Eduardo Recife - inspired by Digitalmania

I'd love to have more time to create.  Yesterday was my first day off in months - I'm finally on Summer Break after an exhausting summer term and summer school for a week.  I'm just looking forward to relaxing, sorting out the flat, seeing friends and family and simply having Polly-time!

One of my favourite challenges that I've discovered is the Digitalmania challenge on Flickr.  Each week they choose an artist or a movement to inspire us; and I have to say that I have been VERY inspired by some of the choices.

This week was Eduardo Recife and I have fallen head over heels in love with his work:

I tried to do justice to his brilliant work in my own 'inspired' piece:

 

 [click on the image for credits]

Not quite there but I was pleased with it!

I think I will try some more 'inspired' pieces later though.

Screenland Beauties

 

Here's a new collage created using some wonderfully hot screen beauties.  You can find them all here on my Flickr account.  Enjoy playing.  Share your creations if you do any!

Credits:

pictures on wall and woman's head - Screenland magazine from my collection (see Flickr to use)
crazy, crown, heart, star and border - Tumble Fish Studio at Deviant Scrap
Body and legs - Crowabout StudioB at Deviant Scrap
Background - Beth Rimmer at Deviant Scrap

Sharing ...

I thought I'd do a blog on people who have used some of my free resources :)  I found all of these on Flickr - if you want to be 'featured' just drop me a line x


AutumnSensation on Flickr used one of my faces on the image in the bottom right hand corner and it was featured in The Stamper's Sampler :)  You can find the original sheet here if you want to create your own!

- BlueRidgeLady - using the same sheet

*veronuchika(y-tu)* from this sheet 

panykattack - using this sheet

LauraPM using a lady from this sheet

by tammybeck using this sheet

Some wonderful work here :) If you've used any of my resources let me know I'd love to see what you've created x

So it's been a while ...

... and I've been missing playing with paper ephemera, creating a mess and sharing sharing sharing.

I've unfortunately been knocked down with the worst flu bug I've ever had in my life.  The first four/ five days were spent with a fever, hallucinating, weak, feeble and sweating to the point where I dreamed I was drowning.  Thankfully the severity of that has passed and I'm now simply exhausted and full of mucus (tmi?).  The enforced sick leave has left me feeling very stressed and depressed - which was thankfully relieved by one website yesterday ... DEVIANT SCRAP RETURNED MY SANITY!

Last year I'd downloaded a couple of kits from there; unfortunately I lost them when a hard drive had a bit of a hissy fit - thankfully the wonderful Hollie returned the keys to me so I could use the kits again.  On top of that my bank balance groaned (they're really not expensive at all!) as I bought more and more kits.  I just found my creative juices over-flowing and my mind was kept from stress and the big-D!

I've been creating journal layouts to build on - here are a few:

 You can see the whole set here on Flickr - with the links to the kits used.

I've also started to do some writing paper - I can never find writing paper that I like so this seemed to be the solution:

For details about the kits used go to the Flickr set here. 

Enjoy!

More ephemera

Here's some more of my collection of vintage ephemera - enjoy using and if you do - make a comment or let me see how you've used it if you want?  That would be lovely!

Wednesday's Give-Away

Good morning - it's silly ok (2.27am) and I'm awake.  Unfortunately the ethromycin that I'm on to get rid of this bronchitis is causing some nasty side-effects.  Ah well - gives me more chance to sort out some freebies for you guys.

WEDNESDAY GIVE AWAY