Autumn

photo: mine
quote: Thornton Wilder
overlay: Kim Klassen

All Saints Day

Verse from "For All the Saints" Processional Hymn;
 lyrics by  Anglican Bishop of Wakefield, William Walsham How, music by Ralph Vaughn Williams

Painting by Fra Angelico
photo: mine
overlay: Kim Klassen

Mike and Carrie

Mike and Carrie came for a visit over the weekend and we took a few minutes to do some pictures for their holiday cards. (Yes, it is that time of year!) I think they're adorable.

Snowy overlay by me
Savor overlay by Kim Klassen

and more...

 a little more subtle this time...

More Photoplay Before and After

HUGE lemons!!

I lost track of the number of layers..I know I used one of Kim Klassen's textures (minus43) and I made a texture out of a collage I created a long time ago...I like the vintage look of it...

Before and After: Photoplay

Corinne took some wonderful pictures in Italy this summer. They're perfect for Photoshop play!

I think she took this one in Montepulciano,  but I'm not sure. Hopefully she will let me know! I love the play of light and shadow, and the promise of something wonderful at the end of the road.

I used seven actions from Greater than Gatsby to get the color I wanted, then finished up with a tutorial on the use of "dissolve" mode in Photoshop. I never did understand the purpose of that mode, but it works with this shot!

Before and After: A Project

Several years ago I bought an IKEA floor lamp like this. The shade was paper, and I didn't expect it to last long, but it did. Finally,  a few weeks ago, the shade tore in half. My first thought was to just tape it together with packing tape, but Brian said something about "paper" and I recalled the rolls of paper in my studio.

I found a roll of handmade banana leaf paper, cut it to size, and attached it to the hardware with quick tack white glue. I used clothespins to hold it is overnight, and this morning I placed the new shade on the lamp. Voila!

Quick, easy, and mostly one-handed--custom lamp.

Wow.

Venice

photo credits; Corinne Loomis
digital scrapbook elements: Mariscrap; DigiDesignResort

Mission Accomplished

...almost. Granted, there are still a few months left of school, but for the most part, these Timber Ridge Elementary classmates are ready to graduate high school. The theme of their 5th grade year was Mission Possible (2007...007). Now they stand on the brink of completion: Mission Accomplished.