My heartfelt thanks to each of you for your prayers on Madiana's behalf. My daughter has received updates from Compassion International, but unfortunately they still have not determined the status of this beautiful, little Haitian girl. I will certainly post to my blog when we do hear, but I would appreciate your continued prayers for Madiana and her family.
Ruth Rowland, an amazing calligrapher and lettering artist from the UK, has been my personal Photoshop cheerleader this past year. I've shared here before about my frustration with Photoshop Elements. My husband bought me PSE Version 4 for my birthday several years ago, and I just couldn't figure it out. With Ruth's encouragement, I decided to take a class at the Indianapolis Art Center. My class started last week, and it has been wonderful! I did the lettering in black sumi with a pointed nib. "Thank you" and "Ruth" are separate pieces, but I successfully layered them in PSE. I added some color and a background. There is hope for me yet!!!!! Thank you Ruth for your encouragement. You can visit Ruth's blog here.
A little cupcake to use for birthday cards.
The lettering was done with sumi and a broad edge nib. My instructor helped me make it pop by adding a blur technique on a layer underneath the lettering.
This is a butterfly I posted for Flourish Friday some time ago. I am trying to add color to him, but he is a work in progress. (More questions to ask my instructor in next week's class!) Oops. I see I've clipped the little guy's wings. If you happen to know of a good, reasonably priced source for having rubber stamps made, would you please share with me? I am also going to check around locally. Thanks!!
Go forth and Flourish!
Go forth and Flourish!
