Texture Tuesday

Sunflowers welcoming, two photos, same subject, I love how you can get different looks from same texture [3003_2] {thank you Kim, you are amazing}. 

 Linking up today with Kim for Textures Tuesdays, free and easy theme this week.
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First time I've grown sunflowers believe it or not, and I am loving them, yellow, bright, cheery!  They've made it into my heart and into my garden every year moving forward.  Have an awesome week.  Michelle

Texture Tuesdays-fabulous fall

Fabulous Fall...love the color of this season, love the thanksfulness of the season, the food, and family.
Linking up today with Kim for Textures Tuesdays, I used Kim's textures kristen, and paperscript.
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A beautiful fall day at the park, I only had a few minutes to snap some pics, but how can you go wrong with such scenery.

I find great comfort in these words, my friends {especially after listening to current world new events}. Praise God, for his loving kindness.  Blessings to you and be a blessing, Michelle

Texture Tuesday-Dream

DREAM---Linking up with Kim today for Texture Tuesdays.  The theme Kim asked us to use today is "dream".    I used the texture "kristen" on both of the photos.   Hope to get back into the swing of posting, moved two weeks ago and still unpacking.
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I picked this fall photo of the slide because it reminded me of when I was a child and all the dreams you dream when you don't think about all the reasons why they can't or won't happen when you start the negative thinking that we sometimes are prone to.    I used luminosity on the Kristen texture.

I chose this photo of the last flower arrangement I made for the season, two dreams in one.  Dremaing of a cut flower business in my future and also the scripture is inspired by John's dream recorded in the book of Revelation.  Thank you for stopping by today, wishing you a week of blessings.  Michelle

Texture Tuesday-Lilly

Welcome to Texture Tuesday, Linking up over here, go check out the great creativity!

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 Kim asked us to use "our choice" of  textures today, so here is my lilly with pretty in pink.  I used "be stilll" texture, linear ight at 30%.

Blessings, Hugs, Michelle

Texture Tuesday-Sunflower

Welcome to Testure Tuesday, albiet late, 10:34 pm!  Kim asked us to use her partings tking texture today, so here is my sunflower with said texture.  Linking up over here, go check out the great creativity!
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Grew this in a pot this year on my deck, came out smaller than packet said, my first attempt for sunflowers, but still very pretty to look at.  Suppose to be edible seeds on this variety or organic heirloom.  Have a great day, smiles to you.

Blessings, Michelle

Texture Tuesday-Photo Fav

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Texture Tuesday link up with Kim.  Today's theme, just any photo that is a fav and not even altered necessarily, so I just picked a snap shot that I love.

Babysitting for my sister...well he is four years old and his sister is seven, but they are sooo much fun, I have a toy box and when they come to Aunt Michelle's they know it's playtime! 

You should have seen the dance moves and oh my goodness the sounds were halarious, he sounded just like a rock star voice, my daughter and I couldn't stop laughing.

:) Michelle

Flowers and Pearls

Daylillies were beautiful this year, the drought didn't seem to bother them, although I did water them somewhat. 

Horzontal view with a different texture.

Have a slow, peaceful day, enjoy the moments!--Michelle

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The Rose

My faviorite flower...The Rose, I never grow tired of admiring it, photographing it,enjoying it's sweet aroma, I love roses.  What's your favorite flower?, it is hard to name just one for me.  I tend to favor the old cottage roses, espeically the David Austin ones.  The soft pretty pink one below is a tea rose bud.

I usedkkim Klassan's textures today, zuzu and organic, having fun combining textures lately.  Linking up with Kim and Leann and Beverly, this week. 

Blessings, Michelle

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Here and There

Happy Friday, linking up with Leanne and Kim.

 This pretty butterfly was flittering from one flower to the next, hardly staying put before I could click the shutter on this sunny hot summer day. 

I used Kim Klasson textures soft light and urban on this one.  Have a great Friday!

Blessings, Michelle

Texture Tuesday

Texture Tuesday-linking up with Kim today, stop over and see all the creativity. http://www.kimklassencafe.com/thecafe

This is Kim's annebelle texture, I think it's sweet.  Have a wonderful week.  Hugs, Michelle

Texture Tuesday!

Texture Tuesday-----Stop over to Kim's and check out the other Texture Tuesday Posts!

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A little color story fun today.

Have a terrific Tuesday!, Hugs, Michelle

Texture Tuesdays

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Stop on over to Kim's and check out all the beautiful inspiration.  Today's theme was to use Happy Heart.

Have a great day, blessings...Michelle

Texture Tuesday

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Linking up with Kim today, stop over and take a peek at all the inspiration. Today's theme was to use any of Kim's textures I used the new one called "resolution".

Photos from my visit to the Botanical Gardens.

Lovely place to be in the Winter time for a lovely Sunday afternoon.

Have a terrific tuesday, Michelle

Texture Tuesdays-orchids & cactus

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Linking up with Kim today, stop over and take a peek at all the inspiration. Today's theme was to use any of Kim's textures and the word "simplicity".

Orchids and cactus...two contrasts of beauty, one colorful soft curves, the other bold hard lines, each with its own beauty.

Hard, soft, colorful, geometric, bold, delicate, curvy, lack of hue, bright, dark....the list goes on.

Do you have a preference of one or the other, or do you appreicate it all?  Have a teriffic tuesday. 

 Hugs, Michelle

Texture Tuesday-Hope

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Linking up with Kim today, stop over and take a peek at all the inspiration. Today's theme was to use any of Kim's  textures and the word "open".

OPEN, open your heart up to and receive God's gift...love and eternal life

"For God so Loved the world, he gave his only begotten son, whosoever shall believith in Him shall have everlasting lift."  --John 3:16

Hugs, Michelle

Texture Tuesdays-Embrace

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Linking up with Kim today, stop over and take a peek at all the inspiration.  Today's theme was to use the texture "Embrace".

One of my favorite violet teacups and some great reading.

Just did some redecorating in my bedroom, this had about 20 books and 15 magazines piled on top, so I moved them and replaced with my 5 generation grandmother's flower garden quilt and a pair of wings that I used to use as a photo prop and a beautiful crocheted trim hanki with a cross in it.  Cheap decorating...just move things around that you already have for a fresh new look.

I love roses and pink are my favorite, just painted this chair white this summer and picked up this little reproduction bottle.

Happy tuesday, Hugs Michelle

Texture Tuesdays

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I have a Japense Maple in my backyard that unfortunately looks like it's slowly dying with some kind of fungus on the bark and part of it is split in half now, but I did manage to get a few photos of some of the leaves left.  I've used Kim's texture "and then some" on all of the images.

The 2nd, 4th and 5th pics have artistic filter on them also, the last two you reallycan't make out the texture layers with the filter effects on them, but I was just palying around, and enjoying God's leaf beauty.  Have a terrific tuesday.  Hugs, Michelle

Texture Tuesday-Red

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Thanks to Kim for the lovely fall textures. 

Went camping this past holiday weekend and spent a couple of days soaking in all the beautiful fall foilage and taking lots of phtotographs.  The weather was spectacular!  Praise God, glorious fall days.
I thought today I would show the before and afters.

Before

After

Before

After

Before

After

Have a terrificTuesday.  Blessings, Michelle

Texture Tuesday

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Thanks to Kim for the lovely fall textures.

I love barns in the country, this one is only about 10 minutes from my house, even though I live in the suburbs.

The last of summer flowers, the dahlias are still holding on and blend with the mums.

Brought the hibiscus inside now for the winter, we just had a spell of cold weather and rain for 8 days.

Have a tremendous Tuesday.  Hugs, Michelle

Texture Tuesdays- verb "do"

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Stop on over to Kim's today and check out all the other blogs linking up!

The theme today was the verb "do", so many possibilities with that one....so I decided my interpretation for "do" this week is to "just do" one of the decor designs I seen on-line.  So many times I see something in  a magazine or blog or wherever and never get around to actually "doing" it, trying what I've seen and admired, so my fall foyer is looking like this, more photos below in Monday mosaic.

Are you in the mood for some hot cider and some pumkin bread? Have a terrific tuesday, Michelle