Fun Links

[SteinwaysMom]

I thought I'd start a thread where we can post links to fun & inspiring websites. I'm always up for mindless web browsing when bored.

Here's one I just found called Il Bloggo (http://www.ihanna.nu/blog/). She made these fun Fruit Girls ATCs (http://www.ihanna.nu/blog/?p=399).

iHanna is a Swedish artist and her site has a lot of fun links to check out...

[happyrobyn]

I've spent hours at this guy's site: Frank Ze (http://www.zefrank.com)

[webchyck]

Great links, Robyn!

[Chinook]

I don't know what else to say!!! WOWSA!!! I am going to have to spend WAY more time on the computer, LOL.

[SteinwaysMom]

Art-E-Zine has all these wonderful little pages but they're tucked away... Here is a page of digital links (http://www.art-e-zine.co.uk/gillianlinks.html) from sitemistress Gillian Allen. Mostly Photoshop brushes and tutorials.

[SteinwaysMom]

Outside the Margins (http://www.outsidethemargins.com/freebies.html) is a web shop w/a whole page of freebie ephemera images and ATC backgrounds. (As if we don't have enough already!).

[Kazadoodle]

Here's an ATC artist's site that I like:

Ed's Artist Trading Cards (http://www.geocities.com/edsatc/)

This is a totally awesome site which deals with illustrated and thematic alphabets and postage stamps!

Alphabetilately (http://alphabetilately.com/)

This is totally fun on-line drawing, er, thing! LOL - create art using bits and pieces from Picasso's art

Mr Picasso Head (http://www.mrpicassohead.com/create.html)

[SteinwaysMom]

Wow, thanks Kaz. These are fantastic. I hope everyone keeps adding links here!

[webchyck]

Here's my PicasoHead (http://www.mrpicassohead.com/canvas.html?id=04f9e38&skin=original)!

That was fun! So many options...I just played around for a minute...you could go nuts with that little program.

[kygirl]

My house is a mess. I skipped breakfast. I finally got out of my pajamas. But I've had a blast visiting all of these cool websites. Loved the "Outside the Margins" site -- the freebies were awesome.

[Ursula]

Is there some secret to how to download from the various sites? I can't seem to find a download button. Particularly on Flickr. found cool stuff but am too dumb to know how to get it. I'm like the mouse looking at the cheese in the mirror.

[mishou]

LOL Ursula
I can't speak for other sites but for Flickr, when you're looking at something you like, click on the link that says "all sizes" that you should see right above the image. This will take you to the largest size view of the photo. Then just right click and save. There's no actualy 'downloading' that happens. Just saving. Make sense?

[SteinwaysMom]

Yeah a lot of sites you have to right click and save (Art-E-Zine, StockXChange, Flickr). Very few sites do downloads and zips and stuff. When you bring it into you imaging software remember to resize it as 300 dpi so it won't get all wacked out when you copy it into your LO.

[CathyRose]

Very cool sites. If you like PhotoShop Actions check this site out.
http://www.atncentral.com/

[skyescrapz]

Oh my gosh, I shouldn't have read this thread. You guys are completely enabling me to NOT do other stuff that needs doing so that I may peruse these cool websites. I must go look now. How could you do this to me? How? How? (she says with much sarcasm as she runs to the first link...)

[SteinwaysMom]

Yes, this thread is an evil conspiracy to drastically reduce the productivity of the American workforce. They say deleting spam costs the US workforce billions of dollars. Wait till they study quirking!

This is Rice Freeman-Zachary's website. She writes articles for Legacy and does the coolest altered clothing. You gotta check it out. www.voo-doo-cafe.com

Her Momma Jacket (http://www.voo-doo-cafe.com/cgi-bin/itsmy/go.exe?page=24&domain=1&webdir=voodoocafe) is hilarious.

[happyrobyn]

I stumbled upon this site the other night and spent well over an hour poking around! Great jacket.

[kygirl]

I want a Momma jacket! Absolutely fabulous. Just think, you don't have to yell at the kids, you just point to the appropriate line on your jacket -- "Because I said so" or "Your face will get stuck like that."

[SteinwaysMom]

hehehe, more fun links


Sara Fishburn (http://www.sarahfishburn.com/Collages/index.php) Altered/Collage
Burnt Offerings (http://www.burntofferings.com/) Crazy Art Dolls and other fun stuff (husband and wife couple)
Aisling D'Art (http://www.aisling.net/index.html) Great site by the artist w/lots of resources on fabric collage, art journaling and 'wild art dolls'.
Lynn Perella (http://www.lkperrella.com/) Author of Collage Book ALPHABETICA

More sites here (http://www.heartsart.com)

[Vania16]

What a fun site! I saw one of her skirts in Lynne Perrella's book, just never knew there was more :)

[Kazadoodle]

I like freeform crochet, kinda like altered crochet - LOL - here are some links to get you going - it's loads of fun as there are no rules!

Prudence Mapstone (http://www.eject.com.au/prudence/)
If the hat fits (http://www.eject.com.au/e-motive/prudence/ifthehatfits/)
A girl can never have too many handbags (that's purses for you guys in the US) (http://handbags.knotjustknitting.com/)

I'm also into dolls - different dolls that is - I remember loving paper dolls - these two are blogs

Art Dolls: A Journey in Fiberl (http://www.artdolls.info/cat_paper_altered_art.html)
Griselda Tello (http://people.tribe.net/griselda_tello)

[Vania16]

Okay - any site named a girl can never have too many handbags is a site that must be in my favorites LOL! cool stuff :)

[CathyRose]

Altered hats and purses, oh my!! Too cool!

[Nightwolf]

Oh My! I could spend hours looking thru all these links ;) I'll post some of my fav links after tea

[Vania16]

Have you guys seen Autumn Leaves' Freestyle Blog? It's not full-on quirk, but definitely a lot of great inspiration :) And, they finally have an RSS feed now, so I can keep up with it.

http://www.autumnleaves.com/freestyle/

[happyrobyn]

Thanks for the link Lisa!

[SteinwaysMom]

I love those Prudence Mapstone 'scumbles' (http://www.knotjustknitting.com/whatis.htm)cause if everything is uneven it would still look ok. It would be fun to make little ones for altered projects or even scan them and have little digiscumbles.

Freestyle is kind of still straight scrapping but quirky - hey the more the merrier!

FREE COOL BRUSHES: Jason Gaylor (http://www.designfruit.com/jasongaylor/blog/)

[happyrobyn]

Those are some COOL brushes! Love that they are so big!

[Vania16]

very cool brushes - thanks for the link!

[Kazadoodle]

Thank you for posting that brush link - I had it but lost it.

I try and make all my brushes big too - I've got some on my DA account, if anyone is interested - here are the ilnks:

Art Textures (http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/21648213/)
Grungy Flourishes (http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/21650742/)
Curlicue (http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/21722868/)
Venetian Masks (http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/21804378/)

Some of them aren't huge but they are largish

[happyrobyn]

Kaza - those are some great links! Thanks for posting them.

[Nightwolf]

*sigh* I've found a new brush heaven LOL
I think I might change my motto to "A girl can never have too many brushes"
Thanks for sharing :)

[Kazadoodle]

No problem - rather have them go to a bunch of people who are going to appreciate them

[CathyRose]

Those brushes are fabulous, thanks a bunch!

[kygirl]

What great websites. Love the brushes. Here are a couple of my favorites.

Creative Collage, Kelly Angard's look at collage techniques. Right now, she's doing a series of exercises on letting the inner artist free. http://www.creativecollage.blogspot.com/

SheepSpace, Chriss Coleman's look at fonts, scrapbooking, etc. I especially like the way she groups fonts for different projects. Also, she has some interesting links. http://sheepspace.ca/

[Ursula]

Kaza, those brushes are awesome, thanks

[Vania16]

I really like Kelly's Creative Collage blog too - I haven't had time to do her exercises now, but I'm saving them all up as they come to do down the road!

[Nightwolf]

Found this today: Lisa Vollrath (http://www.lisavollrath.com/index.php)
Lots of gorgeous collage stuff & a great 'How To' list

[Nightwolf]

& here (http://www.rusticstains.com/postcards.htm)'s some vintage postcards

[SteinwaysMom]

Great links everybody, keep 'em comin'

Kaza - I wondered if that was you at deviant art - your brushes are to die for and I love the digital work you posted there. Coooool!

[Kazadoodle]

thanks everyone on your appreciation of my brushes. and thanks Debra for your comment on my stuff at DA

Yep, that's me - I'm Kazadoodle everywhere I go online - but one 14 year old little brat on My Space stole my name!!

[SteinwaysMom]

Wow - check her site out (http://www.sabrinawardharrison.com/about/) - I really love her art journaling and her story is a must-read.

[Madge]

Hi, this is my very first Quirk post! I've been enjoying this thread and i think you might enjoy The Scribbler (http://www.zefrank.com/scribbler/)

That'll keep you quiet! Enjoy. :)

[Vania16]

Well, hey that's a fun toy! Thanks for sharing :) Definitely a great first quirk post! Glad you've joined us :)

[skyescrapz]

Hi, this is my very first Quirk post! I've been enjoying this thread and i think you might enjoy The Scribbler (http://www.zefrank.com/scribbler/)

That'll keep you quiet! Enjoy. :)

Welcome Gillian, and thanks for the awesome share! :)

[Kazadoodle]

that Scribbler link is awesome

[CathyRose]

This is in French but loaded with cool posters and all kinds of things, make sure you check out the archives too!

http://grandformat.blogspot.com/

[kygirl]

Found a site (I don't think it's been listed yet) that teaches lots of techniques and hosts weekly art challenges. They do digital work, too.
It's http://www.inspiremethursday.com/.

[nicole hinrichs]

wow thanks ladies for these cool sites I got lost in them, I just bought four of sabrina ward harrison books cant wait till I get them.

[Nightwolf]

Awesome links. Thanks for sharing them :)

[Nevermore]

Thank you for posting that brush link - I had it but lost it.

I try and make all my brushes big too - I've got some on my DA account, if anyone is interested - here are the ilnks:

Art Textures (http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/21648213/)
Grungy Flourishes (http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/21650742/)
Curlicue (http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/21722868/)
Venetian Masks (http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/21804378/)

Some of them aren't huge but they are largish
Just finally got around to downloading these and playing (laptop is having some hiccups). Kaza, I just love them and am in the middle of using them for my intergrated name piece for the last part of the naming ceremony. Thanks for letting us know about them!

[webchyck]

Thanks Kazadoodle for the brush links! Fun stuff!

[lisacohen]

Another fun site for digital eye candy/inspiration: AntiGirl (http://www.antigirl.com/)

:-)
Lisa

[Fiddlette]

Wow, Lisa, that site is truly AMAZING! Love it...thanks for posting it!! :)

[happyrobyn]

AWESOME link Lisa! Thank you so much for this. So much inspiration here.

[skyescrapz]

I just found this great place were a bunch of stock photo sites are listed.... many more than I was aware of. Great place to find links to locations that have stuff to quirk with!!!

Where to find free images (http://www.masternewmedia.org/news/2005/04/01/where_to_find_free_images.htm)

[Madge]

Krista - thanks so much for that free image link - wow! That'll keep me going for months, and Nicole for at least 6 days! LOL. ;)

[nicole hinrichs]

love this thread, well here is another site you might enjoy about artjournaling and more art
http://www.extra-oomph.com/newsite/

[Madge]

I love that Cuba book, Nicole. Wasn't too impressed with the write-up on her About Me section though. http://deephousepage.com/smilies/stupid.gif Thanks for the link.

[nicole hinrichs]

I even missed the cuba book but when you go in illustrations and press in the menu you will find more art. now I go back and check out the cuba book. thanks:)

[skyescrapz]

Krista - thanks so much for that free image link - wow! That'll keep me going for months, and Nicole for at least 6 days! LOL. ;)

OMG, the comment about Nicole made me laugh so loud....

I'm still on the hunt for the perfect image to illustrate my new quirk name, but I still haven't found it. That is how I stumbled upon that awesome list last night, though.

[nicole hinrichs]

are you guys making fun of me:)

[nicole hinrichs]

:p lol okay the message was too short, not anymore

[Madge]

are you guys making fun of me:)

http://deephousepage.com/smilies/eye_anim.gifhttp://deephousepage.com/smilies/eye_anim.gif

[skyescrapz]

are you guys making fun of me:)

Never! You are a very prolific scrapper. I only WISH I could do as many layouts as you do, my friend! (Heaven only knows I'll never be as good as you are, either...)

[Madge]

Never! You are a very prolific scrapper. I only WISH I could do as many layouts as you do, my friend! (Heaven only knows I'll never be as good as you are, either...)

Ditto to the above! You're awesome, Nicole. xxx

[CathyRose]

Ditto here too, you are amazing!

[nicole hinrichs]

oooh you guys are making me blush, you are all very good yourself, and for the amount, well my laundry is not done, the bed is not made up I can write in the dust on the tv, the milk is cooking over, some one keeps ringing my doorbell, the phone is ringing of the hook, like the light is on but no one at home. lol. I can make one within ten minutes but sometimes it takes my a few hours, I just make without thinking a lot of times, if it looks good to me, I go with the lo. but thanks ladies for the compliments, I did not think for real you guys where making fun of me, just joking.
have a wonderfull tuesday, it is hot in holland now and we won our first world cup soccer game. holland is in orange mood,
cheers xxx nicole

[webchyck]

Thanks for the "extra oomph" link, Nicole! I love that kind of stuff--gritty, whimsical, urban. Did you all see, in the book section, the project she did on women, in the box, and all the illustrations are held together with a bra strap? Too clever!

[nicole hinrichs]

does any one know this site, mail art journals all altered
http://www.picturetrail.com/sallyt
nicole

[nicole hinrichs]

and another cool one
http://www.reaktiv-zone.org/photography/view_profile.php?profile_id=digital.redness_200510 25010551
xx nicole

[lisadozknit]

Ok Ladies- this thread should have a warning blinkie attached!!!!! What terrific links - I need a quirk 12 step program or an action that would clone me - so that I could spend all day perusing these links and altering everything , and my clone could do all my horrible motherly duties. Wretched housework!! (not that I ever do it) lol. I just devise ways to get my kids to do it - (bwah hahah) Usually they are in trouble - so that is no problem.
Oh - need to get back to reality- -- but why? just a few more links- the diaper will hold a bit more- the kids can have self service food??
just kidding-- Lisa

[nicole hinrichs]

same here lisa, wished there where more hours in one day sometimes.lol

[happyrobyn]

just a few more links- the diaper will hold a bit more- the kids can have self service food??
just kidding-- Lisa

I have first-hand experience that a well-made diaper can hold at least 24 hours of pee. So just hope for a constipated baby and you'll be just fine to continue surfing!

[Madge]

I have first-hand experience that a well-made diaper can hold at least 24 hours of pee.

I could do with one of those.....;)

[lisadozknit]

LOL too funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well there are depends Gillian!:D

[Kazadoodle]

I was surfing DA and found this gallery - totally amazing paper collage, with quirkiness galore

Alienari (http://alienari.deviantart.com/gallery/)

[Kazadoodle]

well my laundry is not done, the bed is not made up I can write in the dust on the tv, the milk is cooking over, some one keeps ringing my doorbell, the phone is ringing of the hook, like the light is on but no one at home. lol. I can make one within ten minutes but sometimes it takes my a few hours, I just make without thinking a lot of times, if it looks good to me, I go with the lo. but thanks ladies for the compliments,


Nicole - that sound so like me and this place - LOL. Nothing is done here either and I usually whip up my stuff within 30 minutes once I've got the idea, and other times, it may take me a couple of hours

[nicole hinrichs]

well as long as we have fun creating who cares right , that the laundry is not done, shopping for new clothes is fun too.

well I did some ironing today, and I hate it. lol

[webchyck]

I just got done ironing! LOL--I wouldn't let myself get back on the computer until my three khaki items were ironed. Now, I get my reward! tee hee! But, I really, really, really hate ironing--so much so that for awhile I bought NOTHING that would require it of me. DH sends his things to the dry cleaners now. Where they belong.

[happyrobyn]

LOL Becky! My DH's family came to visit a few weeks ago and my brother-in-law asked me if he could use the iron. I actually had to go look for it! He was cracking up. I found the ironing board in the garage and the iron on the top shelf of the laundry room - caked in laundry room dust! ROFL! Did I mention that I work in shorts and a t-shirt ... barefoot every day?! And DH sends everything to the cleaners if it might need to be ironed. I don't do ironing!

[Madge]

Robyn - you seem to have your priorities right. Life is too short to worry about ironing stuff. ;)

Here's a link to Illustration Friday (http://www.illustrationfriday.com/) if any of you haven't come across it yet. They give a weekly subject and ask you to put your artwork on your blog and link to a thumbnail on their site. Lots of digi-workers there.

I'm hoping we could do something along those lines here. :)

[CathyRose]

Quirky artwork and little stories here, check out the send e-cards sections.
Enjoy!

The Story People (http://www.storypeople.com/storypeople/Home.do?inMenu=true)

[Nightwolf]

Something for the art journalers out there

Cre8it (http://www.dotcalmvillage.net/index.html)

[Nightwolf]

Here's another site with some rather cool images :)
http://www.davidrankineart.com/totem_image_note_cards.htm

[SteinwaysMom]

Geez, I haven't kept up on all these links - ahh...more hours of aimless websurfing!

There's one I just found out about - Photoshop actions that are TO DIE FOR...all FREE...also if anyone has not heard of Virtual Photographer you must have it (it's also free and works with PS/PSE and some other programs):

www.atncentral.com
http://www.optikvervelabs.com/download.asp

[happyrobyn]

YES! Virtual Photographer is a definite MUST HAVE! I use it on ALL layouts!!! Big problem is that it doesn't work on a Mac.

[nicole hinrichs]

A must see site full of printable old pictures and documents soooo many.
http://worlddmc.ohiolink.edu/OMP/Browse4?b=subject&nb=0&l=A
enjoy:)

[brownie13]

what a treasure trove, Nicole. wow. thanks!

[nicole hinrichs]

make your own real newspaper clipping here and save it as a jpeg to your computer. http://tools.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp
nicole

[webchyck]

Okay, if we were giving out a prize for this thread, Nicole would be winning with the greatest links ever!!! This one is just too fun!

[nicole hinrichs]

thanks becky, dont know which link you liked but they are all fun, so glad you liked it. :)

[webchyck]

ALL of them! That's why you win! It's not just the quantity of links it's the QUALITY of them!

[emm@]

oh WOZWERS guys!!! thanks so much!!!! this is just awesome!!

[nicole hinrichs]

ALL of them! That's why you win! It's not just the quantity of links it's the QUALITY of them!

thanks becky :)

[kygirl]

I've just picked my chin up off the floor. It's been there ever since my husband stumbled over the Sister Moon website,http://www.sistermoon.art.pl/slady.html. The photography is wonderful and the photo manipulation is superb. Definitely quirky.

[Nevermore]

Donna, oh my! Oh oh my! Oh my! I want to go study with this woman!!!!! Please, keep that husband of yours on the computer.

[graybonnie]

Donna... so intriguing!!!! Wow!!!

[webchyck]

Thanks for that site, Donna! Amazing!

[brownie13]

wow. what an absorbing site. thanks for that link, Donna!

[kygirl]

Okay, this one's not quirky, but it may end up being the one site you use most often. This online font browser catalogs all the fonts on your computer and lets you view the fonts in various sizes. I love it. Go to: http://www.stcassociates.com/lab/fontbrowser.html

[happyrobyn]

WOW! How the heck does it do that? So cool! I swaer - there are some people in this world that are a whole lot smarter than me!! Thanks for this awesome link!!

[smwhite]

WOW... this is a wonderful font viewer! I can hardly wait to try it out at home!

Thanks for sharing!:D

[nicole hinrichs]

another fun site on the topic share a secret on a postcard.

http://postsecret.blogspot.com/

have fun nicole

[graybonnie]

Ooooo silly fun!!! Thanks Nicole.

[Kazadoodle]

Found this today surfing for paper dolls - it's too cool:

Doc Whiz (http://www.educ.kent.edu/community/DOCWHIZ/dwpprdl.html)

[webchyck]

Found a cool brush site tonight that I'd never visited before: The 5th Muse (http://www.strangeangels.net/)

I found it through PhotoshopSupport.com's free brush page (http://www.photoshopsupport.com/tools/brushes.html) which is cool in it's own right.

[Diginellie]

Okay, this one's not quirky, but it may end up being the one site you use most often. This online font browser catalogs all the fonts on your computer and lets you view the fonts in various sizes. I love it. Go to: http://www.stcassociates.com/lab/fontbrowser.html


Donna this is great thankyou - now I can disable the font preview thing in PSE - its a huge memory hog :)

[webchyck]

I just tried out the font browser, too...very very handy!

[SteinwaysMom]

I had to post this:

Scrapbook Bra (http://www.craftysecrets.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=125&size=big&cat=&si=pink,)

Hilarious!

[graybonnie]

LOL... I can see a whole new quirk art form mergering... LOL

[PamPie]

I had to post this:

Scrapbook Bra (http://www.craftysecrets.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=125&size=big&cat=&si=pink,)

Hilarious!
Oh my! Of 'corset' could be a quirk challenge here--I just won't be modeling my own creation... :rolleyes:

[ScrapAlice]

As I used to hear my mother say "Oh my stars and garters!" Never really knew what she meant by that. Uh oh...another quirk project.

[SteinwaysMom]

OMG, a quirk corset contest would be so cool...one of us could sneak into a Victoria's Secret store and take a really good photo of a model wearing one to use as a base image....or maybe there's one at StockXChange....

[SteinwaysMom]

OMG, a quirk corset contest would be so cool...one of us could sneak into a Victoria's Secret store and take a really good photo of a model wearing one to use as a base image....or maybe there's one at StockXChange....

[Pixeldigger]

"Stars and Garters" would be a cool ATC swap one of these months

[Nevermore]

Judith, you are so right! I love this idea! I don't have a clue what the heck it means but I love it. It is going to be tough trying to sneak this one in a conversation.

[ScrapAlice]

"Stars and Garters" would be a cool ATC swap one of these months

Let's do it! ;)

[webchyck]

I've put Stars and Garters on the list...you guys are getting that list going right on out to the end of the year already. Want to see the list?

April: MMMM....Chocolate!
May: Games People Play
June: Country Chic
July: Life's Journeys
August: Happiness Is...
September: Masks
October: Stars and Garters

Right now I've just been putting them in the order people have PM'd me with ideas! If I'm missing any, let me know. At the rate we're going we could have TWO ATC SWAPS per month!

[happyrobyn]

At the rate we're going we could have TWO ATC SWAPS per month!
Don't even JOKE about that!!!!!

[webchyck]

Oh, Robyn, you just send all six months worth out in your Christmas cards! LOL!

[happyrobyn]

Oh, Robyn, you just send all six months worth out in your Christmas cards! LOL!
Now you're thinkin'!!!!

[alteredstates]

I love these photos of textures...



http://digitalcraftsman.com/textureBin/textureBin.htm