2 blessed beyond belief

oh gosh golly gee ...

you know ... 

ever since that day your so graciously offered me that lovely cup of tea ...

a day when i was running crazy ...

i have been wanting to return the favour ...

so today ... 

for you ...

and all our friends who are busy as *bee*s working away ...

creating . writing . clicking . knitting . drawing . painting . working ...

here is a wee sip of tea ...

to soothe ...

: : :

i almost forgot to mention about 'texture tuesday'!

thanks to your dandy texture collection, here is what i did with this image ...

. i did some fidgeting (that's an official photoshop term *wink*) with my background image in curves

. some more fidgeting with hue/saturation adding a layer mask and removing my hand and cup

. added your 'peacock' texture ~ soft light blending ~ 100%

. added your 'zen thing' texture ~ soft light blending ~ 100%

. added your 'gesso' texture ~ soft light blending (doubled this layer) ~ add layer mask ~ remove hand/cup

. added a layer of pure white ~ multiple blending ~ 100%

. added *sip* in dream cake font ... just for fun!

it is so interesting how the image evolves with each texture and application ... 

: : :

oh! and please mouse over to see the before and after ...

um, speaking of mice ...

you might want to see this ...

i'm still smiling and i hope you are today as well ~

*hug*

prairiegirl