Welcome February 2015

Welcome February!

A sweet love note for this month's wallpaper.

Grab them here:

Desktop wallpaper - click here - (right click on image and save as desktop image)
Phone wallpaper - click here - (click on image and save as wallpaper image)
iPad wallpaper - click here - (click on image and save as wallpaper image)

iPad mini wallpaper - click here - (click on image and save as wallpaper image)

Note - the phone and iPad images can be moved by pinching and centering the calendar!

I hope your February is awesome!
Be Wonderfully Odd!

Gerber Daisy

I'm joining AppHappyWednesday today with this Gerber Daisy pic.

Textured Gerber


I layered a few apps for this image.  First into the RDMagic for filters and texture.  Next I used Noir to create a B&W version.  I pulled both images into Diana to blend them together.  And finally into VSCOcam to soften and add split toning.

Have an awesome day!
Be Wonderfully Odd!

Chocolate and Orange

Enjoying a little bit of quiet time, sipping mint tea and nibbling on dark chocolate and juicy sweet oranges.

Dark Chocolate and Orange

I'm joining Texture Tuesday and BeStill52 photo class with this image - textured with "Waterfront7Magic", "TotalGrunge", "ScratchedMagicJuly".

Have an awesome day!
Be Wonderfully Odd!

Mint Tea, Citrus, and Dark Chocolate

A Rose is a Rose . . .

Playing along with App Happy Wednesday today!  I processed this rose image in the Mextures app (I used 4+ layers but didn't think to write them all down!).

Rose - Mextures App

While I was playing around in Mextures I noticed a "Formulas" button - honesty it's probably been there the whole time, but I just noticed it today!
So I processed the same image using one of the Winter formulas called "White Walkers" (making a few adjustments to some of the layers).

Rose - Mextures Winter-White Walkers

And one more!  This time using one of the Black&White formulas called Mascarade.

Rose - Mextures B&W Mascarade

So many possibilities with this app!

Have an awesome day!
Be Wonderfully Odd!

Background Variation

A simple still-life set-up with a variety of different backgrounds

Simple Still-life

This image is textured with Kim Klassen's Waterfront7 and Pumpkingrung textures.

I'm joining Texture Tuesday and BeStill52 photo class today.  The backgrounds are an assortment of woods, fabrics, and paper.

A simple still-life with a variety of different backgrounds

I hope your day is awesome!
Be Wonderfully Odd!

Pretty Pink Rose

Just a bit of sweet spring on this cold winter day :)

Pink Rose Texture Tuesday - Desert Texture

This image was textured with Kim Klassen's Desert texture.

There is nothing like a bunch of fresh flowers, or a single pink rose, to brighten a dull grey day.
This rose is starting to fade a little - it's a bit crinkly along the edges and the leaves are drying out.  I love the beauty of a flower, whether it is newly picked or wilting and dropping petals.

Pink Rose Hanging - BeStill52

Have a wonderful day!
Be Wonderfully Odd!

White and Pink Rose Macro

Choosing a Word of the Year

Instead of making a list of New Year’s resolutions each year, I choose a single word to guide my year.

Too often my list of resolutions were lost and forgotten by March.  A single word is easy to remember, effortless to incorporate into a busy life, and can be a very positive way to make changes that you would like to see in your life.

Center is my word for 2015 - knowing and understanding my center will help me make choices that affect my heart, my family, my home, my body; spending time with people that bring me joy, a home that is uncluttered and peaceful, exercising and eating healthful foods that strengthen my body, and creating art that fills my heart and soul with happiness.

Center

Do you have a word for 2015?  Finding your word can be a daunting task – once you find it, you will know that it is the right word for you, at this time in your life.

This year I was fortunate to stumble across Susannah Conway’s blog and discover her mini-course Find Your Word.  If you are having trouble finding your word or have never selected a single word for the year – check it out.





Hope your day is awesome!
Be Wonderfully Odd!

Explore

I've been exploring new photo apps and playing with some old favorites.

I love how layering app effects can take a not-so-great image and give it new life.  The original image was taken at high noon in bright sun - so the background was too bright but the dappled sunlight through the trees was pretty and the colors of the leaves were very lush and vibrant.

There are lots of different layers, blurring, and blending in the final version.  I think it helps to make this image look old and a little mysterious (who is that ghostly image? where does that bridge lead?)

Bridge in Summer

I'm Joining App Happy Wednesday today with this image.
Here is a list of the apps I used - sometimes creating 2 or 3 images and blending them - and then layering again - and blending - etc.
Snapseed, Noir, Pic Grunger, Mextures, Diana, RD Magic, Brushstoke

I hope your day is a great one!
Be Wonderfully Odd!

Holland Blue and Some Pretty Red Apples

The busy holidays are over, the decorations have been put away, and the refrigerator is stocked with fresh vegetables, fruit, and other healthy foods.

We are back to our normal routine.

There is some comfort in this - a slowing down after weeks of busyness, anticipation, and over eating.

I so enjoy, and appreciate, the quiet calmness of January.

Holland Blue

I used several textures on this image, including Kim Klassen's Justatouch2.

I hope your day is wonderful!
Be Wonderfully Odd!

Welcome January 2015

Welcome January!

I've been busy playing with my hand drawn snowflake shapes.  {I scanned each hand-drawn shape, created a digital stamp of each shape and then used each stamp to create a page digital scrap-paper.}

Grab them here:
Desktop wallpaper - click here - (right click on image and save as desktop image)
Phone wallpaper - click here - (click on image and save as wallpaper image)
iPad wallpaper - click here - (click on image and save as wallpaper image)
iPad mini wallpaper - click here - (click on image and save as wallpaper image)

Have an awesome month!

Be Wonderfully Odd!