;">My first Fix It Friday entry. Over at I Heart Faces they have a Fix It Friday challenge. They give you a picture and let you edit it with your own programs. The bottom picture is how this photo started out before I started playing with it. I used the Florabella Photo Shop Actions....which I love...and created these edits. This top one is the Florabella Luxe "Ruby" action.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8kVGoevpzIMgpDwmKz4UHn2jDGnzDUkcXtVu3BIArThSxI0W6cDFvRss8ZoXbVrighk0wzN_HwyXddrkmMFHcbiua5__NDl1XPa8Wo2YjHjAr4Tu_gbLQ9tO1NeC4I4ZxePxwp32d3o5B/s1600/fix+it+friday+8+20+10+FB+BW+Actions+Rich+Vintage.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507660832520643122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8kVGoevpzIMgpDwmKz4UHn2jDGnzDUkcXtVu3BIArThSxI0W6cDFvRss8ZoXbVrighk0wzN_HwyXddrkmMFHcbiua5__NDl1XPa8Wo2YjHjAr4Tu_gbLQ9tO1NeC4I4ZxePxwp32d3o5B/s320/fix+it+friday+8+20+10+FB+BW+Actions+Rich+Vintage.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#ff99ff;">This one is Florabella's B&W Actions Rich Vintage.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk4WtEX3e8P54Yuty6uHjhiSEQXDCpszWbBbHgaTzcG3TS5fMTKkiteFymUKEbG77JInF3JjeCDDaDm270yI_jHp1CVgPRNQfJ2UtmQdCmA-lgDVlZjHsp9aIAo3AhCcrF92p3ry9mLgCX/s1600/fix+it+friday+8+20+10+FB+Cosmopolitan+%26+Vignette.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507660826430217298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk4WtEX3e8P54Yuty6uHjhiSEQXDCpszWbBbHgaTzcG3TS5fMTKkiteFymUKEbG77JInF3JjeCDDaDm270yI_jHp1CVgPRNQfJ2UtmQdCmA-lgDVlZjHsp9aIAo3AhCcrF92p3ry9mLgCX/s320/fix+it+friday+8+20+10+FB+Cosmopolitan+%26+Vignette.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#ff99ff;">This one I used Florabella's Cosmopolitan and Vignette Actions.</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBINrkZGAWdiNOKSfQdG6QXjYqqjB2-x7J-_HtSy4XCXPZmV-1eyT0qKPau2uNvhWv-p6ovbMHBKOX_HFQGg2H4tRFsu67rs39-plTkzGZjfWZ5zKa4MUsoFoNFHZu1078d171d3ywBaQI/s1600/fix+it+friday+8+20+10.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507660817736581826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBINrkZGAWdiNOKSfQdG6QXjYqqjB2-x7J-_HtSy4XCXPZmV-1eyT0qKPau2uNvhWv-p6ovbMHBKOX_HFQGg2H4tRFsu67rs39-plTkzGZjfWZ5zKa4MUsoFoNFHZu1078d171d3ywBaQI/s320/fix+it+friday+8+20+10.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#ff99ff;">This is the original. </span></div><span style="color:#ff99ff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff99ff;"></span><span style="color:#ff99ff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff99ff;">I'm not sure which one is my favorite....what do you think?</span> <div><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div>Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16559655815296483333noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230193165661383978.post-1163032123495402902010-08-08T16:09:00.001-07:002010-08-08T16:20:56.012-07:00Amelia<span style="color:#cccccc;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAYFO3BW3neuUGWBa-S9LnHsTojQJsbxp82RSFaEom6IXOxa6MfSBAJyrnEA541giJ-1rx7svjqyLODO7A05Za0gf2PrhtsY0ffKRIdnbGfuhXU8NZioRDhyphenhyphen3e6uFKN8hFTwDWqD9Ehz_V/s1600/FB+Color+%26+Haze+Cosmopolitan.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503182091862900466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAYFO3BW3neuUGWBa-S9LnHsTojQJsbxp82RSFaEom6IXOxa6MfSBAJyrnEA541giJ-1rx7svjqyLODO7A05Za0gf2PrhtsY0ffKRIdnbGfuhXU8NZioRDhyphenhyphen3e6uFKN8hFTwDWqD9Ehz_V/s400/FB+Color+%26+Haze+Cosmopolitan.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Nwj3emkRYWSP_xk0jnQJmw8MAuuBuah4waNsnmDKr-ZjHkfke4LdvMzd97VvXLOAKnM-ZKPu2xhyphenhyphenlfv-k-Yub5bKrVYrQJAECHbwLuaV_XF_eBmyYEAPOFyNjWzZuPh5YcLOnNQhCZS6/s1600/FB+Luxe+bw+mink.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503180235321274066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Nwj3emkRYWSP_xk0jnQJmw8MAuuBuah4waNsnmDKr-ZjHkfke4LdvMzd97VvXLOAKnM-ZKPu2xhyphenhyphenlfv-k-Yub5bKrVYrQJAECHbwLuaV_XF_eBmyYEAPOFyNjWzZuPh5YcLOnNQhCZS6/s400/FB+Luxe+bw+mink.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#cccccc;">So, I've been away for awhile. I am staying more than busy at work and with being the Assistant Director for the play "Steel Magnolias" which will be presented in September in Greenfield, Indiana. It's been a lot of fun so far, but I have little or no time to create art. So for now, I'll stick to my photography and begining in October...I'll be back to art.</span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="color:#cccccc;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#cccccc;">Amelia was my gracious model for the day. We have a meadow full of Queen Anne's Lace that I wanted to shoot in, so I asked Amelia to put something white on for the shot. She has a few antique items, so she picked this slip. I love it on her.</span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="color:#cccccc;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#cccccc;">We took some props with us into the meadow...an antique lace table cloth and an antique chair. Even though the shoot started out a little rocky, we soon got into a groove and were creating magic.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#cccccc;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#cccccc;">After we decided to call it quits because our legs were being eaten alive, we quickly came in and downloaded the pictures and I began to play. After making some minor adjustments and cropping the photos, I opened them in Photoshop and started using some PS Actions created by Florabella. I'm loving these Actions and find that it makes editing so easy.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#cccccc;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#cccccc;">As you can see...Amelia makes it a joy to photograph her.</span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="color:#cccccc;"></span></div><br /><div align="justify"></div><br /><div align="justify"><br /></div><br /><div align="justify"></div>Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16559655815296483333noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230193165661383978.post-56000532045524012992010-06-27T06:56:00.000-07:002010-06-27T07:12:52.743-07:00Katie<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhecZhJtL5cFxXxfys9npzeH49RknwzK1aHYHP8eyIVkdAkeNBJ4uEK-K6DT-GH6rot678D-sQh5FvN-UwZAxSIpybtxgBeu8zLLuM_DzN0dD1jKd6lnMFjTd8wbvNX1HgDPSTDVZSTqJsS/s1600/Katie+Morning+Glory+%26+Grunge+Texture.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 312px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487452402320355122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhecZhJtL5cFxXxfys9npzeH49RknwzK1aHYHP8eyIVkdAkeNBJ4uEK-K6DT-GH6rot678D-sQh5FvN-UwZAxSIpybtxgBeu8zLLuM_DzN0dD1jKd6lnMFjTd8wbvNX1HgDPSTDVZSTqJsS/s400/Katie+Morning+Glory+%26+Grunge+Texture.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#ffcc99;">This is Katie. Katie was my muse for the day. I've been wanting ot shoot pictures in the wheat field for the past two months, and haven't been able to get anyone to accomodate me. Katie kind of obliged her mom and I. She didn't want to stand still because the wheat was poking her, and she was afraid of the unknown. So we just kept shooting photos until she ran out of the wheat.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffcc99;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Jackie and I were playing around with her set of Florabella actions and this is one of them added to the photo along with a texture for the edges. </span><br /><span style="color:#ffcc99;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Thanks Katie for being our model for the day.</span>Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16559655815296483333noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230193165661383978.post-80616446917773281172010-06-26T06:48:00.001-07:002010-06-26T06:59:28.060-07:00Sophia<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5b45OxQDqBso3l3PfNZJ93OtuAfGk71PJVToYdkPwGv68BXR5sYfpefj1Po4rWhugz4Mjr6SORaf18u-iyXfYDj1txylOgmTVx9-M83ZkxfNxWG1Yn4nwA3DZ4bR8oQKSZJLP_Wcey1tc/s1600/P6190032.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 346px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487080390307820706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5b45OxQDqBso3l3PfNZJ93OtuAfGk71PJVToYdkPwGv68BXR5sYfpefj1Po4rWhugz4Mjr6SORaf18u-iyXfYDj1txylOgmTVx9-M83ZkxfNxWG1Yn4nwA3DZ4bR8oQKSZJLP_Wcey1tc/s400/P6190032.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#cccccc;">My art of choice lately is photography and Photoshop editing. While I'd love to find time to get back to my studio, it seems that all I've had any time for over the past two months is family outings. </span><br /><p><span style="color:#cccccc;">This is Sophia...she is my GREAT niece and is about to turn one. She is a doll as you can see. She will let me take as many photos as I'd like of her, and if no one else were around...I think I could go on forever. Such a beautiful subject.</span></p><p><span style="color:#cccccc;">I'm starting to get a handle on using Photoshop CS4...and have learned some new techniques thanks to Gale, Amelia & Jackie. I just need to continue to play with it every night. Although my schedule is about to get even crazier, as I've agreed to Assistant Direct a community production of "Steel Magnolias". Am I crazy? You betcha!</span></p><p><span style="color:#cccccc;">Hope you're all doing well...I'm sorry it's been so long since I posted anything.</span></p>Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16559655815296483333noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230193165661383978.post-63849546520199007112010-05-02T17:52:00.000-07:002010-05-02T17:52:35.288-07:00Time to ART!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhukAuGkVY1tuvbr683O5plKSm89MmGVM_prRcBsBbKdVNKI9DSTPCyTHAN55Eo6UBvqaRuwK2Oh8zooDSPCjLc8Z0BkylIPM-c9eCdkKp8BcF1V6eiyefuleailh_qm3k5KQX-T_7l6wrK/s1600/P5020004.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhukAuGkVY1tuvbr683O5plKSm89MmGVM_prRcBsBbKdVNKI9DSTPCyTHAN55Eo6UBvqaRuwK2Oh8zooDSPCjLc8Z0BkylIPM-c9eCdkKp8BcF1V6eiyefuleailh_qm3k5KQX-T_7l6wrK/s400/P5020004.JPG" /></a><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Helga over at ARTchix has started a new type of Lottery. For this two weeks, we were to create 1-3 clothes pins with at least one image on it. I didn't make it to the store....and tonight was the last time I'd have to create something for the challenge, so I did find one plastic clothes pin around here to use. So, since I created one, I get my name entered one time into the Lottery. But that's all it takes...you can't win if you don't play.<br /><br />I thought this was a great idea, and decided to use one of the many keys I have laying around my art room. All of the images I used are from ARTchix and I used various embellishments from here there and yonder.<br /><br />In my house, it's always time to ART!</span><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16559655815296483333noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230193165661383978.post-69450469369489251692010-05-02T08:06:00.001-07:002010-05-02T08:15:49.623-07:00I appreciate YOU!<div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgQcnY5YGVfmZr8LB0oIfPUiAZ5QkLno8uDE44uAtgzTJqv8d1XO7LAuEE9q0wt2avqL4bqy0uFZ4LHEjHVDeEXLhW1QigKaHSg12HEHH0oCcF6elaijcaChWfq8CgGttodlg7WkB0xR1e/s1600/P5010022.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466689563839199714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgQcnY5YGVfmZr8LB0oIfPUiAZ5QkLno8uDE44uAtgzTJqv8d1XO7LAuEE9q0wt2avqL4bqy0uFZ4LHEjHVDeEXLhW1QigKaHSg12HEHH0oCcF6elaijcaChWfq8CgGttodlg7WkB0xR1e/s400/P5010022.JPG" /></a><span style="color:#33cc00;">I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate you...my followers. Without you I would have no reason to create. Your words of encouragement and you stopping by to take a look gives me a reason to continue to art and share. Thank you for being there for me when I need that little ompf.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#33cc00;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#33cc00;">Here's a little picture I took of my newest fairy in my butterfly garden. She's standing near my cast iron bird bath. There are certain aspects of my garden that I LOVE, and somethings that I want to change. The motivation to change some of those things has been a little lacking though. Maybe once it stops raining here, I'll weed and things will look brighter.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#33cc00;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#33cc00;">So...back to YOU! I hope that today you are doing something you want to do and taking care of yourself. Take a few minutes to browse those Blogs you're following and leave a few comments. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#33cc00;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#33cc00;">Happy Sunday!</span></div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"><br /></div>Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16559655815296483333noreply@blogger.com7