Dance to the music

In 2014 dance to the music!

Celebrating the new year the theme in The Three Muses is Color Me Happy.

My color is blue, don't know why, it just makes me happy. 

Besides, the old Hollywood musicals always make me happy.

Futhermore, nothing has the power of changing my mood like music. 

Last but no least, I hate exercising but love dancing.

I guess  by now my collage has enough justification :)

By the way, they say that moving to music sheds stress, eases pain, and even sharpens the brain.

Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire are dancing to the music in Swing Time (1936). I colored the original black and white photo. Texture by Kim Klassen. Dance to the Music was a hit by Sly and the Family Stone  in 1968.

Hope

Hi, my dear friends. Take a  Word asked us to illustrate the NEW YEAR and I couldn't miss this opportunity to wish you peace, love, prosperity, good health and the strength to pursue your goals.

All elements by Createwing Designs.

Feliz Natal! Merry Christmas! Feliz navidad! Joyeux Noël!

Hi! Take a Word asked for Seasons Greetings and here are mine. 

I did this simple card beginning from a wood Santa I painted years ago. 

The Christmas Tree is a metal small one I have.

I wish you all a peaceful happy Christmas alongside your family and friends.

I also would like to share with you a little bit of the real thing:

Sisters

Hello! Take a World asked TWO of anything. I remendered of these sweet sisters, then enhanced their beauty a little bit and put together a princess set for them. Unfortunately I don't have sisters, only a bunch of brothers, but I have two daughters and I'm happy to say that they are best friends. 

Background: Cindy Ritter; texture: Beth Rimmer; Castles: Caffeine (dA); other elements: Createwings designs.

Queen of Spades

Hi, guys. The Three Muses asked for Altered Playing Cards. I did a Queen of Spades card beginning from the photo bellow (from Flickr The Commons). 

Background: free wallpaper; texture: Shadowhouse Creations.

Ladies of the castle

The castle has gone long ago, but miladies keep their glamour...

Hi, blogfriends! Take a Word asked for vintage and I dug out my files these two vintage beauties adding some color to the original b&w. They are so lovely that I highlighted them bellow. 

All elements by Createwings Designs. Sorry I don't remember where the girls came from...

Flying Scarlett strikes again

After recovering from all those tragedies (culminating with the divorce from Rhett), Scarlett became a globetrotter. The only means of transportation she needed was her red umbrella and a windy day. She was a showoff, every city she visited she used to send a postcard to her Atlanta friends.

Hi! This is my contribution to The Three Muses which challenge for this week is to create art inspired by GONE WITH THE WIND. Great theme!

Backgroumd by Graphics Fairy; texture by Buzillo Stock (dA); arm and umbrella from a stock photo by Moonofsun (dA); plus a few filters...

Mary Woodpecker & sons

Hi there! Take a Word asked for feathered friends and it reminded me of dear Mary Woodpecker and her birds whom she loved as if they were her children.

I digitally colored a black and white photo; birds are Hairy Woodpacker and Downie Woodpecker; background and elements by Createwings Designs.

Ballooners

Take a Word asked for balloons. And I decided to tell you what happened on Saturday. We went to a friend's house for a girls night. We had wine and some delicious treats, talked a lot and laughed even more. And after a few more glasses of wine everybody went ballooning! Or something like that...

Thanks to Createwings and Mr. Whiskers.

Mighty Tiger & Sad Parrot

Hi, guys! I'm back! After a very tough period in job and a well-deserved vacation with DH I'm back! I guess... :)

This is  my contribution to a new and improved Three Muses Challenge which theme this week is GRUNGE/PRINT BACKGROUND. I wish to the brand new TTM all the best. These three ladies have awakened my muse who had been sleeping for 30 years! :)))

I don't know if I succeeded but I tried to add some grunginess to two photos I took recently in Jungle Island a kinda zoo in Miami. It was sad to see those magnificent animals locked in cages, although they were obviously well treated.

Other than my photos, textures by Buzzilo Stock and Mighty Backgrounds.