August Calendar Page - the Louvre

This is the August picture from my 2010 Calendar. I have digitally scrapbooked some of the many photos I took at the Louvre.

Close up:

Credits:
Layout: "My Boy" free template by Michelle Filo (Mushy); Little Dreamer.
Background (layered): "AA Freebie 1" by Scorpio Sue, Soft & Sweet Free Kit; Cristina Renee. "Paper 19" by Kirsty's Scraps, Keepsake free kit. "Future Rock Star Grunge Overlay" by Chris Ford, Future Rock Star free kit; 2Ps.
Stamped letters: "Handstamped Alpha Freebie" by Michelle Coleman; LD.
Flourishes: "Headpiece (19)" from Old Book Illustrations. "Think Pink" by Rhonna Farrer, Pink October Free Kit; 2Ps. "Blue Title" by Rhonna Farrer, Colour My World Free Kit; 2Ps.

Polyvore

Let the Sunshine in by fourleaf featuring Monsoon accessories

It's addictive! Polyvore is a website where you can make creative collages online using creative and product images from all over the web. I'm not sure you can do much with them because of copyright issues, but they sure are fun!

Rosanna Vecchio

My husband gets Australian Family Physician magazine. I love the artworks by Rosanna Vecchio.

Crafty Collages

Collages I created for Cristina Re Designer Stationery. These were for the Silk Road Collection catalogue/Creative Ideas Book. I actually designed the Harlequin Rose reversible paper too - that's the argyle pattern seen most clearly in the bottom right collage.

Stina Persson Watercolours

Absolutely love them!

More Album Art

Sorry, I can't recommend the music as I haven't listened to it, but I do like the images!

Old Book Illustrations

Old Book Illustrations are useful for designers - commercial use is allowed! (Refresh this page to see more images.)

Album Art

I've been researching album art lately. Here are some beautiful covers I've found:

Grungy fonts, quirky collages, & wedding invitations

One of my favourite fonts is Porcelain by Eduardo Recife. It's so beautiful, and it's free! Check out the other great fonts on his website Misprinted Type. It's a delightfully quirky website featuring Eduardo's fonts, illustration, and vintage collages. And when he creates a new website design he keeps his old ones up! My favourite is Version 3.
Graphic Designers will be pleased to know that Eduardo's free fonts are not just free for personal use, but for commercial use too! Yay! There are also some nifty Photoshop brushes and other goodies to download.

When I worked for Cristina Re designs, I used the Porcelain font to create an invitation set for the French Lace designer paper. This paper would have matched my bridesmaids dresses beautifully!

Inspiring photo collages by Michelle Caplan

I love these photo collages by Michelle Caplan! They remind me of the work of Robert Rauschenberg, one of my favourite artists. Sadly, Rauschenberg died earlier this year. He was 82. This one's "Back Out" from 1979:

Pretty Faces by Kelly Rae Roberts

These beautiful artworks are by Kelly Rae Roberts. She has many delightful paintings and collages on her website, blog, etsy and flickr sites. I love the colours, the whimsical faces and the layered collages! So inspiring - really makes me want to paint!