I finally decided to give myself a treat and signed up for classes by Suzanne Dean. Lesson ONE is on coloring pleats and fabric ... here are my attempts so far. I am convinced my scanner is eating half of the shading and will try taking photos later today.
Here is a direct quote from Donna C but I love the sentiment and can't say it any better than she did ...
rubyslippers@neofast.net----- Nothing on this blog is personally copyrighted. You can use anything you want and I don't care if you call it your own. Copy things exactly and say they were your idea. If I run into them on your blog, I will be thrilled to see that someone loved my idea enough to copy it. If I put it on the net, I don't consider it stealing for you to use it in anyway you want. Go for it and enjoy! That is what this hobby is all about.