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altered flower press

Posted on April 30, 2009 | 21 comments

The blog world is a great place to meet new friends.  The lovely and talented Lynn in Ontario inspires me.   When I saw her altered flower press back in early March, I knew I would be altering mine too … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blogging, Collage, Garden, Inspiration, Nature, Paper, Photography, Rubber Stamping, Uncategorized

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Wordless Wednesday: Moonflower on a moonlit night

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Posted on August 26, 2015 in Garden, Moon, Nature, Photography, Wordless Wednesday

I like coffee … I like tea … I Love flowers Oh Yes indeed!

Posted on August 18, 2015 | 33 comments

 it is a pleasant 30 minute drive to the country to visit Burnside Farms heading away from suburbia… after not picking any flowers on our first visit to the farm (I was just too excited taking photos and enjoying everything!) … Continue reading →

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Posted in coffee, Garden, Nature, pixlr Photo Editing, Quote, T stands for Tuesday

flowers on her mind…

Posted on July 30, 2014 | 22 comments

two more pages in my larger sized altered encyclopedia (top left) for AJJ’s Flower Power challenge which makes entry #8 for me this month (my other entries over at AJJ are #47, 72, 83, 108, 113, 124, 133)… I had … Continue reading →

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Posted in Altered Book, Art Journal Journey Challenge Blog, Butterfly, Flower Press, Nature, Paint, Paper, Rubber Stamping, Stencil

…the faintest scent of a cactus flower

Posted on July 24, 2014 | 22 comments

these pages in my gesso art journal were inspired by part of a Jerry Spinelli  quote… then a copy of one of my collages from some years ago popped up to use as a focal point… with the chance to … Continue reading →

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Posted in Altered Book, Art Journal Journey Challenge Blog, Nature, Paint, Paper, pressed flowers, Quote

every flower that blooms…

Posted on July 18, 2014 | 27 comments

another spread in my art journal for AJJ’s “Flower Power” challenge this month… I mixed photography with real pressed flowers (Nigella/Love in a Mist above and the daisy like flowers along the bottom are Fleabane which grow wild here in Virginia) …paint…gesso…washi … Continue reading →

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Posted in Art Journal Journey Challenge Blog, Garden, Mixed Media, Nature, Photography, pressed flowers, Rubber Stamping, Rubons

Magical Moonflower

Posted on July 16, 2014 | 35 comments

 inspiration for my art journal pages began with the image of a pillow from a catalog… playing in an altered book with partially gessoed pages and a photograph of a Moonflower from the year we had a lovely vine growing … Continue reading →

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Posted in Art Journal Journey Challenge Blog, Collage, Garden, Paint, Paper, Photography

Art Journal Journey “Flower Power” July Challenge

Posted on July 10, 2014 | 31 comments

AJJ’s theme this month is “Flower Power” which is right up my alley as flowers are one of my favorite things… my paint scraped pages have been sitting waiting for sometime now with some wild mod style tissue flowers and … Continue reading →

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Posted in Art Journal Journey Challenge Blog, Collage, Music, Paint, Paper, San Francisco, YouTube

Elderflower Lemonade…

Posted on August 6, 2013 | 38 comments

a break in the humidity and very hot temperatures lately had me out back pounding the pavement (so to speak)… I have tried flower pounding before with paper but was never very thrilled with the results… using some cotton this … Continue reading →

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Posted in Fabric/Ribbon/Fiber/Lace, Garden, Nature, needle thread cloth, T stands for Tuesday

sunlight and flower petals…

Posted on April 19, 2013 | 31 comments

“Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.” ~Twyla Tharp it has been a little while since I have gotten my hands into paint as I seem to have my camera in my hands this time of … Continue reading →

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Posted in Journal, Mixed Media, Paint, Quote, Rubber Stamping, Rubons, Swan

pressed tea…

Posted on June 19, 2012 | 30 comments

we have been enjoying perfect temperatures (low 80’s … around 26.6 celsius) with hardly any humidity and beautiful blue skies for a few weeks now…  sitting out on our back porch has been extra nice… I could not resist these … Continue reading →

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Posted in Flower Press, Garden, Nature, pixlr Photo Editing, Quote, Tea on Tuesday

Six Players: Sunflowers for Marlynn

Posted on April 2, 2011 | 25 comments

here we are at our last turn in the Six Players swap… Marlynn from Honeysuckle Breeze chose Sunflowers for her theme…. you may remember the wonderful India pages she created for me last year… here are my first and last … Continue reading →

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Posted in Birds, Challenge, Collage, Fabric/Ribbon/Fiber/Lace, Garden, Gothic Arch, Metal, Mixed Media, Nature, Paper, Quote, Rubber Stamping, Six Players Six Months, Swap, Tag

WS: Flowers

Posted on May 5, 2010 | 44 comments

flowers bring so much color and interest to life…they are among my favorite things there is even a “language of flowers” which has been used to communicate feelings since Victorian times this week’s challenge theme for Wednesday Stamper/Mittwochstempler is “flowers” … Continue reading →

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Posted in Altered Art, Challenge, Collage, Frida Kahlo, Gothic Arch, Nature, Paint, Paper, Postcard (4 x 6 inches), Rubber Stamping, Wednesday Stamper (WS)