texture offering ~ 3 for $3

happiest tueday

oh my goodness, i have lots to share today.

i realize i am a little late with my 2 for textures...

and along with being late, i'm changing things up a little as well.

today i am offering 2 hand painted textures and an overlay.

the price is $3.00.

this price will be effective until wednesday evening, around 7 pm central.

check out this cool create overlay

you will see it in action as you scrool down the page.

:)

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this will be my last tuesday to offer textures at $1.00 each.

i'm not sure of the upcoming details...

stay tuned.

but, my painted texture pricing will be increasing.

so grab 'em up.

:)

anyhow, enough of the jabbering, let me share today's sample images

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mouse over to view the before images

i have been bursting to share this first sample with you.

sherry was so kind to send me this beautiful boat image to experiment with.

isn't it GORGEOUS?

and honestly, with or without texture it is

truly beyond.

thank you for letting me 'play' with this beautiful image, sherry!

i'm running a little photoshop magic challenge on the stay-cation site.

you can read more about it here.

anyhow i thought i'd share the photoshop recipe.

i used both of today's textures.

here's what i did.

i converted the image to black & white. 

i then added a layer of  the 'archives' texture at multiply 100%

then i added 2 layers of the 'masked' texture -

one at multiply 100% and one at softlight 56%

i then duplicate the base image and moved it to the top of the stack at soft light 77%.

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i thought i would do one more sample for you....

which lead me to designing today's 'create overlay'

i love the feel of this image....

the pretty daisy with the grungy desaturated textures.

'sigh'

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okey doke....

to order today's textures and the 'create' overlay pack

click below.

update:
note: price adjustment:
the 3 for 3 offer is now over.
the new price is 3 for $8.00

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thanks bunches....

have a most inspired day!

xxo,

p.s.

i have had oodles of emails asking if my textures will work in elements.

the answer is YES sirree.....

:)

click HERE to view my texture screencast tutorial.

freebie friday - the road

hi there,

oh my word, another week... poof!! 

wow, time certainly flies when you are living life.... and having fun (mostly).....  'sigh'

i am not sure if i shared our news yet... but bryce pulled it off.  he will be graduating...  WOOO HOOOO.

thanks for all your support.  so appreciated... truly.

okay, so on with the show.....

time for a freebie texture... and it's a good one. 

if you are on my list, watch for the link in your inbox. 

if you are not on my list... you may just want to sign up HERE.

once you sign up, i will send you the link to download today's freebie high res texture....

300 dip, 12 x 12"

along with any upcoming freebies...news etc...as it is released.

not into lists?
click HERE to download the low-res version

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i used 2 layers of this new texture on my above image.
mouse over to see the before.
i'm afraid i do not have a recipe .... there were so many layers....
my brain could not begin to translate it today. :)

okay so let me introduce...

'branded'

and before i go.......

are you planning on 'staycationing' with me this summer?

oh my, it's going to be fab...

i will be working on further details this week...

i'm so excited...

the member list is growing and growing... woo hoo.... fun stuff!

even if you are not going to be around the week of august 2nd...

there will be lots of goodness leading up to it...

and it will be open for 'viewing' after the actual week ends.

for further info click HERE.

oh and if you are an artist or an inspired being...

actually we are all artists...

anyhow,

if you want to share something....

your story, your skill, a little gift....

with the staycation members...

please email me with your thoughts.

i'm afraid i can't include every person who sends an idea....but i'd love to hear from you.

xxo,

freebie friday continues

happy freebie friday.....

here's my latest offering.

list members-check your email for the high res download link.

i will be zapping it out shortly.

i used this new texture 'scripted' on the daisy image above. :)

if you aren't on the list... sign up now...

and i will zap you the link....

plus you will continue getting receiving the links to all my high res freebies.

yay!

if you aren't into lists... click here for the low-res download...

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back in a flash to share something BIG. :)

xxo,

HBW... bokeh love... before and after

HBW.... 

that's flickr language for happy bokeh wednesday
:)

bokeh is, according to 'giantprint.com'

 (derived from Japanese word "boke", meaning 'blur') - In photography, refers to the creative use of lens blur as a composition technique. The aim of bokeh is to deliberately blur the background or foreground (or both) in order to draw the viewer's attention to a particular area of the photo.

anyhow, i could not resist taking another pic of the lovely lilacs down the lane.

their days are running short...

'sigh'

i used 'frosted' from my baker's dozen texture collection to process this.

simply mouse over to check out the before...
which is lovely too...

lilacs truly are AMAZING.

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before i sign off...

i hope you will pop back tomorrow....

i'm so excited to have another guest poster...sharing her

'perfect day'....
who is it?  you ask... 

should i keep it a secret?
hmmmm... that's a tough one..

oh what the heck...

it's the lovely christina from soul aperture....

'sigh'

such a blessing....

xxo,

makeover madness... recipe sharing....

happy tuesday, sweet peeps...

i can not get enough of the beautiful lilacs...

yesterday it rained...again..

so i zipped out and took a few pics of the lilacs before the wind blew the rain droplets away.
mouse over to see the before..
which by the way.. i love also. :)

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recipe sharing...

desaturated the original image

then duplicated the base and popped it on top at soft light

then i added my 'frosted' texture from my new collection

'baker's dozen plus 3'

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click HERE for more details on the 'baker's dozen'.

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p.s.

are you on my mailing list?

if you wanna get in on discounts and freebie high res textures...

plus more...

head up to the top right hand corner to sign up.

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the art of texture eCourse begins on friday....

are you in?

i can't wait....

... have a most fabulous day.

make over monday ... lilac love

happiest monday,

my goodness the weekends sure fly by.

actually it's a long weekend, here in canada....

but i'm back to work...

hmmmm, not sure i actually quit working all weekend?

it's hard to distinguish between work and play when you are doing what you love.
insert 'smile'

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so here's a little before and after.

the lilacs are soo beautiful right now. 

i wish they could last forever.

and we had a fabulous rain on saturday...so the air is fresh and clean...

sprinkled with the scent of lilacs...everywhere.

'sigh'

mouse over to see the before texture image.

i used 2 of the textures from my new baker's dozen collection.

'white wash' and 'boutique'

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the response to the textures has been fabulous... thank you so much.

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here's to an inspired week....

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p.s.

sign up for my mailing list and get in on the special discounts and free high res textures.

a little before and after.... and sunday at the lake

hi there,

a little before and after after action.....

mouse over to see the before.

used distress from my texture collection on this image.

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hope you are enjoying your weekend.

it's been super quiet on here this past few days...

i'm guessing most are enjoying some sun and fun...

we are off to the lake for a wiener roast today.

it's going to be so nice!

brett is picking up the s'more ingredients as i type...

yummmmmm...

hoping to capture some nice family pics too....

they aren't overly cooperative with the camera...grrrr...

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happy sunday....

xxo,