Hi Everybody!
It's weekend - enjoy!
We actually got some heavy rain-showers yesterday, and I hope we will get more rain over the weekend, it has been so dry here.
I am continuing with my idea of using up my scraps. I already have my A4 journal almost full, and have also made several larger, A3 sheets, which I will bind together with my bind-it-all at the end of the month. I have decided to give my collected junk/scrap collage pages the title of 'Ohne Sinn und Verstand', which translated means more or less 'Without rhyme or reason'. I am just getting rid of my hoarded scraps by assembling them to collages, without taking time to think about things, just allowing a few minutes to sort, paste and layer and to see what comes out at the end, and it is very relaxing not working to a theme, just 'picking and sticking', so to say. Here I added some sewing to finish it off, so I am linking to Halle's challenge at AJJ:
Some photos from the botanical gardens, where there are also some aquariums:
Have a great weekend, take care,
and thanks a lot for coming by!
I love your fun and colorful art using "this n' that" pieces and sewing it into wonderful art!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photos, too!
Hugs ☕
Thanks Jan, I enjoyed making something from scraps. Take care!
DeleteSuch gorgeous photos-I loved all the flowers and those fish too.
ReplyDeleteI love your collages-I am going to try that-just "do it" I like that with no themes-hugs Happy weekend Kathy
Thanks Kathy. Try it, it's really fun!
DeleteThat is a great page for AJJ. I like the collage of these scraps. Thanks for stitching them and adding them to Halle's challenge. And those flowers are gorgeous. Walking through gardens is such a pleasure. Hope you get enough rain to help the dryness and not so much you can't get out for your walk. Happy weekend. hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteThanks Erika. I love botanical gardens, always so much to see!
DeleteGreat post once again and awesome designs and fabulous pictures to see....hope all's good.♥
ReplyDeleteThanks Annie, have a wonderful weekend!
DeleteGorgeous photos. It seems to flood at times then there is a drought. What can one do. Lovely art, great idea to use scraps.
ReplyDeleteThanks Christine. It's typical for here with the floods, but the dryness is more a recent things.
DeleteA penny for YOUR thoughts can get pricey as in "I don´t like it" - then... don´t ask!
ReplyDeleteRight?
Happened more than once to me, just do not ask me if you don´t want the truth (that might help you).
Beautiful pics, either today or Monday, hello, Botanical Gardens (hope they have re-opened!).
A nice day to you, GlG, Iris
Here the gardens are all open again, which is good. Have a great day!
DeleteDas ist eien wundervolle Arbeit von dir, verrückt und doch wieder so bunt wie unser leben!
ReplyDeleteSchön wieder deine Fotos zusehen!
Die Sonne scheint bei mir und der Wind ist ziemlich arg also rüste ich mich gut und gehe jetzt raus. Ich wünsche dir ein schönes Wochenende und pass auf dich gut auf bei dem Wetter!
Lieben Gruss Elke
Verrückt und bunt, gute Beschreibung von mir! Hier ist es nass und windig aber mit Sonne dzwischen. Bin gerade wiedergekommen vom Rheinspaziergang.
ReplyDeleteso stunning and glamour flowers:)
ReplyDeleteThanks Kathy, have a great weekend!
DeleteHello dear Valerie!
ReplyDeleteHope you and your family are ok!
I really enjoyed watching your gorgeous photos ! Such beautiful and colorful flowers !
Love your amazing collage! Well done! You are so talented!!
Have a lovely and sunny weekend! Stay safe! Hugs!
Dimi...
Great to see you again Dimi, you have been missed. Stay well and safe!
DeleteHi Valerie I love your collage pages ,they are beautiful,and wow the pics of the fish are amazing,Thankyou for sharing your stunning pics with us my friend xx
ReplyDeleteThanks Sheryl. The fish were so pretty. I would love an aquarium if I had more space here.
DeletePicking and sticking. Sounds like something a country and western music group might be doing at a rehearsal! Your visit to the botanic garden seems quite lovely, Valerie. I always enjoy such places, not only for the floral riches, but generally they are great places to find birds that have become quite accustomed to human traffic and are therefore a little more confiding than most. As far as I can recall (which is at least several minutes ago these days!) I have not visited one with aquariums (aquaria?) but it seems like a wonderful addition. A penny for your thoughts? I will up the ante and give you a dollar. i suspect I may well get my dollar's worth, dahling!
ReplyDeleteWell, perhaps I should start listening to music while I'm 'at work'.The botanic garden is nice, and it's the only one I know where there are aquariums, and you cn even buy fish and plants there from time to time when they have too many. My thoughts just now are probably not worth a penny, much less a dollar. And they are mostly just for me! Have a lovely day!
DeleteSuch a fabulous page! I wouldn't have guessed that your page was made up with scraps, you did an amazing job it looks like they were made to go together 😀. The botanical gardens and aquarium photos are wonderful, I'm loving all those flowers! We've had rain overnight the last few days, the garden has been very grateful ...lol 😉. Take care and happy weekend! Hugs, Jo x
ReplyDeleteThanks Jo! Perhaps those scraps were destined to come together, they had all been in the same box for years! We had lots of rain yesterday and today, so that's good, the earth needs it so badly!
DeleteA great page for Halle's theme at AJJ, thank you for linking up with us Valerie. I love how you used your scraps to create the page, it looks as if they were all mean't to go together and its looks good how the stitching links them together.
ReplyDeleteHave a good rest of the weekend.
Stay safe.
Yvonne xx
Thanks Yvonne! You enjoy your weekend, too, take care!
DeleteWhat a fantastic way to create! so many interesting items all melded together in a perfect way. Thanks for a great piece for A Stitch in Time!
ReplyDeleteThanks Halle, have a great weekend!
DeleteI need to try this technique of just adding many scraps together in order to get rid of the large number I have. This is a wonderful plan, as is your latest page. Every photo showed something I missed in the overall image, so it was fun seeing everything up close. I enjoyed the stitching, too. It was lots of fun. Thanks so much for sharing this with us at 'Art Journal Journey using Halle's theme.
ReplyDeleteLoved the fish photos and the bleeding hearts and echinacea. Really lovely photos today.
Thanks Elizabeth. Enjoy your day!
DeleteSo much to look at on your collage. Reminds me of Can You Find pages when I was a kid. Loved those. Gorgeous flowers and the fish look a little like underwater flowers, too. Enjoy your weekend.
ReplyDeleteThanks. They still have those can-you-find pages in our local newspaper on the kids page! Have a good weekend!
DeleteHi Val, hope you have enjoyed your day up til now. It's been wild, wet and windy here, but the kids enjoyed it. We're looking after the next-door's dog, too, so the kids are all happy, mum, too! Love your collage, so much to see and read. You have some wonderful ideas. Fab photos, too. Is that the botanical garden in Duisburg? Have a great afternoon and evening, hugs, Sarah
ReplyDeleteThanks Sarah, have a fun weekend!
DeleteValerie you mind is so locked into creativity. It doesn't really matter if you use fresh or scrap materials you design and create with such passion. Your photos have brought sunshine to me today. The rain.......
ReplyDeleteThanks Nicole! Collage is always better than housewo**!
DeleteStunning photos, and I love your collage art Valerie! xx
ReplyDeleteThanks Alison! Have a great Weekend!
DeleteI just love photos from aquariums. They are mesmerizing. And your scrap collage is terrific. It's sometimes hard to take so many diverse scraps and pull them into such a complete whole,but you do it so well.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jeanie. I can watch fish for hours, it's better than TV! Stay Safe!
DeleteFantastic photos and pages.
ReplyDeleteThanks Marjut. Have a great Weekend!
DeleteI love your random assemblage! that's what a junk journal can be about ~ Things that you love and don't want to throw away. Your photos were a wonderful escape from the local news, so far all protests today have been peaceful (prayers they stay that way because they're only a 5-10 min drive from my home) I love your turtle shot and the black eyed susan ~ Wonderful! Blessings and love ~ Karen
ReplyDeleteThanks Karen. I hope it stays quiet for you! Glad you liked the scrappy piece and the photos. Stay safe!
DeleteI like it, especially your cheeky comment, "Seems a little pricey". I've been using up scraps making cards. I should probably take a cue from you and use a big journal page. Have a great weekend. Teresa
ReplyDeleteThanks, glad you like it, it's fun!
DeleteGreat art page, I like the idea of just sticking down what ever comes to hand. Lovely photos from your walks, beautiful flowers.
ReplyDeleteThanks. It's a very relaxing process, and I'm getting rid of my hoarded bits of nothing!
DeleteGreat post! Have a super weekend!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ashok. Enjoy your weekend, too!
DeleteHi Valerie :) Those are some really nice photos of the gardens. I love the little turtle!! :) Great idea to use your scraps, they made a lovely piece of art! Have a wonderful Sunday!
ReplyDeleteThanks Rain, have a great, new week, keep up the good work!
DeleteI do like your journal page, what a wonderful colourful mix.
ReplyDeleteFabulous photographs again, the flowers are such amazing colours.
I hope you've had a good Sunday, we've had slightly cooler weather and some rain … which was most welcome.
All the best Jan
Thanks Jan. Same weather here, the rain was so necessary. I hope we get more.
DeleteI love your collage Valerie, so bright and cheerful. We've been nowhere for the last couple of days either as we've had non stop rain. Still the garden is very happy! Take care and have a great week, Sue xx
ReplyDeleteThanks Sue. Wet and windy here, but we need the rain.
DeleteWe've had plenty of rain over the past few days here Valerie, little Freya has not been happy as her puppy fur soaks it all up like a sponge.. I agree totally about what a relief it can be not to work with a theme, to paste and collage anything and everything is so relaxing, fabulous page, penny for your thoughts has definitely been something in my mind over the past week.. Take care & thanks for sharing Hugs Tracey xx
ReplyDeletePoor Freya, I can imagine being wet isn't such fun for her. People used to use that 'penny for your thoughts more often in past days. Have a great day, stay safe!
DeleteA penny for your thoughts ... seems a little pricey - lol. I'm wondering if you'll add another layer or two to this page. So I'll keep my eye out.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos. Those tall yellow stalks of flowers are gorgeous! I'm impresed that you got good photos in the aquariums. Eileen xx
Thanks Eileen. I Love adding layers, it's like life, lots hidden underneath! Have a good week!
DeleteIt's good to get needed rain. Those flowers look happy :) The aquarium is a great feature in a setting like that.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, the rain ist really necessary.
DeleteWOW! Your collage is absolutely amazing and so beautiful! I love all of the colors and fabulous textures here. Stunning photos, too. The flowers are simply . . . WOW!
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