Busy at home !
It doesn't lie in my nature to place her many real personal photo's but exceptions are there to be taken hè ? And for this reason a couple of shots of what keeps me busy here at home.

Theme ; Challenge by Artarazzi.
I LOVED making this one because i'm such a huge fan of grunge and altered Art. Many times I add rusty elements to my lay-outs.
So thank you soooo much for this challenge Vron and specialy Daisy as our guest designer this week !!
What a feast to "fiddle" with this entry.

As you wish, click on the images for a larger view to see my 'work' in progress AND the credits.

Theme ; Challenge Artcreationsfriday.
I thougt the little girl looked a bit blue and therefore a add a magic clown.
Perhaps that the flying lessons wil bring her some cheerfulness ??? :D

Credits ; I blended 2 wallpapers ( Wallcoo & sxc.hu) The clown is from Suzee Que. The small beasts on the forefront ; stored on my pc. Font is called "phorsa".
Thanks for looking and a nice weekend to you all.

I think that creating a collage is one of the most underestimate and difficult thing to make. It seems often so simple when you are searching for inspiration, but in meantime each element is been reflected there where it must be placed !
I'm not pretending that I control this form of Art but it just bought me a few hours of fun.


Credits o.a. by attic treasures - suzee que - designing on the edge - artfulmamasemphemera - corbis - sxc.hu - fidgetrainbowtree.

Ik was ffkes op dreef :D 1-2-TRIO

And hoppaaaa. Another one :D

Creating scenerys remains one of my dearest occupations.
Het maken/veranderen van landschappen, blijft één van m'n liefste bezigheden.

I've spent a evening searching for pictures on the internet to make a moodboard.
Next saturday we start the big makeover in our livingroom and kitchen. (the grand floor)
Meanwhile, the new tile-floor has been ordered, friends and family are invited to help, neighbours who offered to store our furniture in there houses (Hurrayyy). And so on and so on...
A few things we still have to do. Choose a colour paint is one of those things!! And oh my...that's so difficult !!
Johan (my husband) and I degree about the colour. He is so easy about that. It will be green this time but there is so much choise ! And therefore I made this moodboard. Our style is French country and a few things on this picture are already personal. The only thing that I had to do was searching for "elements" that fit.
And I think it succeeded fine isn't it ?

Theme ; Tutorial
A basic simple Photoshop trick how to cut out a face and cover it with a texture.
* Just click on the pictures for a larger view.

What a experiment ! pfffffjoei :D It's the first time that I tried this and it took me over 2 hours to succeed a little. I didn't used a tutorial but just played around in my "kindergarten" called photoshop. LOL

Work in progress or in other words...my labour ! (and Credits)

Theme ; Challenge by Artarazzi.
This week was our guest designer Bev. And ooohhh what a cute and adorable picture she has given us to work with. Vron wrote on her blog that Bevnot let us down ! She is entirely right what about that ! Thanks so much Bev. This challenge brought me a lot of fun making it.
*Just click on the pictures for a larger view and thank you all for looking.

"Work in progress"
Credits

Just a little inspired by Zelda (which I found on google) and Polyvore.

Theme; Challenge by Artcreationsfriday.
I've searched and searched for a sort of sofa with the color from the background. Finaly I found it by "bibigreycat"
Further i used a personal photo from me and my twinbrother. The question is now...
WHO IS WHO ?? lol
The technique's I kept this time very simple, I just added picture over picture.

I'm a little behind with blogging. Last week I had some bad luck because the videocard of my pc was damaged. Just 2 years old and then already "overworked" ?? Djeeezzzz !!
But fortunately I have also still another hobby beside photoshop. My GARDEN.
In meanwhile when my pc was at the shop to repear I had now enough time to "work" in my little piece on earth.
* Just click on the photo's for a larger view.

I still remember the first time that I start gardening. In no time it turned out to a catastrophe ! Plants who needs a lot of sun I placed in the shadow en little plants I placed BEHIND large flowers. etc etc.
My father looked at it with a smile on his face shaked his head. whahaha "You have to learn it by mistakes Rian" he said, "Thats the only way !". And thank god that that was possible because the most plants that I used came from HIS garden. LOL.

The next years I've kept on trying and trying and slowly I inherited my green fingers from my father. In the meantime (he died many years ago) I still think that somewere he is enjoying himself when he "sees" me fiddle in the earth.

I'm looking forward to the next month. Also then new plants will grow. Ohh I LOVE that wealth of flowers...MY little paradise.

Theme ; Challenge by Artarazzi.
I had to think how to use this picture given by Vron. Really an interesting background image !
I've tried and tried but finaly I came to this;
A) I changed the colour a little for the background.
B) And for the second time that I used the picture, I made a "clipping-pad" for the statue on which the cherub sits. For that layer I used the Burn-tool.
Further I add a few brushes to alter it and some elements that I have stored on my pc.


Just click on the picture for a larger view and Thanks for looking.

Theme ; my entry for the Artcreationsfriday Challenge.
Thank you for this gorgeous picture Pepeetje !!
And I wish you also (all !!) a happy mothers day.

(Just click on the picture for a larger view and thank you for looking)

Creating my own Covergirl.
(always playing and trying the different possibilities of Photoshop) :D
Just click on the pictures for a larger view

Work in progress

Collage

Again a "quickie" :D
I've been a little bussy in our house the past few days. In about 3 weeks we're gonna change our ground-floor and so now and then I have to prepare some things.

Vandaog weer 'ns ne keer 'n blogje gewoon in m'n "moers-taal" BRABANTS.
Da's me zo'nne tèd geleje. Hil in den beginne wou ik da nog wellus doen umda ik da op m'n veurige blog ook dikkels deej. Mer meej al die buitedurpse vrouwkes die hier tegeworrig komme kèke moet ik m'n eige af en toe 'n bietje aonpaase hè. Vèn ik ok nie errug hurre want ik merk wel da m'n Engels behoorlijk vuruit gegaon is. Nog ffkes en ik ben wir op m'n ouw huishoudschooltje-nivo van vruuger. Whahahaa.
Mer afijn...vandaog heb ik wir wa gefreubeld. Sonne ouwverwetste ansichtkaort.
Oftewel...
A self made vintage and altered postcard.

*Just click on the picture for a larger view.
Credits > Here <

Theme ; Another new tutorial.
How to create your own vintage game card.

Just click on the pictures for a larger view.
Work in progress

Theme; Challenge by Artarazzi
This time it's a picture of "Spring Flowers" by Alma-Tadema Lawrence. Thanks for offering it Vron !
I've tried to make her even more coloured then she already was. Again a little like "Izabella blue" but this time on a totaly different manner.
Just click on the pictures for a larger view and thanks for looking.

Work in progress;

Credits

How it ones started ! Scrapping :D
It seems so long ago that I made one.

Just click on the pictures for a larger view.
Credits

Theme; Challenge by Artcreationsfriday.
A gorgeous image to work with that Hermine bought recently at a collectors fair.
I've decided to create my own Circus poster with it and a LOT of elements.

Work in progress
Credits