* heritage

ATC for Art Creations Friday

Challenge 49

http://artcreationsfriday.blogspot.com/

(Three boys image from Terri Kahrs)

and for

Saturday Surprise

"More than One"

http://saturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/

TFL!

* pin-up girl

(free photos and one element by Lie Fhung)

TFL!

* portrait

ATC for Art Creations Friday

45th Challenge

http://artcreationsfriday.blogspot.com/2009/10/acf-45th-challenge.html

Freebie by Nancy Dooren

Elements by Lie Fhung and Katie Pertiet

TFL!

* Paris

ATC for Think Monday - Think ATC Challenge

http://tmta.wordpress.com/2009/10/05/big-cities-grosstadte/

"Big Cities"

TFL!

* poor survivor...

ATC for Thank God It's Friday

"Funny Animals"

http://thankgoditsfriday.wordpress.com/2009/09/10/sampler-funny-animals/

*

(elements by Maya and Katie Pertiet)

TFL!

*

Image for Three Muses Challenge

"Moonstruck"

http://thethreemuseschallenge.blogspot.com/2009/09/three-muses-challenge-moonstruck.html

(elements by Lie Fhung)

TFL!

* does it make sense?!

Image for Crazy Amigo Challenge

"Hats"

http://crazyamigochallenge.wordpress.com/2009/09/08/hats-hoeden/

First, I made the collage above...

Then I used an effect of PhotoFunia!

(do you know?!)

http://www.photofunia.com/

:O)

Image for Art Creations Friday

Challenge 38

http://artcreationsfriday.blogspot.com/2009/08/challenge-38.html

*

TFL!

ATC for Thrusday Challenge

"Quotes / Sayings"

http://themethursday.wordpress.com/2009/08/27/thursday-challenge-quotessayings/

*

TFL!

* it's my turn...

ATC / Collage for Three Muses Challenge

http://thethreemuseschallenge.blogspot.com/2009/08/three-muses-give-us-hand.html

*

(It's all yours, ladies!)

:O)

* rafael pela vida afora...

Image for ACF 37th Challenge

http://artcreationsfriday.blogspot.com/2009/08/acf-37th-challenge.html

*

Background from Art Creation Friday

and

A photo of my grandson Rafael, some days ago.

*

TFL!

* back space

Collage for The Three Muses Challenge #11

"Wings on Things"

http://thethreemuseschallenge.blogspot.com/2009/08/three-muses-challenge-11-wings-on.html

Wings by Katie Pertiet

TFL!!!

* a story in a box... literally...

Collage for Awfully Big Art Adverture

"A story in a box"

http://bigartadventure.blogspot.com/2009/08/story-in-box.html

TFL!

* layers of a soul

* numbers of god

ATC for Digital Whisper Challenge

"Nautilus"

Photos from Stock Xchange

TFL!!!

* Lilia, my mother

ATC for Three Muses Challenge 8

"Inspirational People"
http://thethreemuseschallenge.blogspot.com/2009/07/challenge-8-inspirational-people.html

*

My mother Lilia

*

I lost my mother when I was two years old, but I heard

many beautiful things about her as woman, daughter, wife and mother.

Someone so close to perfection...

I should had learnt with her kindness...

*

06/22/1918 - 09/19/1951

*

* my space!

Scrap for "I'm having a Party!" at My Desert Cottage

http://mydesertcottage.blogspot.com/2009/06/im-having-party.html

Why don't show your creative space too?!

:O)

This one is mine!

(please, click on it to see it larger!)

*

I don't have papers, glue, scissors, stamps, beads, inks...

No craft or mixed media works.

No romantic pieces of décor...

I only have a PC, a mouse and my right hand!

*

But I hope you all like my so simple space and my digital pieces!

Here is where I create them!

:O)

TFL!!!

*

"Cottage Charm" Kit by my sweet friend Mary Fran

at

NitWit Collections

http://www.nitwitcollections.com/shop/

* so simple as peace should be...

ATC for Thank God It's Friday - TGiF N°95

"using words"

http://thankgoditsfriday.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/tgif-no-95-using-words/

(Brush by Katie Pertiet and photos from Stock Xchg)

TFL!

* dream

ATC for Thursday Challenge
ATCs

http://themethursday.wordpress.com/2009/07/22/thursday-challenge-atcs/

TFL!

* my old friends and their cats

Card to Crazy Amigo Challenge

Lady's

http://crazyamigochallenge.wordpress.com/2009/07/21/ladys/

From left to right, Luisa (me!), Claudia, Ana, Lucy and Cecília!!!

:O)
*click on the image to see it larger!*

TFL!!!

* "qu'ils mangent de la brioche!"

"Let them eat cake!"

Layout for Gothic Arch Challenge

Marie Antoinette

http://gothicarches.ning.com/

Painting "Prise de la Bastille" by Jean-Pierre-Louis-Laurent Houel

Portrait of Marie Antoinette by Alexandre Kucharsky

Frame by Maya

Photo (face) from Dreemsfree.com

Photo of the brioche - Wikipedia

TFL!!!

* salad, words and art

Image for Three Muses Challenge

WORD SALAD

http://thethreemuseschallenge.blogspot.com/2009/07/challlenge-6-word-salad.html

TFL!!!

* a collage over another or about women

First collage (the "painting") - elements by Maya

The second or background - photos from Stock Xchange

TFL!!!

* bingo!

ATC for Crazy Amigo Challenge

BINGO

http://crazyamigochallenge.wordpress.com/2009/07/14/bingo/

(photos from Stock Xchange)

TFL!!!

* ad eternum

ATC for Think Monday - Think ATC

FLY

http://tmta.wordpress.com/2009/07/13/fliegen-fly/

TFL!!!

* waiting to be born & waiting the next step

,

Images for Three Muses Challenge
Surreal

http://thethreemuseschallenge.blogspot.com/2009/07/three-muses-challenge-surreal.html

(in doubt, I posted two...) :O)
TFL!!!

*

Image for Crazy Amigo Challenge

Sun, Sea & Beach

http://crazyamigochallenge.wordpress.com/2009/07/07/sun-sea-beach/

A mix of digital painting, blending of three photos (two by me) and brushes.

TFL!!!

* just playing

Many brushes, colors, curves, filters.

A little bit of sharpness, a little bit of softness.

A little pink on her face, clouds and light.

Only fun...

I love my Photoshop!

:O)

* Rue Arc de l'Art, 33 - Vous êtes invité!

ATC for Gothic Arches Challenge

ATC/ARCH

(collage using photos from Dreamstime and Stock Xchange)

Title:

33 Art Arch Street - You're invited!

Or in Portuguese:

Rua do Aco da Arte, 33 - Você está convidado!

Almost everybody can understand!!!

:O)

TFL!!!

* happy nest

Postcard for Sunday Postcard Art

Nests

http://sundaypostcardart.wordpress.com/

(photos from Dreamstime and Stock Xchange)

TFL!!!

* winnie

ATC for Artarazzi

Challenge 30

http://artarazzi.blogspot.com/2009/07/challenge30.html

(elements by Anna Aspnes, Katie Pertiet and TaylorMade Design)

TFL!!!

* no, mom...

ATC for Thank God It's Friday Challenge

TGiF N° 92

Apples, Pears and Peaches

http://thankgoditsfriday.wordpress.com/2009/07/02/tgif-no-92-apples-pears-and-peaches/

(altered backgrounds and elements by Betty Jo Martin)

TFL!!!

* coming soon!

Johnny Depp in the Wonderland!

WOW!

(Poor Alice...)

:O)

* up, up and away

ATC for Three Muses

Challenge 4

Up, up and away

http://thethreemuseschallenge.blogspot.com/2009/07/challenge-4-up-up-and-away.html

Label from Atomic Cupcake, one freebie from DigiFree, elements by Li Fhung and Maya, photos from Stock Xchange

* someone is waiting for me...

ATC for Crazy Amigo Challenge

BRANDS

http://crazyamigochallenge.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/merken-brands/

(elements by Maya and photos from Stock Xchange)

Nothing artistic once more. Just my addiction... :O)

TFL!!!

* false tears in fake face

ATC for Think Monday - Think ATC

Look Into a Face

http://tmta.wordpress.com/2009/06/29/schau-in-ein-gesicht-look-into-a-face/

(elements by Lie Fhung)

TFL!!!

* garden of angels

An arch, angels, flowers and wings...

(elements by Katie Pertiet)

*two sunflowers and one bird

Card for Artarazzi

Challenge 29

http://artarazzi.blogspot.com/2009/06/challenge-28_27.html

I used the beautiful Faye's watercolor painting and a photo by me.

Thanks, Faye!

(paper by A. Alpuché and the bird by Katie Pertiet)

TFL!!!

* I see twins...

ATC for Art Freebies - Soartful Saturday

Gipsy

http://artfreebies.blogspot.com/2009/06/soartful-saturday.html

(freebie from Art Freebies, elements by Katie Pertiet, Rina Kroe and Cari Lopez)

TFL!!!

* the word is "chance"...

ATC for Thank God It's Friday Challenge

TGiF N°91

The Alphabet

http://thankgoditsfriday.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/tgif-no-91-the-alphabet/

(elements by Maya)

* it's time to refresh my heart...

Image for Thursday Challenge

Time!

http://themethursday.wordpress.com/2009/06/24/thursday-challenge-time/

Two collages: the first one with many, many photos from Stock Xchange

The last one is just the first on the photo of the music sheet

TFL!!!

* nothing artistic, but definitely wild...

ATC for Three Muses Challenge #3

WILD THINGS

Johnny Depp

Yes... I'm an old lady, but my eyes recognize "wild things". Yet...

:O)

* beauty

ATC for Theme Thursday Challenge

Beauty

http://themethursday.wordpress.com/2009/06/17/thursday-challenge-beautiful/

I just love to play with layers... Fun... Much fun...

(only photos: mine, from internet - brazilian singer Marisa Monte and from Stock Xchange)

* oh... I'm so proud...

The Queen of Cups Runneth Over just awarded me with the One Lovely Blog Award! Take a look! http://thequeenofcupsrunnethover.blogspot.com/ Thanks, Beth!!!

I get to do the same and pass along the fun and games to other bloggers! Here are the rules:

*Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award, and his or her blog link.

*Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you’ve newly discovered.

*Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.

I have a list here of fifteen lovelies whom I admire their blogs and definitely think they deserve this award. Here they are:

*http://dianaevans.blogspot.com/

*http://amusingmuses2.blogspot.com/

*http://wwwtricolore.blogspot.com/

*http://bitze.wordpress.com/

*http://scrappanic.blogspot.com/2009/06/frogs.html

*http://ozstuff-ozstuff.blogspot.com/

*http://herminesplace.wordpress.com/

*http://dutchstamptramp.wordpress.com/

*http://ravenpainting.blogspot.com/

*http://pringlehill-terri.blogspot.com/

*http://taluulas.blogspot.com/

*http://indybev.blogspot.com/

*http://shellyhickox.blogspot.com/

*http://martinas-stempel-gewerkel.blogspot.com/

*http://stampandscrape.blogspot.com/

Sorry, but only fifteen?! No!!! :O)

*http://nostalgiccollage.blogspot.com/

*http://nancydooren.blogspot.com/

*http://astridsartisticefforts.blogspot.com/

*http://hastingshall2.blogspot.com/

*http://bigartadventure.blogspot.com/

*http://alteredgypsy.blogspot.com/

*http://kimmiekrazykorner.blogspot.com/

But, girls, choose only fifteen!!! :O))))

* ooops!

ATC for Thank God It's Friday

TGiF N° 90 - Secrets

http://thankgoditsfriday.wordpress.com/2009/06/18/tgif-no-90-secrets/

(photo from Pring Hill Studio & elements by Maya and Lie Fhung)

Don't trust in Fortune Tellers!

They can tell your secrets to someone else...

:O)

* my father

ATC for Sunday Postcard Art Challenge

Father

http://sundaypostcardart.wordpress.com/2009/06/21/fathers/

(elements by Rina Kroes, Jeri Ingals and Kathryn Balint)

My father... He was an architect, painter, sculptor, photographer.

The world was a passion to his eyes and mind: he was an eternal traveller.

Above all, he was a serious and honest man.

These words are perfect about our relationship:

"He didn't tell me how to live; he lived and let me watch him do it."

(Quote by Clarence Budington Kelland)

I'm a lucky person!

* the last door

Collage for Three Muses Challenge

Doors

http://thethreemuseschallenge.blogspot.com/2009/06/three-muses-challenge-doors.html

(only photos from Stock Xchange were used)

TFL!!!

* two boring guys's invitation for two amusing muses...

ATC for Mixed Media Monday

Numbers

http://mixedmediamonday.wordpress.com/2009/06/15/numbers-2/

(elements by Maya)

Sorry Ava and Alberta... They are so boring... And you are really so amusing...

But they invited you to take a walk in their moon... What can I do?!

:O)))))))))

* among laces and bows

ATC for Mixed Media Monday

Lace Stampler
http://mixedmediamonday.wordpress.com/2009/06/14/lace-sampler/

(freebie photo and elements by Tracy Ann and Ronna Penner)

TFL!!!

* beside and over my rainbow

LO for Sunday Postcard Art

Over The Rainbow

http://sundaypostcardart.wordpress.com/

Background made using ArtRage, elements by Clever Monkeys Graphics (some altered by me)

Just walking outside my way... :O)

TFL!!!

* ball of masks by mona lisa

ATC for Three Muses Challenge

Mona Lisa

http://thethreemuseschallenge.blogspot.com/

(elements by Maya and Lie Fhung)

* vendor at tea time

ATC for Thursday Challenge

People with Hats

http://themethursday.wordpress.com/2009/06/03/thursday-challenge-people-with-hats/

Freebies, photos from Stock Xchange and bow by Ronna Penner

* ...

Background using Art Rage and elements by Katie Pertiet

* a ball in a starry night with frida, o'keefe and vincent

Layout for Crazy Amigo Challenge
Bright Colors
http://crazyamigochallenge.wordpress.com/2009/06/02/bright-colors-heldere-kleuren/
First backgound made using Art Rage, after a blending with Starry Night by Van Gogh, Frida Khalo's photos and a painting by Georgia O'Keefe. Finishing, a collage with images from Internet.

TFL!!!

* one more

* where I am

Layout for Mixed Media Monday Challenge

Layers

http://mixedmediamonday.wordpress.com/2009/06/01/layers/

Only three layers...

* tell me what is this!

I don't know.. :O) Seriously!!!

I see your layouts with colored pieces, and I try to do the same... I can't... I don't know how!

Then I found a software when I was surfing the internet (GIMP), and downloaded it.

Oh... my face was transformed in a big question mark!

"What do I do?!" I opened the crown file (SausanDesigns) and started clicking on many options...

Then the pink backgroud apppeared! I erased some parts, I saved it, and opened once more using my Photoshop...

Then I started to play with Maya's brushes...

And here is the result...

If someone knows where I can learn how to make colored pieces, please, tell me!!!

(here is a fantastic example: http://amusingmuses2.blogspot.com/2009/05/zoe-wanted-wings.html !!!)

Thanks, ladies!!!

:O)

Ok, ladies! Marie, explained everything!!!

* special day

Card for Sunday Postcard Art

Happy Birthday!

http://sundaypostcardart.wordpress.com/

(background made using Art Rage, elements by Sausan Designs and Tracy Ann)

* identity

Layout for Artarazzi

Challenge 25

http://artarazzi.blogspot.com/2009/05/challenge-25.html

(woman photo by me - two photos from StockXchange)

* awful & quirky altered book

Layout for Saturday's Workout challenge

SaWo No. 57

http://saturdaysworkout.wordpress.com/2009/05/29/sawo-no-57-altered-books/

(elements by Katie Pertiet and Maya)

* a long time ago and today

Layout for challenge at Thank God It's Friday

Architecture

http://thankgoditsfriday.wordpress.com/

This house was constructed when Brazil was a colony of Portugal

Largo do Boticário - Rio de Janeiro

Photo by me - original colors

Elements by Katie Pertiet

* dream

ATC for Art Creations Friday

Challenge 28

http://artcreationsfriday.blogspot.com/

(Freebie image from Outsider Artists and elements by Katie Pertiet)

* mr. kat's scratched violin and music

Image for Make a Moo or Two

Musical Instruments

http://makeamooortwo.wordpress.com/

(photos from Stock Xchange and one element by Lie Fhung)

I love Mr. Kat... :O)

* too early...

ATC for Theme Thursday Challenge - Tags

http://themethursday.wordpress.com/

(elements by Kathryn Balint and Katie Pertiet)

* curtain of innocence

ATC for Crazy Amigo Challenge

Stripes

http://crazyamigochallenge.wordpress.com/

Freebie image from Outsider Artists

(some elements by Katie Pertiet)

* luisa & louise

ATC for Challenge 27 at Art Creations Friday

http://artcreationsfriday.blogspot.com/

(it's Me and Little Louise)

:O)

* goddess and angel

ATC for Challenge 24 at Artarazzi

http://artarazzi.blogspot.com/

(freebie image, backgound made using Art Rage, photo from Artarazzi, elements by Lie Fhung)

*** I'm so sorry... I don't remember from where comes the lady image... Someone would tell me, so I can write down the credit here!***

* floating mind with feathered friends

LO for Mixed Media Monday Challenge

Feathered Fiends

http://mixedmediamonday.wordpress.com/

(brush by Maya)

* from the sea, from the air...

ATC for Shell Challenge at Awfully Big Art Adventure

http://bigartadventure.blogspot.com/2009/05/shell-challenge.html

A freebie image from Outsider-Artists

Other photos from Stock Xchange

(I was thinking... Probably, "Birth of Venus", Botticelli's famous painting, was coming to my mind when I was creating this layout some hours ago... But I didn't notice! So the title could be "Birth of Beauty"...) :)

* un petit chapeau...

uh la la...

* construção?

* me by mail

* se tu me amas...

* se fosse capa de livro I/if it was a book cover I

*se fosse capa de livro II/if it was a book cover II

*to all my friends!!!

(Elements by Mary Fran)

*tent of all desires

(elements by Cari Lopez, Katie Pertiet and Maya)

*huddled...

*strange silence in the castle...

(elements by Lie Fhung and Anna Aspnes)

*I'm Castor&Pollux...

*passion / paixão

*happy castle

(Elements by Katie Pertiet)

*once upon a time... / era uma vez...

(Some elements by Lie Fhung)

*the end

(Elements by TaylorMade Designs, Lie Fhung and Katie Pertiet)

*wishing...

(Elements by Ronna Penner)

*amém...

(Elements by TaylorMade Designs and Lie Fhung)

*...

Santa não... Mas queria a alma mais leve, mais suavidade... Queria fazer rir, e rir muito, ad eternum... Seria meu céu garantido.

(Elements by Katie Pertiet)

*tomara que me entendam...

Sabe

aquele palhaço

do circo nos quintos dos infernos

que ludibriando o real, se enfermiça,

infernizado? Pois é.

Sabe

aquela gata

de telhado submundo

que miachorando apática espera

os pares esfolados de cio? Então.

Sabe

aquela menina translúcida

da cidade, campo verde ou concentração,

que visionária, toca em milagres

sem esperar o pedestal de igreja? É isto.

Sabe

aquele mais um

de chão, passos capengas ou correrias

que impalpável, em negativo,

vai indo, vai indo?

Então? É isto que estou tentando explicar...

(Luisa Migon... Não são palavras de mestres: são minhas...)

*e agora, josé?

*madona

(Elements by Lie Fhung)

*loneliness

*je suis mort

Ah, quanta vez, na hora suave pela morte vivemos, porque só somos hoje, porque morremos para ontem. Pela morte esperamos, porque só poderemos crer em amanhã, pela confiança da morte de hoje. Tudo o que temos é a "Morte", tudo o que queremos é a morte, é morte tudo o que desejamos querer...

Fernando Pessoa

(Elements by Katie Pertiet)

*vida / life

*será?

*uma das verdades / a truth

"quando sua carteira está sempre vazia, você aprende muito mais sobre vida & pessoas, do que quando ela esta cheia" Luisa Migon

*sagrado nascimento / sacred birth

*eu / me

Retrato

Eu não tinha este rosto de hoje, assim calmo, assim triste, assim magro, nem estes olhos tão vazios, nem o lábio amargo. Eu não tinha estas mãos sem força, tão paradas e frias e mortas; eu não tinha este coração que nem se mostra. Eu não dei por esta mudança, tão simples, tão certa, tão fácil:
- Em que espelho ficou perdida a minha face?

(Cecília Meireles)

(Elements by Maya)

*com Kamil Vojnar e Fernando Pessoa

Tenho náusea carnal do meu destino.

Quase me cansa me cansar. E vou,

Anônimo, menino,

Por meu ser fora à busca de quem sou.

(Álvaro de Campos - heterônimo de Fernando Pessoa - trecho)

*18 anos depois... / 18 years later...

Amor, então,

também, acaba?

Não, que eu saiba.

O que eu sei

é que se transforma

numa matéria-prima

que a vida se encarrega

de transformar em raiva.

Ou em rima.

(Paulo Leminski)

*saudades

Lília / filha / anjo / sempre

*você é linda...

É claro que a vida é boa

E a alegria, a única indizível emoção

É claro que te acho linda

Em ti bendigo o amor das coisas simples

É claro que te amo

E tenho tudo para ser feliz

Mas acontece que eu sou triste...

(Dialética - Vinícius de Moraes)

*para todas as "Bias"

INCENSO FOSSE MÚSICA
isso de querer ser

exatamente aquilo

que a gente é

ainda vai

nos levar além

(Paulo Leminski)

*frida khalo

My painting carries with it the message of pain. (Frida Khalo)

*por onde?!

*frida&georgia

O'Keefe was in the hospital for three months, she went to Bermuda for a rest. She didn't make love to me that time, I think on account of her weakness. Too bad. (Frida Khalo)

*calor II