Wednesday, 15 August 2018

A winner, a face and a tag

Hi Everybody!

I have been enjoying the cooler weather here very much, and hope that your weather is good, too. Today I picked a name out of the hat to win the Jane Davenport stamp set. And the winner is........

Erika from BioArtGal

Congratulations Erika, and please contact me with your postal address so I can send you the stamps. I'm sorry I can't send a stamp set to each of the ladies who entered. But thanks for joining in!

Today I have another journal spread. I painted the face in shades of blue with some green, using Gelatos, Mermaid Markers and sharpies.  She looks like a mermaid again! The background was painted with water-colours, sprayed, spritzed, sprinkled and splattered. The stars were stenciled. I am linking to Simon Monday Challenge, sprinkled and splattered, and to Paint Party Friday:






And I have a digital tag for our landmarks challenge at Tag Tuesday. You can see Big Ben again and Nelson's Column, but for me the guards, buses and beefeaters are walking (rolling) landmarks! You still have plenty of time to join our challenge. I used elements from Serif:



There were more people and booths at the market now it's not so hot:






Some photos from my balcony. A lot of plants have started to recover and are enjoying the cooler and rainy weather:









And some sunrise photos:

 




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

51 comments:

  1. With the coloring and the look...she makes the perfect mermaid...Gorgeous!!!
    Congrats to Erika!!!
    Your tag is fantastic with its happy bright colors and scene!
    Wow,wow and wow!!! Valerie , your photos are so stunning!!! They are so amazing!!!

    Big Hugs~

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  2. Love, love, love your beautiful mermaid, Val, she is fantastic. Great tag from our wonderful London, too. The photos are superb as always. Have a great evening, hugs, Sarah

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  3. So glad it has cooled down for you Valerie. Beautiful spread in blue. Lovely landmarks tag and photos, nice to see people out in the cooler weather.

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    1. Valerie Valerie I learned rainbow chard is just a mix of different coloured chard, not a separate variety.

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    2. Thanks Christine, I will keep an eye out for it at the market.

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  4. beautiful art-love the mermaid and the tags.
    your flowers are lovely! so glad you are cooler now-today we finally got some rain and a cool down too.
    enjoyed the market photos too

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  5. Congrats to Erika. I know she'll like these faces.

    What a beauty you created. And that tag for London is stunning. I really want to visit there some day and see where my grandmother's ancestors came from.

    SO glad to read it is cooler there for you now, and the flowers and plants on your balcony are reviving, too. Lovely photos today, too.

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  6. I love your blue lady painting she is a real beauty. The London tag looks awesome as well.
    Super photos of the market and your flowers look so good on your balcony. All my summer flowers died off we couldn't keep them going, at least we had a bit of rain and that will help the grass.
    Yvonne xx

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  7. Your Blue lady is magnificent Valerie, Big congrats to Erika for winning your generous give away. Love those themed tags.
    It's good to see the flowers in your snap shots looking so healthy after your weeks of sunshine. Thank you as always for sharing.
    Have a wonderful day & Thank you for the Anniversary wishes Hugs Tracey xx

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    1. ... and congrats on the PPF win Valerie, it's a fabulous page for us all to gaze upon throughout the week.
      Have a smashing Weekend xx

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  8. Cool tag-London is a special place. And I love the blue lady. I think she is mermaid coming up to to moonbathe under the stars. She has a romantic look to her. Its nice that you've finally cooled off. We finally didn't have rain today but there's still a bit of humidity. Lots of my veggies in my veggie garden are rotting right on the vine. And I emailed you my address. Enjoy your cooler temperatures. Hugs-Erika

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  9. Everything on this post is amazing, the art, the super photos sure smell like our spring a few weeks away...today it is an extremely warm day and the farmers will suffer badly with the drought....not sure what the weather is up to , climate change for sure.xx

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  10. Three cheers, Erika!

    I'm glad your weather has taken a turn for the better. Lovely photos. And I love your blue woman. I never think to do the face/background all the same. It's a lovely effect.

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  11. Cool mermaid with her flowing ideas hair. Your London tag is fun, though it needs a TARDIS. =^,.^= Glad the weather has freshened for you. The flowers are beautiful especially those petunias.

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    1. I visited a cafe here where the toilets are built to look like a tardis - scary going through that blue door!

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  12. Fabulous art work - love the beautiful lady and great imagery on the London tag.
    Lovely selection of photos full of wonder things :)
    Hope your weather staying cool and you are feeling a bit better now.
    Gill xx

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  13. Wowww Valerie, this face is jus amazing !! so so gorgeous, I like very much these blues colours, and the way the girl looks, .Congrats to Erika ! and I wish you a very nice afternoon, big hugss, Caty

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  14. congrats Erika! Valerie you take the best photos, they are amazing,, that blue face journal page is so beautiful, cool and lovely summery,

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  15. Colours - the most beautiful colours in this blog post! Beautiful images, Valerie. Your art is also beautiful - love your blue mermaid and your digital tag of London landmarks is brilliant. You truly are an inspiration.

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  16. Very beautiful blue lady and great ideas on your London tag.
    Wonderful display of flowers onyhe balcony and great that the market has more stalls again

    Love Chrissie xx

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  17. What a lovely walk. My hollyhocks looked like that...before they turned up their toes and died.
    The first piece is wondrous, the mermaid's eyes have so much kindness in them. And the second is fun:)
    Hugs

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  18. Many congratulations to Erika! So glad it's turned cooler for you and your balcony looks stunning with all those beautiful flowers 😁. Your blue lady is a beauty too and I love all the sparkle that you added to the page. The market looks so interesting, I could happily while away the hours looking around it 😉. Enjoy the rest of your week! J 😊 x

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  19. These are really lovely Valerie, your painted ladies are always wonderful, and your London tag is such fun. It's turned a lot cooler here too (hurrah) and we're all enjoying it! xx

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  20. Your blue lady looks so dreamy, wonderful, and the London tag has some fun images.
    Lovely photos, and the produce in the market looks fabulous.
    Avril xx

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  21. A beautiful mermaid! I love her blue face and lips. She has a very ethereal feel to her. And your tag is fabulous. I love that double decker bus.
    Some lovely photos from Market. I bet that is a fun place to browse.
    Happy Weekend,
    Kate

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  22. Happy PPF Valerie...I always love your art!!!
    Congrats feature artist!!!

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  23. Beautiful art and lovely photos Valerie! And congratulations to Erika!
    Happy Friday!
    Alison xxx

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  24. Lovely artwork and wonderful shots! Happy PPF!
    Mel

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  25. First off, I'm glad the temperatures have gotten more moderate there. It's still in the low nineties here, but they don't call it HOTlanta for nothing. :)

    Your mermaid is a beauty, and if I'd made a collage of the things I associate with London, it would've included all the things you put in that piece of art. Lovely work, as always.

    And you KNOW I love those sunrise pics. Just beautiful... and peaceful.

    Have a wonderful weekend.

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  26. Love the iconic landmarks on your wonderful tag!!! Your photos are so lovely; I enjoyed them all!

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  27. Looks like you been busy creating love the collage. Never been to England but that what I would picture it as.
    Coffee is on

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  28. I am always so impressed with your art, the fact that you blog everyday, and then walk around your beautiful hometown to share with us in photos. I would so love to come visit there. I especially love your mermaid today.

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  29. Happy PPF, thanks for all that wonderful art and photos.

    much love...

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  30. Darn, I missed the giveaway! Congrats to Erika!
    What pretty aqua colors on your maiden! And where is this lovely market? I want to go! Your photos are all vibrant!

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  31. your painting is lovely but I just love your color and composition on the blue shutters photo!!! Very inspiring

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  32. I love your mystical mermaid. And the 'I love London' art work. Also lovely flower photos!!

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  33. Love your mermaid, and all her Blues! Congrats on being featured artist over on PPF- I always love your ladies! Xxxx

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  34. Such a gorgeous mermaid! Your London piece is such fun! Such lovely photos!

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  35. The mermaid is so lovely, the blues and greens are gorgeous! I love your tag and photos too.

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  36. Many congratulations to Erika on the giveaway.

    I loved your mermaid - so wonderfully blue.
    I especially liked the London art - so lovely.
    I thought all of your photographs were so nice to see - thanks for sharing them.

    All the best Jan

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  37. Such creative and colorful art work and great collage work too ~ Awesome photography series!

    Happy Day to you,
    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  38. Hi Valerie, Congratulations on being the featured artist in PPF!
    Your mermaid is so beautiful and alluring - her colours are gorgeous.
    Love to see the markets... all those fresh vegies, fruit and flowers - the smells must be great too.
    Always so nice to see your sky photos too.
    Cheers and till next time, :D) xx

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  39. Another gorgeous tag, and photos. love the mermaid as well.
    Hugs Wendy

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  40. The market looks delightful. Glad more people are out and about now that it is a little cooler.

    The mermaid is gorgeous and I love the quote with it. I have always wanted to be a mermaid. :)
    ~Jess

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  41. Such a pretty blue face! She's adorable with that flowing hair!

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  42. Beautiful page! Love the pops of green. Thank you so much for playing along with us in the Scribbles and Splatters Challenge over at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge this week :)

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  43. I like the colour of your mermaid. Lovely photos.

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  44. I love the colouring of your mermaid style lady! Congrats to Erika too! The London tag looks great! It's good to see things looking fresher now and more folk about too! Chrisx

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  45. I really love your blue girl! She is amazing!
    Cute tag too! So much fun!
    Great photos! Beautiful!
    Sorry I'm so late coming around! Big Hugs!

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  46. Congratulations to Erika!! Lucky gal!

    Lovely blue girl! and your flower photos are just awesome! I can almost smell the flowers they are so beautiful!

    Sending hugs,Jackie xx

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