What are you working on (in May 2020)?

[Annie Tobin]

I love them Lynda and I prefer the 1st one ... I am a nutter for green, ;D

[Annie Tobin]

Lovely pages Bonnie, well done my friend. I particularly love the shape of that tree ... nature is such a wonderful gift. <3

[Michele]

And I love purple, Annie, so I'll take the second stained glass tulips. LOL They're both very pretty, Lynda.

 

Bonnie, what a wonderful tree you found!

[Annie Tobin]

I found this great photo on Unsplash and it was taken by Ehud Neuhaus.  It is a photo of dwellings in Prinsengracht which, I am assuming, is a suburb of Amsterdam in the Netherlands.  Layout and papers are my own as are the tubes.  I seem to have lost my mojo and am just not terrifically happy with anything I create lately.  I just don't know where it has gone to but I hope I find it soon!  Maybe I am just stuck in a rut ... ;)  Thanks for takin a peek!

[Michele]

I really like it, Annie. I think the elements you used complemented the photo really well.

 

Personally, I think my mojo is self-isolating.

[Cristina]

I haven't been here for some time, and today I see what the great work that has been posted lately.

 

Linda and Michele, I love this stained glass technique, the bright colors... You both created lovely images.

 

Annie, I think you created a beautiful layout. Colors, elements, font... Great work!

 

Besides participating in the Bootcamp, I haven't done any other project... I need to hurry up ;)

[Annie Tobin]

Thanks Michele and Cristina. My problem is that I look at my creations and they are very 'samey'. I need to jump out of my comfort zone but I start a project and get lost for inspiration so I end up doing the same style again! I have not been one for busy pages but maybe I really need to give myself a push. I have joined the photo switch challenge with Bonnie so here's hoping I can create a suitable page for her Penny. You put a smile on my dial Michele and I hear what you are saying ... mojo in self-isolation, lol!

[Lynda DiGregor]

Hello everyone,

 

I just wanted to show one of the Mandalas that I got from Hungry jpg and applied the stained glass technique. A lot of selecting and filling but I think worth the trouble.

[Lynda DiGregor]

Thank you Annie and Michele,

 

If you can find a use for the stained glass, be my guest. Michele, I know you make your own but just in case.

[Lynda DiGregor]

Just one more

[Annie Tobin]

Oh my Lynda ... these are truly gorgeous and so colorful, as stained glass should be of course. I love mandalas and have made some background papers using them as overlays once I have seamlessly tiled them. Your choice of colors is fantastic and I especially love the combinations in the whale. You Go Girl!

[Lynda DiGregor]

Thank you so much Annie. You are a sweetheart. These are a lot of fun to do. A bit time consuming but fun anyway. The whale colors I actually did a google search on whale colors and was surprised to find that all the colors used on this Mandala can be found in the whale family somewhere. Who knew?  :-)

 

The rabbit reminds my husband of Peter Max who did album covers for Cher, Steppenwolf and many others.  Google him, you'll find some pretty interesting stuff.

 

Again thanks,

 

Lynda

[Annie Tobin]

Hi Lynda, you are most welcome my friend. I did do a Google search on Peter Max and he certainly is an interesting character and a very bright colors inspired artist. I liked his vase of flowers so I have snagged one and will do a page for the random challenge ... "no photo" ... well it is a painting right! A little bit of a cheat but I think I can get away with it ... I don't think Carole will sack me, ;D

[Michele]

Those are awesome, Lynda. And I loved Peter Max's work. He's the King of Pop Art.

[Michele]

Haven't had much inspiration lately, but most of you know I have to create a new pic daily for my gaming group. This week I had fun with fonts for the Taiwan Festival theme and fun with randomized patterns in effects: reflection for the Let Off Some Steam theme (illustration by Berni Parker).  Click on each image for a full view; it makes a big difference.

 

I hope you enjoy them.

[Lynda DiGregor]

Michele,

 

The Taiwan Festival is fantastic but I have to say I got a good laugh at your Fabulous Divas....I'm not a fabulous diva but every thing else fits.  LOL

 

Lynda

[Corrie Kinkel]

Hi Annie, love what you did with the photo of Amsterdam.The Prinsengracht isn't a suburb but it is downtown! Amsterdam has a very old city centre with lots of canals, which we call "grachten". You can take boottours on them.

 

I have been busy with a lot of other things and had this evening finally time to catch up on everybody's work. Amazing things ladies, I enjoyed myself very much.

 

I used pic-to-painting on this photo and maybe I use it on some project.

[Annie Tobin]

Michele these are just fantastic! I love all of Berni Parker's illustrations and this one is surely letting off steam! Your Taiwan festival is gorgeous. Well done Hon. <3

[Annie Tobin]

Thanks Corrie and thank you also for the education! What a beautiful downtown you have in Amsterdam. Your pic to painting flower turned out beautifully. <3

[Dorothy Donn]

I have been  hiding out in the Lab, so not much to post here,  but I so enjoy tippy-toeing  in to see what ya'll have been doing.  Needless to say I am never disappointed with the view in here. :)

 

Here is a sample of what I have been doing.  Sort of part of my lifetime.

[Michele]

Thank you, Annie. Aren't her illustrations awesome?

 

Lynda, I'm glad you enjoyed them. FYI, Fabulous Divas is the name of my gaming group for City Girl Life. I inherited it.

 

That's a beautiful result from pic-to-painting, Corrie. You should definitely use it in a project.

 

Love your hula hoop page, Dorothy. It brought back wonderful childhood memories.

[Annie Tobin]

Oh soooo nostalgic Dorothy ... love it my friend. <3

[libera]

Hi @ all the creative ladies :-)

 

playing around with many functions and features and for fun with shapes, text tool and using rulers.

It's always difficult to find a font which is legible when you reduce the pic.

 

 

 

 

[trish williams]

Hi Lyn just picked up your message, of your offer, and yes please that would be fantastic. thank you. I did reply to your mesage, but I think it went to the wrong place and cassell got it  instead.  Thank you xx

[Annie Tobin]

Nice job on the pizza lady Libera. I agree with you regards the fonts. I find it hardest for the journaling to select an appropriate font. I want it to look like handwriting but most of the script fonts are very thin and they do get lost in the downsizing. I do set it on bold but if I have a small space and have to reduce the font size I then tend to duplicate a few times and fiddle with the blend mode to try and darken it. I find that adding a drop shadow, even a tiny one, tends to distort the font and I like crystal clear. One day I will find an appropriate script font and when I do I will let you know! ;D