Lilac

© Sybille Sterk 

Do not copy or publish this in any way, shape or form without my written permission.

Flowers from my garden. Picture edited in Lightroom and Photoshop with free and bought textures. Colour adjustment. 

Sharing a little spring with you. :D

 travel mugs, wall hangings and shower curtains, cushions and bags, duvet covers and stationary cards. Oh and mouse mats. :D Have a ball. Have a set. :D

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and various others.

Lilac Dreams

© Sybille Sterk 

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Photograph of lilac from my garden. I wanted to create something that has a feeling of the ethereal feel and scent of lilac. 

All images/textures/brushes my own or bought. 

Edited with Photoshop.

All my images are available on Redbubble, Artflakes, Society6 and Bluecanvas as prints, cards, posters, skins for laptops, Blackberry, iPhones and other phones (for the skins go toBluecanvas). You can now also get most of my images on cushion covers (go to Society6 for these).

the earth laughs in flowers

© Sybille Sterk 

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Lilac blossoms from the tree in my garden. I love lilac because it smells so nice and has these wonderful waxy little flowers in all shades of lilac, pink and white. Edited in Photoshop. 

The quote is by Ralph Waldo Emerson. 

All images/textures/brushes my own or bought. 

Edited with Photoshop.

Font Windsong by BrightIdeas

All my images are available on Redbubble, Artflakes, Society6 and Bluecanvas as prints, cards, posters, skins for laptops, Blackberry, iPhones and other phones (for the skins go toBluecanvas). You can now also get most of my images on cushion covers (go to Society6 for these).

All available on Society6

Nostalgia, Flirt and Kiss

© Sybille Sterk

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Nostalgia is a close-up picture of my beautiful white roses fairy lights. They're made of fabric and look almost realistic. I have a thing about fairy lights. Some might say an obsession. LOL However, I love looking at them when it gets dark outside, they always make me smile. The font is called Harting.

All images/textures/brushes my own or bought. Edited with Photoshop.

Kiss is another close-up picture of one of my fairy light chains. This one is brand new and has beautiful fabric lotus flowers in shades of red on it. The font is Mountains of Christmas.

All images/textures/brushes my own or bought. Edited with Photoshop.

Flirt is the third in the series and another close-up of the lotus blossom fairy lights. The font is PlumBAE.

All images/textures/brushes my own or bought. Edited with Photoshop.

All my images are available on Redbubble, Artflakes, Society6 and Bluecanvas as prints, cards, posters, skins for laptops, Blackberry, iPhones and other phones (for the skins go to Bluecanvas). You can now also get most of my images on cushion covers (go to Society6 for these).

We Are

© Sybille Sterk

Do not copy or publish this in any way, shape or form without my written permission.

All my own images, no stock used. Words are my own, too:

connections
lighting up
one by one
like stars in the night sky
weaving the web
that ties us together

The full poem can be read here

All my images are available on Redbubble, Artflakes, Society6 and Bluecanvas as prints, cards, posters, skins for laptops, Blackberry, iPhones and other phones (for the skins go to Bluecanvas).

A Bit of Spring

MCN: CXNEF-EACEF-KDMHE 

 Arcangel-Images, use ST-0170

 

MCN: CW7NF-3GSXC-7KVU5

Arcangel-Images, use ST-0171

You can't beat spring flowers. They make such a difference when it's still dark and dreary outside and spring and summer seem light years away. :-)

Bluebell Wood

 MCN: C2D2L-LS4TH-4A7P5

This is my version of the Bluebell Wood I visited last Spring. I liked the pictures I took, but they looked a bit washed out to me and never felt right. I finally had an epiphany when I discovered tilt-shift. It's a technique that allows you to either make something look like a model railway town or created a slightly otherworldly feel. I used this technique for the latter here.

I first cropped the image, then applied the tilt-shift (lots of tutorials out there) then applied gradients, colour and textures to go from the image below to the one above. Now it feels like the day I went out Bluebell-Spotting. :-)

Part of my new series of images for licensing on Arcangel-Images, use this code: SYST-00120

Created with my own photographs in Photoshop, no stock used.

Waiting for Love

 

MCN: CDG7J-CCYVE-RJU81 

This was an experiment with a heart cut out from some packaging material and a ribbon. I love the magic feel this has. :-) Just right for the first blush of love.

Part of my new series of images for licensing on Arcangel-Images - use this code: SYST-0045  

Created with my own photographs in Photoshop, no stock used.

Old Lace

Another in my hipster series.
I love vintage lace and have a collection of lace trim that I use in my craft projects. I took some photos of it recently thinking of making brushes with it, when I had the idea for this image.
Lace often has been a tool of seduction. The oldest spinner of lace is, of course the spider, who weaves its web to trap its food. However, lace is also used as a lure but I wondered how often it traps the person who uses this tool? Seduction is a two way thing after all.... and used in the oldest profession in the world...

Credits

Model

• Ice Queen 13 by Aurora-Dawn

Stock

• Stock 016 - Corset by senzostock
• moths and butterflies stock129 by hatestock
• moths and butterflies stock134 by hatestock
• moths and butterflies stock114 by hatestock

All other images/textures/brushes my own.

MCN: C2C3X-KWD47-LNT68

Love ♥

This was a bit of an experiment with a new brush I created. The brush consists of old fashioned typewriter keys and I wanted to see how it could/would work in an image.

I was going for the feeling of day dreaming and thinking of your love.

All my own resources - typewriter keys brush, textures, background images, bokeh.

MCN: CCCWQ-KMVCV-58184

Some Jewellery for a Change...

My sister's birthday present... 

Rosey Posey

 

 

 

 

 

 A mix of vintage, Swarovski, Japanese and modern (mostly glass) beads with silver plated and copper findings.

A commission... 

Lilac Dreams V2

 

 

 

 

 A mix of vintage, Swarovski, Japanese and modern (mostly glass) beads on pink wire. Perfect for that special day.

A present to myself...  

Black as Night

 

 

 

  I really fancied a long black necklace with an eclectc mix of beads - vintage, glass, ceramic, bone, plastic, lucite, chalcedony and lava beads on matt black findings with a mix of different chains.

Somethings special (available for sale £10 + P&P, just drop me a mail)...  

Swallow Earrings

 

The cutest earrings to make a real statement - silver plated swallows on sterling silver and black matt frosted findings.

Flowers in Your Hair continued....

Thirty nine layers of luscious sparkly organza.... in bright colours. How could that not brighten up your day?


In the centre is a lime green shimmery button with lovely glistening lavender Magatama drop beads.


This one is slightly bigger than the others - 8.5cm (3 1/4").