Welcome to #treetuesday, brought to us by 
! I can't believe it's been 7 months since I posted something on this day especially since I am such a tree huggin' mama!!! Go figure.
Today, I am sharing one of my kaleidoscopic designs that is hot off the presses. I will take you through my process in reverse order and, by the end, you will see what any of this has to do with trees although, this one may be pretty obvious. Let's go!
Look at this magnificent mandala! I really enjoy the webbiness and the subtle colors in the center of the quatrefoil. How in the world did I create this design? The next 3 photos will solve that mystery for you...somewhat...I can't give away all my secrets!
Can you see the pieces falling into place? This is certainly one of my more simple designs. I have posted some real brainbusters in the past and you can find a couple of those links here and here.
This is what I call my starting block. It is the first thing I create from the original photo which becomes the root of every step after that. Basically, I upload my pic into my magical app and do some flipping and flopping and sometimes even some slicing and dicing to get where I want to be.
We have arrived at the original photo I took of one of the few leafless trees I found out on my favorite hiking trail. It never really looks like winter around here because of all of the evergreen trees and shrubs. I love the raw geometry of the limbs going every which way. I knew this shot was a perfect candidate for one of my designs, and, I can honestly and humbly say, I nailed it on this one!
If you scroll back up to the mandala, you can see that I enhanced the colors ever so slightly...warming it up a bit. The entire process for this one took place in my phone and I find that incredibly satisfying!
