Saturday, 20 June 2020

Weekend Post

Hi Everybody!

It's weekend - enjoy!

This has been a strange and rather stressful week, with appointments to keep, trams that were always too late, stupid people who come too near, having to go to court to make a statement as a witness, and having no internet for 2 days. On top of that I had giddy spells all week, which did not improve my over all mood - it can only get better! That is always my big consolation in weeks when everything goes haywire.
But in between I had time to do lots of crafting, which somewhat soothed my shattered nerves!

These are some of the pages from my second junk/scrap journal.
The first is a very colourful collage, with lots of splats and splodges and some grass green washi-tape added. The diamonds were added with a stencil
I am linking to Simon Monday Challenge, splats and sprays:


The second one is also a collaged magazine image with added splats in red and black and some splodge and scribble diecuts:




The third one was just collaged bits and bobs and a snarky quote:


And I have some photos from my walk today:



I love these little corners:





Lots of beautiful flowers everywhere:



Apples peeping over the wall:




I see this hand bell-pull day for day, and I love it:





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

  1. kiwikidSaturday, June 20, 2020

    My goodness you have had a week!! Thankfully you have your art to decompress. Isn't it special how plants come up in the most unusual places and then give us their beautiful flowers to look at! Have a good weekend.

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    1. Valerie-JaelSaturday, June 20, 2020

      Thanks! I love seeing how pants squeeze themselves through everywhere.

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  2. Pink RoseSaturday, June 20, 2020

    Hi Valerie oh dear what a week you have had,i hope you are feeling much better now. I love your scrap pages full of beautiful work,thankyou for sharing them with us,i also love your beautiful photos,hope your day is a good one my friend xx

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    1. Valerie-JaelSaturday, June 20, 2020

      Thanks Sheryl, I am looking forward to quiet day today!

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  3. ChristineSaturday, June 20, 2020

    What a stressful week! Beautiful soothing art and flowers!

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    1. Valerie-JaelSaturday, June 20, 2020

      Art and flowers always work soothing, don't they?

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  4. JeanieSaturday, June 20, 2020

    I think it's so wonderful that we can get into our art and the stress level drops. It sounds like you've had more than your share, so I'm glad you've had your beautiful art to help it along!

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    1. Valerie-JaelSaturday, June 20, 2020

      Thank Jeanie, hope things will be quieter this week! Have a good weekend!

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  5. AnonymousSaturday, June 20, 2020

    Good Morning Val, hope you had a good sleep and that the coming days will be more relaxed for you. Love your art pieces, so wild with the splats and splatters, great. And the third piece is funny, love that quote on the lady, too funny! I'm enjoying a quiet weekend, that's a nice change. Mum is doing well at Leah's, so that's great. our flower pics are beautiful again, which reminds me that I need to do some work in the garden this weekend. Have a great day, take care, hugs, Sarah

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    1. Valerie-JaelSaturday, June 20, 2020

      Hi Sarah, enjoy your weekend, especially with some quiet hours just for you! I had a quiet sleep, so that made a nice change, I was really exhausted. Enjoy your day, have fun in the garden! Hugs!

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  6. DIMISaturday, June 20, 2020

    Hello dear Valerie!
    I know how it is to have a stressful week! I’ve have a migraine for all week!
    Your artwork is stunning as always! Like all your journal pages!! Great work indeed!!
    Gorgeous pictures from your walk! Like the hand bell-pull ,so preety,and the beautiful flowers!
    Wishing you a happy and relaxing weekend! Take care,stay safe! Hugs!
    Dimi...

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    1. Valerie-JaelSaturday, June 20, 2020

      Thanks so much Dimi! I'm sorry to hear about your migraine, that is very unpleasant. The hand bell-pull is a fantastic piece indeed. Have a great weekend, feel well soon!

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  7. Bleubeard and ElizabethSaturday, June 20, 2020

    There are some weeks when if things could go wrong, they will. It sounds like you had more than your share this past week. Let's hope things improve in the week to come.

    Your scraps pages are wonderful. I especially like the one where you split the image lengthwise. It made for a much more enjoyable image than had you left it whole. I also LOVED the beautiful woman in the last one. She looked so innocent and virginal, it was hard to believe those words could have come from her mouth (grin).

    Great photos, especially the flowers and the hand bell. In one of the photos with several window boxes, it looks like there were flowers over the mail box, too. I wonder how hard it is to water those window boxes since they have the bars on the windows.

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    1. Valerie-JaelSaturday, June 20, 2020

      Thanks E! The coming week has to be better! I had to split the image as it was over 2 sides in a magazine, so I decided to split it more by changing the placement, too. And yes, some of us innocent and demure girls know bad words.... Some people think I'm a nice old lady till I open my mouth! I don't know how they water the plants, but they are always beautifully kept, perhaps they can water them from inside the building? Whatever, have a nice day!

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  8. aussie aNNieSaturday, June 20, 2020

    Stop and smell the flowers, lovely gorgeous post.xx

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    1. Valerie-JaelSaturday, June 20, 2020

      Yes, always a good thing to to do. I smell them and take photos of them! Have a great day!

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  9. MiamiKelSaturday, June 20, 2020

    OH so groovy this artwork! Love the bursts of color and I love organic art like splatters and watercolors that run all over! What a fabulous walk around town - so much in bloom! and the blog header - those clouds are really something. Hugs! xx

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    1. Valerie-JaelSaturday, June 20, 2020

      Thanks Kelly, I love making things like this! Have a wonderful weekend! Hugs!

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  10. Iris FlaviaSaturday, June 20, 2020

    Love your positive attitude! And the work with the split car/woman, great idea. Beautiful pics, somehow a tad spooky with no people around, like it was art.
    Have a great day, Iris

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    1. Valerie-JaelSaturday, June 20, 2020

      Danke. An frühen Morgen ist hier wenig los, da gehe ich gerne spazieren! Am Nachmittags wenn die Touristen einfallen ist nicht so schön!

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  11. Crafting QueenSaturday, June 20, 2020

    Hope that the coming week will be a much better one for you. Love the pages and your photos are stunning. Keep well. x

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  12. kathyinozarksSaturday, June 20, 2020

    Good morning, I think our crafts and arts are perfect for times when we are stressed-I waited too long to do that.
    I love your pieces, and I really enjoyed all the pretty photos-those corners are just awesome-a peek of happiness.
    Happy weekend-hugs Kathy

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    1. Valerie-JaelSaturday, June 20, 2020

      Thanks Kathy. We are lucky that we have something to bring us back into balance when we need it. Have a wonderful day, take care!

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  13. David M. Gascoigne,Saturday, June 20, 2020

    Some of your artwork today looks like it could be part of a Rorschach test, Valerie! Sorry to hear that you had a bad spell, but I hope that things are improving, and that you have once again become your usual, happy, positive self. As you say, it could always be worse! Doubtless that is little consolation at times, but it is nevertheless true. Have you resisted the temptation to pull on the bell? I think if I walked past it every day the mischievous little urchin side on me would make me do it! Enjoy the weekend. A nice walk seems just what is needed.

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    1. Valerie-JaelSaturday, June 20, 2020

      Thanks David, perhaps I need to consult a psychiatrist instead of just drinking more coffee to wash it down!! Things can always be worse, but at the moment I would be happy if they were a tad better. Life is sometimes very complicated, and when shit happens, it happens! I haven't rung the bell, it's the door to a very exclusive star restaurant, I couldn't even afford to walk inside there! Have a great weekend!

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  14. CJ KennedySaturday, June 20, 2020

    Wonderful, colorful collages. I enjoyed the snarky quote. Your week may have gone haywire as 5 planets have gone into retrograde and Saturday/Sunday marks the Summer solstice. People in your area have such wonderful gardens and window boxes. I need to take lessons. The hollyhocks made me think of Mitty. He was an outdoor kitty and when it got hot he would hang out under the broad leaves of the hollyhocks. That handbell is awesome and those white hydrangeas are so beautifully delicate. Enjoy your day!

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    1. Valerie-JaelSaturday, June 20, 2020

      Thanks CJ. At times like these I need to be snarky! I never get my balcony boxes looking as good as other people do, there must be a trick somewhere! I just don't know it!

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  15. gigi-hawaiiSaturday, June 20, 2020

    I like the third collage the best. It looks so delicate. Love the flower photos, too.

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    1. Valerie-JaelSaturday, June 20, 2020

      Thanks so much! The flowers are beautiful everywhere. Have a great weekend!

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  16. DMSSaturday, June 20, 2020

    The collage with the snarky quote is my favorite. Love it!

    So many gorgeous flowers on your walk. So bright and cheerful. That bell pull- wow. I don't think I have ever seen anything like it. Awesome.

    Hope this weekend is relaxing and fun and things go in a positive direction. :)
    ~Jess

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    1. Valerie-JaelSaturday, June 20, 2020

      Thanks Jess, flowers make me Happy! Have a great Weekend!

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  17. JFMSaturday, June 20, 2020

    Wow! You have had a week!
    Why people don't respect the social distancing or the wearing of masks is beyond me. It is so little to do and could save lives even their own.

    I always love your artwork. Your art journals are wonderfully created and beautiful!

    Your photos are beyond gorgeous!!!

    Hope this week goes much better for you!

    Hugs ❤☕❤

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    1. Valerie-JaelSaturday, June 20, 2020

      Thanks Jan, things can only get better! Enjoy your Weekend!

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  18. craftytrogSaturday, June 20, 2020

    I love your collages Valerie, and your photos are lovely too!
    Hope you have a better time this coming week.
    Alison xx

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    1. Valerie-JaelSaturday, June 20, 2020

      Thanks Alison. It can only get better! Have a good weekend!

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  19. Teresa ArsenaultSunday, June 21, 2020

    Sorry you had such a difficult week, but I'm glad you had your art to help you de-stress. Cool collage pages and gorgeous photos. I love that old brick. hugs, Teresa

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  20. My name is Erika.Sunday, June 21, 2020

    Wow, you did have quite a week. Hope this new one is better. I love your splashes and splatters. They are cool pages and nice faces too. And I agree with you about people who get too close or don't wear masks. The virus hasn't gone away yet, but I think some people think so I guess. Hope your weekend has been going well. Hugs-Erika

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    1. Valerie-JaelSunday, June 21, 2020

      Thanks. Lots of people think that Corrina is over, a bit like Trump!

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  21. Lucyna DrozłowskaSunday, June 21, 2020

    Każdy czas ma swój koniec nawet ten zły. Pięknie tu na twoim blogu. Dzwonek jest cudowny. Miłego nowego tygodnia:)

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    1. Valerie-JaelSunday, June 21, 2020

      Thanks Lucyna, have a wonderful week, stay Safe!

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  22. Divers and SundryMonday, June 22, 2020

    I love the "it can only get better" attitude :) Those flowers that spring up in unlikely places inspire me.

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    1. Valerie-JaelMonday, June 22, 2020

      Hope springs eternal in the human breast....

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  23. SueMonday, June 22, 2020

    Well your week can definitely only get better can't it! I love your artwork today, especially your split lady, very different. Take care, Sue xx

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    1. Valerie-JaelMonday, June 22, 2020

      Thanks Sue, you're right there! I feel like the split lady myself just now!

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  24. Lowcarb team memberTuesday, June 23, 2020

    Sorry last week was not too good … hopefully this week will be better :)
    A lovely selection of photographs here.
    Take care and keep smiling.

    All the best Jan

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  25. pearshapedcraftingWednesday, June 24, 2020

    How lovely to see all those flowers! I love your scrap pages - some very clever ways to use your scraps ! Hugs, Chrisx

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