This old lace dress,
Quote from Lady Bird Johnson
This old lace dress,
Many steps to alter photos.....
Yesterday afternoon was a great time to dibble around....too cold outside to garden...too overweight to go for ice cream...too lazy to go gym...too poor to go to mall, so I found a picture of two of my nieces and commenced to play.
I know it's an unlikely match, but next came a picture of the master's bedroom. Wasn't sure how this was going to churn, but what the heck...there's always an undo button in photoshop.
It was a little too messy so I painted over all the excess stuff.
Can you see the bed and pillows in the background? You really don't know it's the same picture, but I thought it added another element to the altered picture.
Now, aren't they pretty in this new setting.....Shannon and Kallie...they are the greatest!
Love Blooms Here
A day in the garden
Several years ago, I thought I needed a lot of small pots....boy did I ever make a wrong spending choice. Way too hot in the deep south....watering twice a day was not my cup of tea! But don't they make a great statement just hanging out on the garden shed.
Oh, and the little ladders are for the mice to climb and play on after dark. I aim to please all the night creatures!
And, then there is an old garden chair. It's so rusted out, I had to place it in a flower bed to keep visiting folks safe. Even though it has holes in it's bottom, it was too tempting to pass by. Many visitors just wanted to have a seat and watch my garden grow. So....I had to move it off the beaten path. I now use it to hold an in-season flower-filled pot.
Alliums in the garden - Before
And after Photoshop play.
I learned about a new tool in Photoshop today. Truth is, I didn't know how to spell allium....I only had one "l" originally. By the time I decided to do the smart thing and check the trusty dictionary, I had already flattened and saved my altered picture. Determined to find a cure for my mistake, I first tried the paint, brush, eraser, clone stamp and more tools. They were no help (or more likely, I wasn't using them correctly). Then discovered a blur tool....Wow, I just blurred the misspelled word and typed it in correctly and voila....if I hadn't told you, you never would have known.
Now, my intrigue is up....what more can I do with the blur tool...I'm on a mission!
Photoshop Play Continued
but couldn't resist a little Photoshop altering....I like this one too. But who couldn't love a flowering quince in it's infancy?
PS....I think I'll start adding more text to my alterations. That was a fun trick I'm just beginning to feel comfortable with!
Hugs 'til later.
Sign - only if you accept the privacy policy!
While I was cleaning up, dearest went to clean the kitty toilet. He quickly came running back into the kitchen....he said he thought the litter box felt heavy, but realized the problem when a cat popped out! Poor kitty. I felt her pain.
I'm claustrophobic, so when I head to the bathroom - even though I want privacy - I don't close the door. And, without fail, huMAN starts to miss me and - blast it - there goes my private moment.
HuMAN and Finley are still in training. I think she'll learn the importance of privacy before her uncle does! I'm glad she forgot to close the door....this was a priceless moment I caught on film. She'll kill me when before she's 12!
What a difference a day makes!
And the flowering crab apple blooms burst open and warmed my heart.
But baby, it's cold outside! Woke up to temps in the 30's this morning. Not a problem - I'll just make more bloomin' flowers! Little quilties are just the cat's meow.....
A Frame Texture - Wonderful
Then added the frame to a picture of artist Kees Van Dongen's The Two Cousins. I have a most wonderful set of books purchased in a garage sale back in the 1980's (back when I was still trying to furnish and accesorize my home). So, this morning as I was flipping pages, I ran across this picture. Had never noticed it before....but aren't the cousins sitting pretty in this new frame?
Signs of Spring - Oh Boy!
Yesterday was just another day
The conversation went something like this -
he said "Forrest Harvey passed away"
i said "Who?"
he said "Forrest Harvey passed away"
i said "I thought Paul Harvey passed away several years ago"
he said "Come in here and read my lips....Forrest Harvey - dumb dumb - not Paul Harvey. Forrest Harvey passed away."
Yesterday was my birthday. My hearing is better today. Or, did huMAN mumble a little louder this morning!
Please don't misunderstand....I am not making light of the death of someone I knew, just passing on the seriousness of humor in the Mason household in our "golden" years!
Just another photoshop day!
Yes, I have truly enjoyed playing with Alphabet Soup's latest texture. It can really be seen here with thirsty boy. I did take the time to erase all the bricks, then changed the color hue a tad....wanted more the sepia look - as if it's close to sundown!
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