Something gentle . . . . . .

These are my "rescued"roses . . picked before we had some very strong winds. I wanted a really gentle and soft treatment for them so used the "golden" texture from Kim Klassen and reduced the saturation of the texture.

"Floral Dreams

At last today we have a bit of sunshine but it's literally the calm before the storm . . .gales on the way. . .and to all of my English friends . . .stay warm . . .such icy weather there.

Happy Sunday everyone, Teresa xx :-)

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"

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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 :-)