Tuesday, 12 October 2021

New Challenge at TIOT - Halloween

Hi Everybody!

Today we are starting a new challenge  at TIOT, and our theme is:

👿💀Halloween👻👿

As always, projects of all formats are welcome, and you have 2 weeks to link to us. There is lots of inspiration from my teamies on our blog, so hope to see you joining in!

My tag is a hybrid combination of photos - the moon and the branch with the night sky - and some Halloween embellishments. I am also linking to Tag Tuesday. Pinky's orange and purple theme:



Some pictures taken last week when the skies were blue:





Love-locks, and a huge bike chain lock - somebody's taking things very seriously!














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

58 comments:

  1. Beautiful post full of gorgeousness and colour. x

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  2. I real like the flowers in window boxes

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    1. Thanks, I love to see them, too. Have a great day!

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  3. Beautiful tag and fall photos

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  4. Nice tag for Halloween. Beautiful scenery. Love the buildings with walls covered with colourful plants.

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    1. Thanks Nancy, those old buildings are always beautiful, especially in autumn. Have a great day!

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  5. Such a colorful post! What are the locks for!?

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    1. Thanks Ashok! People who are 'in love' engrave their names on the locks and hang them on a bridge. It's supposed to keep them together for ever! I wonder!

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  6. Hi Val, good morning! Love this beautiful and colourful post. So many lovely photos, and your beautiful tag, also made from photos, wonderful! Have a lovely day, take care, hugs from us all, Sarah

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    1. Thanks Sarah. This is always my fave time of year! Have a wonderful day, hugs to all!

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  7. Halloween is rapidly approaching, Valerie, and the witches and hobgoblins are doubtless preparing to come out to scare the living daylights out of children, who of course want to be scared. There are a couple of houses around here that go more than a little overboard with their outdoor Halloween decor. I wonder what the inside of the house is like? The picture of the ivy climbing up the house is wonderful. It is sooooo red! When I was young it seemed that many old houses were characterized by their ivy, but one seldom sees it any more. I know that some people claim it damages the brick and perhaps that's the reason. But I like it! And the flower boxes in the last image are so bright and colourful. I hope that all is well with you and that your fingers are behaving. Hugs and kisses. David

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    1. I love Halloween, but don't decorate any more. Nor many kiddies come by tricking and treating, but I always have some candies ready, and then, if the kids dont eat hem, I have to sacrifice myself and eat them up, sigh! The red ivy is called Virginia ivy here, and I love it. We used to have it climbing on our house, but the admin had it all removed so it doesn't damage the bricks. It was there for years and nothing was damaged! The house in the last photo is a star restaurant with a famous cook. They offer a 'cheap' midday special each day, but it costs more than I spend on food in 2 weeks, so I don't go there! Hope you are feeling well, enjoying your food and some good wine, and drinking lots of coffee to keep awake! Hugs!

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  8. Gorgeous hybrid tag Valerie! LOVE how you did that background for your spooky witch and bats! And of course, just lovely photos!! Have a Happy Halloween... ((HUGS)) Helen

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    1. Thanks Helen. The background is a photo taken from my bedroom window! Have agreat week! Hugs!

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  9. What a fabulous tag! The colour of the moon against purple hues and the bat silhouettes look amazing and I love the black cat on the tree branch too - perfect 😀. Such lovely views of the countryside and wow, those red leaves on the house are stunning! Thanks for the inspiration and wishing you a wonderful week! Hugs Jo x

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    1. Thanks Jo! I always love the red leaves, too! Have a wonderful week!

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  10. That is a super tag Valerie. I love how you used the real branch and moon photos (rather than a drawing or stamp) with the added spooky images. The witch looks she could be one scary lady.This tag is perfect for TIOT. Hope all is well with you. Hugs-Erika

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    1. Thanks Erika, I like combining photos and fantasy! That really is a scary witch! Not a good day today! Take care!

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  11. Your tag makes a wonderful Halloween card. The ivy on the buildings and the red flowers in the window boxes are stunning.

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    1. Thanks CJ. Red leaves and flowers are always beautiful Have a great day!

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  12. Fabulous tag and gorgeous fall photos, Valerie.

    Happy Tuesday!

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  13. Thanks Veronica, have a great week!

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  14. Hi Val, Bill here. Lovely art and photos again!

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  15. Wonderful Autumn post Valerie!
    Hugs,
    Alison

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  16. Luv your witchy Haloween tags. Blue skies wonderful wonderful

    Happy Tuesday

    Much💜love

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  17. What a fabulous Halloween tag Valerie, I love how you used some of your own photos! Beautiful pictures, the flower boxes are so pretty and gorgeous fall foliage growing on the buildings!
    Take care & hugs, Tammy

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    1. Thanks Tammy. Autumn is such a wonderful time. Have a great day, hugs, Valerie

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  18. you have so amazing weather in your country!

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  19. I just love your tag this week Valerie, you captured the colours beautifully. Wow isn't ivy amazing at this time of year. I love the colours and how it creeps up the walls.

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  20. Fabulous spooky tag Valerie and don't you just love the colours of orange and purple together..

    Luv CHRISSYxx

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    1. Thanks Chrissy, I Love these colours very much!

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  21. This is fabulous Valerie. I always love how you combine your photographs into your artwork - not easy when the theme is Halloween lol. Take care and have a spooky week, Sue xx

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    1. Thanks Sue, no problem, I have a head full of spooks and spirits! Hope you are feeling better, hugs!

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  22. Happy Halloween challenge this is very nice. I love all the photos too.

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  23. Oh fabulous! Another of your brilliant combinations of art and your own photos- it's fabulous Valerie! Love those sunny day pics too!Hugs, Chrisx

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    1. Thanks Chris, I love playing with photos this way. Have a great week, hugs!

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  24. A lovely tag, Halloween is getting quite close now.

    All the best Jan

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  25. Its a fantastic Halloween tag Valerie, I loved how you used your own photos in the background layers.
    Stay safe.
    Yvonne xx

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    1. Thanks Yvonne. I love combining my photos with digital bits and bobs. Have a great day!

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  26. I like your Autumn art, especially the bats against the orange moon.

    You always get such great photos of your out-and-about walks.

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    1. Thanks, my neighbour had a bat in his apartment yesterday, he was not happy!

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  27. Love your Halloween tag especially the eerie green glow round the witch

    Joan

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    1. Thanks Joan, I like that touch of neon green, too! Have a great week!

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  28. Sorry I'm so late visiting. First I had a power outage that lasted over 19 hours, and now I have a very sick kitty I'm trying to clean up after and care for. That's a great tag. I really like your wonderful tag. I love the moon and the birds. It's a wonderful Halloween entry.

    Lovely photos of the bridge and love locks. That was fun to see. I also like the gate at that home with the fleur-de-lis. Beautiful photos showing the flowers are still looking good in your little town.

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    1. Hi Elizabeth, sorry your kitty is sick, I was worried that you might be ill. Oh dear, and a power outage to top it all, not good! They keep the flowers going all year round in town, I don't know how they do it! Have agreat day!

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  29. A lovely spooky tag and love the background using your own photos. That witch looks very scary. Lovely photos and it's nice to see the changing colours.
    Avril xx

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  30. This is a wonderful Halloween piece. Fabulous colors. And oh, those scenes in the photos are wonderful too. Trying to catch up -- I won't hit every post but will do my best!

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