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One Four Challenge -Week 2- July

Posted by the dune mouse on

More Butterfly dreams

Robyn Gosby’s One Four Challenge week 2

I’m just letting my imagination lead me with these and forever fiddling until the magic works or so I hope!

We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever– Carl Sagan

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Butterfly bamboozled
week two
week one
original

Edit:  I used a background texture, a touch of grunge and a hint of coloured filter in Topaz where I turned down the strength slider.

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  1. Peter Nena says:
    28 Jul 2015 at 11:05 pm

    Magic touch.

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    1. the dune mouse says:
      29 Jul 2015 at 9:51 pm

      🙂

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  2. sixpixx says:
    16 Jul 2015 at 2:51 am

    I love what you’ve done. Beautiful.

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    1. the dune mouse says:
      16 Jul 2015 at 9:34 am

      Hopefully I won’t go wrong with this lovely creature! Thank you Six!

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  3. Lizzie Gudkov says:
    15 Jul 2015 at 2:02 am

    Amazing! I especially like week one’s option!

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    1. the dune mouse says:
      15 Jul 2015 at 7:17 am

      thanks Lizzie!

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  4. Emilio Pasquale says:
    14 Jul 2015 at 5:25 pm

    OK, Cybele, this is the one you’re going to have to top! Brilliant!

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    1. the dune mouse says:
      14 Jul 2015 at 11:28 pm

      arghh!! it’s a challenge alright!! Thanks so much Emilio!

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  5. Robyn G says:
    14 Jul 2015 at 3:17 pm

    This image immediately places me in a temple in the jungle somewhere. No idea why… Another wonderful quote. This lighter edition is so different from the first week and equally beautiful 😃😃

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    1. the dune mouse says:
      14 Jul 2015 at 11:25 pm

      It’s truly a challenge Robyn!! and sometimes argh!! 😀 But it came together this week!

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  6. Snow's Fissures and Fractures says:
    13 Jul 2015 at 10:29 pm

    Like a dream, so beautiful and gentle. And the quote is perfect, one of my heroes.

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    1. the dune mouse says:
      14 Jul 2015 at 7:35 am

      Many thanks Lore!

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  7. Maria F. says:
    13 Jul 2015 at 9:23 pm

    Heavenly Cybele, beautiful!

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    1. the dune mouse says:
      14 Jul 2015 at 7:34 am

      so glad you like it Maria, thank you!

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  8. Linda Arthur Tejera says:
    13 Jul 2015 at 6:09 pm

    There you go, working your magic again! 🙂

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    1. the dune mouse says:
      14 Jul 2015 at 7:32 am

      many thanks Linda!!

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  9. Andrea Stephenson says:
    13 Jul 2015 at 10:06 am

    Now this one looks a little creepy to me, like the flower is swallowing up the butterfly…

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    1. the dune mouse says:
      13 Jul 2015 at 3:49 pm

      a tad!! But he is happily sipping nectar anyway!! lol

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  10. Albatz Travel Adventures says:
    13 Jul 2015 at 9:22 am

    Lovely summer mood in this version, like sunlight through sheer curtains…

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    1. the dune mouse says:
      13 Jul 2015 at 3:48 pm

      thank you so much Eliza!!

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  11. Agnes says:
    13 Jul 2015 at 9:04 am

    Are those bamboos in the background texture? I love bamboos, and the texture fits great to the butterfly. I really like your result!

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    1. the dune mouse says:
      13 Jul 2015 at 3:47 pm

      they are! Thank you Agnes!

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  12. kazg10 says:
    13 Jul 2015 at 4:38 am

    Love the combination, its truly magical 🙂

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    1. the dune mouse says:
      13 Jul 2015 at 7:25 am

      Many thanks Karen!

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  13. Ann says:
    13 Jul 2015 at 4:01 am

    Perfect title! You’ve captured that dreaminess of looking out a window through gauzy, sheer curtains – like what’s there isn’t what your mind is telling you to see.

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    1. the dune mouse says:
      13 Jul 2015 at 7:25 am

      thank you Ann! It kind of materialized that way! All is illusion!!

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  14. Norma says:
    13 Jul 2015 at 12:34 am

    I liked the quote. We keep fluttering and fretting, if only we could stop to enjoy and live in the moment that would relieve us from so many problems unlike a butterfly. But who knows if the butterfly would not be frowning. 😉

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    1. the dune mouse says:
      13 Jul 2015 at 7:23 am

      who knows Norma!! But it’s a good quote and reminder!! thank you!

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  15. sedge808 says:
    12 Jul 2015 at 6:30 pm

    he/she is really getting in deep within the flower.

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    1. the dune mouse says:
      13 Jul 2015 at 7:21 am

      He is! Thanks Sedge!

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  16. coolquilting says:
    12 Jul 2015 at 6:13 pm

    very dreamy

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    1. the dune mouse says:
      13 Jul 2015 at 7:20 am

      thanks Cool!!

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  17. svtakeiteasy says:
    12 Jul 2015 at 5:25 pm

    I like the softer dreamier look you have created here, Cybele. Nice work and really different from the previous week’s version.

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    1. the dune mouse says:
      13 Jul 2015 at 7:20 am

      Many thanks Chris!

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