No Mama Drama Edits

Hello, Anybody there????

2009-12-18T06:20:00.000-08:00

Merry CHRISTmas everyone

Miawa

OK!

2009-11-07T16:16:00.000-08:00

Where the heck is everybody????

I posted last, someone else is suppose to follow.

Here, I made a pic from a mini scrap kit I'm working on in commemoration of the last ride for Bikers on Parade.

Get with it people! (LOL)

from Miawa

2009-10-14T10:42:00.000-07:00

I thought I would share how I made something for one of my kits, a pendant, in hopes one of you will share how you made something and teach me. I use MPI and most of you probably use photoshop. I think it's the same principal with tools, they may have a different name and the layering process is different. I'm sure you can convert it.

OK, somebody join me

I opened a new canvas and added a black heart from a cookie cutter

Then I added gold gradient in a circular pattern

Then I added another black heart on top of the gold

and used the edge smoother (top layer, black) at 70% which adds depth to the first layer that is now showing on the edges only.

To be simple and cheesy I thought to use the text letter U for my chain loop. I turned it upside down, copied it and put it on top of the original U. Underneath is black and top is gold then the edge smoother to give the loop depth.

I saved a rose from and embroidery site I had been to some time ago. It only took a minute to clean it out and save it as .png. Used the same gold gradient and layerd/sized it on the heart.

I had so I did

2009-10-03T15:02:00.001-07:00

I had a yuk pic of my grandson, flash didn't go off and it was at night. For some reason I saved it and today felt like playing with it.

He is 17 and into funk, weird, a skateboarder all that and I think I turned the picture into something he will really like when he see's it, his mama loves it.

I brightened the pic and added contrast then went to black and white. Then I added grain and jitters, mirrored it at the bottom of the pic. I added a dreary ragged edge in black, I threw the lens flare and wa-la!

started with this

ended up with this, just playing with, I hate to throw any pic away.

Me once again

2009-09-28T14:51:00.000-07:00

I used a photo of my son and his wife on the river, I used pencil effect and then made an overlay of canvas with a brush. I then changed the overlay to a gradient color and used transparency.

I added to a black matte

2009-09-16T04:49:00.000-07:00

ok I'll see your unsaturate with one fully saturate and I'll ... (LOL)

I used full saturation, sharpened 100% for detail and used the flowers as the overlay on a navy background. Then I used a 'plastic wrap' effect for the glow and finally 'watercolor', phew! Just took off and couldn't stop!

Kind of

2009-09-15T19:27:00.000-07:00

The above is the pic I started from, cropped the center, put a lace layer over top with a gradient and something (hehe). I am not real sure of what I did, maybe a render? Then I desaturated and voila. I enjoy doing this, it gets me to play around with photoshop and see what I can do.

2009-09-12T17:11:00.001-07:00

My try, I think I went to far OOPS

the rose

2009-09-12T15:26:00.000-07:00

Picture of a dead rose. Reduced the saturation all the way. Used old photo effect and then old paper effect

2009-09-08T12:30:00.000-07:00

I made a gingerbread man cookie for Christmas, I am trying to make a cookie sheet

which one is better? God any suggestions?

1. like teflon (with more perspective)

2. like aluminum (with less perspective)

My Threshold Try

2009-09-06T19:36:00.001-07:00

I found an awesome tutorial that helped me to figure this out. What do you think?

2009-09-06T07:20:00.001-07:00

I don't know what threshhold is, but here is mine, is it right?

gradient canvas

added pic/went to b/w

used transparency

applied an effect

added border

Duuuh! used threshold

Experimenting with threshold

2009-09-05T19:52:00.000-07:00

Added a threshold adjustment layer above the original, merged down, deleted the white area, added a gradient layer underneath, merged down again. Then I used the cut out filter and added a slight texture.

Lets see what you can do with threshold.

2009-09-02T08:45:00.000-07:00

Is this what I was supposed to do Annie? Use my name and follow the template or do my own thing?

sun challenge

2009-08-29T17:45:00.000-07:00

I started with a circle, used the lasso tool to make the shapes of the rays and filled with color. duplicated the layer, lowered the opacity and rotated it slightly. Added a gradient layer. I used the paint daubs filter (I think) I play so much I sometimes forget. Underneath the sun I added a blue layer and then a cloud filter with the blending mode changed to soft light.

Sun Challenge

2009-08-29T17:07:00.000-07:00

This is my sun. First I made a new layer. Then used the gradient to make the yellow/orange/red. Made another layer. Used the lasso tool to make the shape. Inversed the layer and cleared it to leave the shape. I played around with the hue/saturation and added an outer glow. Another layer and I used the cloud filter, and there you have it. That was fun!

2009-08-29T14:24:00.000-07:00

I made a sun, I've been looking for one and couldn't find exactly what I wanted so here it is. I love it and let's see what y'all can do - the challenge is just make a sun.

I started with a blank canvas, created the directions for the rays with lines

then I played with distort's, gradients with colors and shadows

here is my masterpiece (LOL) have fun

My Edits

2009-08-29T11:34:00.000-07:00

First I want to say thank you to Ann for inviting me into this fun place. I am really excited about it! With that said, here are my 2 edits:

Labels

2009-08-29T07:48:00.000-07:00

When you post an edit be sure to add a label with your name. That way if anyone wants to check out all the edits that you have done they will be able to find them in one place. They can simply go to the categories and click on your name to see them all.

2009-08-27T05:50:00.000-07:00

I hope this is what you meant. I added the original pic for comparison. ???

My challenge entry

2009-08-26T17:00:00.001-07:00

If you would like a brief explanation on what I did you can read my post at annssnapeditscrap

Challenge

2009-08-26T16:54:00.000-07:00

Are we ready for another challenge?

Ready or not, here it comes

For this challenge I want you to experiment with layers and blending modes.
Choose one picture
rotate it, flip it horizontal or vertical
then try on different blending modes to see what you come up with
You can even repeat the process a couple times if you want. Just have fun.

Here is my entry

2009-08-24T17:14:00.000-07:00

I hope I posted this right???
This is my daughter Anne and my uncle gerald.

2009-08-24T07:56:00.001-07:00

This was an edit Idid of my grand-daughter and her little brother, it fits!

Follow me challenge entry

2009-08-23T08:46:00.001-07:00

Here's mine

Lets get this show on the road.

2009-08-23T07:32:00.001-07:00

I suppose it's not going to be a very big show just yet, but here's to fun times and lasting friendship through the love of editing.
Lets start this off with a little challenge, shall we.
Since this is a new blog and I'm hoping we'll be adding authors as well as followers the theme of this challenge is "Follow me"

Incorporate the following lyrics from John Denver's song Follow me, into an edit.
Follow me where I go, what I do and who I know Make it part of you to be a part of me Follow me up and down, all the way and all around Take my hand and say you'll follow me

Submissions can be a design, word art, or a photo, as long as the above lyrics are a part of your creation.

Authors (at this point just myself and Miawa) may post submissions here. Everyone else is welcome to play along also. Just leave a link to your submission in the comments section of this post.

Welcome to No Mama Drama Edits

2009-08-22T12:51:00.001-07:00

As you can see it's pretty bare in here right now. This blog was created because myself and I'm sure others are tired of dealing with forums that are filled with drama.

How this site will work:
1) a maximum of 25 people will be invited to join this blog as an author.
2) all authors have the right to post their work or start a challenge.
3) any author who does not post at least once every other week will be removed
4) all submissions to this blog must be your own original work, the use of copyright material is strictly forbidden
5) no obscene, defamatory, or immoral works may be submitted to this blog. We don't want anything posted here that is not appropriate to be viewed by everyone.
6) new guidelines may be added or changed at any time. be sure to check before posting.

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