Cyndi Lauper iPhoneography Art

I had a headache all day that finally went away after dinner. I was happy it finally went away so I could play with a new iPhone/iPad app I stumbled upon on Instagram this morning. The app CutOutCreator in the iTunes store is so much fun! The pink swirls and white flower is 'cut out' from my own artwork. I imported a picture of Cyndi Lauper in the ArtRage for iPad app and after I used Toonpaint to make her look more like a stencil. I really like how this digital mixed media piece turned out :-)

September's Zentangle

I'm proud of this doodle. It took forever but the end result was worth it! The picture was filtered in Instagram - so some of the shading was taken out - I'm just too lazy to upload the original sketch ;)

Another iphoneography photo

I was exhausted from cutting the grass ( I have a push mower & it was so humid the day I took this pic) .. I barely focused in on the capture. Funny thing is that this is my most liked picture on Instagram. :) I did some fancy footwork with iphone camera apps to achieve this look, I guess it is a winner to date :-)

iPhoneography ..it's addictive.

Another Instagram shot I took. I expected this picture to turn out better than it did... Oh well... Jess & I went to Frisch's Big Boy the other day for lunch. It's right down the street from our house but we've never been there in the entire 5 yrs we've lived in this area.

This is my latest photo on Instagram. This is a view from our local park here in Ohio. We live near a park that is connected next to the police station. I look at this picture and think about how fortunate we are to live in such a beautiful and safe city. I have longed to live in the big city somewhere - like New York.. what if? If my life was different? If I made different choices. What if? I'm learning to appreciate what I have. I live in a picture perfect area, I am very blessed - I'm finally opening my eyes at age 36 and realizing all my blessings.

iPhone app freebie!

I stumbled upon this freebie shared by a photographer on Instagram. The iPhone app Halftone is now free in the iTunes app store. It makes pictures sort of look like comic strips. Above is an example of a picture I filtered in Halftone. There are tons of filter options beside the one above. You can get it here for free in the app store.

Those flowers pictured above are so beautiful in real life. My Grandma has recently been placed in a rest home & I visit her frequently. She is almost blind so I tried to pick the most vibrant colored flowers I could find. She loved them =)

it's so hot! but I love it!

I love how this picture turned out on Instagram. This picture is of a field about 3 blocks down from my home. I actually used quite a few apps on my iPod with some filters to achieve this effect. I can't wait until the iPod 5 comes out. I hope it has at least as good camera as the iPhone currently does so I can print some of these photos.

Today its blazing HOT outside. I want go to the beach so bad! My grandmother was just placed in a nursing home yesterday - so I am going to go visit her instead.

Minnie Mouse

I was at the library with the kids today and I saw this Minnie Mouse sitting on a shelf. I got fancy with some filters and I think it made a pretty cute artzy shot for Instagram :-) If you own an iPod or iPhone you *must* get an Instagram account - its endless fun getting artsy with everyday photos :-)


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Instagram love

I love Instagram. So many gorgeous photos to look at. This one in particular caught my eye today on Extragram.


And I took this photo a few days ago while driving through Perrysburg on my way home from my Christian counseling session. I'm going to counseling for a number of reasons - My childhood certainly wasn't a fairytale, and it's starting to bite me on the butt now that I'm an adult. I need to work through a lot of grief, confusion and heartache. I pray someday I can be free of my past so I don't let it hinder the present!



Spring daffodils are so beautiful when grouped in huge masses like this. I really should invest in more annuals.