{How to use PSE Photos}...

OK, so what can you do with all those photos you alter in PSE?

Yes, I love to put them in art journals. And I could frame them and hang them on my walls. 

But I do have a few art quilts already on the walls so that doesn't leave

a lot of wall space for other art.

So I made a pillow.

I enlarged and printed the photo of the hydrangea from the last post onto fabric.

Leaving the edges loose I messy stitched around the photos to secure

it to the pillowcase and tacked the corners with knotted pieces of scrap fabric.

Now I can see my art and remember the poem.

{ok, so I was just wanting to relax}...

and feeling like trying something new in PSE.  So a bit of

layering on the painting from the previous post.

It's not exactly what I set out to try. But I just went with it.  (I'm a bit sleepy too}.

 And while I was playing around I started doing a little what ifing and thought I might try using

just the eyes, nose or mouth on some project.  So these might be showing

up on some art doll or maybe even on a small quilt.

{Let your Beauty Sing}...

Experimenting with some of my paintings and PSE for

Art Journal covers.

I thought I might give a go at collage layers as

covers for Art Journals rather than just using

a single print of the original painting.

It's a bit "blocky"  But all in all good

for a starter.

{Echo} Week 28 ~ White

There are so many things that White can be, daisy's, clouds, animals,

cars, stars, even surf but for me I could only relate to

White during December, as Winter White.

I came across this white dress in the winter snow

a few years back and have always wanted to do something with it.

This was the first photo idea that popped in my head when thinking about

this weeks theme - White

Marty's photo also ties into the winter season with it's Christmas holiday theme. Marty and I both being

art quilters would naturally be drawn to this

quilting. I think it's so beautiful and magical.

I'd love to give it a try sometime.  I may try something like this

in my Christmas Art Journal.

{The Days of Christmas}...

Continuing with PSE Christmas photos.

 As I think back on the PSE photos I did last year at this time working

towards creating photos for my Christmas art journal I feel

I have gotten soooooooooo much better at it.

 I now have several which are lovely enough to last hopefully,

for generations.  So I can beginning to assemble the journal.

 In some cases it will be hard to pick which one to use

as is evident with these 3 photos of the same Christmas

tree my sister sent me last year

I will start by creating the front and back covers

before moving on to the inside photo journal pages.

While not forgetting the reason for the season

I think I would like to have a Christmas tree

on the cover.

These are definitely apart of the auditioning

group.

{Sunday Afternoon Painting}...

Life is slowly getting back to a quieter pace.

So after getting out the Christmas decorations

I found a bit of time this afternoon to paint.

I am starting to be more relaxed in my paintings.  Feeling more confident

in my ability to complete a painting.  Hair is still an issue for me. 

I my still add a bit here and there but she mostly ready to become an

art journal.

{The Art of Living Cheerfully}

Ok... I think I have to say that I am "getting" PSE7.

While most of what I do are happy accidents I am able

to tweek even then.

It's taken well over a year, or has it been over 2 years (maybe it just feels like it)

of working with PSE7.

But I am now able to get results of the

kind of things I was wanting to do.

And let me tell you it has taken hundreds of hours

(some of them very frustrating :-0)

as anyone who works with Photoshop knows.

I have been wanting to do a quilt with chairs as the

subject.  I wonder if I might be able to us this?

And as the PSE workshop is ending I will be changing my focus.

But first maybe something with houses