Happy Halloween!

Just want to wish everyone a very Happy Halloween! Stay safe!

A year ago today...

A year ago today my Dad died. Words cannot express how much I miss him.

Dreamers Challenge: Little Red Wagon

"If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn't be. And what it wouldn't be, it would...you see?" Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

The red wagon is from a Google search, "Alice" is from Hidden Vintage Studio's Tangled Up, the nest in the wagon is from Hidden Vintage Studio's Nesting Nymphs, the background, the tree, the rabbit, squirrels and the stars are from Mischief Circus's Happy Unbirthday kit (free for Somerset Digital Studio readers), the dove and raven are from Renderosity.

Trust and Forgiveness

A page from my art journal. Too many times people will say "forgive and forget", but the problem with that is, once trust is broken it's something you can't forget.  Once the trust is gone things are never the same again.

Stars

This is for the Dreamers Umbrella challenge at DigitalWhisper .   Elements from Xquizart and Holliewood Studios were used in creating this piece.

Feeling Melancholy

I can't seem to shake this melancholy mood...

To create this piece, I used elements from Fairy Whispers by Tumble Fish Studio, Melancholy from Xquizart, and photo overlay that I created.

Who in the world am I?

Another art journal layout. The quote is from Alice in Wonderland and how I feel about myself half the time. 

The girl and word art were created by me, all other elements used in composing this piece were from Xquizart (Melancholy kit), itKuPiLLi Imagenerium (Celeste kit), and Holliewood Studio (Wish Upon a Star kit), all found at Mischief Circus.

For those left behind...

Over the course of this past year, I've lost three who were very dear to me...My Dad, my niece, and my cat Magic. It's been a tough year, not a day goes by that I don't miss them. I've struggled with some severe depression this year, but with the love and understanding of my friends and family I've found strength to keep moving forward.

The girl in the above image was created by me, the rest of the image was composed using various elements that were purchased from Mischief Circus (Xquizart) and Renderosity (Sveva).  All work done in Photoshop Elements 11.

Backgrounds With Text

I recently stumbled upon the Three Muses blog, and I'm really happy I did. The following image is for the latest challenge, Backgrounds With Text.

Girl's head was created by me in Daz Studio 4.8, then painted in Photoshop CC

Background, legs, body, wings, bubbles and flowers by Crowabout StudioB (various kits)

Words by Tumble Fish Studio

Thanks for looking!

Where Are My Keys?

It's been a while since I've had a chance to participate in any challenges. I'm fascinated by surreal art, so when I saw the Surreal challenge on the Digital Whisper Blog I thought this would be a good way to get back into posting.

Model is from Mjranum-Stock at DeviantArt.

Skeleton key brushes: Falln Stock at DeviantArt

Skeleton keys pngs purchased from Renderosity

Background from Holliewood Studio Altered Reality 2 kit

Birth

Ravens from internet, moon brush, cloud brushes & crack brushes purchased, butterflies created in Poser 9

Dreams of a Child

I created this for the Rocking Horse Challenge at Digital Whisper's blog, but as usual, I am a bit late in uploading.

Hello, Spring!

So happy that spring seems to be finally here! 

Sarah

My daughter turned 19 on Friday the 16th. She is an amazing, beautiful, funny, talented girl and I am so proud to be her mom. I love her so much, and my hope for her is that all her dreams come true in the coming years and that she live a long, full life.

The world just got a little darker...

Though I know you are now in heaven

Dancing among the stars

I would give anything

To see you back in your mother's arms.

Though heaven just received another angel

One that shines bright with love and light

This world feels a little colder

Day has turned to twilight.

I love you Jackie.  I wish more than words can say that you were still here...