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Monday 29 August 2016

there are always flowers for those who want to see them - henri matisse

I feel like I should have better prepared to for this once in a lifetime moment .. it's my 100th post! .. how does one celebrate a 100th blog post milestone?  I think I'll get a green tea frappuccino.  Mmm.  Now you know my weakness.  Use it wisely grasshopper.

And I will also celebrate my 100th blog post by entering my not so perfect photo layout in the mid-August picture this! challenge.


This was a really fun layout to put together and I had tremendous inspiration watching donna downey's design team create gorgeous art pieces with her new stencils.  

But I'm getting ahead of myself.  I first chose the photo for this layout.  Yes, it is a photo of me around the age of 2 or 3 taking time to enjoy life and smell the flowers even though those flowers were not, um, authentic.  A few years ago I "borrowed" a bunch of my mom's photo albums as I readied myself for a milestone birthday (40) and came across this great shot.  Yes, it is blown out.  Yes, the flower makes me look like I have a horn on my nose (thank you monkey muse for pointing that out).  And yes, the quality of the photo is terrible.  But it is, and has been, one of my favourite photos of all time.  I cannot explain.  It just is.



And, as I mentioned, based on this photo I pulled out donna downey's flowers in vase #1, applied some modeling paste and added some delicious creamy colour with gelatos.  The flowers turned out great.  The vase, not as much.  Here's a tip.  If you want crackle paste to crackle do not add acrylic paint to it until it dries and crackles.  And then do not add acrylic paint to it after it has dried and crackled.  Use something else.  



The photo may not be perfect.  The memory may be blurry.  The sentiment is the same.  Enjoy every moment and take time in life to get messy.


9 comments:

  1. This is gorgeous! I love the flowers and sweet photo! Thanks for joining us at PT!

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  2. This is super fantastic, the textures are awesome. Really love this page. And I hope your green tea frappe Was as delicious as it sounds. Thanks for joining in with PictureThis!

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  3. Wow! Loving all of this! First your layout, the photo, the textured flowers, and the sentiment on the vase our beautiful! All the other embellishments, the cameras, etc..are great! But most all of I love your story! Thank you so much for sharing at Picture This and I am so looking forward to seeing more from you in the future! Please join us on the 1st and 15th of each month.

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  4. I absolutely love this collaged background. It's all so balanced and so perfect!!
    WOW

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  5. OOOOh!!!! How awesome your page is!!!! I like everything! The photo, the story it tells, the emotions it makes you feel, the layout and your creativity all around it. And I must confess..... I love your tone & style...... For all these reasons, I'm happy to have discovered your blog, and I hope to discover other aspects of your creativity in our next challenges @PT!

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  6. Wooo.....Love your flowers it's so beautiful!! The recording on vase is so special! Thank you playing with us at Picture This!

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  7. Thank you all for the kind and very encouraging comments! Oi. I cannot wait to play again.

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  8. Fantastic page!l just seem to smell the flowers!Thanks for joining us at Picture This!

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  9. Love the mixed media and the splash of pink on your page. Great! Thank you for joining us at Picture This! challenges.

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