Tuesday, 7 November 2017

Paper dolls and memories

Hi Everybody!

For Tag Tuesday, Sandie's lovely book-print challenge,
I have a tag made from recycled materials. I cut the little
dolls free-hand from book paper, and then sewed the 
layers together. The ribbon was affixed 
with some fancy staples.



  

For Chris'  lovely '101 ways to keep warm' challenge
I have a hybrid piece, using elements from Serif and me. 
The photos show my Mum on the 
right and me on the left. Memories make my heart warm!





 Some photos from the Rhine:





Misty mornings:



Ducks and geese in Hofgarten:







Sunrise in Technicolor:





Have a great day, take care,
and thanks a lot for coming by!

33 comments:

  1. Paper dolls take me back to my youth!
    Yours look great here.

    Lovely to see photos from the Rhine, and the sunrise is pure technicolour - gorgeous.

    All the best Jan

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  2. Love those dancing dolls, so pretty. Great journal page with you and your mum. Wonderful photos as always, love the Sun on the Rhine. Three kids are still sick, I hope things soon get back to normal, whatever that might be!Hugs, Sarah

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  3. die tanzenden Mädchen sind so süss geworden, tolle Idee!
    Dein Journal seite ist grossartig ja die Wärme deiner Mama Erinnungen ist was schönes!
    Tolle Fotos *wow * die Sonnenuntergänge und Gänse herrlich an zuschauen!
    Ich wünsche dir einen schönen Abend!
    Lieben Gruss Elke

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  4. A wonderful hybrid page and a very creative tag!
    Amazing photo impressions!

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  5. Wow- you have some amazing photos today! Autumn gives the skies so much personality, not just summer blue skies and spring grey rain skies. I also enjoyed the art today Valerie. You have come up with not only some beautiful work but some great ideas for this month's theme at AJJ. :) Hugs-Erika
    PS-Love the paper doll tag too!

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  6. Your paper dolls brought happy memories for me, too. And you know I love seeing the Rhine. And that sunrise... wow.

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  7. Okay ;O)) i LOVE YOUR art so it said...gorgeous love the decoupage with your mum and you and the lady onleft is awsome..great decoupage..and you duck photos awwwwwsoo so sweet.( lifting foot this time to you really catch them... ) lo lol lol and your cut out free hand dolls are great..love all Hugs from denmark Dorte

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  8. What a fun paper doll tag!! Your journal page is fabulous - so full of great details and beautiful photos!

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  9. I remember making those paper dolls as kids, such fun. Your AJJ memories are warm indeed. What a fabulous sunrise!

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  10. A beautiful journal page - lovely photos of you and your mum and I love the dancing dolls on your tag.
    xxx Hazel.

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  11. Those paper dolls are fabulous! I love that you cut those free hand. So traditional and festive! And a lovely digital layout!

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  12. Your paperdolls are adorable, and they have the right idea to play all day. Your now and then page is beautiful. You looka lot like your mother. I just love the photos you show of your area. the sunrise photos made me go :-O

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  13. Oh paper cut out dolls , the memories have come flooding back. Its a fantastic tag Valerie.
    The journal page looks wonderful and I think you are right in saying memories do make us feel warm inside, especially the good ones.
    Great photos, that was an amazing colour of the sky this morning.
    Yvonne xx

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  14. Your little paper dollies are so sweet with the ribbons in their plaits. They're lovely.
    Such a gorgeous memory collage Valerie. Very beautifully created.
    Beautiful sunrise and misty photos too. I wish you a happy week :D) xx

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  15. Oh how sweet and utterly charming your tag is and the memory page is beautiful. Your photos are lovely too. I wonder why some of the birds are tagged.

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  16. wow those photos are absolutely fabulous. Love the duckies, bet they poop everywhere. Fantastic memory page and tag...hugs.xx[aNNie]🎄

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    1. You're right there, I wouldn't like them on my balcony! The pigeons are bad enough!

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  17. Such wonderful artwork! Love those dolls. And lovely photos as well.

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  18. I was SO touched by the AJJ entry. You were such a beautiful baby and your mother was, too. Of course, I really loved the tag and the dolls you cut from a book page. And of course, I always love your sewing.

    I was surprised that some ducks were banded while most were not. The sunset was fabulous and really red and rich. Hope your day is going great. I'm still trying to get this Firefox problem corrected. I'm sure it was something I clicked on that did this to me.

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    1. They do counts of the ducks/geese in the parks, and the banded ones are those which have been recorded, the others are evidently visitors. Sorry about your browser.

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  19. sehr schöne seite,das tag ist auch fabelhaft,die himmelsbilder sind wunderschön,traumhaft.
    die enten sind ja auch süss,ist das eine ganze familie?
    einen schönen tag,liebe valerie.

    hugs jenny

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  20. Beautiful art today Valerie! Your paper dolls are fantastic and I just love the collage of you and your Mum. Beautiful sky photos, and the water looks so peaceful. You have so many wonderful ducks, I'm gonna have to do some Googling again. lol. hugs :)

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    1. OK, found it. A Bar-headed Goose, how entirely cool!!!!!

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  21. Your creations are just amazing Valérie !! Love this so beautiful tag, and your wonderful page !! Really great both !!
    Thanks too for sharing those so fabulous photographs !!
    I wish you a very nice day, big hugs, Caty

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  22. Wow! I love the little paper dolls on your tag! Your hybrid collage of your family is beautiful and it is so true how lovely memories can warm the heart! Thank you for this wonderful page! Those skies are so dramatic Valerie and the fog made me shiver a little! It is great to see the ducks and geese too! Hugs, Chrisx

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  23. I love paper dolls and I love your family photo. It truly is heartwarming.
    As always, the photos are great. Looks like someone is tracking the duck.
    YOU, have a day filled with sparkle.
    Hugs,

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  24. So cute your Tag with all the little girls made from book pages. The digital Collage is a lovely and well balanced composition, I like it much. Your photos are amazing as ever.
    Dear Greetings
    Sabine

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  25. Gorgeous artwork Valerie and love those paper dolls, they look lovely cut from book print.
    Great atmospheric photos and those geese sure are fat!
    Hope you're having a good week.
    Fliss xx

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  26. The paper doll tag is great and I really love the journal page ♥♥♥ Your photos are once again spectacular. .

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  27. Loving your paper dolls tag..I remember doing these as a child and my daughter too..wore my hoover out after she had been cutting in her bedroom,lol...x

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  28. That must have taken you a long time to cut those girls out for the tag! Turned out amazing! Love the art piece of you and your mom! Priceless! Gorgeous pictures!! Big Hugs!

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  29. Those paper dolls are just delightful Valerie! I love the German text papers you used!
    The piece with the photos of you and your Mum warm my heart as well...how beautiful and so very special! xx

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  30. i love love love the elements of bookprint in both the tag and the journal page. great photos as always! xo

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