I'm Still Around

I don't want everyone to think I fell off the planet, but I just got a little (a lot, really) busy in December. I'm getting back into a routine, but I've also started new things. I have a new blog where I am putting other creations onto. (I just started it today.) It's called Deborah's Creative Corner. I hope some of you will visit me there too, to see what I am up to over there.

One for the Book

This is for the Hat challenge at Three Muses.

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This one started as something quite different, but when I started to put it together, it went a different direction. I love it when that happens.

A Question of Balance

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Ever have one of those days?

Chocolate

This is for the Food Word Art challenge at Collage Obsession.

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My immediate food word that came to mind, of course was chocolate. That made me think of those wonderful chocolate letters they give out on Sinterklaas Day in Holland. They were solid chocolate, and big, and oh so wonderful. I think I might have to go on the internet and see if I can order myself one--or maybe get my whole name spelled out.

Rosie's World

This is for the Pink challenge at Take a Word.

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When I think of the color pink, I think of Rosie. She was sweet and pink and white with her little black cap (and tail). Rosie was a truly magical cat. She just had a way about her and everyone loved her. She died more than ten years ago but has never been forgotten. We buried her in the back yard, and I planted pink roses in her honor. My other cat Chip slept on her grave every day.

If I Were a Butterfly Instead of a Cat

This is for the Animal Magic challenge at Three Muses.

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My cat Winston was kind enough to pose for this one.

The Night Has a Thousand Eyes

This is for the Night challenge at Collage Obsession.

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I went a little weird with this one.

Synchronicity

This is for the Sea challenge at Three Muses.

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Bird Walk

This is for the Bird challenge at Three Muses.

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I met this bored-looking seagull on the beach the other day. I think he'd be pleased at being included in one of my pieces.

A Little Sketchy

My dad had a nasty fall and has been in hospital this past week and I haven't been able to give my creations much attention. So as things calm down again, I'm back on the computer. The first challenge that caught my eye was a challenge called A Little Sketchy over at the Order of the Opus Gluei. Well, you can't get any sketchier than a sketchbook, so I dug out an old one of my own, photographed it, and took it from there.

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And Love Will Steer the Stars

Only old hippies will get this one (and perhaps a few folks born in February). A bit overdone I'm sure, but what the heck? It's what I was feeling at the time...

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The heavenly bodies were all courtesy of NASA, but I made the stars myself.

Turquoise

This is for the Turquoise challenge at Three Muses.

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Debbie's Note: The eggs were a brown egg from the fridge that I changed the color of and added the veins in another layer. The condensation on the egg outside in the heat made it nice and shiny, and helped with the stone effect.