Friday, 19 October 2018

Paint Party Friday this and that

Hi Everybody!

The weather here has cooled off quite a bit in the past few days, so now we are having temperatures more suitable to autumn. But we still badly need some rain. They told us on the news that the ground here is now so dry that it would need to rain for 8 weeks solid to replace the water that is needed.

For Tag Tuesday, Sandie's challenge of 'Flags and Pennants', you still have a few days to join us. I made a quick tag using a flag printed onto book-paper, some sewing, coordinating matting and a TH image:



The image for this piece was created in my graphic programme, printed onto an A4 page and then centred onto a painted and distressed A3 background. I added the text and the pointing hand, which was fussy-cut.








I am linking to Paint Party Friday

The photos were taken this week on my morning walks through our little town:
















This was taken from my balcony, looking down into the garden:


And a moody and magnificent sun that showed itself this morning:





And a few minutes later it went back to bed - wouldn't we all like to do that sometimes?


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

37 comments:

  1. Good morning dear Valerie!
    Love your English flag tag and your gorgeous page! Like the Autumn colors that you used and the beautiful images! Your beautiful village has changed to Autumn colors! Wonderful nature !Great captures of the cute horses and the gorgeous sunrise! Thank you for sharing! Wishing you a lovely day and a happy weekend! Hugs!
    Dimi...

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    1. Thanks dear Dimi, I am really happy to live here.

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  2. Hi Val, good morning to you! Wow, that sunrise really took my breath away, how fantastic you were there to capture it - perhaps still in your PJs and with a cup of coffee at your side?! Love the tag, had to smile, we were both made in England, that's for sure! Great journal page, and I love the quotes, especially the upside down one! Enjoy your day, hugs, Sarah

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    1. Well, you are right about the PJs and the coffee, my usual morning routine!

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  3. Hello Valerie, oh your tag is wonderful as is your page, so clever of you!
    The walk through your pretty village was so very nice too. Those charming buildings - always a delight to see with their trimmings. No wonder you enjoy living there!

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  4. The tag is wonderful and the page so much fun. So many things to look at. Beautiful Autumn walk. Even the horse has a leaf on his flank! Really gorgeous colors especially the ivy on the building. I hope you get some much needed rain, but not all at once! Enjoy your day!

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  5. Beautiful tag and page, enjoyed your lovely photos from your walk what a wonderful time of year. Hope you get some rain or maybe there will be lots of snow...oops.

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  6. Your autumn is looking as pretty as ours is. Love the new header and those sun photos are amazing. And what a fun tag! It is a clever way to do bunting/pennant that I hadn't thought of. And your journal page is really full of many clever things. I like how it is different and thought provoking. You must be on an artsy roll. :) Happy start to your weekend. Hugs-Erika

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  7. Lovely share. Beautiful beautiful moon. Happy PPF Valerie

    much love...

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  8. Awesome photography ~ especially the moon shots! Lovely creative art tags too!

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

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    1. The photos show the rising Sun, and not the moon.

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  9. Hi Valerie! I will pray that you get rain soon. I love your tag with the flag of England - the stitching really makes is amazing. And your work of art is absolutely gorgeous. So creative and beautiful. I always enjoy your photos - these are especially gorgeous - showing off Autumn beautifully. And those sun photos are spectacular! Thanks so much for visiting my blog, too.

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  10. Fabulous pieces Valerie, I love your bowler hat man. Your town is looking so pretty - I hope you get the rain that you need, which seems a strange thing to say. Have a very happy week, Sue xx

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  11. Yep, I meant weekend lol xx

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  12. Those scenic views and all that Autumn color are a gorgeous sight. You got such good shots of the sunrise. Beautiful! I'm never awake in time to see it ;) but you have a great view.

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  13. Another stunning Tag..love that you have used the flag as the background..xx

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  14. It is a fantastic' Made in'.... Britain tag and I really love the wonderful journal page, so many great images to see.
    I hope you don't get all the rain your area need in one session, thats a lot of water. Your photos looked beautiful and the sun rise was stunning.
    Have a good weekend.
    Yvonne xx

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  15. That flag-tag is looking great, and I absolutely adore your second piece. Love all the text on there and how it all fits together. Beautifully done! And superb pictures! Happy PPF!

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  16. This tag is gorgeous Valerie !! I like it very much, as the lovely and so interesting Art journal page, love the background and the lovely details.
    Thank you very much for sharing those fantastiques photographs, they are great, the views are fabulous, love the horses, the sun, and the house!!
    I wish you a very nice weekend, big hugs, Caty

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  17. Gorgeous art and beautiful fall photos! We've had too much rain and our trees haven't changed colors yet.

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  18. Beautiful autumnal colours in this lovely post. Love the art and oh Watson.xx

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  19. wow,eine tolle seite,gefällt mir sehr gut,und wunderschöne herbstfotos,die pferde sind wunderschön,auch die aufgehende sonne ist so toll.
    dein tag ist auch klasse.
    ein schönes we.

    hugs jenny

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  20. I'm loving your tag! The colours are so bold and the Union Jack is perfect 😀. Your digital piece is fabulous too, such warm colours and so much detail in your design. I enjoyed seeing the seasonal changes and displays too! Happy weekend! J 😊 x

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  21. Ponies!! ok those are horses, but still nice to see :)

    very pretty sun shots :)
    Happy PPF :)

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  22. I apologize for visiting so late, but this was the first time I felt good enough to get out of bed. I love your Made in England tag. It is a beauty, and so is your sewing.

    Your journal page is fabulous, too. I like the monochromatic colors you chose and the fun and funky expression it invoked.

    Your photos are fabulous. I especially liked the vignette near the tree in town and the views from your balcony.

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  23. A fantastic tag Valerie and great use of the flag.

    Just love the collage with so many things to look at and take in. The best bit is that you write on the pieces in your own printing and it always looks amazing.

    Wonderful photographs of your very beautiful area and the ones of the moon are incredible-the harvest moon has a special place in my heart.

    Have a great day

    Love Chrissie xx

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  24. Outstanding pieces, as always, and photographs!
    Aww, the horses.
    Hugs,

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  25. Lovely art-work.

    Such tranquillity in all of your photographs. I enjoyed seeing them all, thank you.

    I do hope you may get some rain soon, your water levels do sound very low,

    All the best Jan

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  26. Simply wonderful art Valerie, and I love your Autumn photos!
    Alison xxx

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  27. The tag and you digital page are both fabulous! The collage especially had me lingering! I love the walk you took and I so wish that we had Autumn displays in the UK such as the one here! All we seem to get is scary, garish plastic Halloween. Whenever we visit the continent in the Autumn the season is celebrated so well! Hey Ho!!! Hugs, Chrisx

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  28. Out of my mind,back soon!! hahaaaaaaaomgoodness you had me giggling over my coffee! Great journal page!and I do LOVE your little girls!

    Your sun photos are outstanding Valerie! great photo skills!
    Jackie xx

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  29. Oh, I LLLLLLOVE your balcony's view, Valerie. And I LLLLLLLOVE horses!!!!!!!!! Great photos, my dear lady.
    The tag is GORGEOUS and your page just PERFECT!!!!!!!! Hugs, my talented lady.

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  30. I love horses. Such beautiful animals! Your pictures made me smile. Those sun shots are just gorgeous. Stunning photos for sure! Love getting to see what you see out on your walks. :)

    ~Jess

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