Steampunk Inspired - Digital Collage

This weeks theme at Sunday Postcard Art is "Steampunk Inspired."

I hope this is steampunk enough for ya (click to view larger).  ;-)

My mind had a little fun with this one and I turned the hotair balloon into a big fish tank, cuz really, who wouldn't like to float in the air with a bunch of fish to gaze at, right?

Ahhh well....I must be daydreaming about the honeymoon we have yet to take.  I could really use a vacation and really wouldn't mind gently gliding in the air across the world.

Modified Sources:

Background is from Finecrafted Designs off DeviantScrap

Balloon with man and sign are from Maya

Cannon balls are from Clementine off DeviantScrap

Watch part is from SJD off DeviantScrap

Fish are from Hollywood Studios off DeviantScrap

Porthole, screws and background gears are unknown

Evil Clowns - Digital Collage

This weeks topic at Sunday Postcard Art is "Evil Clowns."

My co-worker is terrified of clowns, so I can't even show her this image, LOL.

Hope mine is scary enough...!

Don't forget, my giveaway ends this upcoming Friday, in 5 days...

2 winners will be chosen from the comments within this post.

Head on over to see how you can enter to win!

Modified Sources:
Background, eye, balloon and girl are from Itkullipi
Balloon is from Digital Collage Sheets to Go
Chain is from Maya @ ScrapbookGraphics

50's Pinup Challenge

This weeks challenge for Sunday Postcard Art is "50's Pinups."

Hope you like mine!


Modified Sources:
Buildings are from Tumble Fish Studio
Woman, cokes, and vehicles are from Itkullipi
Gravel is from Holliewood Studios @ DeviantScrap
Sky is from ScrapOrchard

By the way, I've posted a giveaway.  :-)

Click here to check it out.

Odd Bods - 1st Journal Page

This weeks theme over at Sunday Postcard Art is "Odd Bod."

Can you tell what I used for the base of the bod?  hehe.

So, for this challenge, I decided to do another 180 (have I done a full circle yet???  haha) and tried my hand at Art Journaling.  I am now officially completely out of my box and in unfamiliar territory...but, I wanted to step outside of my digital art world and see what else is out there.

  So this is technically my 1st page.  :-) 

So far I'm pleased with how it turned out...although I'm not done.  The page on the right I have a design in my head and then will leave most of it open so I can actually WRITE my journal page.  

I wanted to post the pic though, at least that side is done!

Phew!

I do have a goal to fill up this journal, but I'm being nice to myself and saying I'd like to have it completed by Christmas...of next year.  2011!  So we'll just have to wait and see if I can reach that goal.

I didn't really modify any sources like I do in my digital art.  

The head...well, that's me!
The rest would be stamps, distress ink, poster ink sharpie, colored pencil,  paper, glue....hmm, and I think that's it.

I'm kinda pokin fun at myself cus I feel like a puppet right now.  I'm so scatter brained and all over the place...at this point, just having others tell me what I should be doing as I work full time, take care of family full time, try to satisfy my parents with visiting and letting them see their grandchild, cooking, cleaning, paying attention to the fiance....and planning my October wedding!
EEEK, I'm running out of time.

At least I finally got the flowers all picked out today - and boy was I brain dead after that meeting...so many questions!

...it's all slowly falling in to place tho.  I did wake up in the middle of the night last week and said "D'OH."  I completely forgot about the actual marriage license.  DUHHHH!!! So to calm my middle of the night freak out, I got up, raced to the computer, got on to the county website and quickly searched for marriage licenses and how long it will take to process....and realized, oh, it will only take 30 minutes.  Double Phew!  Plenty of time for that...now I just need to coordinate my fiance and my schedule so we can have a couple hours to get our butts down to the county and show them the proper ID so we can get that taken care of...but, m'eh....I'll do that next month!  

...and yes, my actual written journal page will be something along those lines, haha.

Hope you like my in progress "odd bod" journal page.

XOXO

~Leila

Houses - Digital Art

Created for Sunday Postcard Art's challenge "Houses."

I was listening to Beyonce's song "Halo" and started thinking about falling angels for some reason.  So...I went with it and created this piece.  I've been referring to it as "The Fallen."

This is not a house I would want to live in...

Hope you like it  :-)

Modified Sources:
Sky is from IAL @ Scrapbook Graphics
"City" in the back and falling angel wings are from Holliewood @ Deviantscrap.com
House, woman in house, couple, and crying angel are from Itkulippi
Falling angels are from Marsha @ Tumble Fish Studio
Sign frame is from Gekkokamen

Roses - Digital Collage

This weeks theme at Sunday Postcard Art is "Roses."

No real story behind this one.

I just chose to clear my mind and let the image form itself...

Perfect theme for the end of spring and entrance into summer!



Modified Sources:
Roses are from SanDesign (off Etsy)
Woman top and lower body from Itkullipi (off Etsy)
Background is from Rubyblossom (off Flickr)
Falling flowers, wings & hat are from Holliewood @ Deviantscrap.com

Mirror - Digital Collage

This weeks theme at Sunday Postcard Art is "Mirror."

The text in the scene reads "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."

This topic got me thinking about how woman view themselves
and what society has deemed "beautiful."

I've known a few people who have let their self image break them and
watched as they've struggled with re-learning how to love themselves.

My image is based on those I've know through the years that couldn't
see their own beauty, even as it stared back at them though the mirror.

Modified Sources:
Background and woman are from my stock.
Skull & paper are from Itkullipi (off Etsy)
Flower is from Scrap Orchard
Chain & tattoos are from Hollie @ Deviantscrap.com

Umbrella of Time - Digital Collage

Created for Sunday Postcard Art challenge, topic "Umbrella."

*~* Happy Mothers Day to all you artistic mothers around the world! ~*~

Modified Sources:
Background is from RubyBlossom (off Flickr)
Boat is from siefert2 (off Etsy)
Woman, umbrella, & flowers from Collage Anonymous (off Etsy)
Basket from my collection

Oriental - Digital Collage

This weeks theme at Sunday Postcard Art is "Oriental".

I decided to take her out of her usual environment and "freed" her so she could express herself!

Loved every minute of this collage creation as I attempted a slightly looser style. ;-)


You may also like this one, created for another challenge last August:











I must say, I found a MUCH easier way of keeping track of the elements I use.
Before, I put my pieces together all willy nilly, then back tracked and tried to remember
which collage sheets I used.

Then I started trying to keep track of them in a word document,
and included them in my blog...but I have so many posts now
(and have truly enjoyed all of these challenges),
but realized as I created my Etsy shop that it was kind of time
consuming to back track through all my posts trying to find my sources...

So being that I use Photoshop most of the time now,
I figured there HAD to be some way to keep track.
So those of you that use photoshop that don't know,
you can go to File, File Info, Description,
and there are several sections you can write in.
I keep my list in the copyright notice section.
Then when I need to grab my sources they are all right there in my digital file.
...and voila! Less headache. ;-)

Modified Sources:
Background is from RubyBlossom (off Flickr).
Borders & tiger are from Scrapbook Graphics.
Bottom half of woman is from Suppliestogo (off Etsy)
Top half of woman, text, and "hat" (which was really an umbrella)
are from CollageAnonymous (off Etsy)

Spring Has Sprung - Digital Collage

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This weeks challenge at Sunday Postcard Art is "Springtime."

Hope you like :-)

You may also like this older "Springtime" Image:















Pssst.........I've been busy today.
I participated in this challenge as well as re-designed my blog "world".

I also created an Etsy shop.

Swing on by when you have a moment - more items added soon!


Modified Sources:
Frame, dress texture, leaf & flowers are from Scrapbook Graphics.
2 merged backgrounds are from RubyBlossom (off Flickr).
Girl & wand are from Lisa's Altered Arts (off Etsy).
Flower hat is from Scrap Orchard.

April in Paris - Digital Collage

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This weeks challenge at Sunday Postcard Art is "April in Paris."

Hope you like :-)


Modified Sources:
Colorful border, sun burst, grass and background are from Scrap Orchard
Background calendar and text are from my files
Eiffel Tower is from Itkupilli
Tickets, bumper sticker, feather on hat from Scrapbook Graphics
and brooch necklace using element part off feather
Body and face purchased for Ebay sellers
Suitcases are from Majik Design (off Etsy)
Vintage car is from rebelsher (off Etsy)

Steampunk - Digital Collage ....plus more!

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This weeks theme at Sunday Postcard Art is "Steampunk"

This was quite the fun theme to create, I've been wanting to attempt
Steampunk for awhile now, but never really got the chance.

So here's my creation, hope you enjoy!

Modified Sources:
Background is from JoesSistah (off Flickr)
Steampunk Elements from Scrapbook Graphics & TomorrowsUnknown (off Etsy)
Text is from Scrapbook Graphics
Fish are from SanDesign (off Etsy)

In other news...guess what I got in the mail yesterday???
An original collage by Marsha Jorgensen over at TumbleFish Studio.
I've been following her for a few months now, and truly admire her work, so I came across
a few extra bucks and was able to purchase an original.

This is the one I got:













I'm so happy with my purchase. I love love love it and can't wait to hang it on a wall.
Looking at her image in person was just so much better, such vibrant colors!

It also really inspired me and I spent the weekend "attempting" collage.
Like...non digital collage. With glue and everything!!!
I'm so proud of myself.
I really hate mess. I hate being dirty.
I absolutely can't stand when I have gunk on my hands!
...and that has held me back as far as art is concerned...and why I've stuck with digital.

So for me to pull out paper, scissors, and glue...well...it's HUGE for me, LOL.
I am working on an Alice in Wonderland type of piece (minus a real Alice...)
I did 2 already, but I messed them up.
The first one I wasn't paying attention to my digital layout and glued images in the wrong areas,
So I started over and glued it all down correctly...but then my paper started to warp...
So silly me thinking the glue was all dry, I dumped a bunch of books on top to get it to flatten out.

Any sane person would do this right??? (you really don't have to answer that ;-) )

Yeah...wrong move.
Checked on it in the morning and, uh, yeah...
Glued to the back of the book and some of the color rubbed off.
So....that went into the trash and I started over.

Third times the charm!
I was trying on wedding dresses for the majority of the day so I didn't get to finish,
but I'll at least show you the one I screwed up on so you guys can see.

Yes....my perfectionist little butt that hates getting dirty shall share my error...
...but it was a good learning lesson!!
I now have figured out the proper steps to achieve the results I desire.
For the most part.
I may need to write it all down so I remember for next time, LOL.
As hard as digital collage is, it's SO much easier in other ways.
I can erase!
I can delete layers I don't like without having to worry about if glue has set...

So anyway...

I will hopefully be able to share the finished "corrected" copy soon.
I want to do my Steampunk image as a non digital collage too since I'm totally in love with it!
We'll see though. That may be a huge challenge I'm taking on.
HAHA.

Oh well.
Here's the very first one I did...as you can see, it's a little off and not quite right, but I did learn my lesson. ;-)




















...and here's the digital layout so you can see the difference...
In the end it was too "busy" so I took out a couple elements for the actual collage.



















Modified Sources:
Boy from personal family photo
Background and shoes from Scrapbook Graphics
Hat, watch, key, rabbit, and cat from Cloud 9 Kreations - off Etsy
Head and wings from Lisa's Altered Art - off Etsy
Table, Chair, Clock are from Scrap Orchards
Old newspaper purchased off Ebay
Teacup from Itkupilli
Background border is from a Flickr member

Goddess - Digital Collage

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This weeks theme for Sunday Postcard Art is "Goddess."

She can only do so much...we must all do our part in taking care of our planet...

Had lots of fun playing with my piece...Hope you like :-)


Modified Elements:
Woman is from an Ebay purchase
Planets are from Nasa in Wikimedia's Public domain
Text background is from Lisa's Altered Art (on Etsy)
Sky backgrounds are a blend of Scrapbook Graphics and Scrap Orchard
Stars and flowers are from Scrapbook Graphics

Mermaids - Digital Collage

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This weeks theme at Sunday Postcard Art is "Mermaids."

Hope you like my bathing beauties. :-)


Modified Sources:
Background is a picture I took of the Roman Baths while I was in England
Mermaid, mermaid tail, fish, flowers, octopus are from Itkupilli (off Etsy)
Tail texture from Digital Collage Sheets to Go (off Etsy)
Mermaid in water upper half is from Supplies to Go (off Etsy)
Water texture, star fish, and shells are from Keeper of the Nest (Off Etsy)

Cupid - Digital Collage

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This weeks theme for Sunday Postcard Art is "Cupid."

Happy Valentine's Day...I hope everyone has a special someone to spend the day (and year) with!

Modified Sources:
Girl and hearts are from Scrap Orchard
Background, frame, letters I think are from Scrapbook graphics
Cupid form Lisa's Altered Art

Cats - Digital Collage

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I'm actually more of a dog person, but hey.....I can live with cats....when I'm not sneezing. ;-)

Created for Sunday Postcard Art topic for the week, cats.

Modified Sources:
Cat is from Gekkokamen (off Etsy)
Bamboo, butterfly, flowers are from Scrapbook Graphics
Background I think is from Scrapbook Graphics, but not sure

Phrenology - Digital Collage

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This weeks theme for Sunday Postcard Art is Phrenology.

I had no idea what that word meant at first, was a new one for me, but after a google search I quickly figured it out. :-)

Here's what I've come up with...using the only bug I actually like to complete the scene.

Modified Sources:
To follow...

Time - Digital Collage

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This weeks topic for Sunday Postcard Art is Time.
Sometimes we're very short on time...and other times, we've got all the time in the world.
Hope you like :-)


Also did this one for another challenge if you'd like to take a peek...

Modified Sources for this challenge:
Clown & clock wings are from *iTkUpiLLi* (off Etsy)
Clocks are from Digital Scrapbooks
Background is from TUGoneDigital (off Etsy)

Eyes - Digital Collage

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Hello! Found this challenge site via other bloggers and thought I'd jump in and participate. :-)

The topic for this weeks theme at Sunday Postcard Art is "Eyes."

I've heard people say that eyes are windows to your soul. I've often thought this and have made it a habit of looking people directly in their eyes. It's unnerving for some, but I feel like I get a better sense of the person by looking into their eyes and essentially down into their soul.

Look in his eyes and see his soul


"Look, but don’t stare!
You'll be Caught and my death stare I should care.

Look in his eyes and see his soul.
His soul is red like the sea.
He speaks darkness, no love nor light.
His love is death, his hate is life.

His soul tell the truth, it doesn’t lie.
He tries to run, but he can’t hide.
His eyes they tell no lie.

They say if you look into ones eyes, you'll see his soul.
I have look in his eyes and seen the world; it’s cold.
Death was told, stick a needle, and his eyes, his world is cold.
If I see the light, would it be bright like the star at night."

~Junius Barnes



Modified Sources:
Background scenery is from my own photograph
The eyes are from Wotdoin's (Off Etsy)
The woman is from Itkupilli (Off Etsy)
All other elements are from Scrap Orchard & Scrapbook Graphics
Poem belongs to Junius Barnes