Wednesday, 12 September 2018

Having colourful fun

Hi Everybody!
Hope your week is going well.

Today I am sharing 2 journal spreads made in the past couple of weeks. I am enjoying using lots of colour and some of my Jane Davenport goodies. Here I used some bits of tissue paper and 2 different sorts of washi tape. Stencils were used to add the hearts and stars. The 'eye candy' is a die from JD. The background was painted with water colours and I added some splodges with it, too. I am linking to Paint Party Friday, and Simon Monday challenge, use more than one stencil.




The second spread was just made for fun. I drew the girls with water colours. The words are from Dina Wakley, the old girls from TH




After visiting Neviges and the Mariendom (photos were shown in the previous posts) we visited this beautiful little lake at a place called Abtsküche (Abbots kitchen). There used to be a priory here, and a house where food was cooked for the Abbot and his brothers:




Can you see what's on that log?




I counted 14 turtles in all - I have never seen so many at once!






More photos from our visit to Abtsküche to follow!

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




50 comments:

  1. The photos of your excursion are so lovely. How fun to see both the towns and then the glorious countryside. What a pretty lake.

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  2. I love your fun and colourful journal pages, especially the first one. Great photos, too, that was a fantastic place you visited. That's astonishing to see so many turtles together, and they seem to get along well with the ducks. Have a nice afternoon and evening. Hugs, Sarah

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  3. The journal pages are fun. The thought balloons of the old gals cracked me up. Such beautiful scenery. I like all the critters just hanging out holding onto the last days of Summer. Oh, wait, that might be just me. =^,.^= Enjoy your day.

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  4. Oh yes, you and a few million others!

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  5. I love your scenic waterside photos. Those turtles have found a good sunning spot, haven't they! :)

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  6. Hello dear Valerie!
    Wow!Your journal pages are stunning! Love your watercolor girls and the two ladies!
    Your walk at the lake was so pleasant seeing the swan,the ducks and all those cute turrets!
    Like the surroundings,so green! Wishing you a lovely evening!Hugs!
    Dimi...

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  7. Beautiful spreads and photos today!

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  8. Those spread pages are so gorgeous Valerie !! Love them, the colours of the first page are so beautiful, bright and funny, like the ladies of your second spread page. Magnifique are the photographs, thank you very much for sharing them, love these turtles.
    I wish you a very nice evening, big hugs, Caty

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  9. Looks as if you are indeed having loads of fun with your JD goodies, love the spirited girls on the second page too, they really look spirited and the old ones seem to be indulging them kindly....

    Lovely photos again, those turtles look amazing! I had no idea there were wild turtles in your part of the world.

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    1. There are some, but they are an endangered species. Up till now I have just seen lone ones, but never so many as here.

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  10. Just love all of your photographs, but 14 turtles in all! Amazing :)

    Happy mid-week wishes.

    All the best Jan

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  11. One of our smaller islands is a place where Turtles come year after year to give birth/hatch eggs whatever and when it happens there are many small baby turtles struggling from the beach nest to the water. Google Mamanuca Islands Turtle Hatching tells about it.

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  12. Your journal pages are both lovely and wonderful! "Eye Candy" is "eye catching" :)
    Love those photos!!!
    Such a beautiful place and lake. So many turtles!

    Have a lovely rest of the week...Hugs ❤

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  13. Fabulous journal pages Valerie, I think you are having fun using your Jane Davenport goodies. The second page has me smiling at the more mature ladies talking about the young ones.
    I was really surprised to see the turtles, I don't know why, but I didn't think they would be found in the wild in Europe. So I learn't something new here today.
    The photos were all good to see, it looks a lovely area to visit and take a walk.
    Yvonne xx

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  14. Eye candy lol that's perfect!!!! I love your use of colour it's bright and happy!! I have never seen that many turtles on a log either!!

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  15. First of all I love your new header. Did you take his photo at Abtskuche? That looks like a beautiful place.Cool to see the turtles. And eye candy is is a feast to look at. And your girls page is fun too. I like the contrast with the hand drawn youth and the photo of those young ladies. Hope you are having fun. Hugs-Erika

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  16. It's a turtle log!
    Love the pieces. They are all sorts of fun.
    Hugs

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  17. Beautiful journal pages..

    Please visit: https://from-a-girls-mind.blogspot.com

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  18. Love both your journal pages! They are great!!! So much fun!
    Wow, so many turtles! That is amazing!!! Big Hugs!

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  19. I LOVE your journal pages, Valerie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    And wow! 15 turtles at once? Wow! What a great experience! Kisses, my friend.

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  20. Those journal pages are wonderful and SOOOOO colorful, too.

    Speaking of colorful, I love today's photos of the ducks and wildlife you discovered as you walked.

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  21. fabelhafte seiten und schöne bilder vom see,der schwan ist ja bildschön,ich liebe schwäne sehr.
    einen schönen tag,liebe valerie.

    hugs jenny

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  22. Wonderful pages and photos Valerie! xx

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  23. Fabulous fun pages Valerie with your lovely JD and TH ladies - like the seat you made them and their comments made me smile :)
    Wonderful photos of that beautiful lake - the amount of turtles was amazing!
    Thanks for the comments you left earlier - hope all well with you.
    Gill xx

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  24. Two fabulous spreads, the second one made me smile.
    xxx Hazel.

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  25. Wow, that's a lot of turtles! Such pretty pictures! I love your walks around town! And your journaling pages are beautiful - that's a funny sentiment with the friends!

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  26. Happy to see so many turtles, means the water is in good condition, yes! Your journal will be a treasure when full of your creation!

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  27. Always beauty found here Valerie!!!
    Happy PPF!
    Hugs~

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  28. Super colours in your journal pages

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  29. Beautiful and colourful pages, Valerie. Your photos are splendid. Looks like the perfect place for a picnic.

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  30. Love both pages Valerie, especially the JD eyes you know how I love them. Was very tempted to that die but I really can not justify any more eyes in my collection (at the moment!!)
    The second made me giggle.
    Nice to see the sunlight shimmer on the water.
    Have a fabulous weekend & Happy PPF Hugs Tracey xx

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    1. Hihi! I have reached my limit, too, but sometimes it's sooooo tempting!

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  31. I love your journal pages and your photos - such a relaxed and serene scene :) Happy PPF from Number 18 :D

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  32. Thanks for the lovely photos and journal pages

    Happy PPF

    much👩‍🎨love

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  33. Colorful and creative journal pages and divine nature photography ~ love the turtles and ducks! ^_^

    Happy Day to you,
    A ShutterBug Explores

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  34. I love your use of color, these are great pages! Happy PPF!

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  35. Really fun journal pages! Especially love your awesome photos, as always!

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  36. Your journal pages are so joyous! I love them.

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  37. Haha, the old girls make me smile :-) Lovely pages, I like the colours. Happy PPF!

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  38. The second one is my favorite. The photos are just lovely. Looks like a fun place.

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  39. A brilliant post - love your art! Hugs,Chrisx

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  40. Such fun and colourful artworks! I love your girls and ladies sitting on their seat of washi tape, they really made me smile 😁. I enjoyed walking with you too! Have a great day! J 😊 x

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  41. Looks like you have had a lot of fun with these pages! Love the eye play with the eye candy, and fun look at the vintage women.Thanks so much for sharing your stencil creation with us this week at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! hugs, Maura

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  42. Omgosh I had to giggle out loud at that second spread! Perfect quote Valerie!
    Jackie xx

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  43. I love your pieces Valerie, they are always such great fun! All of those turtles too - they must have been very happy there xx

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