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Cre8Tive Bistro-PhotoShop Goodies

Tonight upon your pillow
Close your eyes and hide your head
For the fairies and the goblins
Will be hovering ’round your head…
here is my gift to you…
Happy Halloween to all my ghoulish friends…It has been an amazing Halloween season for me with all the #MMSGetCorny and #DontBeTheDarkHouse excitement…I want to thank everyone who made this [...]

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I love to decorate for Halloween, inside and out!!! This year’s outdoor decor became The Haunted Welcome. How do I think of these things? Well, I found some old tree branches with leaves still clinging to them…which started the ideas coming. I would make a haunted welcome forest just the size of children. See my [...]

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October 14, 2011

My Halloween 50 ft Party EERie Soirée Tablescape

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by Rebecca E. Parsons

So usually I like to go all out for Halloween…with fun, games, costumes and loads of food. This year I decided to go a different route…and create a more intimate party for my girlfriends. It will be an oh so sophisticated Halloween party with a black and lime green color palette…The Eerie Soirée!
I was challenged [...]

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May 28, 2011

KMart Outdoor Makeover Flamingo Soirée~Day 1

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by Rebecca E. Parsons

This is day 1 of a four part series showcasing my outdoor makeover, courtesy of KMart, and a Flamingo Soirée, inspired by Party Bluprints dot Com, to celebrate my new outdoor space.
Oh my goodness…this has been a crazy two weeks. I invited all my children, their spouses and their children to come to the [...]

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April 21, 2011

At least I Didn’t Burn The Beer Vintage Collage

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by Rebecca E. Parsons

You know me and my imagination…which seems to be running amuck with glee and wild abandon these days. It all started when I signed up was drafted was cajoled ,,,okay, I volunteered to be Dant-da-da Daaaaa Cre8iva-Ace Reporter of All Things Vintage Artsy and Craftsy for Vintage Allies, VAV! Lifestyle Magazine and Variety Broadcasting. [...]

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April 3, 2011

Sunrise Walk Scrapbook Page Layout

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by Rebecca E. Parsons

I am playing in Scrappy Sunday by Paper Craft Planet. Scrappy Sunday is a Scrapbook Sketch Group where members are challenged to complete at least 4 layouts each month, often with a few “Bonus” challenges thrown in. Each Month you can check in for a quick “Overview” of the challenges with links to the weekly [...]

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April 2, 2011

Believe in Magic Mixed Media Card

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by Rebecca E. Parsons

The Believe in Magic card is a mixed media design personified. The background was painted with acrylics. The good witch image (Viva Las Vegas Stamps ) was stamped on white paper, scanned into PhotoShop and decorated with original designs. It was printed, cut out and collaged to the painted background. The words were stamped and [...]

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BLOOM Plant Wrapper Hostess Gift or Place Card

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Oh what fun it is when Spring bursts forth and green replaces the brown of winter. I host a bloomin’ posies party each year for five girlfriends. We each are assigned to bring six tiny potted plants, one for each guest. We spend the afternoon potting my posies while sipping iced herbal tea and snacking [...]

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Viva Las Vegas Design Team

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GREAT NEWS!!! I have been selected as a member of the Design Team for Viva Las VegasStamps. I am so inspired by the VLVstanps…my mind runs wild!!! You will soon see we share the same sense of humor… You can catch updates on Stampo Blog and order the stamps at Viva Las VegasStamps.
Here is my [...]

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Birthday Hat & Designer Jeans for Addison’s Birthday

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My sweet grandddaughter is 1 year old tomorrow!!! I love that sweet baby girl! I am on my way to the party. I, of course, had to make her something special for her 1st birthday celebration…here it is:
I designed the fabric, the hat pattern and an outfit to match!!! I will share how and I [...]

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OWOH Winner(s) of PhotoShop Designer e-Course

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So it seems,
in my comments,
that I had 2 #24s!
SO the only fair thing is
to award them both a class!!!
SO CONGRATS to you Both!!!
See there are even more winners below!!!

the GIVEAWAY…
A seat in one of my ever so popular PhotoShop Mixed Media Explorations classes…Your Choice!!! From creating textures to restoring old photos to digital painting…you can [...]

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Fix It Friday (a tiny bit late)

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here is my mixed media version of the FIx It Friday challenge on I Love Faces …photograph by Angie Arthur used with permission…
I am a little late because I just ran across this fun challenge..at lease it is fun for me and will be for my students in the future. It is a great way [...]

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New Digital Paintings

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Here are some new mixed media works of art from Rebecca E. Parsons…
created as samples for her ongoing PhotoShop e-courses

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Free PhotoShop Texture Pack Cre8Tive Bistro

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Grand Opening
Cre8Tive Bistro – PhotoShop Goodies

Included in this pack are 5 textures in low-res JPEG format. They are 1000 pixels square. Peacock One is also available in high-res format for $2. These are for personal use only by Creative Commons.
Buy Now for $2

Every Tuesday there will be a new high-res Texture [...]

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