It made me smile to myself when I spotted this “red poodle” — I love these sorts of “finds”. Silly perhaps, but guess that’s part of me.

Hello from Crete, I’ll be back in La Belle France tomorrow evening, but I just wanted to start your month off with a smile and May’s free wallpaper download : )

Hiya folks and a Happy Easter!

Just wanted to let you know I’ll not be around for a good week since we’re off tomorrow on an adventure to discover Crete.

As you can see, I’ve had a bit of a snafu (almost cancelled the tickets), but we’re going and I’ll be a brave girl (how can I say “no” to Crete?). I’ll be bringing along my camera for sure but no laptop, and so no on-the-road updates. Please make sure to stay tuned the first few days of May.

Hope you’re all having a great weekend and “a bientot”!

Andree

Finally getting back on track with “Texture Tuesday” – whew! I made the above diptych for my “52 of Twenty Eleven” group on Flickr. It’s a weekly challenge which I’ve integrated into my 365, please don’t miss out and see how far I’ve come! Check it out at 365 :: On Linden Way

So back to textures: In the past I’ve used textures to create a “painterly” effect, such as here and here. I still like that effect, but I am trying to achieve other effects, more subtle. In this example with the lilac photo (bottom half) I used “Favorite Apron” from CoffeeShop Blogs’ “Baking with Mom” set. In fact I used it twice (two layers) – one in Multiply @100% and Soft Light @100% with some “reveal all” layer masks to bring out the green leaves with the insects on them. If you’ve not yet discovered the uber-talented Rita of CoffeeShop blog, then you’re missing out. She offers the most beautiful PS Actions, Textures and a whole bunch of other goodies.

Hope you enjoy.

So here is the SOOC: