Simplicity . . . . .

That's the name of the texture for the challenge for Texture Tuesday at Kim Klassen's so I decided to use "simplicity" as my inspiration for the finished look of the image.

 . . . . ."Simplicity"

                

                     . . . . . . . .and this is my workflow 

The weather here is still cold . . . we've lived here for 13 years and this is the coldest winter I can remember.  . .. . .but it should all change by the weekend . . .-))

Looking forward to seeing lots of inspired work today, Happy Tuesday,

Teresa xx :-)

. . . .and another . . . . .

A close up of one of the wild anemones . . .

"Words and Flowers"

                                                                                                                                                         (texture and brush by French Kiss Textures)

We had sunshine yesterday . . .woo hoo . . . . but there's more rain on the way :-( This is turning out to be one of the coldest winters we have had in years  . . .I told my friend the other day that if I ever say I like winter  . . .she has my permission to kick me . . .

Enjoy the rest of your weekend,
Teresa xx :-)

The anemones have returned . . . . .

 . . . . .so Spring is on its way . . . not that you would believe it today . . .cold . . rain . . thunder . . .hail . . .lightning . . .

I spoke some time ago about the fields of wild anemones we have here in certain areas and I was visiting them on Saturday . . .what a treat.

This is one of the shots I got . . . .luckily the field was higher than the road so I was able to get a level view of them.

"Windflowers"

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I've included the layers panel because I know that some people like to see how the image is constructed.























I love the wildflowers we have here . . not only because of their variety but also their abundance . . . . .roll on warmer weather :-)

Love Teresa xx :-)

New days . . . .

Sometimes we all need a little encouragement . . .

 . . . . .for anyone who needs to see that things will change . . . .

Teresa xx :-)

Spicy . . . . . .

Or rather spices . . . . a shot of my little spice jars which are jewel bright coloured glass and even look lovely without anything in them.
Spices conjure up for me the smells of exotic places . . . . magic carpets  . . .and tales from far flung places.. . .so they tie in nicely with the theme over at Kim Klassen's "Texture Tuesday" where this week it's  . . . "story" .

So here is "Sunshine and Spice"

I used two textures "Walnut Ink" and "Magic Scratches" and layer masks to remove the texture in places that I wanted the full depth of the detail and colour to come through . . .

I'll post this as soon as I can because we have been informed that we will have no power from 8.30 until 12.30. . . .  .at least we've been warned in advance and not just had the plug pulled, which is what usually happens here :-)

Happy Tuesday everyone, Teresa xx :-)

A page from winter . . . .

I don't know if this umbrella will survive until the summer . . . . .somehow I don't think so . . .  :-)

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Have a lovely weekend everyone
Teresa xx :-)                                                                                               

Woo hoo . . . . .back online . . .

Well, the title of the post says it all . . . .I hate not to have the internet . . .I feel so out of touch. Fortunately I've got a very good friend so I was able to take my laptop to her house and use her wi fi . . . so at least I could do some of the things I needed to.

But enough of that . . . we've had such a cold spell here .  .take yesterday . . . three layers plus thick jacket plus scarf and gloves so I promise I will never complain about the heat of the summer again :-)

But back to the nice stuff . . . .this pic is of a little bunch of winter flowering roses that I rescued from the weather.


"Words and Flowers"

                                                                                                  (textures by Kim Klassen)

Have a wonderful weekend everyone,
Teresa xx :-)

Internet problems . . . .

I'm off line at home and have taken my laptop to my friends to use her wi fi for an hour or so . . . .I'll get back to you a.s.a.p
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr (not really) xxx :-)

Photo Art Friday . . . .

The challenge over at Bonnie's was to use her textures to create a piece of artwork.

I've been on the beach a few times lately and had taken lots of shots of the waves crashing. . . . . this is one of those shots with the textures "Medieval Magic" and "Abstract scratches" applied.

"Turmoil"

The sea has calmed down now . . . . I love it when the waves are crashing ashore . . . .but the weather is still cold and very changeable but at least the sun shone today :-)

Have a wonderful weekend, Teresa xx 

At the edge . . . .

My rescued roses . . . . .strong winds and rain  . . . . .have provided me with lots of photo opportunites and I've been enjoying using my macro lens without having any wind to move the flowers.

For our Texture Tuesday challenge over at Kim Klassen's  we had to use a layer of "Embrace".  . . . . .so here is . . . "At the edge"

I used "embrace" at soft light 37% and "serious magic" at screen 100%

It's still wet and windy today . . . .but it should clear later . . . . at least the days are becoming longer :-)

See you at the cafe later . . . .Teresa xx :-)

And the New Year begins . . .

I came across this quote the other day and thought how true . . . "I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past" . . . .It's easy to look at the past through a rosy glow . . .something I have a tendency to do . . . but it's good to have dreams and hopes for the future and I hope that this year sees your dreams materialise.

"Dreams"

Monday tomorrow . . .have a good week everyone.
Love Teresa xx :-)

Texture Tuesday . . .

Does anyone else feel like me  ? . . . . . . it's nice to get back to normal . . .happy sigh. . . .so it's into the first Texture Tuesday of the year.

We've got some roses which are starting to bloom again . . .they always do this at this time of year here on Kos . . .so I've been taking photos of them whenever I can. this is a shot of a lovely pink tinged bud which will turn into a highly scented white rose. . .the scent is delicious.

I've called this "poignant" as there seemed to be that sort of quality to it when I had finished . . . .kind of wistful.

and this is a screenshot of the layers

I'll post this to Kim's site as soon as . . . .and I can have  a good look at what everyone has been producing.


This second image is in respone to a challenge of Kim's in the Test Kitchen.
this is my version of her "red barn" using the "embrace" texture.

Happy Tuesday everyone,
Love Teresa xx :-)

Winter brightness . . . .

Something cheery to start the new year . . . .this geranium was flowering away the other day.

                                                                                                                             Textures are by French kiss and Distressed Textures

So a new year . . .hope it's a good one for us all.
Love Teresa xx :-)