Hi Everybody!
We are still enjoying warm and summery weather, but the temps should soon be slowly returning to normal. It is still much too dry, some places the Rhine has a depth of less than 1 meter, and this is an all time record, which can lead to serious consequences. The climate is changing!
Last week I spent a lot of time trying to recreate a card I first made many years back, and I think I have managed it, and even like it better than first time around. I didn't have the original anymore, but I did have a photo.
The card has now reached my good friend Sarah, who also loves the spooky time of year, so I can show it here. The background is paper from the DCWV Fairy tale block, matted with gold and blue card. The ghostly lady and the golden masonry (stamps from LaBlanche) were stamped with embossing ink and embossed with perfect pearls in interference blue and gold respectively. The Gothic arch was cut from some embossed and distressed gold card. The bat is a Sizzix die cut, which I edged with a gold pen, and the little sand-clock was in my stash:
These are the remaining photos from my trip to Baldeney Lake last Saturday.
There is a weir in the middle of the lake, with a bridge to cross over, and an information centre, showing the lake and surroundings:
The building hidden in the trees is Villa Hügel, the mansion of the family Krupp, now a museum:
Have a great day, take care,
and thanks a lot for coming by!
I think your autumn photos are better than the ones I found on Pexels. The area around the lake with the trees make for beautiful shots. The color contrast is stunning.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of stunning, I adore that card you made/reworked. It is fabulous with the embossing powder. I am totally and truly impressed. I bet Sarah is over the moon with happiness.
Yes, I am over the moon with my gorgeous card, and the lovely little gifts for the kids that came with it. Thanks so much! I am really happy that you made this card again for me. Love the beautiful photos, too, you really had perfect weather for your trip. I'm sure you are out and about again this week making the most of the wonderful weather! Have a great afternoon, hugs, Sarah
ReplyDeleteGorgeous art page, and I enjoyed all of the photos-Happy Wednesday
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card. Makes me think of a movie poster for Dracula. The Autumn colors around the lake are stunning. I can't get over how blue the water is. Maybe I'm in love? Oh, wait, that's the Danube =^,.^= Have a lovely day!
ReplyDeleteThanks. That Gibson girl would have been great in a Dracula film. Every other time I went to that lake it was grey and stormy, so I loved seeing it so blue and sparkly.
DeleteWoww .. this is a wonderful card Valerie! I am impressed with the so lovely gothic arch, gorgeous! Love the beautiful background, the bat and the little sand-clock. Fabulous gift!
ReplyDeleteThese photographs are fantastic, lovely views, thank you very much for sharing them with us.
I wish you a very happy day, big hugs, Caty
What a beautiful card project! So pleased you played along with us over at Try It On Tuesday! Your participation is much appreciated! Thank you very much!
ReplyDeleteoxo Susi
(DT- Try It On Tuesday)
Lovely spooky card and beautiful photos of the area today. Scary about the water levels, hope they recover soon.
ReplyDeleteHello dear Valerie!
ReplyDeleteLove your gorgeous Halloween card and the beautiful detail of the bat!
Great work!! Stunning pictures of the preety lake with the amazing views and the sailing boats!
Like the architecture of the building on the top of the hill! Thank you for sharing!
Wishing you a lovely afternoon! Hugs!
Dimi...
Ein grandioses Halloween-Werk, Valerie. Deine Fotos - wie immer - eine Augenweide.
ReplyDeleteVielen Dank für's Mitmachen bei TRY IT ON TUESDAY
I love that card. Great job with it. It reminds me of some of the beautiful artwork in an old fairy tale book that I loved as a child. I'm not sure if it was originally my father's or if it was his father's, but it was huge, with pages edged in gold and the most amazing artwork. It was the kind of book you naturally wanted to treat with reverence, if you know what I mean. Unfortunately, when my father died, that book was nowhere to be found. He didn't remember giving it away, but he must have.
ReplyDeleteYour photos are great, too. I hope you get some cooler temperatures and rain soon. My fingers are crossed that the cooler temperatures we're experiencing today are here to stay.
A wonderful spooky card Valerie, and great photos! Xx
ReplyDeleteYour Autumn colors are wonderful! And I can't get over the blues -sky and lake. It sounds like there's so much there, historic buildings, museums, scenic views...
ReplyDeleteThe piece is purr-fect. Spooky and mysterious.
ReplyDeleteThat last photo really captures fall. And in such a lovely way.
Hugs
I love you spooky card and I am sure Sarah will too! The photos are fabulous although I am sorry to hear about the lack of rain! We had 2 days of almost non - stop rain last week so levels are going up! Hugs, Chrisx
ReplyDeleteLove the spooky card. I like the blue ghostly face. :) And those blue skies are just gorgeous. You really had a gorgeous day at the lake, didn't you? Hope you still have some fantastic weather. Hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteI think Sarah will love this card. Spooky and yet a little bit beautiful the way you designed it.
ReplyDeleteThe photos were lovely, it must have been a super trip.
Yvonne xx
Hi
DeleteI forgot to say Thank you for linking this fantastic Halloween card with us at Try it on Tuesdays. Its lovely to see your art with us again.
Yvonne xx
I have really enjoyed seeing your photographs of Baldeney Lake, both here and on your previous post. They have been so lovely to see.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the rest of your week.
All the best Jan
Great card and such beautiful photos.x
ReplyDeleteThe glory of taking photographs of our makes is that we can recreate it all again. So glad I got to see this Valerie, that gold against the midnight blue looks scrumptious! Love the addition of the hour glass. Thank you for sharing over at Paperbabe Stamps. Your friend we surely adore it.
ReplyDeleteHugs Tracey xx
P.S Fabulous photography as always!
P.P.S and a very Happy PPF. Have a super weekend dear Valerie x
DeleteYour piece reflects the magic of Halloween:)
ReplyDeleteAre those clocks or barometers in the first photo? Or both?
Hugs
They are Clocks used for timing the races.
Deleteeine ganz tolle mystische halloweenkarte und schöne bilder aus der natur.
ReplyDeleteeinen schönen tag.
hugs jenny
What a beautiful fall day you had for your outing.
ReplyDeleteThe cold has come to where I live. For the last week it has been cold and frost came last night.
What a fabulous card. Love it! Have a great day!
~Jess
A really beautiful spooky card Valerie. The ghostly lady looks amazing and love the touches of gold and the cute bat.
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos of the thurning leaves too.
So sorry for the lack of visits lately, the issues with my parents in law take up a lot of my free time.
Have a lovely rest of the week and a great weekend and thank you so much for your continued support which I appreciate more than I can say.
Fliss xx
You're welcome Fliss, I know how it is!
DeleteHallo liebe Valerie, deine Karte ist ganz außergewöhnlich. Sie sieht etwas orientalisch aus, was ich sehr mag. Das geisterhafte Frauengesicht im HG finde ich klasse und die kleine Fledermaus mit der Miniatur-Sanduhr ist eine super Idee.
ReplyDeleteDeine sonnigen Fotos mit herrlich blauem Himmel und Wasser mag ich sehr.
Liebe Grüße
Sabine
Your gothic piece is so beautifully created Valerie, so much detail which the series of images show so well. Happy PPF!
ReplyDeleteThe lake trip looks so nice - what great scenery... I can almost feel all that fresh air :D) xx
Beautiful card. I love the gold archway very much!
ReplyDeletewonderful Halloween card. And gorgeous photos of the lake-I'd love to see these beautiful places in person!
ReplyDeleteValerie, your Halloween care is spooktacular! I love every inch of your eerie creation!!! And of course, your photos are amazing, as always. I could sit and look at them all day.
ReplyDeleteI love the vibrant colors, especially the blues of the water and sky.
I love this, especially your ghostly lady, and your photographs are wonderful xx
ReplyDeleteLovely card and photos.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool spooky card and I love your Autumnal photos too! Happy PPF from Number 25 :D
ReplyDeleteYour card is so beautiful! The gold embossing is the perfect touch. I hope your friend enjoys this beauty.
ReplyDeleteHappy Weekend,
Kate
Wow this is a fabulous card. I love all of these photos. My husband can see my PC and asked where they were taken. He commented on how great the photos are.
ReplyDeleteWow, what an amazing card! The Halloween theme is such fun and I love the shades of blue with the gold - stunning 😀. Such beautiful photos too with the sunny blue skies, ripples of the water and autumnal hues. Hope you had a lovely week and wishing you a happy weekend! J 😊 x
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for joining us at Try it on Tuesday too! Hugs J 😊 x
DeleteWhat a gorgeous card, the arch frame and the ghost lady inside is amazing, and I just love the bat with the lattern. Thank you so much for joining us at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. Hugs, Sandra
ReplyDeleteperfect looking card for Halloween :)
ReplyDeleteand that lake looks like a great spot to spend as day relaxing :)
Happy PPF :)
Climate change is affecting us all! It's sad and scary!
ReplyDeleteI love your card!!!! I love the colours! I love the bat!!
Truly gorgeous photos! Such a beautiful area!
Big Hugs!
How could I have missed that this was for Try It On Tuesday - so pleased you linked this Valerie! Hugs, Chrisx
ReplyDeleteOh Valerie!!
ReplyDeleteThat card is absolutely marvelous! No wonder you wished to recreate it! I just love the hauntingly beautiful lady in the background! perfect touch!
And the gold on the black is wonderful- is that a fence stamp-very cool design!
Jackie xo
It's part of a set of architectural stamps from LaBlanche.
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