~ She Walks In Beauty ~

~ She Walks in Beauty ~

   She walks in beauty, like the night

        Of cloudless climes and starry skies;

    And all that's best of dark and bright

        Meet in her aspect and her eyes:

    Thus mellowed to that tender light

        Which heaven to gaudy day denies. 

 One shade the more, one ray the less,

        Had half impaired the nameless grace
    Which waves in every raven tress,
        Or softly lightens o'er her face;
    Where thoughts serenely sweet express,
        How pure, how dear their dwelling-place. 

   And on that cheek, and o'er that brow,

        So soft, so calm, yet eloquent,
    The smiles that win, the tints that glow,
        But tell of days in goodness spent,
    A mind at peace with all below,
        A heart whose love is innocent! 

~ Lord Byron ~

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As I was Working on this Collage Piece,

~ She Walks in Beauty  ~

 (One of my Favorite Poems)

kept Popping into my Head.

It Just Seemed to Fit.

My Love of the 

Regency- Jane Austen Time Period

 also Played a Role I think.

It is My Go Too Theme for Creative Play !

I Hope you Don't Mind too Much!

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~ She Walks in Beauty  ~

 is My  New Tutorial 

for Paper Whimsy Inspire .

Happy Valentines Day!!!

Felicitous ~Among the Roses~

~Jane Austen and the Regency Period~

Who can Resist this Romantic Time.

Ackermann's Repository or Ackermann's

 Produced many Gorgeous Illustrations 

for their British Publication.

In its Day, 

Ackermann's Greatly Influenced  

English Taste in Fashion, 

Architecture, and Literature.

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More Playing with Layers 

and Photoshop...

Oh My I can't Help Myself !

I am Having Way too Much Fun!

Have a Wonderful Weekend!

~Mademoiselle Flora~

 

Good Morning Everyone!

Hope Everyone had a Wonderful Mothers Day

and were Treated like Queens! 

I Know each and Everyone of you Deserve that!

Here is a Little bit of the Process 

I Use when I am doing a Digital Collage .

I Start off with my Foundation Image.

This one if from Karen , The Graphics Fairy 

and Can be found Here.

Then it a Matter of Layers and Transparencies 

and Playing around with images

to find the Right Combination.

 

You Know How Much I Love these 

Regency Era Images. 

I call them my Jane Austen Girls.

  

I Love these Austen Girls but they don't seem right

with the Color of Background I Have Chosen! 

They seem More Ethereal to Me 

and Perhaps be Better with

More Softer Colors.

 So here is Mademoiselle Flora!

She is Called 'Clematis' and is an Illustration 

from the Artist Hubert von Herkomer. 

I think she is Lovely 

and has a 

Sister Print named Daphne 

that I plan on doing a Similar Collage 

to make a Matched Set.

You know me.. 

I will Probably refine Her even more 

because I simply can't help myself!!

Thank You Karen for another 

Wonderful Brag Monday and Once again 

for you Generosity!

And Thank you to Debra for

Hosting us on

Vintage Inspiration Friday! 

~The Writing Desk~

~The Writing Desk ~

As all of you have Probably Guessed already, I Love Jane Austen! She and all of Her Works are Some of my Greatest Muses. Pride and Prejudice was the Inspiration here. I find that Time Period Fascinating. The Customs and The Culture. 

“Affection is desirable. Money is absolutely indispensable!” – Mrs. Austen's Quote from Becoming Jane. That was a Young Woman's Plight during that time.
And the Plight of Parents ............

Elizabeth Bennet: [On Marriage] "Is that really all you think about? "
Mrs. Bennet: "When you have five daughters, Lizzie, tell me what else will occupy your thoughts, and then perhaps you can understand."  I Love this Line!

 Well It is another Wonderful Brag Monday! 

And our Hostess, our Good Friend Karen of the Graphics Fairy! If you haven't seen the new Sheet Music Image  You should have a Look! It is really Lovely!

Happy Monday Everyone!

~A Walk in the Garden~

~A Walk in the Garden~

This Collage was inspired by my Love for Jane Austen. 
Oh My.... I might have to pull out 
Sense and Sensibility or Pride and Prejudice!  
Well maybe Emma...Hmmm??
Which are your Favorites?
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