Found: One Red Poodle
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.
Posted in Everyday Beauty, France, Seen on the Street
Happy May Day!
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 : )
Off to Crete with a bum finger.
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
Posted in Travel
Texture is Back!
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:
Posted in Texture Tuesday