Happy Pink Saturday

Hard to believe it is even the same photo!!

I think I'm finally getting the hang of this program!

I took this photo last summer. I can almost smell the roses. I was going to paint this in watercolors. I painted it in Photoshop instead!

Turned out pretty neat. Thank you to Beverly at How Sweet the Sound.

A little time to play

After my work was done...it was time to destress and play...I took the above photo and the

instructions given by Susan Tuttle...did I mention...she has the BEST photoshop elements classes
An this is my RERO sign. I love how it turned out..have you noticed that I like the way everything turns out...well, you only see the finished product...there is lots of playing before

the end. What do you think???

After and Before

I had this on my banner and was asked to show the before and after...

This was the original, another one of the frozen roses

I have Photoshop Elements 8 It was affordable and easy to learn

Alphabe-Thursday Dolls

I was going to go with "Dumpster" for my "D" word for Alphabe-Thursday....
I've been visiting it often to do some early spring cleaning
I also like dumpsters...for taking photos, great textures and colors

But...My word for "D" is DOLLS. I have been adding them to my EBAY site all week.
I have a few more to sell, if you like dolls like I do, keep checking. I put them on my blog
the same day that I put them on my EBAY

Please go by and check out other "D" blogs

http://jennymatlock.blogspot.com/

Thought for the Day

Just listed this on My Ebay. It would work into some altered art. That was my intention.

oops, a little blurry...but it does say "09
does this mean 1909 or 1809 ???
Its says German Silver

Cute little Betsy Ross just listed
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Someone sent this to me this morning...Thought for the day:
Women are angels.
...and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly...on a broomstick.
We are flexible

Vintage Quilt and Julia Childs Cookbook

This quilt is an odd size 34" wide and 60" long. Flannel backing, pastel colors

A close up of some of the fabrics. These are not reproductions fabrics. They are so beautiful

Check out my EBAY

I found I had one of these mixed in with my cookbooks. 1968. This will be on my Etsy

How Cute are These Goodies...

A vintage "Besty Ross" sewing maching

This is a darling little doll quilt

Look at this sweet hat with flowers

Here she is all dolled up. I've listed these on my EBAY.
There is an ebay button on my sidebar
Lauriescharmingdesigns

There comes a time...

There comes a time when you have to say to yourself...self...you have to much stuff.

So, I am going to start listing things on my EBAY, because...I know that you need more stuff.lol

So, I'm going to be doing this for awhile, hopefully you'll check in and see if there is anything

That you cant live with out. The doll above would make a great altered doll like JoAnnA does on her blog http://mosshill.blogs.com/joannas_journal/ My Ebay
This is a dress form that I wanted to rip off the fabric and make it look like this....
http://tarnishedandtattered.blogspot.com/2010/01/mannie-makeover.html
My Ebay

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A Bit of Pink for Pink Saturday

This is one of those brassy gold plastic sconces. After priming it and painting white and pink

I think it is a lot prettier.

PINK crochet thread

I took this yummy cupcake...played around a bit...

After softening the colors, changing the colors, adding a little blur to the background, this is what I came up with.

This is great!

http://www.biertijd.com/mediaplayer/?itemid=13658

C...cat....C A T

This week it is the letter "C" for Alphabe-Thursday...I know what first came to mind, but then

I thought I should think about it...so, I thought about CARDBOARD...great for using in collages.

Oh yes...CUPCAKE...yummmm (from Whole Foods!!)

BUT...the FIRST thing that popped into my mind was C A T S. I made these two

felted cats to look like my daughters two cats...

Here is Poodie, checking out his felted buddy

This is Bug, checking out (attacking) his little buddy

Hope you enjoyed Alphabe-Thursday

If you have a chance go check out what others came up with.

http://jennymatlock.blogspot.com/

Where Women Create

I just received this magazine in the mail...how wonderful to open it up and see my work.

It is such a thrill to see something that I made, put into a magazine. I highly recommend that

you give it shot.

These photos I just took so you could see the whole piece. I made this so I have everything

I need in one place so I can grab it and go.

Photo turned Infared

The look of old fashioned infared.

Its not just a matter of turning it black and white...it has to be tweeked this way and that.

I guess it just looks like it snowed...lol.

Life is about having a bit of fun!!

I hope you follow along with me as I explore the world of digital photo manipulation...

Everyday I learn new things in Photoshop. When I want to learn something...and this goes

for just about anything that I want to learn. I find as many classes as I can, take from as many different people as I can, then I take what I learn and do my own thing.

I took my first photoshop class from Susan Tuttle awhile back. It was soooo new to me, it took

me forever to "understand" the language. I looked a photoshop books, it was greek to me.

Right now I'm taking the very extensive class with DJ Pettitt...I then realized there was soooo

much more and the wonders of Photoshop just filled my heart. Then I went to Boarders

again and read books. I am beginning to understand, the more I learn, the more I want to learn more.lol So, now with this next set of classes of Susans...it is soooo much easier and faster

I am in love with Photoshop Elements 8...what can I say!!

Vintage Retro Look...

I'm taking a new class from Susan Tuttle...this workshop was to soften a photo...

this is what I chose.