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Keeping it Light and Melodic


Hammond Organ Keyboard with Color Edits by Crystal A Murray (CC0)

I kinda wore myself out in the last couple of days. Good wearing out, but still a bit tired, so I thought I’d keep the subject light and share one of my favorite digital editing projects.

This was actually a picture of a real keyboard from years ago. My sister-in-law, Denise, had recently shown me how to lasso a section of a picture and then fill in the selection with another picture. For this, I selected each key and filled it in with different kaleidoscope designs I had created. And, yes, it took me a very long time to finish this one.

Later, when I discovered Wombo Dream AI and learned I could upload my own picture as a template, I chose this one and let it create some really cool images from it. I’ll go back and do more with the new V4 filters one day, but for now, I’ll share a few of the colorful designs, and then I’ll hit the hay for some deep rest.

I love the lights under the bottom keyboard here.

AI (Wombo) Neon Lights Keyboard by Crystal A Murray (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

This one added some slightly fall-colored flora.

AI (Wombo) Floral Keyboard by Crystal A Murray (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

This one used either a prompt of “paper cut” or their papercut filter, or a little of both. I love the swirls on the keys with this one.

AI (Wombo) Paper Cut Flowers Keyboard by Crystal A Murray
(CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

This one is bold and colorful, and just look at the dimension and shadows on those flowers.

AI (Wombo) Deep Color Flowers Keyboard by Crystal A Murray
(CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

I’m not sure which filter I used for this one, but I really like it.

AI (Wombo) Clay Flowers Keyboard by Crystal A Murray (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

And this final design has the bold colors on the keys but those pretty little details I’m purple and pink on the top.

AI (Wombo) Pretty Paint Splash Keyboard by Crystal A Murray
(CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

So which keyboard design do you like the best? My original hours-long creation, or one of the quick and amazing Wombo designs? Leave me some comments to read when I return, please. And, just so y’all know, I require an email address to leave comments, but I’m the only one who sees it. And it’s actually only to prevent spammers and bots, so you can feel safe dropping a line or two. 🖍️

Goodnight and blessings to you all. 😴🕊️

June 23, 2026 Posted by | AI, AI Image Creations, Creative Image Editing, Creativity, Nonfiction, Wombo Dream | , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Having Fun in the Mirror Lab App


A Collage of Kaleidoscopic Designs from Mirror Lab by Crystal A Murray
(CC BY-NC-SA)

I found one of the pretty butterflies I created in Wombo Dream and decided to use it as a source for a bunch of bright and colorful designs in my Android Mirror Lab app. I hope you enjoy this little break from a text post and just enjoy the pretty pictures.

If you want to make your own, I highly recommend either the Mirror Lab app from The Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ilixa.mirror or the same developer’s newest app called One Lab at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ilixa.onelab These are not affiliate links. I just like to share things that I think are fun and hope my readers will enjoy them as well. You can also follow the developer on Instagram to see what others make from his apps. https://www.instagram.com/mirror_lab?igsh=MTZ4Y2R5b25qZm1rMg==

January 18, 2026 Posted by | Creative Image Editing, Creativity, Kaleidoscopic, Nonfiction | , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A Kaleidoscope of Words


Mixed Kaleidoscope Images

Two Images Crossing Paths in a Kaleidoscopic Ballroom

I love words, and I love kaleidoscopic images. The word kaleidoscope means “beautiful form” and I can get lost in the visual acrobatics of these types of images. I love them as mandalas (a mirrored disk look), tessellations (repeated patterns like tiles), fractals (patterns that repeat progressively and get smaller as they do), and other creative and colorful patterns.

My love for words has inspired me to write novels during the month of November a number of times. The event, National Novel Writing Month (aka NaNoWriMo), is a challenge and a joy for me even when I don’t win. The times I’ve missed have made me feel like I missed something important in those years. Therefore, I’m going to give it another try this year, and I’m going to use my blog to update my word counts as an encouragement to myself–and possibly to others.

If nothing else, I will post a new kaleidoscopic image each day, so be sure to follow me during the month of November to see how far along I get and to see my newest images. If you’re writing for NaNo, let me know in comments. If you would like to add me as a buddy on the NaNo site, find my (yet-to-be-updated-for-2018) profile on the NaNo site at https://nanowrimo.org/participants/crystal-writer and, if you’re a Christian writer and on Facebook, feel free to stop by the group “Christian Wrimos on Facebook” at https://www.facebook.com/groups/ChristianWrimos and introduce yourself. From there, you can join old conversations, start a new one, or challenge other writers to a word war. I hope to see you there soon and throughout November.

October 21, 2018 Posted by | About Writing, Creativity, Kaleidoscopic, NaNoWriMo | , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

   

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