Friday, October 28, 2011

How in the heck did that happen!

Hello..
How are you doing?

I have had a fun week didn't get a whole lot done.
Just getting settled back into my daily routine after being gone..




Well as you know I just love taking photos..  Just like a lot of you!
It really does help me notice all the beauty out there in this
big old world we live in.
Here is a photo of a bougainvillea I took in CA.  I just love the
color. I have never seen this color before..


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I did manage to get into my craft room a play with some paints..


Has this ever happened to you....   You start off making one thing....



And its all going well..  Your liking it..
And then all of a sudden you go a whole different way..



Yes there was a flower on here a moment ago..
It just didn't feel right!



So this is what I ended up with.  How in the heck did that happen..

I kinda like it!

I am linking up to 







Thanks so much for stopping by and taking a peek!
I do appreciate all you kind comments.. 

I will see you in a day or so for 
Scavenger Hunt!!

Hugs, Linda

62 comments:

WrightStuff said...

I love it when the Muse comes out to play! Love the butterfly! It was meant to be :)

Becca said...

So pretty, love how your canvas turned out. Warm, happy colors!

G Peplow said...

Gorgeous butterfly and beautiful background. What yummy colours and I love the safty pin! hugs Gay xxx

Heavens2Betsy said...

Beautiful flower photo. I love your canvas also. penny

Netty said...

Happy PPF, loving your beautiful canvas. Enjoy the weekend, Annette x

Kirsty Vittetoe said...

Haha... I love how that turn out, it happened to me all the time, I could "dream" about something I want to do, when i got up the next day, the thing I create just turn out totally different from what I had in mind at the first place!

Valerie-Jael said...

I like it too! Valerie

jacirascrap said...

Sim, as vezes imaginamos algo e o final muda-se tudo!! Ficou muito bom com a borboleta afinal!

Jacqueline said...

Very pretty canvas Linda! I am in awe of that bougainvillea - never, ever seen that color here on Mediterranean ground!

Janna Werner said...

LOL!! No this NEVER happens to me! *just kidding*, I know exactly what you mean and I bet it would also have been beautiful with that flower on it, but the butterfly is also absolutely fabulous. Thats art... following intuition... glad to hear u are doing fine. Big Hugs Janna

carol l mckenna said...

Very creative ~ Love it! Wow! ~thanks, namaste, Carol (Share the Creative Journey) ~ Happy PPF ^_^

Katie said...

I love how you let it change! Sometimes, I have trouble when things don't work how I imagined, I just get stuck there.

Lisa Gordon said...

I more than kinda like it Linda!
This is really beautiful!
That bougainvillea is wonderful too. It is so nice to see a different color. Here, ours are only pink and red.
Have a great weekend my friend.

Deb Hickman said...

You take beautiful photo's and I love how your canvas turned out. Have a good weekend.xxx

Gail Dixon said...

I have never seen that shade of bougainvillea! It is so unusual and beautiful. I love the butterfly layout you ended up with. The closest thing I can relate to that is sometimes I go out to photograph a particular thing or place and wind up with something totally different. Hope you have a great weekend!

TexWisGirl said...

your butterfly is gorgeous. as is that uniquely orange bougainvillea.

Silvia(Barnie) said...

Great way your canvas turned out. Yes, I know those moments, too. I've a special "thing" in my head and a while later there's something different on my working desk ;)

Terry said...

Great canvas from start, to middle to finish! Yes, I have had total transformations from what started to how it finished! Love this! Have a fabulous weekend!

ANNE said...

So pretty. I love what you came up with.

Joining you from PPF.

Virginia L. said...

Thanks for the eye candy of the day! BEAUTIFUL photo and card! What's NOT to love !!? That card---drop dead gorgeous!!!!!!!!!

EVA said...

I like it too! Lovely!!

Anonymous said...

Awesome creation Linda! That happens to me all the time, I often change directions in the middle but as long as we are happy with the end result ,I guess that's art, or women LOL. Love that bouganvillia!
Hugs Julie P

Linda Breedlove said...

Yep... I did that today. You'll see it tomorrow... trouble is, I still don't like it. Yours is gorgeous, though! Love that photo!!!
Hugs!

Linda Breedlove said...

Yep... I did that today. You'll see it tomorrow... trouble is, I still don't like it. Yours is gorgeous, though! Love that photo!!!
Hugs!

Tracey FK said...

I love how it turned out... the colour palette is just perfect... happy PPF xx

Janet said...

I like the butterfly better, and the message is great. Love the color and texture you have in this piece.

Gillian Olson said...

Lovely work,

Kmcblackburn said...

Well HOWEVER you got to the finished product...it was totally worth it! :)

Happy weekend to you!

Kathy

Suzanne C said...

I always end up somewhere different than I started and it is part of the fun! Beautiful mini canvas. Love the design and I love your photos!

Unknown said...

However you got there....I love it!!!! what a beautiful piece Linda!!!!

Happy PPF and pop by for Sweet Saturdays!!!!

Hugs
Diana

Sylvia said...

Gorgeous, Linda! I love how the flower became a butterfly. Love the direction your playing took you. Have a wonderful Saturday.

Julie Tucker-Wolek said...

LOL! That happens to me all the time! I love love love how it turned out! I loveeeeeeeeee the colors and the butterfly! :):):):):):):):):):):)

Karen @ Pieces of Contentment said...

Love your little canvas! I've not seen a bougainvillea in those colours either, it looks lovely!

Mona Pendleton said...

Beautiful mini canvas Linda! That butterfly is stunning!

Nadege, said...

I love it. Gorgeous mini canvas.

My Bougainvillea is about to flower, pink flowers, never seen any the color you have.

Giggles said...

Very pretty, yes it happens all the time!! It's when the spirit actually moves me...or the brush a different way!! Love it!

Hugs Giggles

JKW said...

I love flowers, But. . . Butterflies are Free.. . I love the whole collage. Thanks for visiting, Blessings, Janet PPF

Kathryn Zbrzezny said...

Oh wow, gorgeous! I love the colors and your surprise art twist! And I agree with you on the bouganvilla: i usually just see pink flowers, never this! LOVE it. Thank you for sharing. Kath

Christine said...

it's so creative and beautiful, love it, although the flower was nice too!

Anonymous said...

Well, what a surprise, Linda! I kept scrolling back and forth to see where the flower had gone.(Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing?) Anyway, I think I like the butterfly on this canvas better than the flower because of the text you've written. The music looks great and the colors so delicious.

Theresa said...

I love how it flowered into a butterfly! Happy PPF!
PS I have never seen a bouganvilla that color.

GlorV1 said...

I love your butterfly. I have heard that when the monarch comes to visit one, that it is the spirit of a loved one now gone. I kind of like that thought. We do get some monarchs in our yard. Yours is beautiful. Nice job.

Unknown said...

Love the canvas!...the photo of the bougainvillea is simply gorgeous, I had no idea they even came in that colour, but how fantastic do they look!! xx

Unknown said...

That orange boganvillia is stunning, the colour is glorious. Your photo is amazing!

The butterfly image is striking, I love what you ended up with and seeing the progression. Thanks for sharing.

Happy PPF.

Catherine said...

All your beautiful colors make me happy Linda! Oh I must really get down into my craft room. So many crafts, so little time.

Hope you are having a lovely weekend friend!
xo Catherine

Ricardo Miñana said...

Nice entry, you have a intersante space
if you like the lyrics full of tenderness, poetry,
I invite you to my spaces,
happy weekend.
a hug.

carlarey said...

Great photo, and I love where the painting went.

Rosie Kaplan said...

I like it too. Check out the butterfly effect. Its on my blog on the side.

Denise Mulligan said...

Yes, changing from one thing to another happens a lot with me too. I love when that happens.
It did turn out lovely.

Lisa Graham said...

Hi Linda,
I have never seen Bouganvilla that color either...used to have a hot pink one, but they do not do well in Kansas. Or at least I don't think so...maybe it was just my poor skill at caring for the poor thing.

Your little art there is so sweet...love when things just turn out.

Is that Diana Krall I hear? Oh what wonderful music. Her Christmas CD is to die for FYI.

Anonymous said...

this is such a cheerful piece of art.

Mary C. Nasser said...

Great painting and quote.
Love how the colors of your painting were inspired by the fall colors of your first photo posted, too. :)

Happy PPF!!
Mary
Mixed-Media Map Art

Heather Rogers said...

You know how much I love these. I wish I had the time to get into making some of these. :)
Hugs~

Fallingladies said...

I like it too, I liked the flower too but you have to do whatever you feel at the time!

Lynnda said...

WOW Linda... I love this!!!... love how your canvas turned out!!! Warm and happy colors!...hugs...xoxo

SHERI COOK said...

LOVE your photos and the tiny work of art. Happy PPF!

Geckostone said...

Oh YES! I love the butterfly and your photos are awesome!!! Deb

Gerri Herbst said...

Happy Halloween dearie!
Happy PPF too. This lottle butterfly canvas in marvelous! Hope you are doing well, take care,gerri

Tracy said...

It's wonderful! You just used your creative perogative. LOL Thanks for sharing it with us. :-)

Kristin Dudish said...

Beautiful - I love that such a little canvas can have such a big message!

xo
Kristin

Laura Delegal - Leroy Photography said...

Love your creations (including your precious grandson). Have a good week.

Audrey Pettit said...

So glad you've been having a wonderful week and so glad you got to do some painting, too. I just love how your canvas turned out. The butterfly and quote are fabulous. Love the rich color, too.