Monday, 20 April 2020

T sTands for Tag Tuesday and more

Hi Everybody!

Hope your week got off to a good start! It's a chilly but sunny morning here as I write this, and I have been drinking my coffee and watching the sun rise, always a great start to any day. 

At Tag Tuesday we are starting a new challenge today, I am hosting, and our theme is 'anything goes'. Tags of all formats -  large, small, real, digital and hybrid are all welcome, so hope to see YOU joining us! I made a set of 4 tags from an A3 sheet of heavy paper, which was painted with leftover acrylics and textured with a comb. When it was dry, I chopped it into 4 equal pieces and sewed each one to some purple card. Each tag is 12" x 5". Here I stenciled structure paste through a home-made stencil, added feathers, flowers, a dancer and a sentiment:


Here are the 4 tags together, each sewn with a different pattern:







And as I am also hosting AJJ this month, I digitally altered my tag to make a journal page to link there. I placed the tag onto a hand-painted background and added some elements from Mischief Circus and Serif:



And I am also linking to TIOT, fun with stencils, where I am guest designer just now.

And today is also time for Elizabeth's weekly link party, TSFT, so here a warm welcome to all of the lovely ladies of the T Gang.

My drink is, as always coffee - what else?




 The Easter things in the shops have been reduced, and today the shops will be opening again:




There was not much going on the small market last week:


Not many people about in the early mornings:








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

96 comments:

  1. Happy T day ~ our shops are still closed here ~ You can get curbside pick up, but it's not the same to shop online as it is to browse around. I love all the blooms ~ Enjoy!

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    1. Thanks Karen! I was able to buy 2 new pens today at the stationer's!

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  2. Hi Val, good evening. Woohoo, this time I'm not the last one! And I've been enjoying a quiet evening, what a lovely change! Love your new tag, it's very beautiful, and the journal page you made from it is wonderful. Love the colours. Great photos as always. Have a nice evening, I bet you're watching Barnaby! Hugs, Sarah

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    1. Thanks Sarah, enjoy your quiet evening! Here it's always too quiet for my taste!

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  3. Your works are very interesting. I love coffee and chocolates is such a small piece of happiness in this bad time. A lot of health :)

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    1. Thanks. Little things like coffee and chocolate are a good comfort just now.

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  4. You certainly got a lot of challenges covered with that one tag you started with, dear Valerie. I can't believe you made that stencil yourself. You say you don't "do" math, but those quadrilaterals are out of this world. That required lots of measuring to make them equal. I'm totally impressed.

    I love the dancer. Your tag turned out great, and turning the tag into a journal spread was brilliant. So sweet of you to share yet another of your incredible geometric shapes with us at Art Journal Journey.

    I love the coffee and cupcake. They will save the world. Just beautiful art. Gotta love those cappuccinos, too. They are fun to see, even if some are digitally enhanced.

    The sale prices on some of those bunnies and Easter decorations is wonderful. I suspect would have trouble getting out of that shop if I was there when they had that good a sale. So glad you shared these, but now I want one of each (grin).

    Thanks for sharing your incredible art, your trips to town and the shops, and your coffee and cappuccino with us for T this Tuesday.

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    1. Thanks Elizabeth. It's a big tag so it covers lots of challenges:)

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  5. Hi my friend - such a beautiful tag and you took me right to the ocean with the gorgeous design and texture! I love the colors and the diamonds are a perfect balance with the contrasting white. I love early morning walks when the hustle and bustle hasn't started but my favorite is still the quiet of the night when all the world is asleep - except me! Stay safe and air hugs!

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    1. Thanks Kelly! Early morning and night are both great times for walks. Glad ou like the colours!

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  6. The tags are gorgeous. I love the purple, green, and bluish hues together. Sounds like your town is slowly getting back to normal. We are just hitting the peak of the virus in Massachusetts. Still stay at home advisory except for shopping though there have been some protests. Small stores and restaurants doing curbside pick up or delivery. Grocery stores limiting the number of people in at one time. So I really enjoy the pictures of your walks and looking in the shop windows. Take care and Happy T Day

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    1. Thanks CJ. I love those colours, too. No restaurants are open, most are doing take-away services instead. Here in the smaller shops only one or two people are allowed in at a time. I hope things don't get bad again!

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  7. What beautiful tags! Love the colors!

    Your walk looks lovely. Always nice to see the flowers and sights along your way. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe!
    ~Jess

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  8. Wonderful art work. As always I enjoyed your walk photos. Pretty tulips.

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  9. Wonderful tags...the color and texture really draw me in.
    Love your photos as always.
    Happy T day

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  10. gorgeous tag art Valerie!! I love the colors and textures. What beautiful photos of your walk again too- always love seeing them. Happy T day!

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  11. Your tags are absolutely stunning, and I never tire of looking at your pictures, Valerie! Hugs, RO

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  12. Great tag and also how you created such a cool piece digitally using it. It's a smart way to go double duty with it. You managed to combine three challenges in one. That's fantastic. And if you didn't share a cup of coffee with us for T day, I would wonder if you were well. Smile. Have a wonderful T day Valerie. Hugs-Erika

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    1. Thanks Erika. If I don't drink coffee I am ill, that's true! I was determined to make a tag to fit all three challenges! Stay safe!

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  13. Lovely tags. It is a bit scary with the shops opening up, take care.

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    1. Thanks Christine. It is a bit worrying, I hope people stay sensible!

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  14. Hi Valerie wow your tags are awesome I love their unique designs,well done my friend on your beautiful work,oh I love the easter bunnies,Thankyou for sharing your beautiful pics my friend xx

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  15. Träumen kann gut sein, leider träume ich nur Mist in letzter Zeit.
    Ich sollte mir deine schönen Tags vorm Schalfengehen ansehen!
    Ich schaue nachher mal in die Stadt. Nachdem ich viiiiiel recycled haben werde, im Sinne von Plastikflaschen, argh!
    Die Teller sehen toll aus. Bestimmt kein Plastik und damit nix für den Elefanten hier...
    Sonnig, hier, dir einen schönen Tag und GlG, Iris

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    1. Ich hab auch seltsame Träume gehabt, vielleicht lese ich zu viele Krimis! Bleib gesund!

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  16. Wow, I love the background you created and the tag is just amazing!!! You inspire me to try to be a bit bolder with colour and textures. x

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    1. Thanks Anesha. It's always good to just play and experiment!

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  17. The tags are so beautiful ... "Dreamer of dreams" ... I certainly am! I can dream with open eyes!
    Don't know ... will I try to do a TAG today too ?! Don't know ... my hands are already itching ... but I don't have time! LOL
    The items on offer for Easter are beautiful ... our stores are still closed! Tonight we hear how will the lockdown go ... I can't wait!
    I wish you a beautiful day in your ivory castle! Hugs! xoxo

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    1. Thanks Ella! Just came back into my ivory castle after my walk, not I will have a coffee and sit on the balcony. Make a tag if you have time, that would be fun! Stay safe!

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  18. Beautiful texture and post, most gorgeous colours and design.xx

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  19. Valerie doesn't know if I did well on the Tag Tuesday site ... but I tried!
    Hugs! 🤗

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    1. Sorry, there's nothing there....But thanks for trying!

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    2. How so is nothing there? I'm at no 18 ... right?
      And I also did an update on my blog ...

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    3. Me again ... wrong page ... I'm on "Silver and gold" Oops!

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    4. Thanks, now you are at the right place and you made VERY happy that you joined in. Thanks a lot!

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  20. Hi Val, beautiful tags, restful background, love the cool colors. Thanks to your many examples on the art journaling geo shapes, I have realized I was being way too literal. I'm working on a spread now for AJJ. To be continued, laterz! xoxo

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    1. Thanks Aimeslee, glad you now have some ideas! Stay safe!

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  21. Gorgeous tags, with gorgeous colours.
    That shop is really doing a good sale! But I have so many knick-knacks that it is probably a good thing I do not live near enough to be tempted.
    Your coffee looks yummy, your mug is beautiful and the Rittersport makes my mouth water. (We can't get those here).
    Happy T-Day,
    Hugs,
    Lisca

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    1. Sometimes I wished we couldn't buy Rittersport here, either, always so tempting! Have a good and safe week!

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  22. Your artwork is, as always, very creative. I don't know how you continue to come up with so many great ideas. Maybe it's coffee and chocolate that does the trick!

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    1. Thanks David. Coffee and chocolate and lots of fresh air surely help a lot! And I need more ideas for the next 9 days!

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  23. Beautiful artwork and great photos. Happy T-Day!

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  24. Your art is always so beautiful and Amazing!!
    that's awesome your business's are beginning to open we all need to get back to normal as much as possible.
    Happy T wishes Kathy

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    1. Thanks Kathy! It's good to see the shops open again. Here they are all very small, so mostly on one person at a time can enter, but it's a start! Look after yourself, stay safe!

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  25. The one with the ballerina is especially beautiful. That coffee looks good. I am glad the shops are opening again. Stay safe!

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  26. Back to have another try to leave a comment. I did call earlier, but it seems that I cannot get a comment to post. Anyway I do love your fabulous tags and the page you created. I hope her dreams come true.
    You must miss having your coffee stops while you take your walks, but it was good to read that your small shops were opening again
    Stay safe and keep well
    Happy T day wishes.
    Yvonne xx

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    1. Thanks Yvonne. I think this is a Blogger issue, I have experienced this a lot lately. Enjoy your Tea!

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  27. Your tags are stunning Valerie, gorgeous colors and awesome texture with the diamond stencil, I love them! It's nice to read that your shops are opening up, hopefully ours do soon. Take care and stay safe.
    Hugs, Tammy

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    1. Thanks Tammy, it's always interesting that a bit of striking an make such a difference. Hope your shops can open soon. Take care of yourself!

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  28. I love the depth and texture in your tag. I'd have had trouble covering any of that lovely background :) I like the stenciled mug.

    I'm impressed your shops are re-opening. I'd definitely be tempted by the -is it pewter?- rabbit sitting there. The tulips are a pretty sight. Happy T Tuesday!

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    1. Thanks! The mug is not stenciled but stamped with a home carved stamp, I needed coffee and a muffin in my collection! Stay safe and well!

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  29. Beautiful tags and photos Valerie

    Stay safe

    Much🕊love

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    1. Thanks Gillena, always a pleasure to see you here! Stay safe!

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  30. Dreamy, beautiful tags, Valerie. I love that Harlequin stencil.

    It's heartening that some of the shops in your village are reopening.

    Keep crafting and stay well.

    Happy T-Day! Eileen xx

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    1. Thanks Eileen. I just hope the people will stay sensible in spite of more freedom and good weather! Stay safe!

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  31. Such an amazing tag! I love the background colours and pattern with the stenciling - so beautiful 😁. Your T Day art is gorgeous too and how lovely to walk with you and look in the shop windows. Happy T Day wishes! Keep well! Hugs, Jo x

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  32. Your tags with your hand painted backgrounds are beautiful!
    That is great that your shops are open again! The Easter pretties are lovely and very discounted. Window shopping is the best way to shop!
    Lovely sites from your walk. Hopefully your market will be full again soon.
    Happy Tea Day,
    Kate

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  33. Stunning tag art Valerie, and lovely photos! No shops open here yet, but I'm confined the house anyway. I've been making a few online purchases though, yarn, glue sticks and food of course.
    Happy T Day!
    Alison xx

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    1. Thanks Alison. Hope you will soon be able to get out again.

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  34. Wow! Love those backgrounds, the resulting tag and page too! Great GD inspiration too for TIOT!
    Love that some shops are open - and with bargains to be had! Lovely photos once again Valerie! Take Care! Happy T day! Chrisx

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    1. Thanks Chris! It's good to see the shops open again.

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  35. Loving your gorgeous tags today Valerie. I used to enjoy sewing on my cards but donated my machine to my daughter and really miss it! Your photos are amazing today!

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    1. Thanks Pinky. I sew more on paper than on cloth!

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  36. Lovely tags … art certainly keeps you busy.
    I think it's good that some of your shops are open again.

    Take care

    All the best Jan

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    1. Thanks Jan. It's nice and a bit scary at the same time!

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  37. Truly stunning tags! and the fact that you used the images for other projects is very clever and fun. Always enjoy seeing photos of your area, shops and buildings! Happy T day!

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  38. Love the strong rich, regal colours on your tags. I wish I could get my sewing machine out and do something like this on some of my artwork. It is just so huge and heavy. I do have one of those tiny craft ones but I have not a clue how to thread it up never mind use it.
    What struck me as well as the gorgeous colours of your tags was the crispness of the texture paste you have applied. Absolutely beautiful and very striking.
    Just loved seeing them all lined up together, I think they would look lovely on the wall.
    Hugs, Neet xx

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    1. Thanks Neet. I had fun making the tags. The texture paste was a special from Lidl. Have a great evening, stay safe!

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  39. I really love the texture and the stitching on your tags. The diamonds are wonderful. It's probably good I'm not near those shops. I don't think I could pass up a bunny or two!

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    1. I think you would be living in some of those shops! They are tempting!

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  40. OMG, Valerie. Was that gift card from YOU? Thank you, thank you beyond belief, dear. You should NOT have done that, though. I am totally overwhelmed, because there is NO way I can possibly repay you.

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  41. I love the little daisy and the treat! Here's to a yummy fun week ahead.

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  42. Fantastic! Love the background on your tags. Thank you for joining us at Try it on Tuesday.

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  43. Happy belated belated ... T-day dear Valerie !! Wish you spent a nice day!
    Your tag and your Art journal page are Amazing !! Love them ! Your tag is really lovely, full of texture and beauty.
    That´s great you can go out for a walk, we are waiting for this day here, hope it will be soon, next week the children could go out, just for one hour, but they need it.
    Lovely photographs, as always, thanks so much for sharing.
    I wish you a very happy and creative weekend, take care and big hugss
    Caty

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    1. Thanks so much Caty. Have a great weekend and stay safe!

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  44. Your tags are STUNNING!!! WOW!! Truly gorgeous Valerie!! Your shops are opened again? Are's are still closed! Big Hugs!

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    1. Thanks Stacey. Yes, shops are opened again, hope we won't regret it!

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