New Challenge at TIOT and Happy Mail

Hi Everybody!

Today we are starting a new challenge at TIOT. Hmmm, it's a difficult theme for me - neat and tidy! Not really my thing, neither in life nor in crafting! Projects of all formats are welcome, 'real', digital, hybrid, it should just follow the theme. Have a look at the blog to see the neat and tidy things my teamies made!  I made an A3 mixed media page, with a textured background. A lot of people have asked how I do these textured backgrounds, so I will show you in a little tutorial on Friday. I was trying to get away from always using circles, so divided my page into rectangles this time, and added some cat, dog and flower stickers. I am also linking to the new challenge at AJJ, hosted by Jo, texture:

And I got Happy Mail - joy in the post!

This lovely card came from David, the undisputed bird Pope, in Canada. He had read on my blog that I wasn't feeling good, and sent this to cheer me up. That's kindness from across the miles:

Avril, a lovely teamie by TIOT send me an envelope packed full of goodies -

napkins and a wonderful tag. The details on the tag are so fantastic, I was thrilled to see it close up - pictures don't do it justice:

And die cut flowers and more. I recently admired some white daisies I saw on Avril's blog, and she said she would send me a 'few' - wow, what a treasure I received:

Thanks a lot Avril, I will have great fun using them and think of you! 

And I have some more pictures from my beloved clouds:

The birds gather mornings and evenings in this tree:

I love seeing the tree and pigeons lit up by the setting sun:

And as you know, I love to walk by the Rhine:

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!