Nice Stems

Legs is the theme for The Three Muses challenge. Here is my "leggy" contribution.

The background is from Itkupilli. The flower is from a collage sheet you can pick up here on my blog.

flowers for you

It has been awhile since I offered images for you to use in your own projects. I am always so greatful to all the wonderful sites willing to share their images with the public. Here is an image from my own postcard collection circa 1907-1908:

I removed the background and cleaned up the flowers. I also applied a faceted pixelated filter using Photoshop. Here is a collage sheet of the individual flowers:

I included leaves and a stem. Here is a frame I created using a couple of the images:

I also put together this bouquet while I was playing around in photoshop:

I hope you will find a use (or two) for some of these images. Please remember to click on the image first so you can save the original, larger size to your computer. These images are all in PNG format. I would love to see any work using these images. Also, if you notice any quality issues or have suggestions to make the images more usable, please let me know. Comments are always appreciated.

Winnie the Pooh

It's Tag Tuesday! Today's theme is to be inspired by something in your own house. It was an easy choice for me. I am a long time fan of Winnie the Pooh. I prefer the classic characters to the newer Disney versions. I have a music box,

that plays Little Black Raincloud. When you wind it, the little ducks rotate around. Along the bottom it says "Promise you won't forget me ever". This was actually the inspiration for my blog name. So here is my tag:

The images are from Just-Pooh.com. I found this site while searching the internet for Pooh images. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

I'll send you a postcard...

This week is not off to a good start. Ever have one of those days when you just want to run away from home? This is it for me. So I decided to join these ladies on a world adventure. I'll send you a postcard.

The postcard background is from my own collection. The globe, women, and eiffel tower are from The Graphics Fairy. I colorized the globe and the women in the car and all the images were layered and filtered in photoshop. I am linking this to Brag Monday at The Graphics Fairy where you can check out all the wonderful things that get made with her images.

Tribute to Mom

Mother's Day is nearing. For theme Thursday I decided to do a tribute to my mom.

Mom, you have always been there for me. You are so much a part of me. My heart, the air I breathe. Home for me is where ever you are.

To the wind beneath my wings:

The flower border was created with two flower images from Vintage Catnip. The book background and the lovely mother/daughter are from The Graphics Fairy.

Swing on a star...

The Three Muses challenge this week is STARS! I was so excited because I have had this idea in my head since I saw this little girl image on Vintage Resources. So here is my entry for the Stars challenge.

And who doesn't love Bing Crosby? This song is a fond memory from my childhood. I hope you enjoy it.

Tag Tuesday

It's time for Tag Tuesday! Tickets are the theme. Here is the tag I created:

I found the ticket background at Shabby Chic Papirskatter. I just discovered her site yesterday. Lots of beautiful images. The rest of the images are from a collage sheet from Itkupilli I bought several weeks ago and never used until now. The quote on the smaller ticket is by St. Augustine. You might have to click on the image to enlarge it so you can read the quote.

When I grow up...

I started working on a collage series I am calling "When I grow up". Here is the first panel.

I am linking this to Brag Monday at The Graphics Fairy. This adorable little boy is cut from one of her images.

The Light

Here is another collage. The little girl is cut from an image I found at Marie's Freebies. I have mentioned her before. She has beautiful vintage images. I created the train station background using a postcard from my great-grandmother's postcard collection. I am linking this collage to Theme Thursday.

Dream of Peace

I haven't posted in some time. I am helping with a home renovation and it is very time consuming. I did manage to finally finish a collage piece I have been working on. My tentative plan is to transfer the image onto an antique ceiling tin I have. We'll see how that works out.

Bird and egg tins

It has been awhile since my last post. It feels good to be back. I just finished a project I started this weekend and thought I would share.

I bought these tins on clearance at a local craft store. They are about 4.5in squares. There were a barn red color, but a spray painted them blue. The images are from The Graphics Fairy and Artefacts. I tied some coffee and spice stained cheesecloth around the top of each tin.

wedding tag

I had so much fun doing the last post and loved all the comments. To show I haven't lost all faith in men and romance, I offer my latest tag:

This wonderfully romantic image is from Marie's Freebie's. She has a wonderful site. The image is black and white. I added a touch of color to some of the flowers in front. The layer behind the couple is a distressed paper image and the images are printed on photo paper. The embellishment in the upper right is an old earring from the local antique mall. The "ribbon" at the top is coffee and spice stained cheese cloth.

I put a little sentiment on the back:

The wine colored background is an image from The Graphics Fairy. Her link is on the left of my blog now. If you are familiar with my blog, you know I love her site. I took the image and distressed it. The saying is on a silver cardstock. Ghosted onto the cardstock is an image of some scroll work, also from The Graphics Fairy. I have used this same scroll like this before. I think it looks beautiful under a little poem or saying.

Stand by your man

I would like to share an image with you I created while practicing some new things in photoshop. I am working on putting heads on different bodies. So here is my first attemtp:

Tags

Happy Monday to all. Today I have for you 2 variations of a Mother's Day tag. First, the basic elements:

This scroll is from the Graphics Fairy. I love the detail work and all the curves.

I used this piece as a frame. It also comes from the Graphics Fairy. Don't you love the white flowers all around the edge?

This adorable image is from Antique Images. The Links for Graphics Fairy and Antique Images Is on the right sidebar of my blog.

Here is the first tag.

A couple of close ups. You can see where I used the frame. I changed the color and size to fit the image and the tag. The scroll is ghosted behind the sentiment. The quote is from Abraham Lincoln and is hiding under the lace at the bottom of the tag.

And here is the other variation.

I hope you enjoy the tags. I plan to link to Brag Monday over at The Graphics Fairy. Be sure to check out her site. Especially on Mondays. You won't believe the talented people and all the great ideas you'll get!

More tags

I finished two more so I thought I would add them on. Above is another variation of the first one I posted. I think I like it better.

I really like this one. The background is from Vintage Catnip. The link is to the right. Her site is beautiful. She offers great images and you can check out some of the things she makes. She is truly talented. The cherubs with the letters are from Marie's Freebies. She doesn't have the entire alphabet, which is so sad. Luckily she had an M and a heart which I substituted for the O, which she does not have. I changed the lacey background from black to a teal color, printed it on a distressed brown-ish card stock, and wrapped it all in a sheer pink ribbon. I printed the cherub letters on a plain cardstock and modge podged a layer of polyester glitter over them. After they dried I distressed them, put some holes in the corners and strung them with twine. I added a pink bead at the top.

Make'n tags

It's Saturday. A pretty nice day, all things considered. I am working on some cards. Gift tags really, but my intention for them is that they would be more like cards. I was off to a slow start because my printer was acting up. I'm still not sure what was wrong with it, but it is finally working, so here is the one tag I actually have completed:

The adorable image is from Marie's Freebies at http://mariesfreebies.blogspot.com/. Check out her site. I especially love the images she has of children. Really cute.

Jars, jars, and more jars

I finally finished some jars I have been working on for a craft show. I wanted to share a few of my favorites.
I think all the images came from the Graphics Fairy. Her link is to the right. If you haven't been to her site, please go. I can't tell you how great her site is. It is loaded with beautiful vintage images.

I didn't even alter this image. It is so perfect just as it is.

This label is so hard to see on the jar, so here it is flat. It was a cigar box label. I think the above jars would be cute filled with candy or seasonal items, or would make nice gift boxes.

This was a brown jar from a second hand store. I covered it with glitter, then distressed the finish.

From the photo it was hard to see the bird ghosted behind the poem, so here is a better look at just the label. The image of the bird and the background are from the Graphics Fairy. Below is what the background looked like before Photoshop.

I would like to finish by thanking the Graphics Fairy for her site. Funny how my favorite jars are the ones using her images....

My first Post and Past Work

This is my first post here at blogger. I wanted to share some examples of the work I do. 

This snowman was painted on an old cabinet door from The Restore. It was a Christmas gift for my mother.

I painted this on a metal platter I bought at a second hand store. I had a very hard time painting the angel's wings.

I painted this scene on a wood cheese box. I meant to keep this one for myself, but I ended up selling it.

I painted this Terrye French/Deb Richey design for a friend. It is on a milking stool from her family's farm.

These are both Terrye French designs. The America scene is painted on a flea market picnic basket I donated to charity. The birdhouses are on a metal bucket I turned into a planter. Terrye's designs are great. If you want to see more, go to her site: http://thepaintedpearbasket.com/.

This cute little guy is painted on an old barn board. One of my favorite surfaces to paint on. I wish I could remember the name of the designer. She is the same woman that designed the farm scene painted on the cheese box above.

I hope you enjoyed seeing some of what I do. Please share any of your own work. I love to see what other people create.