beyond layers week 17 - fab recipe

wow! am i behind... too much outdoor spring enjoyment going on.
i was cleaning up another flower bed this afternoon and before i pull
this dandelion i grabbed my camera and took a few shots.
i used kim's fab recipe with a few tweaks here and there and ended up
with golden kisses...

after the rain

beyond layers week fifteen - animated gif

one of this week's challenges over at beyond layers was to create an animated gif.
this is so cool and easy.  i took several shots of ali and max as they came running
toward me.  back home brought the images one psd file and here's my first animated gif...

texture tuesday

for this week's water color edition i used kim klassen's wonderful oh my and let go textures

hanging out at the park

after a swim in the river it's time for a game of catch

and a roll in the dirt

looks like we're headed back to the river.

beyond layers week fourteen - 1 photo, 3 different ways

wild flower processed three different ways  using kim's cool grunge, abstract and framed textures
and radlabs ;)

texture tuesday

used kim klassen's  "letgo", "iam" and "simplicity" textures

quote reads...
all you need is within you waiting to unfold and reveal itself.
all you have to do is be still and take time to seek for what is within
and you will surely find it.
--eillen caddy

beyond layers week thirteen - you are already amazing

a few of my photos using kim klassen's awesome gifts...
affirmation brushes and watercolor texture 'i am'

texture tuesday

texture tuesday theme over at kim klassen cafe this week is 'little things'
here's ali when she was a puppy resting her head on her bro
used kim's texture 'little things'

beyond layers week thirteen - now me

when i read this week's challenge - self portraits! yuck!!!
i usually have the camera or hide behind someone/something and make funny faces.
so here goes... still hiding behind something and making funny faces

had to run both through radLabs
color using 'super fun happy'  sure softened things up
and black/white using 'bitchin bw'  trying to get rid of that white bokeh effect thing
happening around my mouth/nose

   

if not now, than when?

amazing paper art

chilling with josh ritter and came across this video.
its totally amazing... made with over 12,000 pieces of construction paper
and the song selection is pretty cool too.  enjoy

tulips - as seen through radLabs

beyond layers week twelve - vintage/spring/pastel effect

what another great week over at beyond layers
kim started us off thinking about "if not now, than when"... so many great posts - wow!
sure gets a person thinking/journeying/making desktop backgrounds.
one thing i did now was to take advantage of the radLab discount and so glad i did...
i've been playing around with it and i just love, love, love it
this weeks challenge is to create a vintage/spring/pastel effect
i used radLabs mostly for the vintage look and finished off with kim's 'now' texture/soft light

another frame it

beyond layers week eleven - frame it

this week over at beyond layers we're learning several different methods to framing.

i played around with gradients to turn the fluffy white clouds gray to match the 'lonely tree'

than added kim's texture 'crackerjack'

i used the rec marquee tool method to frame it and changed the blend mode to lighten at 77%

just enough to show a hint of the photo. 

   

somewhere over the rainbow

beyond layers week 10 - colour week

over at beyond layers we're doing a colour a day this week.
oh my! the posting page is soooo awesome to scroll through - the colours are spectacular.
earlier this week i found a six pack of different coloured egg shaped chalk.
i love how the texture looks (and i'm still loving black/white and touch of colour) so i decided
to use the chalk eggs as my base theme for colour week.
here's my six (storyboard) days in one post...

saturday - rainbow

friday - red

thursday - blue

wednesday - pink

tuesday - yellow

monday - green

texture tuesday

the black and white edition
high level bridge with chinook arch to the west
added kim's faved texture

week nine beyond layers - beautiful black and white

happy st. patricks's day to all of you.  it's not green here - rain and snow mix, but i couldn't ask
for anything better... gave me time to play with the blk and wht conversion techniques.
this first photo i took today but the rest are from my stash.  i went searching for high contrast
photos with either lines, texture, tones - something i thought would convert to blk and wht.
i found so many... after playing most of the afternoon, these turned out to be my favorites.
hope you enjoy the beautiful black and whites as much as i enjoyed spending time tweaking
and learning different techniques.  all photos have kim klassen's texture from beyond layers "aurora"
and what a great texture this one is - thank you kim.

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quote reads:
May your pockets be heavy
and your heart be light.
And may good luck pursue you
each morning and night.

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had to give my tree photo another run through.  not a lot of difference but
i like this one best.  i really love how all the different size branches pop

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this one i took last winter (when we actually had snow)
max has such great contract, tones and texture in his coat
it made this conversion fun to do

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and i'll finish this post with a picture of one of my favorite flowers...
the peony - shot last spring in my garden

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texture tuesday

so much experimenting with this one... ended layering with kim klassen texture 'paperlove'

week nine beyond layers - black and white

picture i took looking up at the trees was so simple to turn to black and white.
i added a levels adjustment layer, moved both black and white sliders to
the middle, than added kim klassen texture 'lookup' soft light at 100%

text reads...
Wisely and slow.
They stumble that run fast.
Shakespeare

week eight beyond layers - whisper techniques

texture tuesday

theme this week at kim klassen cafe - the happy heart edition

week seven beyond layers - black and white with a touch of color

oh my! i think i'm in love with b&w and a bit of color...
had to add another one to this post