Favourite Foto for Texture Tuesday

This week's Texture Tuesday challenge is very simple - just to link up with our favourite photo that has been layered with any of Kim Klassen's beautiful textures.

I took some pictures of the amazing hoar frost we experienced here last Winter, and this one, I think, is my favourite.  It really does look very unreal and is a photo of the top of a Devon bank, the dried ferns were everywhere, but I honestly don't know what the straight plant is that had been frosted, probably what was left of some dock.  The whole scene was really magical.

I played with Layers in Photoshop Elements, and used Kim's Textures Silence and Start, using both blend mode on soft light with the opacity at 100%.  Amazingly simple, and I love what happened, especially to the sky!
Please do click on the Teacup opposite to see what the other people have submitted for this Texture Tuesday.
Till next time ...........

Tuesday Textures with a vintage cup

This week at Kim Klassen's Cafe the challenge is to use a coffee or tea cup and use any textures we wish.  This is a bone china teacup and saucer, made in Japan.

I wanted to try for a 'pale and interesting' look, but I think there is too much 'pale' and not enough 'interesting'.  Quite pretty though!

I then decided to go for something more English ......  English cup and saucer, Earl Grey English Tea and Lilacs gathered in the spring (again).  Can't get much more English than that ....

Interesting, but the lilacs are far too pale!!

How about adding some interest with English Literature ....

Not bad - but I've realised I don't like wonky cups ....!!

Just a cup, saucer and lilacs then .......

Love the reflection in the tea - very poetic ...!

One more go with the Earl Grey tea - love the background with the various colours.
I had great fun playing - do click on Kim's Teacup on the right hand side to see what everyone else has been up to.
Till next time....

Easter Sunday Evening ......

We went for a walk in the beautiful evening sunshine Easter Sunday, and as we left I took this picture of one of my neighbour's barns .....

I've played with this in Photoshop using Kim Klassen's texture Serendipity and another texture History - doesn't the rust colour 'pop'?

As we carried on down the lane I noticed this plant was covering the banking for many yards - I don't know what it is, but it is so pretty....

 Down to Hollocombe Water and this is one side of the bridge ..

and this is the other side.  The water is very low at the moment.  It is usully rushing along at quite a pace, but Sunday it was almost still.

Bit further along, and some bluebells embracing the water's edge.

Up into the wooded area, away from the water ....... the evening light was amazing.

 I have played with this photo too, adding two layers of the texture Serendipity.  Makes it look a really magical place .....

by the path was a mass of these flowers, some pure white and some with a dash of pink, like these.  I think they are wood anemones, but not sure.

Along a bluebell path ......

 Couldn't resist it - had to add just one layer of Serendipity to this ...

and finally home.  I took another view of the farm Barns next door to where I live, as I came down the lane.
Lovely end to a lovely day - hope your day was good too.
Till next time .......

Broken fairy wngs .........

Oh Dear!  I do hope she has grown some new ones!!  I scanned the wings and then transferred the picture to some hand dyed fabric........

sandwiched it up and quilted it - well most of it!
VERY HAPPY EASTER to all my blogging friends.

Cherry blossom pink and apple blossom white bluebells!

I'm surrounded with gorgeous blossom in my garden at the moment.  This Cherry is breathtaking when you look up into the branches.

This week Kim Klassen's challenge is to use two of her free textures, Silence and Sweettreat.

I chose this blossom, and used three layers of Silence (white) and three layers of Sweettreat(pink).

I love the 'softened texture of the finished picture.

I've also got some white bluebells ......

 so I picked a few, popped them in a vase together with a spray of lilly-of-the-valley ....

and played with the same textures, until I arrived at this.
If you would like to see what other people have been up to, do click on the Texture Tuesday button on the right hand side.

I finally caught a picture of her ........I just knew I had seen one .......

 Isn't she lovely ..........?
Till next time.

Texture Tuesday Party .....

Well this Tuesday Kim Klassen has invited us to share a photograph that has been edited in Photoshop Elements, and which we particularly like, in fact our favourite one!  I haven't been doing this very long, so haven't achieved many favourite ones, but this one in particular fits the bill, as it was when I discovered the text tool that writes horizontally!!  I must admit I did get pretty excited.... 

There were over two hundred people who came to the party last Tuesday - if you want to see some of the amazing creativity, click on the Tuesday Texture button on the right there.
Till next Tuesday ...

Tis Tuesday again already .....

This is my offering this week for Kim's Texture Tuesday Party.  I took the photo below last week with the specific purpose of trying to improve the image, which I think worked really well.  I used Kim's free texture WarmSun three times, with the soft light blend and opacity between 55% and 75%.  It certainly warmed it up some! 

My neighbour popped in last Sunday morning (Mothering Sunday) with this lovely bouquet from her garden.

It was soooo pretty - I thought I would share this with you too.  Hope you all had a great Day.