tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50156394140258308412024-03-13T11:37:25.343+00:00The GirliesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562049414411047745noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015639414025830841.post-8477853513572065442009-07-17T09:15:00.003+01:002009-07-17T09:40:59.524+01:00Pasha Boat Texture Challenge<p>Hi everyone, with Summer keeping everyone busy I apologise the delay in uploading your photos on my blog! But without further ado, here are the ones some of you submitted using Carol’s lovely photo!</p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:8444c20a-1995-4f38-aac6-e950e07aa17d" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline; float: none;"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SmAy4D5xcjI/AAAAAAAAAhY/FaSxSe1CHJU/pasha-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="" rel="thumbnail"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SmAy4-aAjXI/AAAAAAAAAhc/Nc4IFw8-WZU/pasha.png?imgmax=800" border="0" /></a></div> <p> </p><div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:72fa8d2e-5a7c-4c53-9121-2578f5df372d" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline; float: none;"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SmAy5S_6lhI/AAAAAAAAAhg/kltPeSUpy0c/Barb-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Barb" rel="thumbnail"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SmAy68Bu2jI/AAAAAAAAAhk/ylCIRXEZ6b0/Barb%5B10%5D.png?imgmax=800" border="0" /></a></div> <p>Textures by Barb, Insan, Ishkamina</p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:f5d63384-128d-47f2-ba03-cc1405b79dc8" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline; float: none;"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SmAy7g4UJMI/AAAAAAAAAho/WtskdwohasY/Carol-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Carol" rel="thumbnail"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SmAy-JOnL7I/AAAAAAAAAhs/lzf3T0Y_kTA/Carol%5B6%5D.png?imgmax=800" border="0" /></a></div> <p>Textures by House of 3, Ghostbones and Princess of Shadows</p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:95d493ae-e7a9-4a1a-b8e9-6cc4b70d191e" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline; float: none;"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SmAy-yFOu_I/AAAAAAAAAhw/WOk4frlM-e4/Veevs%20Pasha-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Veevs" rel="thumbnail"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SmAzAA38f4I/AAAAAAAAAh0/BlWdP8GR03o/Veevs%20Pasha%5B36%5D.png?imgmax=800" border="0" /></a></div> <p>Textures by Ghostbones, Boccachino, Pareeerica, Jenna Nelson</p> <p> </p><div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:df463a12-6b53-4d1d-be57-8ee7fdf48e5b" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline; float: none;"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SmAzA255ZxI/AAAAAAAAAh4/A5e4ZYon1z0/Dawn-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Dawn" rel="thumbnail"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SmAzCQQWu1I/AAAAAAAAAiA/gxdFRoCn_4E/Dawn%5B5%5D.png?imgmax=800" border="0" /></a></div> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:e0b16070-c5f0-41a2-a4fd-6365a3b594e3" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline; float: none;"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SmAzC-B1wtI/AAAAAAAAAiE/RG73TaEUiig/Heather%20Lee-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Heather" rel="thumbnail"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SmAzEuIHqKI/AAAAAAAAAiI/j_J5NEdxokQ/Heather%20Lee%5B5%5D.png?imgmax=800" border="0" /></a></div> <p>Textures by Princess of Shadows, Obsidian Dawn</p> <p> </p><div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:4b2811d1-3da7-4efb-9a23-795249ad6985" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline; float: none;"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SmAzFmJBH4I/AAAAAAAAAiM/ewRkFI-JXi0/Jeanne-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Jeanne" rel="thumbnail"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SmAzHMB-plI/AAAAAAAAAiQ/dF_yGA445WQ/Jeanne%5B5%5D.png?imgmax=800" border="0" /></a></div> <p>Textures by Ghostbones</p> <p> </p><div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:c4f08328-7ca0-4611-bdaf-f3566003be82" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline; float: none;"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SmAzICuiwMI/AAAAAAAAAiU/FBiYkGIWors/Lynne-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Lynne" rel="thumbnail"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SmAzJfFB88I/AAAAAAAAAiY/1EXVdhpaEKk/Lynne%5B14%5D.png?imgmax=800" border="0" /></a></div> <p>Textures by Lynne</p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:613a56aa-ede4-4360-8c4c-fd30cc642725" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline; float: none;"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SmAzKJTNZ_I/AAAAAAAAAic/wcfv1bQbl5M/Lesley-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Lesley" rel="thumbnail"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SmAzLRET3cI/AAAAAAAAAig/CrExhuNDVrA/Lesley%5B4%5D.png?imgmax=800" border="0" /></a></div> <p>Textures by Ghostbones, Mask by Lesley</p> <p>Another bevvy of beautiful effects by everyone! </p> <p>I fly to Italy for 5 days on Wednesday to celebrate my Dad’s 80th birthday. His birthday is not til October but as his sister and all our Italian side of the family gather together at summer we thought it would be a good idea to celebrate it in style with everyone over! My sister and nephews Garrett and Brandon are flying in from the US too so it will be a small family gathering of about 27! So I will be clicking away the whole 5 days!</p> <p>Lisa asked if we could use one of my Wolf Photos for the next Texture challenge - so here is Torak - isn't he gorgeous! He is a Hybrid Wolf - North American and European mix!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SmA30a-QMiI/AAAAAAAAAik/hvRRWrbJy9Y/s1600-h/Veevs+Texture+Challenge.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SmA30a-QMiI/AAAAAAAAAik/hvRRWrbJy9Y/s400/Veevs+Texture+Challenge.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359344930304045602" border="0" /></a></p><p>And the link to download the photo is <a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="http://files.getdropbox.com/u/1539468/Veevs%20Texture%20Challenge.jpg">Here</a></p><p></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562049414411047745noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015639414025830841.post-57530387931655612942009-06-27T15:15:00.003+01:002009-06-27T15:21:06.557+01:00Next Textures ChallengeHi everyone - Carol has supplied us with a great photo to use for our next challenge which I have uploaded to my 4shared site, so you can download it here:<br /><br />http://www.4shared.com/file/114444757/fc54943c/pasha.html<br /><br />If you want me to include your creation in my blog, please email it to me, or if you are doing it via a challenge on Jessica Sprague please upload it to the General Gallery. Remember to credit the textures that you use.<br /><br />Timing : can I have your photos back by Wednesday 8 July?<br /><br />Have fun and enjoy your weekend! It is a scorcher in the UK with more hot weather to come!<br /><br />Oh yeaahhhhh and tomorrow at 11am I do my 5k Race for Life for Cancer run tomorrow!! Wish me luck!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562049414411047745noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015639414025830841.post-59495290519987399762009-06-24T21:18:00.001+01:002009-06-24T21:18:00.827+01:00It’s been a long time!<p>WOW, how time has flown and I need to do so much catching up!  As some of you may know, I went out to the US for 12 days to visit Lynne and we went everywhere – San Francisco, Lake Tahoe, Las Vegas, Yosemite!  Took soooo many photos that I will have to do a new blog entry to talk about the trip!  But, it was FANTASTIC!!!</p> <p>Soooo, I have a few photos from the last challenge that some of you worked on.  The lovely photo was donated by Lynne – taken in Costa Rica (oh yeah I am back to the old way of showing the photos as you guys said the slide show did not open up big enough).</p> <p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:7b2f8c62-ed01-4aad-a837-fe3c0dd16df4" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SkKJl0kyeGI/AAAAAAAAAgM/7SA883MxYrs/CR_3623-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SkKJnLLJv5I/AAAAAAAAAgU/1ktyN6juMyI/CR_3623.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> </p> <p>Here are your works of art!</p> <p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:f638ab08-87b7-400a-8abd-619fef725286" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SkKJntUtaUI/AAAAAAAAAgY/2Xsj1acyNC8/Jana-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Jana" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SkKJpNS9c8I/AAAAAAAAAgc/ugS_PphqeaU/Jana%5B11%5D.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> </p> <p>Topaz Adjust Filters and Textures by Lynne and Liv</p> <p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:5072ca7e-6171-4143-b9f4-169e91c8c27a" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SkKJqpxidRI/AAAAAAAAAgg/U70SaWvPTvM/Amy-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Amy" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SkKJsSeld2I/AAAAAAAAAgk/e1_7VxbTT2Q/Amy%5B4%5D.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> </p> <p>Textures from *Terry and Joe’s Sistah</p> <p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:b21e243f-5d45-44e6-97ec-3d056ad2df83" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SkKJtjnqRMI/AAAAAAAAAgo/8WHs34u81Bo/Carol-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Carol" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SkKJvY8hT8I/AAAAAAAAAgs/xzvdwtKUaoU/Carol%5B5%5D.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> </p> <p>Textures by Ghostbones</p> <p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:fce56eee-2f5d-4ad0-bbbb-01051046a3fe" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SkKJwyU8x7I/AAAAAAAAAgw/aVm-Bw6aRJY/Barb-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Barb" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SkKJy0Rcz7I/AAAAAAAAAg0/8tVBZTZIfjo/Barb%5B4%5D.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> </p> <p>Textures by SomethingBlue, GroundStream, Naturewall4, Solstock, SheisPretty</p> <p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:98a19117-c6dd-463a-b1b0-62ff30f77534" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SkKJ0AbHHvI/AAAAAAAAAg4/BodzF6xaZEI/Jeanne-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Jeanne" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SkKJ1cR05UI/AAAAAAAAAg8/x95JoZX_My4/Jeanne%5B8%5D.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> </p> <p>Textures by Ghostbones and NinianLif</p> <p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:af4a3727-d6e2-492a-9662-a9e786e12af5" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SkKJ2Jh4HUI/AAAAAAAAAhA/Aid6_hDTLkw/Lesley-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Lesley" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SkKJ3uBJlZI/AAAAAAAAAhE/Q604CLVHIIo/Lesley%5B5%5D.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> </p> <p>Textures Damask_02 Lillykins, Bittbox</p> <p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:37a90fcf-56c2-4549-b1cb-d994aaaf6e51" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SkKJ42WTAqI/AAAAAAAAAhI/qExfeU9PcR4/Lynne-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Lynne" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SkKJ7bJVmFI/AAAAAAAAAhM/fB6KiXs3WrA/Lynne%5B5%5D.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> </p> <p>Textures by Alice Popkorn</p> <p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:39280978-930f-4b24-8686-382472065978" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SkKJ8eG66xI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/-sciAAIrTTA/Veevs%20%282%29-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Veevs" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SkKJ97iDEII/AAAAAAAAAhU/lCC7RCZLDQk/Veevs%20%282%29%5B6%5D.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> </p> <p>Textures by Boccacino, Ghostbones and SkeletalMess</p> <p>Phew, so glad I got these uploaded and you guys did a fabulous job with Lynne’s lovely photo!  Next photo has been donated by Carol so will email the details to you guys!</p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562049414411047745noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015639414025830841.post-2332170276549292332009-05-07T18:46:00.005+01:002009-05-19T07:51:09.226+01:00May Photo Challenge<span style="font-family:verdana;">A bit delayed in posting this! Sorry about that! Pat provided us with a beautiful photo of a window in Florence for us to play with <div><embed src="http://widget-fa.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=2161727821162065914&site=widget-fa.slide.com" style="width:400px;height:400px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:400px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=2161727821162065914&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-fa.slide.com/p1/2161727821162065914/bb_t046_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=2161727821162065914&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-fa.slide.com/p2/2161727821162065914/bb_t046_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=2161727821162065914&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-fa.slide.com/p4/2161727821162065914/bb_t046_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div>Everyone's photos are stunning! And the textures we all used :</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Carol : Grunge Set by Princess of Shadows</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Jana : Photoblast Contrapop, Textures by Ghostones and LivE</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Pat : Voyager by Eddie07</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Marg : Alexis Miller and Ghostbones</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Lesley : Textures and PhotoMask her own</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Barb : JM, SomethingBlue Studios, DarkRose42</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Lynne : JoesSistah and her own</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Veevs : Liek and SolStock</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Enjoy!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562049414411047745noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015639414025830841.post-21550727882821319642009-04-18T19:08:00.001+01:002009-04-18T19:08:20.566+01:00April Texture Photo Challenge<p>OK, this was a tough one – lovely photo supplied by Terri!  We all ended up with some wonderful colours and textures!  Here is the original :</p> <p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:e6071a8e-4dfd-4f31-aab7-2951416c3a4b" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SeoWpeOSXdI/AAAAAAAAAec/MlBWOWQF1fQ/IMG_1417-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SeoWqRHB7dI/AAAAAAAAAeg/Km9nqGPor6g/IMG_1417.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> </p> <p>And below, in no particular order, your artistic creations!</p> <p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:aa6cc040-435e-4b84-8762-c2a6e59fca6e" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SeoWrMEjudI/AAAAAAAAAek/OWKErJM76pM/Marg-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Marg" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SeoWsp2cm9I/AAAAAAAAAeo/vlmrT0tv7JA/Marg%5B8%5D.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> </p> <p>Textures : Ghostbones, LivE Design Paper</p> <p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:e291f12a-a536-4451-995e-9f2dcb8a6434" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SeoWtq45ONI/AAAAAAAAAes/ZOyrhRJCwQs/Jeanne-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Jeanne" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SeoWvBFIltI/AAAAAAAAAew/h4C4Z-1xmiU/Jeanne%5B4%5D.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> </p> <p>Texture : her own</p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:45636057-d93c-4ea0-be8c-6667201f858a" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SeoWwZGO4iI/AAAAAAAAAe0/yUxNgr86o9Y/Kate-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Kate" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SeoWxscMAnI/AAAAAAAAAe4/HDubXM9KhLw/Kate%5B4%5D.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Textures : Pareeerica, Ghost Bones, Shelley Freedman, BB free textures and one of her own</p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:add5bcab-595c-4b75-ba09-d788a29b6657" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SeoWyo0mXNI/AAAAAAAAAe8/6CbYUbXEcU4/Terri-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Terri" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SeoWz1BSUxI/AAAAAAAAAfA/W9VIvzR1REU/Terri%5B4%5D.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> <p>Texture : Coffee Shop</p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:212dd2bc-8e2f-4ec6-97d6-64b71b804065" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SeoW01KG6UI/AAAAAAAAAfE/BkxoEXfvRpU/Carol-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Carol" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SeoW2BhCJEI/AAAAAAAAAfI/UrO_INJeLPY/Carol%5B7%5D.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> <p>Textures : Ghostbones, PinkSherbert Photography</p> <p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:faad83ce-2e42-45e0-8768-e7dc132ea03b" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SeoW3FkUGMI/AAAAAAAAAfM/oxP_mWPaEiw/Barb-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Barb" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SeoW4WCP23I/AAAAAAAAAfQ/iVqkD829Egk/Barb%5B4%5D.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> </p> <p>Textures : Kiho-chan, Filthy diamonds, Darkrose42, Spiritcoda</p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:b9ef8b6b-eb1c-43fb-8c21-91247a4d637d" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SeoW5p9aRBI/AAAAAAAAAfU/NefTqXuu6q0/Amy-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Amy" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SeoW6u54jlI/AAAAAAAAAfY/5UGMj2DPD0M/Amy%5B4%5D.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> <p>Textures : Alexis Miller</p> <p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:10504db2-3318-4d80-b014-aaa917fd2c9a" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SeoW8NdZ4WI/AAAAAAAAAfc/ilLDbP3mbjM/Pat-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Pat" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SeoW9pHoxpI/AAAAAAAAAfg/UEElEmjz3kA/Pat%5B4%5D.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> </p> <p>Textures : Eddi07, Ghostbones</p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:85153e40-08d6-4dba-b402-642e0c13c100" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SeoW-y3MVqI/AAAAAAAAAfk/PsOoRXIo-iE/Lynne-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Lynne" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SeoXAGteLII/AAAAAAAAAfo/t0s8HOY3Qqo/Lynne%5B4%5D.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> <p></p> <p>Textures : NinianLif, Groundfloor and her own</p> <p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:b463062f-e3a4-4672-ab37-4075c269b316" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SeoXBVRzpwI/AAAAAAAAAfs/LYnvreOwmwA/Lesley-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Lesley" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SeoXC0xq9-I/AAAAAAAAAfw/h1nE_ff-aSc/Lesley%5B4%5D.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> </p> <p>Textures : Absolute Cross, Brushes : Obsidian Dawn</p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:2d079d36-1271-4bf0-9b5e-2cc297047858" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SeoXD2pH6bI/AAAAAAAAAf0/TK6xpy9WFM4/Veevs%20Terri%20Challenge-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Veevs" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SeoXE0EqOtI/AAAAAAAAAf4/Q1oW-NcZfaQ/Veevs%20Terri%20Challenge%5B4%5D.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> <p></p> <p>Textures : ArtByChristy</p> <p>WOW – amazing work everyone!!!</p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562049414411047745noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015639414025830841.post-63539132241795868102009-03-29T16:04:00.001+01:002009-03-29T17:14:05.295+01:00March 29 Texture Challenge<p>Cant believe two week’s have gone by already!  So best I post this week’s beautiful results from the photo that Kate supplied :</p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:4e0c04d4-ff19-4325-8f28-8408c0a4848e" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sc-Ne7tOEMI/AAAAAAAAAcw/QPHrodmgVdM/Thailand%20Market%20from%20Kate-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sc-NgrR_vDI/AAAAAAAAAc0/VajWy_4hRGc/Thailand%20Market%20from%20Kate%5B1%5D.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> <p>So here are your gorgeous creations, again in no particular order!</p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:63d83628-5d7b-4478-ac94-f3d5e90b9f93" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sc-NiA-OOeI/AAAAAAAAAc4/7hdGPQjEpYs/Kate-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Kate" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sc-NkAvTqmI/AAAAAAAAAc8/K6Y4nUH2SfI/Kate%5B41%5D.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> <p>Textures by : Ghostbones, SkeletalMess, ArtbyChristy</p> <p></p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:ae59fe3a-e63b-48f6-b21b-321b79476acc" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sc-NlQSZPLI/AAAAAAAAAdA/3_MlPCMVz4g/Barb-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Barb" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sc-NmtUvbpI/AAAAAAAAAdE/3DWvsgmizn8/Barb%5B6%5D.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> <p></p> <p>Textures by : Something Blue, Golden Stream by Barb</p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:9da6ede6-2efb-4ce3-9bc9-899354b6f403" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sc-NoGrn3vI/AAAAAAAAAdI/14Xy1nOZQPE/Amy-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Amy" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sc-Np6k22oI/AAAAAAAAAdM/or7k7mJ6LMU/Amy%5B18%5D.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> <p></p> <p>Textures by : Adrisbow and Twentygreydays</p> <p></p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:be5312fb-e4b5-4178-a691-57ca55f0c857" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sc-NrBoglMI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/YHK1-yRj2AM/Pat-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Pat" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sc-Ns4AFDwI/AAAAAAAAAdU/_SZeF2QSwjc/Pat%5B4%5D.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> <p></p> <p>Textures by : Ghostbones and Eddi07</p> <p></p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:7b2e4b5c-4063-48a9-be85-9a943f79a83e" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sc-NuUzHqxI/AAAAAAAAAdY/2VrtaD4kV50/Dawn-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Dawn" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sc-Nv58Eb0I/AAAAAAAAAdc/TKsYZoUGEgY/Dawn%5B6%5D.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> <p></p> <p>Textures by : Essence of a Dream</p> <p></p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:66a3c07f-4171-4bde-add6-7be36440c327" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sc-Nw66FdlI/AAAAAAAAAdg/H_WT7RzkrRQ/Jeanne-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Jeanne" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sc-NylCAlBI/AAAAAAAAAdk/A16CnhYy7kw/Jeanne%5B4%5D.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> <p></p> <p>Textures by : Something Blue Studios and Katie Pertiet</p> <p></p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:62df3d69-0df6-4d31-b9e3-60bf354de9d8" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sc-NyxZ3n-I/AAAAAAAAAdo/eyECh4n4YBE/Terri-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Terri" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sc-N0djiFGI/AAAAAAAAAds/5Uw5BtiG62c/Terri%5B4%5D.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> <p></p> <p>Textures by : NinianLif</p> <p></p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:6f215c19-9ca7-4a40-af3e-42c60f9d2871" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sc-N1y0qOoI/AAAAAAAAAdw/SFZuUGf4VVM/Lesley-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Lesley" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sc-N3SJH9NI/AAAAAAAAAd0/dO51TD6JQeE/Lesley%5B5%5D.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> <p></p> <p>Textures by : Les Braumes, Coffee Shop Inverse Grunge Frame <br />Paper : Gunhild </p> <p></p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:78ae66b8-d26f-435e-b1d1-96fd39138714" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sc-N4umfbcI/AAAAAAAAAd4/U30JEObW59M/Lisa-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Lisa(Latz)" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sc-N6MqOFqI/AAAAAAAAAd8/D0K1At_sF1M/Lisa%5B4%5D.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> <p></p> <p>Textures by : Princess of Shadows, Ghostbones, Latz</p> <p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:31694448-9647-4b63-bf3f-4d8f0b038307" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sc-ePihNSnI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/oVKLSSwM8cE/Anke-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Anke" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sc-eS2NyS2I/AAAAAAAAAeU/NfkchQSwkfw/Anke%5B4%5D.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> </p> <p>Textures by : Sanami 276</p> <p></p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:991b6654-0ae5-43b6-a616-03fb7b6c584b" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sc-N7XhXkEI/AAAAAAAAAeA/BOShp8LU3sE/Lynne-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Lynne" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sc-N8_Lr8KI/AAAAAAAAAeE/-nV56zlkiqE/Lynne%5B4%5D.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> <p></p> <p>Textures by : Ghostbones, Pareeerica and Lynne</p> <p></p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:b56d322f-10dc-4768-9ad3-a187e135eddc" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sc-N-KUYb6I/AAAAAAAAAeI/YUSectap9Os/Veevs%20Kate-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Veevs" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sc-N_QU8boI/AAAAAAAAAeM/mF_6wKfiGRQ/Veevs%20Kate%5B4%5D.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> <p></p> <p>Textures by : Essence of a Dream, Pareeerica, DriscollBros</p> <p>Wonderful creations ladies!  This is fun and it’s so lovely to see one photo with so many different effects!  </p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562049414411047745noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015639414025830841.post-21117357182809293452009-03-15T19:09:00.001+00:002009-03-15T19:09:42.286+00:00March Tutorial Challenge<p>It’s been so much fun doing these challenges!  Barb very kindly donated one of her beautiful photos for us to use : <br /></p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:f4512c52-b54e-475d-8089-111806809736" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sb1QyXKYhmI/AAAAAAAAAaw/Dx_zidUTrOE/2007WisconsinTrip1728x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sb1Q02yBROI/AAAAAAAAAa0/tUtY5JrG2xE/2007WisconsinTrip1721.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> <p>And, here are all the different beautiful takes on this!  Again in no particular order!</p> <p></p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:e15963c4-2024-4ed0-a5c7-0a99561a8d16" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sb1Q2WG1CfI/AAAAAAAAAa4/btCeFIEmG48/Anke8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Anke" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sb1Q4qR4x8I/AAAAAAAAAa8/vKOgXZYZfM0/Anke34.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> <p></p> <p>Textures : BB grungy watercolor and Sanami 276</p> <p></p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:3faa7898-d251-4964-aa0a-d2442e67a440" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sb1Q6oUpMGI/AAAAAAAAAbA/niMILZ5aRaQ/Jeanne8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Jeanne" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sb1Q8Z4aV0I/AAAAAAAAAbE/Dr13I70i_SI/Jeanne5.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> <p></p> <p>Textures : Seagulls by CliffordsAx, and NinianLif Textures</p> <p></p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:68d09d2f-b238-423b-88b8-52840e4de6fa" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sb1Q-d_FpGI/AAAAAAAAAbI/gwO-YRIf0SM/WisconsonbyLynne8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Lynne" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sb1RAsrIWQI/AAAAAAAAAbQ/ydkaEAePKx8/WisconsonbyLynne4.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> <p></p> <p>Textures : Lynne’s own</p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:57daf943-c794-49cd-a5ef-eed9e43c7973" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sb1RCG9HBZI/AAAAAAAAAbU/RCxq5bLAZkM/WisconsinTriplillykins8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Lesley" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sb1RD5HJvbI/AAAAAAAAAbY/yqrAo_ZW4XI/WisconsinTriplillykins4.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Bright light parrot, Fractal north pole, Paint Daubs – Deviant Art <br />Poster Edges, Blend modes, MCP Gallery Frame</p> <p></p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:3c9de242-0c5d-46cb-b340-bbfe483ff09d" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sb1RF0-v0hI/AAAAAAAAAbc/Z6ThZL1q9uI/Barb8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Barb" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sb1R67GJPfI/AAAAAAAAAbg/O4GRjHT9nck/Barb4.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> <p></p> <p>Textures : SomethingBlue</p> <p></p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:0e970524-723d-4303-9390-0ea27f64a5b6" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sb1R7v-K9yI/AAAAAAAAAbk/8YnznDonfrE/Terri_textures28x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Terri" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sb1R-M4LTuI/AAAAAAAAAbo/OmqPJnEdRJ4/Terri_textures24.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> <p></p> <p>Textures : Ghostbones</p> <p></p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:69b73b3a-3dc9-4c8f-86ff-1070077038d3" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sb1R_9U1ANI/AAAAAAAAAbs/ei4UiE2FvyQ/Kate8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Kate" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sb1SCUlipMI/AAAAAAAAAbw/0QwM48S3F6g/Kate4.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> <p></p> <p>Textures : pareeerica, ghostbones, Shelley Freedman, Vancayzeele Olivier, somethingbluestudies, and Horses and Tigers.</p> <p></p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:ae3762c6-e5e0-4808-adf1-5231a7a43b2c" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sb1SEC2MH_I/AAAAAAAAAb0/xS-_MZp-aGo/Jana8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Jana" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sb1SGjB4rRI/AAAAAAAAAb4/DC3_EUvFax0/Jana4.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> <p></p> <p>Textures : N8 (?), Shelley Freedman, and 3 of LivE</p> <p></p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:1579b3f7-5753-4ed9-833a-021bc28006ef" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sb1SIp92cqI/AAAAAAAAAb8/3lW_7BO0H2U/Carol8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Carol" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sb1SKygo_JI/AAAAAAAAAcA/6Yj6224nOa8/Carol4.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> <p></p> <p>Textures : Goam (on Flickr) and action - Nichole Van, apply texture</p> <p></p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:e5993cbf-ab50-4bbe-9eae-343fae4f93dc" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sb1SMRRot9I/AAAAAAAAAcE/qXFcD8mr6Sk/Mar09latzweb8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Lisa (Latz)" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sb1SO0JZOoI/AAAAAAAAAcI/8qBetDf7utw/Mar09latzweb5.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> <p></p> <p>Textures : Lisa’s own, Frame by Vera Lim</p> <p></p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:f7bde19f-9076-42d5-a158-4026d8790e20" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sb1SP9hLC5I/AAAAAAAAAcM/z1V1ciWpUgQ/Diane8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Diane" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sb1SSckQd5I/AAAAAAAAAcQ/UsfunGnS2w4/Diane4.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> <p></p> <p>Textures : Ghostbones and Lynne</p> <p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:6408bbbc-4da6-4734-b28d-6ca7e14e1e3c" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sb1SUs0kphI/AAAAAAAAAcU/ZPA90Wk8g1E/Amy-8x6%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Amy" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sb1SWBHf5xI/AAAAAAAAAcY/_CdUhbxlmQU/Amy%5B22%5D.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> </p> <p>Textures : carta mirada and alicepopkorn</p> <p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:453c2c9c-49c8-43fd-91fe-6da43593e510" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sb1SXvSn0aI/AAAAAAAAAcc/oaEy1RQpmL4/Joan-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Joan" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sb1SZcie01I/AAAAAAAAAcg/5TowLsrqnMM/Joan%5B4%5D.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> </p> <p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:57e0c508-86bd-4e9d-b339-759f3b25583f" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sb1SbdZspSI/AAAAAAAAAck/n64l-xCcIoU/Veevsb-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Veevs" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sb1Sc3OjFSI/AAAAAAAAAco/RZ9uKCgjYSk/Veevsb%5B4%5D.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> </p> <p>Textures : Ghostbones, Pareeerica and Skeletal Mess</p> <p>Another fab challenge ladies!!  All of these are beautiful!</p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562049414411047745noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015639414025830841.post-23027376890310850752009-03-07T22:11:00.004+00:002009-03-09T16:21:19.914+00:00Dances with Wolves<p>OK, not dances but spent the day on a photography event at a Wolf Conservation today! This is the place: <a>UK Wolf Org</a><br /></p> <p>What beautiful animals! In the morning three of them. Mosi, Mai and Torak where let loose in an enclosure and we all stood behind some fencing to take photos of them! Not the easiest of jobs as they kept moving! Mosi and Mai are North American wolves and Torak is a hybrid - cross-breed European and North American. Click on the photos to enlarge them!<br /></p> <p> </p><div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:60032d33-0093-4db2-ab57-e8f8d42280a8" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline; float: none;"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SbLwqhAcBjI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/x2THfPgKj2g/DSC_1117c-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Torak" rel="thumbnail"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SbLwsvbbMvI/AAAAAAAAAZU/xsWZmONPeeU/DSC_1117c%5B39%5D.png?imgmax=800" border="0" /></a></div> <p></p> <p> </p><div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:00582fdc-8293-409e-82ff-8df3248b1b40" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline; float: none;"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SbLwt0eajmI/AAAAAAAAAZY/NW_MUzOqVq0/DSC_1305c-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Mosi and Mai" rel="thumbnail"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SbLwvqZpvLI/AAAAAAAAAZc/FRl_Ztnaquc/DSC_1305c%5B7%5D.png?imgmax=800" border="0" /></a></div> <p></p> <p>Don't know which is Mosi and which one is Mai!</p> <p>Mosi, Mai and Torak are the youngsters, only 3 years old. Here are a few more photos of them :</p> <p> </p><div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:c02d07f9-6ad2-4997-8192-901426c0aa53" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline; float: none;"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SbLwwif8jKI/AAAAAAAAAZg/Hey5mIvTFCc/DSC_1190c-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Torak" rel="thumbnail"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SbLwyp_e2pI/AAAAAAAAAZk/Zj3QmAJEU5w/DSC_1190c%5B6%5D.png?imgmax=800" border="0" /></a></div> <p></p> <p> </p><div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:6805a3f2-88fb-4491-81fd-d7f5d161f46f" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline; float: none;"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SbLwzlsTfHI/AAAAAAAAAZo/UKcJ_1LQ4T0/DSC_1226c-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="" rel="thumbnail"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SbLw2s4QKJI/AAAAAAAAAZs/bvODtrk9x2o/DSC_1226c%5B5%5D.png?imgmax=800" border="0" /></a></div> <p></p> <p> </p><div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:1b111f33-382f-44f2-ba6e-03959337f0f1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline; float: none;"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SbLw3T0p6NI/AAAAAAAAAZw/VfpDh38q_M8/DSC_1233c-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="" rel="thumbnail"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SbLw4uRGH4I/AAAAAAAAAZ0/oZql1grp4cg/DSC_1233c%5B5%5D.png?imgmax=800" border="0" /></a></div> <p></p> <p> </p><div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:c8616fd3-54d6-425c-b73f-22bc13293a3b" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline; float: none;"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SbLw5uxevQI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/lgj-CvPOhYI/DSC_1163c-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Torak" rel="thumbnail"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SbLw70k9y4I/AAAAAAAAAZ8/Cemg8Q3rIM0/DSC_1163c%5B6%5D.png?imgmax=800" border="0" /></a></div> <p></p> <p>Then after lunch we went on a walkabout with Duma, another beautiful North American wolf.</p> <p> </p><div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:6cc08cc6-72fe-4fb5-b844-c76179090a69" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline; float: none;"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SbLw80jFtSI/AAAAAAAAAaA/9oTrgWNE5VY/DSC_1377c-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Duma" rel="thumbnail"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SbLw-9bAIJI/AAAAAAAAAaE/TMWkiedZMss/DSC_1377c%5B5%5D.png?imgmax=800" border="0" /></a></div> <p></p> <p> </p><div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:61ae4c9d-353b-419c-9b37-91e638d61175" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline; float: none;"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SbLw_9LL3lI/AAAAAAAAAaI/mXRZ27l_V0c/DSC_1437c-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Duma" rel="thumbnail"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SbLxBtlUc2I/AAAAAAAAAaM/QZldqPFcE8k/DSC_1437c%5B4%5D.png?imgmax=800" border="0" /></a></div> <p></p> <p>Her keepers had her on a long chain and we all followed behind. Then we were all able to go up to her and pet her, one by one! Had to approach from the front and let her smell my hand, then move to the side and stroke her belly! She was so gentle and never budged! Apparently she loves it!</p> <p>She has a sister called Dakota who has lymph cancer. They have been treating her for a year and they are pleased with her progress. But because she is sick she has to stay in her enclosure. </p> <p> </p><div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:2c1bd35f-36ed-4dfe-ba21-e767615371ae" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline; float: none;"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SbLxCvalqRI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/UWOybmhFlpc/DSC_1407c-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Dakota" rel="thumbnail"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SbLxEguDaZI/AAAAAAAAAaU/SQoUiNVnDh0/DSC_1407c%5B4%5D.png?imgmax=800" border="0" /></a></div> <p></p> <p>There are 3 European wolves in a separate enclosure too but I haven't worked on their photos yet!</p> <p>We were lucky that it didn't rain but it was blooming cold! By about 4pm I couldn't take any more photos! Got back home around 5.30 knackered! It was a wonderful day and I loved every second of it!</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562049414411047745noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015639414025830841.post-92161702859777860012009-02-28T17:51:00.006+00:002009-02-28T18:26:53.720+00:00February's Textures Challenge<p>As some of us are getting very (in some cases totally!!) addicted to textures - we decided to do a monthly challenge. I sent one of my photos for us to play with. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sal5QePgRmI/AAAAAAAAAVo/9A2uzGQq7PM/s1600-h/Feb%20Texture%20Challengeb%5B11%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sal5RZ5gyQI/AAAAAAAAAVs/YOB-oYPVkZ8/Feb%20Texture%20Challengeb_thumb%5B9%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" width="420" height="304" /></a> </p> <p>Well - OMG - what fabulous photos you have all sent! It is amazing to see everyone's different effects on the same photo and each of them is so beautiful! Feast your eyes on these works of art (in no particular order!)</p> <p> </p><div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:ce20164e-d954-4fcb-a51b-f6512587e88a" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline; float: none;"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sal_FdU9q2I/AAAAAAAAAXc/YOjGBHEdaM0/Feb%20challenge%20Dawn-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Dawn" rel="thumbnail"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sal_G66cTzI/AAAAAAAAAXg/yib0pAjyDRE/Feb%20challenge%20Dawn%5B10%5D.png?imgmax=800" border="0" /></a></div> <p></p> <p>Textures used : Ghostbones, Canvas Straw</p> <p> </p><div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:28385705-8f16-4769-b863-7f35be84e887" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline; float: none;"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sal_HgQhE7I/AAAAAAAAAXk/EI76LC1RHkg/Feb%20Texture%20Challenge%20Amy-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Amy" rel="thumbnail"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sal_JXfbbFI/AAAAAAAAAXo/tbyecrJr62Y/Feb%20Texture%20Challenge%20Amy%5B4%5D.png?imgmax=800" border="0" /></a></div> <p></p> <p>Textures used : Sigmaman, Kjwphotograpy</p> <p> </p><div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:64087be3-665b-4210-afb9-31c574430475" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline; float: none;"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sal_KMwWnxI/AAAAAAAAAXs/MoVbhsopB1U/Feb%20Texture%20Challenge%20by%20Carol-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Carol" rel="thumbnail"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sal_LQ1rdCI/AAAAAAAAAXw/1b6AaOJiE_o/Feb%20Texture%20Challenge%20by%20Carol%5B4%5D.png?imgmax=800" border="0" /></a></div> <p></p> <p>Textures used : Hardcore Vintage Grunge by Princess of Shadows, Ghostbones</p> <p> </p><div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:c98329c9-6337-4dfd-a654-15ad991d4a0f" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline; float: none;"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sal_Mx1vN-I/AAAAAAAAAX0/hd0TJDjwdIg/Feb%20Texture%20Challenge%20Jeanne-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Jeanne" rel="thumbnail"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sal_OQ_Cs2I/AAAAAAAAAX4/LEFmIyozaLc/Feb%20Texture%20Challenge%20Jeanne%5B3%5D.png?imgmax=800" border="0" /></a></div> <p></p> <p>Textures used : The Veil - Playing with Brushes, Snowflakes Falling - Pink Sherbert</p> <p> </p><div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:44becfb9-9a99-4821-9cde-4692e876645a" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline; float: none;"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sal_PY410tI/AAAAAAAAAX8/mN_j9WB1zFo/Feb%20Texture%20Challenge%20Joan-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Joan" rel="thumbnail"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sal_QsJFeJI/AAAAAAAAAYA/ImSkz_3d1Cs/Feb%20Texture%20Challenge%20Joan%5B3%5D.png?imgmax=800" border="0" /></a></div> <p></p> <p> </p><div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:3b485d89-8127-425b-83eb-86f01404f34d" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline; float: none;"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sal_RkDSiaI/AAAAAAAAAYE/miJN4j2lVrs/Feb_Texture_Challenge%20Barb-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Barb" rel="thumbnail"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sal_S-i5oOI/AAAAAAAAAYI/pmcd75u1Tq8/Feb_Texture_Challenge%20Barb%5B3%5D.png?imgmax=800" border="0" /></a></div> <p></p> <p>Textures used : Groundstream - Gray darkened Edges, Rosewell 04</p> <p>Something Blue - Fresco, Princess of Shadows Vintage Grunge Texture 1</p> <p> </p><div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:9bf0bd91-9fac-488d-886e-02103b75eecf" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline; float: none;"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sal_TyChRhI/AAAAAAAAAYM/XAiuEfoLp44/Feb-Texture-Challenge%20Di-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Diane" rel="thumbnail"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sal_VTucrCI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/Kzj1acB0cTM/Feb-Texture-Challenge%20Di%5B3%5D.png?imgmax=800" border="0" /></a></div> <p></p> <p>Textures used : Pareeerica, A N Other</p> <p> </p><div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:9b0703c9-b455-47ae-8615-8a2930e6f2da" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline; float: none;"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sal_WMV0xfI/AAAAAAAAAYU/nwdD8hZEPns/Feb-Texture-Challenge%20Lynne-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Lynne" rel="thumbnail"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sal_Xr_GdvI/AAAAAAAAAYY/rEDkgtW_Auk/Feb-Texture-Challenge%20Lynne%5B3%5D.png?imgmax=800" border="0" /></a></div> <p></p> <p>Textures used : Andrew McConnochie, Ghostbones, Summerspot</p> <p> </p><div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:280b1c96-da21-4eac-8e68-23adc202fb75" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline; float: none;"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sal_YW6A58I/AAAAAAAAAYc/l79l-__1dMo/FebTextureChallenge%20Pat-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Pat" rel="thumbnail"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sal_Z5io32I/AAAAAAAAAYg/TmJU2NROXnE/FebTextureChallenge%20Pat%5B4%5D.png?imgmax=800" border="0" /></a></div> <p></p> <p>Textures used : Skeletal Mess - New Testament, Ghostbones - Stone</p> <p> </p><div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:afed86d6-dc05-4787-9ff1-684ae2fb4e6d" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline; float: none;"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sal_a3QStBI/AAAAAAAAAYk/bNVW0uDLkSQ/Feb-Texture-Challenge_lillykins-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Lesley (Lillykins)" rel="thumbnail"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sal_cmmkwnI/AAAAAAAAAYo/sSRDnJgRhuc/Feb-Texture-Challenge_lillykins%5B4%5D.png?imgmax=800" border="0" /></a></div> <p></p> <p>Textures used : bb_freetextures (rust), icy_leaves and saab bonnet by lillykins</p> <p>Text - Marcelle Script</p> <p> </p><div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:af7d22db-b619-4f15-a32d-937b5f837e06" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline; float: none;"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sal_dvkNCWI/AAAAAAAAAYs/sHmI1_o-BXQ/Feb-Texture-Challenge-Latz--8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Lisa (Latz)" rel="thumbnail"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sal_fbY8H9I/AAAAAAAAAYw/IlSXsL5LWb8/Feb-Texture-Challenge-Latz-%5B5%5D.png?imgmax=800" border="0" /></a></div> <p></p> <p>Textures used : Amy Teets Paper, Leonora Sanford - Picture this Texture </p> <p>Liv Photoplay Freebie, Acid Wash action (EZ Actions)</p> <p> </p><div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:bf4dca64-1d94-490d-b662-8c134dcf323e" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline; float: none;"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sal_gHKFdvI/AAAAAAAAAY0/CaY4NVL3zYY/Texture-Challenge%20Kate-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Kate" rel="thumbnail"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sal_hky34FI/AAAAAAAAAY4/ZWn-s4y_S1g/Texture-Challenge%20Kate%5B3%5D.png?imgmax=800" border="0" /></a></div> <p></p> <p>Textures used : Ghostbones, Horses and Tigers, Kaptain Kobold </p> <p>Vancayzeel Olivier</p> <p> </p><div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:11d2bfb5-d867-4e29-b6e0-d87299617a8b" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline; float: none;"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sal_iJDIpwI/AAAAAAAAAY8/238JLDuNno8/Feb%20Texture%20Challenge%20Veevs-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="Veevs" rel="thumbnail"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/Sal_jr9FlzI/AAAAAAAAAZA/_bbqs3OJmP0/Feb%20Texture%20Challenge%20Veevs%5B3%5D.png?imgmax=800" border="0" /></a></div> <p></p> <p>Textures used : Ghostbones x 2, SwimmingintheEther, Pareeerica, RiotJane</p> <p> </p> <p>Ladies, awesome work!! Thanks for playing and cant wait to see your take on the new challenge!</p> <p>If anyone wants to participate in this challenge (which is just for fun) please leave me a comment! Or leave me a comment anyhow lol!<br /></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562049414411047745noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015639414025830841.post-13157702506799216532009-02-23T19:19:00.002+00:002009-02-23T19:22:49.984+00:00Textures!WOW, had such a fantastic response to my textured work and so many of you have now become addicted to them lol! I told you and warned you all that you would get hooked!! Aren't they fantastic?<br /><br />If you grabbed my tutorial and found it helpful, drop me a quick line via the comments - would love to hear how you are getting on! I have seen so many gorgeous works of arts in the gallery!! Beautiful stuff!!<br /><br />A few of us are having a textures challenge - watch this space - will post everyone's creations at the weekend!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562049414411047745noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015639414025830841.post-84507518282584182232009-02-03T07:41:00.009+00:002009-02-03T08:03:26.127+00:00Photos with TexturesAfter posting a few of my photos with textures on the gallery at Jessica Sprague, I got asked for a tutorial on how I do this. I created a onea ges ago which I am adding to this post. I really just tend to play around adding different textures to a photo, going through the blend modes, re-arranging the order of the textures, changing hue and saturation. That's all there is to it! Hopefully my tutorial will help you out a bit. Otherwise please contact me if you need further help! I find all my textures on Flickr - check out my page on Flickr <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/veevs/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/veevs/</a> (username is Veevs3) as all my texturised photos are there and I list out whose textures I used.<br /><a title="View Creating Artwork With Textures on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/11220090/Creating-Artwork-With-Textures" style="margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block; text-decoration: underline;">Creating Artwork With Textures</a> <object codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" id="doc_335950976401408" name="doc_335950976401408" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" align="middle" height="500" width="450"> <param name="movie" value="http://d.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=11220090&access_key=key-7lzd3f0s45gugutg1el&page=1&version=1&viewMode="> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="play" value="true"> <param name="loop" value="true"> <param name="scale" value="showall"> <param name="wmode" value="opaque"> <param name="devicefont" value="false"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"> <param name="menu" value="true"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> <param name="salign" value=""> <embed src="http://d.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=11220090&access_key=key-7lzd3f0s45gugutg1el&page=1&version=1&viewMode=" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" play="true" loop="true" scale="showall" wmode="opaque" devicefont="false" bgcolor="#ffffff" name="doc_335950976401408_object" menu="true" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" salign="" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" align="middle" height="500" width="450"></embed> </object> <div style="margin: 6px auto 3px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block;"> <a href="http://www.scribd.com/upload" style="text-decoration: underline;">Publish at Scribd</a> or <a href="http://www.scribd.com/browse" style="text-decoration: underline;">explore</a> others: <a href="http://www.scribd.com/browse/Manuals/Other?style=text-decoration%3A+underline%3B">Other</a> <a href="http://www.scribd.com/browse/Manuals/?style=text-decoration%3A+underline%3B">Manuals</a> <a href="http://www.scribd.com/tag/textures" style="text-decoration: underline;">textures</a> <a href="http://www.scribd.com/tag/Tutorials" style="text-decoration: underline;">Tutorials</a> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562049414411047745noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015639414025830841.post-87636186400520803582009-01-04T09:33:00.004+00:002009-01-04T12:03:30.685+00:00New YearYep as usual I am so behind on blogging that I nearly gave it up! This is just a small entry to test out the slide show on Flickr. I am working on a Shutterfly book of my photos which have been modified with textures and they are uploaded on Flickr. Let's see if this works!<br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09156726166587448 visible ontop" href="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=63961"></a><object width="400" height="300"> <param name="flashvars" value="&offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fveevs%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fveevs%2F&user_id=32039653@N06&jump_to="> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=63961"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=63961" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="&offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fveevs%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fveevs%2F&user_id=32039653@N06&jump_to=" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br /><br />Ohhhh yeyyyy, it works but not only for one set, it shows all photos! Oh well, no probs, that is cool too. Hope everyone had a lovely Xmas and here's hoping for a great 2009. I will have to play catch up with the events from 2008 that I didn't get a chance to blog!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562049414411047745noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015639414025830841.post-69934694099749067282008-10-19T19:57:00.001+01:002008-10-19T19:57:01.302+01:00Chicago, Sunday - sad day<p>As I am on a roll I might as well finish up with the last day in Chicago.  What a sad day - we were all leaving to go back home so that was so depressing.  Everyone departing at different times of the day that we couldn't really plan anything.  Just being there to wave goodbye and hug and kiss and cry!  Before that we met up for our last breakfast together.</p> <div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:73a139b5-a1c7-4757-884c-7e2354e7721b" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPuCySmOKZI/AAAAAAAAATg/CuIfQyQX68Q/VeevsBabes_50-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPuCzl95KuI/AAAAAAAAATk/c0OEjUMuCAw/VeevsBabes_50%5B3%5D.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> <p> <div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:74908d64-f024-497f-9798-489b17480799" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPuC0A_WYFI/AAAAAAAAATo/aMsgl116TqQ/VeevsBabes_48-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPuC1F5b03I/AAAAAAAAATs/--5l-LHo87A/VeevsBabes_48%5B8%5D.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> </p> <p> <div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:4e9967fc-a838-4dd8-abaa-127280f0f69c" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPuC1_akGnI/AAAAAAAAATw/rciCC5LqGWo/VeevsBabes_49-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPuC2woeVpI/AAAAAAAAAT0/KCT5zn3zLJM/VeevsBabes_49.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> </p> <p> <div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:5496a9ad-2f6e-491f-a93d-6a12f77e2d74" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPuC3UqPQiI/AAAAAAAAAT4/kT3WVC457cw/VeevsBabes_47-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPuC4KMGMfI/AAAAAAAAAT8/2NgWxNWidw8/VeevsBabes_47.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> </p> <div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:0fb922e4-94f8-455f-b261-7e5e1e5771b9" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPuC421_GvI/AAAAAAAAAUA/ehjIxOVj-uA/VeevsBabes_52-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPuC5rcdb_I/AAAAAAAAAUE/se6b9-TmknE/VeevsBabes_52.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> <p>Some of us did manage a bit of a walk about.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPuC6v1H38I/AAAAAAAAAUI/SIXdn69uqas/s1600-h/IMG_4159%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="184" alt="IMG_4159" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPuC7Yty9jI/AAAAAAAAAUM/bQ0EQXFQ8WE/IMG_4159_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPuC73AecwI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/tbX-oF8d6to/s1600-h/VeevsSites_114%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="165" alt="VeevsSites_114" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPuC8ex_z7I/AAAAAAAAAUU/dzkcF4L3bOU/VeevsSites_114_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPuC9c5b9lI/AAAAAAAAAUY/PQDCc4yfmAM/s1600-h/_DSC0926%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="163" alt="_DSC0926" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPuC9mF-ocI/AAAAAAAAAUc/P93q4Wfhrno/_DSC0926_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a> </p> <p>But it was mainly waiting for the inevitable - everyone leaving!  </p> <p> <div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:eeb486e2-fcd3-458b-a5e9-480cec08c6f7" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPuC-GHrv2I/AAAAAAAAAUg/sjSZ_ku_ruc/IMG_7277-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800" title="" rel="thumbnail"><img border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPuC_E4L6pI/AAAAAAAAAUk/wvqRkZSCQK0/IMG_7277.png?imgmax=800" /></a></div> </p> <p>Joan and I were the last ones to go (apart from Liv who was staying on a few more days).  We shared a taxi to the airport - I was flying back to London.  It seems everyone flying in the US got delayed, poor Joan didn't get home til the next day minus suitcase!  I think I was the only one whose flight left on time.  </p> <p>What a weekend - what a wonderful bunch of girlies - what fun and camaraderie!  We felt we had all known each other for years and we all got on so well.  Just wish we had been together for a week because a weekend was too fast!  I miss all my mateys - I know we all communicate a lot but they are all my wonderful friends, mateys, sistahs!  Can't wait til we all get together again in Las Vegas next year - wooooohooooooooooo!!!</p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562049414411047745noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015639414025830841.post-88094486244784468642008-10-19T19:23:00.002+01:002008-10-19T19:27:26.762+01:00Chicago - Saturday afternoon and evening!<p style="font-family: verdana;">Oh, hmmmmmm, ok - it's been over a month since my last post! Eeeeekk!! Where does the time go! I can't believe I am so behind and its October now and I am still blogging about Chicago in June.</p> <p style="font-family: verdana;">So, where were we. Ahhh yes, we got back from the wonderful boat ride. We got told we had to go back to the hotel, not sure why. Tori, Laurie, Deb and Shell were supposed to head off to see Wicked but Shell had to get some<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt6qV4M8sI/AAAAAAAAAP8/uFoYDLaWPi4/s1600-h/IMG_4104%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_4104" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt6q7YgLZI/AAAAAAAAAQA/p2BQiKRxeUM/IMG_4104_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="right" border="0" height="184" /></a>thing from the hotel. Aha, did she though - nope! Coz the little plotter had been plotting a surprise, none other than Kari!! So we walk to the front of the hotel and Kari is there - well, you can imagine the screams - especially from Tori and Laurie! Yeah and everyone else! It was awesome! You know what, since being on JS I say awesome a lot - I never used to say that before! Here's Kari screaming with everyone!</p> <p style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt6ry8Z1mI/AAAAAAAAAQE/gPkYxRiWGcs/s1600-h/LA%202008%2006%2028%20152%5B3%5D.jpg"></a></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;">Soooo Liv had mentioned she wanted to go to this thing called The Bean - which is That Big Shiny Thing in Millennium Park. We went yeah ok let's go there and took a long walk not knowing what to expect. Having a bit of a rest before continuing on!<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt6tFPSIzI/AAAAAAAAAQI/CKJz-F9WBuQ/s1600-h/LA%202008%2006%2028%20152%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="LA 2008 06 28 152" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt6tS-giKI/AAAAAAAAAQM/rEBpTmkVOws/LA%202008%2006%2028%20152_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" height="165" /></a> </p> <p style="font-family: verdana;">But before getting there we stop at the Giordanos, the Pizza place where we will be eating in the evening to check it out and have a bit of a rest! Check us out!</p> <p style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt6uBH734I/AAAAAAAAAQQ/8wKGUYzV6QI/s1600-h/_DSC0137%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="_DSC0137" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt6uoib-iI/AAAAAAAAAQU/1wHREgvCv5I/_DSC0137_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" height="165" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt6vTjI8BI/AAAAAAAAAQY/2HtAG5rZwpA/s1600-h/_DSC0138%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="_DSC0138" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt6v_zANJI/AAAAAAAAAQc/1lJQr2MlGLQ/_DSC0138_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" height="165" /></a> </p> <p style="font-family: verdana;">As we get to the Millenium Park we bump into Liv's DH RJ and her 5 gorgeous kids!</p> <p style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt6wqtjckI/AAAAAAAAAQg/szgegCd907E/s1600-h/DSC00585%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="DSC00585" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt6xLG5ZMI/AAAAAAAAAQk/3JeXQ4axunQ/DSC00585_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt6yJy4fRI/AAAAAAAAAQo/QyQwkpDIfhc/s1600-h/DSC_0149%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="DSC_0149" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt6ykB2NXI/AAAAAAAAAQs/i9wLDEDNVWM/DSC_0149_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" height="165" /></a> </p> <p style="font-family: verdana;">OK back to the Millenium Park. What a fantastic place! And The Bean - amazing!! </p> <p style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt6zPpMiGI/AAAAAAAAAQw/hisD2MXy0Ig/s1600-h/VeevsSites_099%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="VeevsSites_099" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt6zkHc0dI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/AHQ9JGYkhow/VeevsSites_099_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" height="151" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt60QQHNuI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/bwXWaaQXfxA/s1600-h/LA%202008%2006%2028%20180%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="LA 2008 06 28 180" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt60odKCmI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/bT6aTP1slmE/LA%202008%2006%2028%20180_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" height="165" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt61WDEK8I/AAAAAAAAARA/hyGi5JCV2mE/s1600-h/VeevsSites_102%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="VeevsSites_102" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt619IWXOI/AAAAAAAAARE/qGDQ6VXqo_k/VeevsSites_102_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" height="165" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt62uQNx1I/AAAAAAAAARI/jomiSilKk3Q/s1600-h/VeevsSites_097%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="VeevsSites_097" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt63E1epGI/AAAAAAAAARM/f3yXcV2lBu0/VeevsSites_097_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" height="165" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;"> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt63sPYKII/AAAAAAAAARQ/1vtGoBRg6RY/s1600-h/VeevsSites_109%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="VeevsSites_109" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt634CIPMI/AAAAAAAAARU/q5bs7C6IrqY/VeevsSites_109_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" height="165" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt64mTsRBI/AAAAAAAAARY/uhGEf_gOV2o/s1600-h/VeevsSites_108%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="VeevsSites_108" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt65EusV7I/AAAAAAAAARc/lYQ80TdKwig/VeevsSites_108_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" height="165" /></a> </p> <p style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt65qgxi7I/AAAAAAAAARg/C6evxPxSHyc/s1600-h/VeevsBabes_39%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="VeevsBabes_39" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt66JamUfI/AAAAAAAAARk/JqsmtvXB2Uk/VeevsBabes_39_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" height="165" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt661y6ecI/AAAAAAAAARo/Z2xJo792JmQ/s1600-h/VeevsBabes_40%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="VeevsBabes_40" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt67iw6NFI/AAAAAAAAARs/Y8HrMqm1PAQ/VeevsBabes_40_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" height="165" /></a> </p> <p style="font-family: verdana;">Yep, loads of cool photos taken at The Bean. Then some went off to a museum and Joan and I decided to go walking and look for a bookstore. Took a while but we found it and had a nice drink and chilled out for a bit. Walking back to the hotel found a great arty type shop, of course we couldnt resist it and we shopped!</p> <p style="font-family: verdana;">Got back to the hotel to be told we had 5 minutes to get ready to go have dinner! So walked back to Giordanos to have the most spectacular pizza I have ever seen! It was thick, it <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt68ZhwK9I/AAAAAAAAARw/XW0R_wayTYw/s1600-h/VeevsSites_116%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="VeevsSites_116" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt68xgMAUI/AAAAAAAAAR0/QFaKgI5TonQ/VeevsSites_116_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="left" border="0" height="165" /></a>was <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt69oJGfII/AAAAAAAAAR4/bGUmKyHiG6I/s1600-h/06%2028%2008%20053%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="06 28 08 053" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt6-B2_e2I/AAAAAAAAAR8/GQGuuyDaM18/06%2028%2008%20053_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" height="165" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;">very deep-pan, it was very gooey and tons of cheese and it was soooo good but filling!</p> <p style="font-family: verdana;">Onto more group photos! Todd, what a great guy, was the official photographer having to take photos with 16 cameras!! You did great Todd!</p> <p style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt6-6xaNiI/AAAAAAAAASA/8OfauBgtiMc/s1600-h/06%2028%2008%20006%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="06 28 08 006" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt6_ObfQVI/AAAAAAAAASE/6J-STL9OEyk/06%2028%2008%20006_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" height="165" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt6_yhKk7I/AAAAAAAAASI/67HxwxjvMQc/s1600-h/06%2028%2008%20007%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="06 28 08 007" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt7AbIaAaI/AAAAAAAAASM/LraaOSUTg9E/06%2028%2008%20007_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" height="165" /></a> </p> <p style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt7BbeNhVI/AAAAAAAAASQ/WWiGNdPf_HI/s1600-h/VeevsBabes_36%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="VeevsBabes_36" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt7B-Ji2pI/AAAAAAAAASU/1Ixv09DS81g/VeevsBabes_36_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" height="165" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt7Cqu_TgI/AAAAAAAAASY/Ka2zMTwYIVg/s1600-h/VeevsBabes_37%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="VeevsBabes_37" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt7DCbgr6I/AAAAAAAAASc/zWi3G3lktAY/VeevsBabes_37_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" height="165" /></a> </p> <p style="font-family: verdana;">The food was great, the company even greater! We were supposed to go wandering off somewhere to watch fireworks, but think everyone was pretty knackered by then! So Jessica invited us all up to her suite for girly yakking and some free yummy desserts!! </p> <p style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt7D6V3i2I/AAAAAAAAASg/XQKFe7rCVDU/s1600-h/06%2028%2008%20070%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="06 28 08 070" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt7EpmF21I/AAAAAAAAASo/RgUCGDtCG_4/06%2028%2008%20070_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" height="165" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt7FYo1ZLI/AAAAAAAAASs/BG_zo0cEr9c/s1600-h/06%2028%2008%20077%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="06 28 08 077" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt7F1fZIfI/AAAAAAAAASw/iR0aY2J3dM0/06%2028%2008%20077_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" height="165" /></a> </p> <p style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt7GVuGdZI/AAAAAAAAAS0/z3u0vlzyM8M/s1600-h/06%2028%2008%20079%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="06 28 08 079" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt7HvzdPWI/AAAAAAAAAS4/OfRfbOY8kcA/06%2028%2008%20079_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" height="165" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt7IH8WdCI/AAAAAAAAAS8/puTGGp9gfhk/s1600-h/IMG_1208%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_1208" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt7IkiYToI/AAAAAAAAATA/9bCzDgQC3Fo/IMG_1208_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" height="164" /></a> </p> <p style="font-family: verdana;">Of course there were more speeches and gifts and laughing anc crying and more laughing!</p> <p style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt7JJj2miI/AAAAAAAAATY/KLZc331hhlE/s1600-h/06%2028%2008%20082%5B3%5D.jpg"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt7JnawteI/AAAAAAAAATI/cDdcwVA2lGs/s1600-h/IMG_1220%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_1220" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt7KMF0_dI/AAAAAAAAATM/kCE5sJ5P7G4/IMG_1220_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" height="164" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt7KsMDc-I/AAAAAAAAATQ/Qrm6OCregv0/s1600-h/IMG_1222%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="IMG_1222" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt7K3RAxVI/AAAAAAAAATU/z8x83zWUPaE/IMG_1222_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" height="164" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt7JJj2miI/AAAAAAAAATY/KLZc331hhlE/s1600-h/06%2028%2008%20082%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border: 0px none ;" alt="06 28 08 082" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/veeves14/SPt7MIB8XBI/AAAAAAAAATc/-kyRnNl4nes/06%2028%2008%20082_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="165" align="left" border="0" height="244" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;"> Yeah, you get the picture. It was great fun! AWESOME!!!</p> <p style="font-family: verdana;">Some of us disappeared to bed whilst others stayed up yakking! Sadly, that was the end of Saturday!</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562049414411047745noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015639414025830841.post-26188607849788317522008-09-11T15:38:00.003+01:002008-09-11T15:40:53.380+01:00New LookI have a new look but I've not finished working out how to complete it and I've lost all my blog links so need to go searching! Sigh, nothing is easy these days!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562049414411047745noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015639414025830841.post-44219671571583564572008-08-25T09:03:00.022+01:002008-08-25T10:44:37.995+01:00Beautiful Chicago<span style="font-family:verdana;">I was so impressed with how beautiful and clean Chicago is! To top it all we had wonderful weather so the sky was soooo blue, the sun was shining and the water was incredibly blue too! I took tons of sights photos, so before I continued with Saturday afternoon/evening post, I wanted to upload some of my photos! Enjoy! OK couldn't combine the slide show with the post, so the slide show is in its own post!<br />Here are layouts I have done so far from the Chicago trip :<br />I created this photo by combining one of my photos and using a couple of Ghostbones textures! I loved the result!<br /></span><a href="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee187/Veevs14/1VeevsFreedomChicago.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee187/Veevs14/1VeevsFreedomChicago.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Here is a LO with all of us gorgeous girlies : Template 42 by Simply Sarah<br /></span><a href="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee187/Veevs14/ChicagoBabescopy.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee187/Veevs14/ChicagoBabescopy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Next on my LO list was this one which I loved! I used Simply Yin's Template 13 <a href="http://simplyyin.blogspot.com/">http://simplyyin.blogspot.com/</a> and she featured my LO in her blog! How chuffed was I!<br /></span><a href="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee187/Veevs14/VeevsChicago1.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee187/Veevs14/VeevsChicago1.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a href="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee187/Veevs14/Chicago2copy.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee187/Veevs14/Chicago2copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Template is Heather's gorgeous template she created for DID - </span><a href="http://www.joyrevisited.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://www.joyrevisited.blogspot.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Paper freebie from Sapdesbois Impression - recoloured. Ana Aspnes Magic Sparkle Overlay and 12x12 Page Overlay </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">And this one I did using beautiful paper and elements from </span><a href="http://www.chirpi.co.uk/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://www.chirpi.co.uk</span></a><br /><a href="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee187/Veevs14/Blue-Chicagoweb.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee187/Veevs14/Blue-Chicagoweb.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">And some of my photos:<br /><a href="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee187/Veevs14/Chicago%20Sights/VeevsSites_001copy.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee187/Veevs14/Chicago%20Sights/VeevsSites_001copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee187/Veevs14/Chicago%20Sights/VeevsSites_013b.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee187/Veevs14/Chicago%20Sights/VeevsSites_013b.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee187/Veevs14/Chicago%20Sights/VeevsSites_097.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee187/Veevs14/Chicago%20Sights/VeevsSites_097.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee187/Veevs14/Chicago%20Sights/VeevsSites_110.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee187/Veevs14/Chicago%20Sights/VeevsSites_110.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee187/Veevs14/Chicago%20Sights/VeevsSites_087.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee187/Veevs14/Chicago%20Sights/VeevsSites_087.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee187/Veevs14/Chicago%20Sights/VeevsSites_037.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee187/Veevs14/Chicago%20Sights/VeevsSites_037.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee187/Veevs14/Chicago%20Sights/VeevsSites_008.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee187/Veevs14/Chicago%20Sights/VeevsSites_008.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee187/Veevs14/Chicago%20Sights/VeevsSites_080.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee187/Veevs14/Chicago%20Sights/VeevsSites_080.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee187/Veevs14/Chicago%20Sights/VeevsSites_067.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee187/Veevs14/Chicago%20Sights/VeevsSites_067.jpg" border="0" /></a></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562049414411047745noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015639414025830841.post-59921815925365577442008-08-18T17:56:00.002+01:002008-08-18T18:09:18.573+01:00Chicago - Saturday Morning!!<span style="font-family:verdana;">As its taking me ages to compile my blog, thought it best to break it into little chunks! So here comes Saturday morning! A bit bleary eyed and tired from a very late night on Friday! We met up for a fantastic breakfast around 9.30 at the hotel! Jana (the hostess with the mostest) had organised tickets for us to go on the boat tour on the lake. Before that we did our posing for photos and you can imagine posing x 15 cameras took a long time! Got on the boat and it was just simply spectacular! Blue blue sky, blue blue water, lovely and hot and beautiful sights! I think it took about a couple of hours but what a trip! Of course cameras clicking right left and centre! Jana, totally naughty girl that she is, paid for all of us! Wouldn't let us give her any money, in fact she kept throwing the money back so at one point I thought the cash was going to fly off into the water! But we got our own back later on and treated her to dinner and some pressies as a surprise when we got back! She is amazing! Love you GF!! It was such a relaxing time, all of us together enjoying the views and of course yakking, yakking, laughing and more yakking the whole time. Oh yes and did I mention taking photos too! This next lot of photos I put in a slide show! If it stops playing just click on refresh on your pc. I'll try to upload some of my sites photos later on before the next post!<br /><br /><div><embed src="http://widget-ff.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=2666130979410666495&site=widget-ff.slide.com" style="width:400px;height:320px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:400px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=2666130979410666495&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-ff.slide.com/p1/2666130979410666495/bb_t014_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=2666130979410666495&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-ff.slide.com/p2/2666130979410666495/bb_t014_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=2666130979410666495&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-ff.slide.com/p4/2666130979410666495/bb_t014_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562049414411047745noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015639414025830841.post-48170028729760844152008-08-16T13:07:00.031+01:002008-08-16T18:38:25.205+01:00Chicago!! The Friday!<span style="font-family:verdana;">Where to start with such a fantastic weekend I had in Chicago with the most amazing group of girlies! This weekend had been planned for so long that we had been counting the days for like 6 months lol! Jana was our hostess for the weekend and organised everything - negotiated great room rates at the Hyatt Regency and made sure we were all ok. She was AWESOME!!<br /></span><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Soooo, I flew in to Chicago and got there around 11am on the Friday morning and went to look for Joan who had arrived 20 mins before me! Of course we spotted each other straight away and it was just so amazing to see her in real life! We hugged and kissed and chatted away whilst waiting for Susan who was next to arrive! Same with Susan - all 3 of us hugged and kissed! Amy was the next to arrive but she was getting into a different terminal so we got into a taxi to go pick her up! She was waiting for us and it was amazing to all be together. The taxi driver must have thought we were total loonies because we chatted the whole journey lol! Got to the hotel and checked in and went to find the others who had arrived Thursday night and earlier on Friday morning. Of course we spotted them - they were all huddled in a circle yakking and laughing! Never heard us as we kept shouting for them lol so we approached them and stood right behind and said "Helloooooooo"!!! OMG - the screams and laughing and talking and hugging and kissing!! They were Jana, Jessica, Liv, Deb, Laurie, Tori, Jeanne, Lisa (Latz) and Shell! It was like we had all known each other all our lives! What an amazing reunion! </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">All 14 of us decide to go walking to get something to eat. You can imagine 14 women cackling and laughing and loaded with fantastic cameras taking photos of everything and walking at snail pace! And not to mention making sure we didn't lose anyone! I wish we'd had a video camera to capture the atmosphere but as we didn't here are some photos! Remember to click on each photo to enlarge it!</span></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SKbf9VEgANI/AAAAAAAAAFk/obUI3TLBdGA/s1600-h/VeevsBabes_58b.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235117861585813714" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SKbf9VEgANI/AAAAAAAAAFk/obUI3TLBdGA/s320/VeevsBabes_58b.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SKbgMkqJhZI/AAAAAAAAAFs/zqgkzEaXPYw/s1600-h/VeevsBabes_59b.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235118123468293522" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SKbgMkqJhZI/AAAAAAAAAFs/zqgkzEaXPYw/s320/VeevsBabes_59b.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SKbhYuEvk6I/AAAAAAAAAF0/7T1rjTiiARM/s1600-h/IMG_1879b.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235119431665816482" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SKbhYuEvk6I/AAAAAAAAAF0/7T1rjTiiARM/s320/IMG_1879b.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SKbhfdytYaI/AAAAAAAAAF8/XGCoOP5-kjs/s1600-h/11b.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235119547554292130" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SKbhfdytYaI/AAAAAAAAAF8/XGCoOP5-kjs/s320/11b.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SKbh2TzkvkI/AAAAAAAAAGE/pIZVe26a_dc/s1600-h/DSC00514b.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235119940010556994" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SKbh2TzkvkI/AAAAAAAAAGE/pIZVe26a_dc/s320/DSC00514b.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SKbiE4ZWq4I/AAAAAAAAAGM/fxfM0u_eupU/s1600-h/LivE-ChiSFest-27June+(57)b.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235120190350863234" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SKbiE4ZWq4I/AAAAAAAAAGM/fxfM0u_eupU/s320/LivE-ChiSFest-27June+(57)b.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SKbigkdAe6I/AAAAAAAAAGU/32qnAIX3jvk/s1600-h/DSC00520b.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235120666033814434" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SKbigkdAe6I/AAAAAAAAAGU/32qnAIX3jvk/s320/DSC00520b.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SKbiscm_m6I/AAAAAAAAAGc/7J0d-XQZ2-M/s1600-h/IMG_2596b.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235120870086646690" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SKbiscm_m6I/AAAAAAAAAGc/7J0d-XQZ2-M/s320/IMG_2596b.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Soo, walking, yakking, laughing, taking photos, stopping and taking more photos we ended up in a Mall! Some went shopping, others just window shopped! Then headed back to the hotel to get showered and changed ready to go out for dinner to a beautiful restaurant called Fultons on the River. But before then we all met up for a drink in one of the bars of the hotel, courtesy of the lovely Shell who got the round! Oh yeah, Lisa and her DH Todd arrived in the evening too!</span></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SKbi-XeyJjI/AAAAAAAAAGk/aVINE2uylbI/s1600-h/20b.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235121177947678258" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SKbi-XeyJjI/AAAAAAAAAGk/aVINE2uylbI/s320/20b.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SKbjK2L9ebI/AAAAAAAAAGs/nmH27mYHJu8/s1600-h/IMG_2589b.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235121392348658098" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SKbjK2L9ebI/AAAAAAAAAGs/nmH27mYHJu8/s320/IMG_2589b.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SKbjZCxOK5I/AAAAAAAAAG0/r-rutOohK5M/s1600-h/DSC_0204b.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img 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</span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SKbmroEfjQI/AAAAAAAAAHM/xGwF4tgOOjM/s1600-h/DSC_0206b.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235125254029806850" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SKbmroEfjQI/AAAAAAAAAHM/xGwF4tgOOjM/s320/DSC_0206b.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SKbm5WdrZJI/AAAAAAAAAHU/d82siPg-z-E/s1600-h/LivE-ChiSFest-27June+(68)b.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235125489821770898" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SKbm5WdrZJI/AAAAAAAAAHU/d82siPg-z-E/s320/LivE-ChiSFest-27June+(68)b.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SKbnDWXKsfI/AAAAAAAAAHc/FadKjPfxgw4/s1600-h/IMG_0852b.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235125661593154034" 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href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SKbnt6-o3oI/AAAAAAAAAH0/fWlFo7xT1Q0/s1600-h/VeevsBabes_07b.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235126392976891522" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SKbnt6-o3oI/AAAAAAAAAH0/fWlFo7xT1Q0/s320/VeevsBabes_07b.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SKboGKhGb1I/AAAAAAAAAH8/ArOv4P-zRwU/s1600-h/VeevsBabes_08b.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235126809464827730" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SKboGKhGb1I/AAAAAAAAAH8/ArOv4P-zRwU/s320/VeevsBabes_08b.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SKboUhCz-CI/AAAAAAAAAIE/7Sz0T6TnODQ/s1600-h/VeevsBabes_04b.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235127056029972514" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SKboUhCz-CI/AAAAAAAAAIE/7Sz0T6TnODQ/s320/VeevsBabes_04b.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SKbo0o_LhYI/AAAAAAAAAIM/SrANXavbNoI/s1600-h/VeevsBabes_05b.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235127607918036354" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SKbo0o_LhYI/AAAAAAAAAIM/SrANXavbNoI/s320/VeevsBabes_05b.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SKbpA1Osw-I/AAAAAAAAAIU/LuEY6Xe4f8k/s1600-h/Laurie9b.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235127817362785250" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SKbpA1Osw-I/AAAAAAAAAIU/LuEY6Xe4f8k/s320/Laurie9b.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SKbpy0Tdi5I/AAAAAAAAAIc/VhZBkHtWGp0/s1600-h/Laurie1b.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235128676107783058" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SKbpy0Tdi5I/AAAAAAAAAIc/VhZBkHtWGp0/s320/Laurie1b.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SKbp70rTUlI/AAAAAAAAAIk/ZSinsIsoMGE/s1600-h/IMG_2592b.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235128830826598994" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SKbp70rTUlI/AAAAAAAAAIk/ZSinsIsoMGE/s320/IMG_2592b.jpg" border="0" /></span></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SKcPyLoXe6I/AAAAAAAAAIs/xLaLv2uwYV8/s1600-h/IMG_0857b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235170446631467938" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SKcPyLoXe6I/AAAAAAAAAIs/xLaLv2uwYV8/s320/IMG_0857b.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SKcP-vryrCI/AAAAAAAAAI0/WTsgCOVVc4g/s1600-h/IMG_0874b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235170662467939362" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SKcP-vryrCI/AAAAAAAAAI0/WTsgCOVVc4g/s320/IMG_0874b.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SKcQE4kUy-I/AAAAAAAAAI8/r6qi5eTy7PY/s1600-h/IMG_0883b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235170767931755490" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SKcQE4kUy-I/AAAAAAAAAI8/r6qi5eTy7PY/s320/IMG_0883b.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Dinner was delicious and such a beautiful place - thank you so much Jana for organising it! We then headed back to the hotel and all got together to talk and some lovely speeches with a lot of tears (nice tears). Jessica gave us each a beautiful goodie bag, Liv also had some lovely pressies and I gave out some London and Windsor key rings, and Laurie gave us each a Green Chillie Stew pack!</span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">OK, that's it for the first installment! Next post will be Chicago Saturday's events! Ohhh yeah, some of the photos are mine but I have borrowed photos from the others for this blog - hope its ok, if not shout!</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562049414411047745noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015639414025830841.post-22420892211850606052008-08-03T09:51:00.022+01:002008-08-03T12:49:44.635+01:00Red Bull and my Birthday<span style="font-family:verdana;">Next on my catch up list were two events in June, the Redbull Flugtag in Hyde Park and then my birthday! The Red Bull Flugtag is "<span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;">Flugtag (Flying Day), is an event organized by Red Bull that has taken place in over 70 cities around the world and the second </span></span><a href="http://www.redbullflugtag.co.uk/#1196692496590-1306161042"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;">Red Bull Flugtag London</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;"> day is happening on Saturday 7th June 2008 in Hyde Park.<br />Flugtag involves competitors constructing man powered flying machines and launching them and their pilot or pilots off a 6m high ramp and into the water below, which in London’s case will be The Serpentine in Hyde Park."</span> <div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">So we applied for tickets and got 8 in the second ballot and my neighbour Mike gave me 2 more. What a fun day we had, we took a picnic and watched all these so called flying machines jump from the ramp and try to fly - more plopping than flying although one did fly for 39 metres!<br /><br />Here are some of the "Flying Machines" (<span style="font-size:78%;">Click on images for larger view</span>)<br /></span><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SJWWKSu4owI/AAAAAAAAADc/EVEtfFbm8Hk/s1600-h/CSC_0009b.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230251645832045314" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SJWWKSu4owI/AAAAAAAAADc/EVEtfFbm8Hk/s200/CSC_0009b.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SJWWOTkhsaI/AAAAAAAAADk/0RtYpPfVBhw/s1600-h/DSC_0002b.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230251714776510882" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SJWWOTkhsaI/AAAAAAAAADk/0RtYpPfVBhw/s200/DSC_0002b.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SJWWTDDvswI/AAAAAAAAADs/3-uNzurNUcE/s1600-h/DSC_0003b.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230251796243395330" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SJWWTDDvswI/AAAAAAAAADs/3-uNzurNUcE/s200/DSC_0003b.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SJWWXEtEl_I/AAAAAAAAAD0/31ecbQfGbNk/s1600-h/DSC_0005b.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230251865404643314" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SJWWXEtEl_I/AAAAAAAAAD0/31ecbQfGbNk/s200/DSC_0005b.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SJWWktTDpDI/AAAAAAAAAEE/sEbzvQf4U3Y/s1600-h/DSC_0010b.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230252099639682098" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SJWWktTDpDI/AAAAAAAAAEE/sEbzvQf4U3Y/s200/DSC_0010b.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> <a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SJWWb4HsVvI/AAAAAAAAAD8/BZjek-kK8lo/s1600-h/DSC_0006b.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230251947925985010" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SJWWb4HsVvI/AAAAAAAAAD8/BZjek-kK8lo/s200/DSC_0006b.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SJWWuYrT3BI/AAAAAAAAAEM/ITGW8zPjAw0/s1600-h/DSC_0054b.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230252265902955538" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SJWWuYrT3BI/AAAAAAAAAEM/ITGW8zPjAw0/s200/DSC_0054b.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br />And gorgeous Lolita having a fantastic time!</span></div></div><div><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SJWX8OjpP5I/AAAAAAAAAEs/QdaOOizCu-s/s1600-h/DSC_0038b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230253603216244626" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SJWX8OjpP5I/AAAAAAAAAEs/QdaOOizCu-s/s200/DSC_0038b.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SJWX055fGvI/AAAAAAAAAEk/9evdB4pPOyY/s1600-h/DSC_0029b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230253477411625714" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SJWX055fGvI/AAAAAAAAAEk/9evdB4pPOyY/s200/DSC_0029b.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SJWXwO_6H2I/AAAAAAAAAEc/FuCs-CbleWQ/s1600-h/DSC_0027b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230253397176360802" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SJWXwO_6H2I/AAAAAAAAAEc/FuCs-CbleWQ/s200/DSC_0027b.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SJWXrHGzTcI/AAAAAAAAAEU/Or9bxi9NqyU/s1600-h/DSC_0017b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230253309158444482" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SJWXrHGzTcI/AAAAAAAAAEU/Or9bxi9NqyU/s200/DSC_0017b.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">So that was on the Saturday and on the Sunday we had an early celebration of my birthday with my family. My dad hosted the event and he and Kate did a wonderful lunch and I was totally spoilt! It was so lovely to have everyone together and have such a lovely time. My family were amazing, they gave me some money (including my sister Franca in California) towards my Nikon 18-200 lens, a gorgeous camera bag and tons other presents. Here are some photos of my lovely family :</span></div><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SJWY04L_hUI/AAAAAAAAAFE/deGH9jogILU/s1600-h/DSC_0035b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230254576464004418" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SJWY04L_hUI/AAAAAAAAAFE/deGH9jogILU/s200/DSC_0035b.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SJWY6Pm-_EI/AAAAAAAAAFM/I6R4sfbm8yM/s1600-h/DSC_0036b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230254668650576962" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SJWY6Pm-_EI/AAAAAAAAAFM/I6R4sfbm8yM/s200/DSC_0036b.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SJWYuO8OzyI/AAAAAAAAAE8/LbRfeODbXeY/s1600-h/DSC_0034b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230254462312828706" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SJWYuO8OzyI/AAAAAAAAAE8/LbRfeODbXeY/s200/DSC_0034b.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SJWYoVETooI/AAAAAAAAAE0/hGa6gWPz6mU/s1600-h/DSC_0006b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230254360878097026" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SJWYoVETooI/AAAAAAAAAE0/hGa6gWPz6mU/s200/DSC_0006b.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">And a layout I did for one of the challenges</span><br /><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SJWZUpXQLwI/AAAAAAAAAFc/GcPD9eaUPL0/s1600-h/SWC-Template-Challenge_web.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230255122240515842" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SJWZUpXQLwI/AAAAAAAAAFc/GcPD9eaUPL0/s400/SWC-Template-Challenge_web.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">The Tuesday before my lovely friend Di took me to the theatre in Richmond to see a musical show called Shout <span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;">"this show takes its inspiration from the fabulous hazy days of the swinging 60’s, capturing the amazing fashions, sexual liberation and great fun of the times. this show takes its inspiration from the fabulous hazy days of the swinging 60’s, capturing the amazing fashions, sexual liberation and great fun of the times."</span> Everyone was singing away - great show!</span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Two days before my birthday I went our for dinner in Richmond with Di, Valerie and Samia which was lovely, and on my birthday Mark took me out for a yummy curry and gave me some cash, which I have splashed out on a Wacom Tablet which is winging its way over to me!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">OK so that takes care of June with one major event which happened on 27th of June which was our Spraguefest in Chicago - so that will be the next post!</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562049414411047745noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015639414025830841.post-12875568925475452242008-08-01T18:26:00.011+01:002008-08-02T22:28:59.670+01:00Catch up!<span style="font-family:verdana;">So many things have happened since I last blogged that I think I am going to do short posts, otherwise it will take about 5 pages! So this one is to update my May Photo a Day photos!<br /><br />I had never used textures on my photos before, so when I played around with them with an extremely boring photo, WOW!! I am so pleased with this one<br />Because this is what the original photo looked like :<br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=" target="_blank" action="'view&current="></a><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SJTRZmzZU2I/AAAAAAAAADM/1tsPnP7bnJE/s1600-h/IMG_2766.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230035305127039842" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SJTRZmzZU2I/AAAAAAAAADM/1tsPnP7bnJE/s200/IMG_2766.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />What a difference! I used a couple of Textures from Ghostbones, played around with the blending modes and out came a work of Art! (click on images for larger view)<a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=" target="_blank" action="'view&current="></a></span><br /><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SJNcHT0KH1I/AAAAAAAAACk/WA8ZtEpp_D8/s1600-h/May+17b.jpg"></a><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SJNqicnHNPI/AAAAAAAAAC0/i7tNny-ye-o/s1600-h/May+17b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229640732335617266" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SJNqicnHNPI/AAAAAAAAAC0/i7tNny-ye-o/s320/May+17b.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Another one I loved, but didn't use any textures, was this one :<br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=" target="_blank" action="'view&current="></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=" target="_blank" action="'view&current="></a><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SJNdV47chkI/AAAAAAAAACs/3qhcc0GcAZ8/s1600-h/May+9.jpg"></a><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SJNrIgv1ROI/AAAAAAAAAC8/oe81VP6iwig/s1600-h/May+9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229641386280961250" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_hwR9vICxdUw/SJNrIgv1ROI/AAAAAAAAAC8/oe81VP6iwig/s320/May+9.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I didn't quite get to take 31 days worth of photos - managed about 23 I think. But it was a great experience and was lovely to find new things to take photos of! So here they all are in the slide show. </span><br /><embed style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 320px" name="flashticker" align="middle" src="http://widget-20.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=2738188573446965024&site=widget-20.slide.com"></embed><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="WIDTH: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=ph&id=2738188573446965024&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-20.slide.com/p1/2738188573446965024/bb_t000_v000_s0ph_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=ph&id=2738188573446965024&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-20.slide.com/p2/2738188573446965024/bb_t000_v000_s0ph_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=ph&id=2738188573446965024&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-20.slide.com/p4/2738188573446965024/bb_t000_v000_s0ph_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562049414411047745noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015639414025830841.post-14897149486341993742008-05-06T20:41:00.002+01:002008-05-06T20:53:31.655+01:00May Photo a DayI am on a roll so who knows when I will post again! Flying off to Hamburg early tomorrow morning for the day so wanted to get some of the photos on here. We are doing a Photo a Day in May - I am loving it! The UK weather was not playing along until today when we had blue blue sky and it was warm!!<br /><div><embed src="http://widget-79.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=2161727821149558137&site=widget-79.slide.com" style="width:400px;height:375px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:400px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=ph&id=2161727821149558137&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-79.slide.com/p1/2161727821149558137/bb_t028_v000_s0ph_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=ph&id=2161727821149558137&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-79.slide.com/p2/2161727821149558137/bb_t028_v000_s0ph_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div><br /><br />Some of the photos are straight out of the Camera. The freaky weather one was amazing - I was on the phone and stood up and the sky was incredible! It was raining so dark clouds mixed with Pink and Orange! I took photo whilst on the phone so camera was on Auto. The flash went off which is why the flowers look so bright! May 2 and 3 photos - as the weather was naff, I ended up using a lot of different actions to get the different effects. The Mexican plate photo I took indoors again because there was no sun! Used some actions on it too. Went walking in Richmond yesterday and took a photo of a plaque with information on the old Richmond Palace. And today's one combined a storyboard. Top photo I took this morning at 8.30 am from my office window. At 4.30 the river floods (it's normal as Richmond is tidal) so took another photo as a comparison!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562049414411047745noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015639414025830841.post-88626613889742485902008-05-06T19:32:00.005+01:002008-05-06T20:33:13.074+01:00Blogging??? What's that??Oh dear, I cant believe I haven't blogged since 23 March! Where do I start! Well most of April was DID so that put me way behind, in fact I am still so behind I wonder when I will catch up! The challenges - hmmmm, missing to do 3 of them! Visiting all my friends blogs - feel soo bad because haven't done that either! Hopefully I can start to catch up one of these days!<br />So what's been going on? I will try to keep this short! DID is what happened, plus travelling a lot for work, away for a couple of weekends! <br />Oh yes, did my challenge which was a scraplift and blending Layout. Slide show below shows some of my DID layouts, plus the scraplift and Lola's May Calendar.<br /><div><embed src="http://widget-e3.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=2161727821149554659&site=widget-e3.slide.com" style="width:400px;height:320px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:400px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=ph&id=2161727821149554659&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-e3.slide.com/p1/2161727821149554659/bb_t046_v000_s0ph_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=ph&id=2161727821149554659&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-e3.slide.com/p2/2161727821149554659/bb_t046_v000_s0ph_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562049414411047745noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015639414025830841.post-15309381419408392792008-03-23T20:52:00.004+00:002008-03-23T21:49:03.931+00:00Once a weekOK, haven't done too badly as only updated it last week, so here is another catch up. First of all, thank you so much to all of you who have sent me lots of love and hugs and prayers for my mum. As you know I had to rush her into hospital last Sunday night at midnight. She is still in hospital but is doing much better and on Tuesday we are moving her to a rehabilitation hospital for another week and hopefully on 31st March she can go home. But she moves from her house to a flat on the 8th of April, so Hayde and I will be doing the move.<br /><br /><strong>Guard Cat</strong><br />Little Lucy is the guard cat of my flat! She does not let any other cat through the cat flap (apart from Gingerblokeycat coz he was twice her size lol). So here she is after having seen a black cat in the patio approaching the cat flap:<br /><a href="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee187/Veevs14/DSC_0001.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee187/Veevs14/DSC_0001.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />and here is her view (sorry its blurred, it was not an easy photo to take!!)<br /><a href="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee187/Veevs14/DSC_0004.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee187/Veevs14/DSC_0004.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Challenges</strong><br />I am really enjoying our weekly challenges and I am one behind (the home one). Did the white space one of Lucy which I loved :<br /><a href="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee187/Veevs14/Challenge-White-Space_Web.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee187/Veevs14/Challenge-White-Space_Web.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />But then realised that I had totally forgotten to use the colour swatch! And as Lisa pointed out, I needed to do a layout of Honey so that she didn't feel left out, here it is, using all the colours in the swatch (Liv, Lisa, do I get a prize??)<br /><a href="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee187/Veevs14/Colour-Challenge-Honey_web.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee187/Veevs14/Colour-Challenge-Honey_web.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Introducing Barney!!</strong><br />My best friend Di lost her cat Zac to illness a week ago, we were all sooo very sad - he was a lovely cat and so loved. They decided to visit a cat rescue place and came home with Barney!!<br /><div><embed src="http://widget-b8.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=2161727821144977336&site=widget-b8.slide.com" style="width:400px;height:320px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:400px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=ph&id=2161727821144977336&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-b8.slide.com/p1/2161727821144977336/bb_t000_v000_s0ph_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=ph&id=2161727821144977336&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-b8.slide.com/p2/2161727821144977336/bb_t000_v000_s0ph_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div><br /><br />Isn't he cute??? He is 10 years old and a Persian and wasn't treated very well by first set of owners. Passed him on to a new set of owners who could not keep up with brushing him daily and his fur ended up all matted and bad and they shaved it! Then took him to the cat rescue place where he has been since January. No one wanted him because they thought he looked horrible! I think he is adorable! What do you think? So Di and her DH took him home on Friday and he is settling in well!<br />Oh yes, and doesn't he look like Animal from the Muppets!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562049414411047745noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015639414025830841.post-57730769008126524372008-03-16T09:25:00.012+00:002008-03-16T11:43:37.350+00:00Catch up - warning long post!!Eeeek, can't believe it's nearly a month since I update my blog! How time flies! What have I been up to? 3 weekends ago I went to babysit gorgeous Lola for the first time, as Hayde and Mick had a party to go to. It was a bit nervewracking and I kept checking every half an hour that she was ok lol! She woke up once and cried for about 20 mins but I managed to get her back to sleep. I got home at 3am lol! But at that time its an easy drive home and it only took me 20 mins, as opposed to nearly an hour with the traffic (its only 12 miles away but its a bugger of a route). <br /><br />I uploaded some photos to Photobucket and wow, Photobucket has some great cool things now!! Check out this photo of Lola - I went to the Photobucket Edit and gives tons of goodies :<br /><a href="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee187/Veevs14/DSC_0101-1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee187/Veevs14/DSC_0101-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />And for one of our challenges, I did this layout (havent edited in Photobucket)<br /><a href="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee187/Veevs14/Challenge-3-Font_web.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee187/Veevs14/Challenge-3-Font_web.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Talking of Lola, I have completed 4 pages of 2008 Calendar which I am doing for my sister Hayde! Here is a slide show of them - as usual bright and colourful!<br /><div><embed src="http://widget-6e.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=2161727821144515694&site=widget-6e.slide.com" style="width:350px;height:262px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:350px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=ph&id=2161727821144515694&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-6e.slide.com/p1/2161727821144515694/bb_t028_v000_s0ph_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=ph&id=2161727821144515694&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-6e.slide.com/p2/2161727821144515694/bb_t028_v000_s0ph_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div> <br /><br />OK next on the list was the wedding last weekend at a beautiful palace (no Liv, not my palace!!) in Woodstock - <a href="http://www.blenheimpalace.com/">Blenheim Palace</a>! Shame the weather wasn't that good to take a good walk round, and also we couldn't go see the main tourist bits of the Palace - but I did manage a few photos!<br /><div><embed src="http://widget-0b.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=2161727821144515851&site=widget-0b.slide.com" style="width:400px;height:320px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:400px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=ph&id=2161727821144515851&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-0b.slide.com/p1/2161727821144515851/bb_t046_v000_s0ph_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=ph&id=2161727821144515851&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-0b.slide.com/p2/2161727821144515851/bb_t046_v000_s0ph_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div><br /><br />Not sure why one of the photos didn't show up in the video, so adding it here :<br /><a href="http://s233.photobucket.com/albums/ee187/Veevs14/?action=view¤t=DSC_0082-1-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee187/Veevs14/DSC_0082-1-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />ACK (a la Liv!!) now I see the photo in the slide show! oh well, you got to put it with it twice!<br /><br />Ahhh, also, I had a go at creating a template, and did a layout with it :<br /><a href="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee187/Veevs14/Sunsets_web.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee187/Veevs14/Sunsets_web.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />So there you have it! Of my huge list of things to do I have only completed one - updating my blog! I need to to visiting the blogs of all my lovely mates and leave some love, haven't done the Home challenge nor started the new one!! Weather is crap today so maybe might be able to tick some more things off my list!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562049414411047745noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015639414025830841.post-78158959932420403892008-02-17T12:19:00.002+00:002008-02-17T12:22:09.856+00:00Feast or FamineYep, that's me - I either don't blog or scrap for ages, then do loads in one go! Weather is really sunny here but blooming cold, so decided to catch up on doing layouts and blogging! I promised my sister that I would do a calendar with photos of Lola so I finally finished February! If things go well I might even get March done today (yeah, that's pushing it!!). Also wanted to try out slide.com so I went and found a few of my layouts and converted them using slide! See what you think!<br /><br /><div><embed src="http://widget-47.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=2161727821142175303&site=widget-47.slide.com" style="width:400px;height:320px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:400px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=2161727821142175303&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-47.slide.com/p1/2161727821142175303/bb_t046_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=2161727821142175303&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-47.slide.com/p2/2161727821142175303/bb_t046_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562049414411047745noreply@blogger.com13