My First Mosaic from Scratch :-)

ELOISE

Today I took a break from my Round Trip class with Kim Klassen, and went back to my Beyond Layers class because she was teaching us how to created our own mosaic in PSE10. It was a toughie for me...whether to use the cropping tool or the move tool...very confusing. You will note the middle shot of Eloise is a bit skewed...boo-boo...but I left it in so I could refer back to it. The splotches of blue could be darker, too, but I wanted that first one to be just the way it was without a lot of tweaking. The other pictures I managed to resize and they look OK to me. It is pretty exciting for me to think I have finally created my own mosaic. I never, never thought I would be able to do it.

We are leaving in a few minutes for Marathon Man and moi to head for Richmond. Tomorrow is the BIG day...his first marathon at 60. I am fretting and worrying, but he promises he will call if cannot make it. Keep your toes and fingers crossed that all goes well and he gets to finish. No matter what, he is still a winner in my mind. Will try to get some photos up of the big occasion. 30 degrees when it starts and 60 degrees at the end. Y'all have a wonderful weekend.

Jack ~ Snow Dogie

My name is Jack, i’m 12 years old, and I’m  a very challenged dog to put it mildly. I’m a black and gray schnauzer who needs all the help he can bet. My mom and dad still love me lots and lots.

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Handmade with Love

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Day 5 ~ Red

Memories of Charleston Girl’s Week

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Day #4 ~ Blue

Pretty and Pink

“A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.”

~Thomas Carlyle

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Day 3 ~ Pink

Dreaming

When I knit, I dream.
{This is for a blogging friend who has just given birth to a little boy.}

“All human beings are also dream beings. 

Dreaming ties all mankind together.”

~Jack Kerouac

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Day #2 ~ Yellow

Bloom Where You Are Planted

"I'd rather have roses on my table 
than diamonds on my neck."

 ~Emma Goldman


This post is linked with “Beyond Layers.” Monday’s color this week was green. I am a wee bit late, but here it is.

Love Brings Friends Together

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A Camera View of the World

I found this old camera at our local antique/flea mall and could not resist getting it. The bottle was a dollar and the fake flower another dollar from the Dollar Store. Made a white box out of an old wooden milk carrier, and found a spot in the house upstairs that get  wonderful “natural" light. In Kim Klassen’s "Beyond Layers" class we are working on simplicity and lighting combined with the use of textures.

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What Do You See?

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and "Friday’s Fences” with Jan and Jer. I am testing your eyesight  - there really is a fence...
just look closely.

A Wee Bottle

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Beyond Layers on Flickr  and  52 Weeks of Happiness.

Think Pink

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 Your Sunday Best,
Mosaic Monday,
Kim Klassen’s Beyond Layers,
 The Creative Exchange.

Memories

Beyond Layers Class ~ Week 1

I am taking Kim Klassen’s eclass called "Beyond Layers.”  Our assignment this week was to take photos and think “LIGHT”...the location of the light in reference to the subject being photographed and “LIGHT” when it comes to texture and processing work. This one was a bit difficult being that I love the darker oil paintings and photographs, so this old dog is having to try to learn some new tricks. “Memories”  was  darker than it appears here, but until I can master the mouse over, you will just have to take my word. The texture I used was Kim’s “awaken.”

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