Hi Eveybody!
Hope you enjoyed your weekend, and I wish us all a safe and happy week. Today I have another journal page for Alison's 'play it again, Sam' challenge at AJJ. My page was made using a first day of issue envelope and stamps to honour Laurel and Hardy. I loved their films as a child. I placed the envelope onto a stenciled background. The pictures right and left were drawn by me and cut out:
This evening we will be starting a new chalenge at Tag Tuesday. Thanks to Wendy for hosting the last challenge and to all who joined in. My theme is green and blue. You can use just one of the colours, or both. Other colours are okay but blue/green should be predominant. The image is from Gecko Galz:
And this evening we are also celebrating Elizabeth's T sTands for Tuesday link party, so here warm welcome to all of the nice ladies of the T Gang who visit.
I went to a cafe with a friend last week, and we enjoyed coffee (decaf for me!) and cake:
Have a great day, take care,
and thanks a lot for coming by!
Hi Valerie, lovely art-your art is always so beautiful, I love the first one especially with the stamps.
ReplyDeleteYour cake looks so delicious, I have to drink decaf too-there are some good brands out there that you can't tell the difference in flavor.
Enjoyed the memes too-Happy new week and T hugs Kathy
Thanks kathy. The decaf coffee is not as bad as I thought, and much better than no coffee! Have a great week!
DeleteLovely blue and green peacock. Delicious tea and good thinkies.
ReplyDeleteThanks Christine, have a great week!
DeleteCake does look good.
ReplyDeleteCoffee is on and stay safe
The cake was very good!
DeleteBeautiful so much to see and great details....love this and that coffee looks amazing xx xxx
ReplyDeleteThanks Annie, have a great week!
DeleteYour pieces are very appealing this morning, Valerie, and the peacock is an image to behold. I am happy to see that you were able to get out with a friend, and the cake you had looks delicious, marred only by decaf coffee instead of the real thing to give you that early morning jolt. I am touched by the worshippers at the Western Wall wearing Ukrainian flags as replacements for their prayer shawls. The butchery being inflicted by the Russian soldiers in retreat is sickening. War brutalizes everyone, I suppose. Ukraine is being slowly obliterated, its cities in ruin, and its people living in fear, fleeing, and in some cases being slaughtered like sacrificial lambs. We have seen these scenes from WWII, and never did we expect a repeat in 2022, with the same appeasement by the west of an obscene, psychotic dictator. We had hoped to visit Poland this year with friends, but that is off the table obviously. Thank goodness so many refugees have found safe haven there. Take good care of yourself and continue on the road to recovery. Hugs and kisses, David
ReplyDeleteThe decaf coffee is quite good, and considering what's happened in the Ukraine, it's not important. That people can be so barbaric again, just awful. I was so shocked and angry when I saw the news last evening, it's unbelievable. I think you would be wise to avoid Poland this year, not a good place to be just now, and it's great that so many refugees have found shelter there. Here is Germany many refugees have also been welcomed, those poor people. Putin is so evil. I should be able to go home in 2 weeks! Have a great day, hugs!
DeleteOh I like your Laurel and Hardy page. Cool that you have a first day issue envelope and stamp, and your figures are amazing. And I like your color choices, my favorites. And I think your sweet at the cafe looks way too yummy. And perfect with your decaf for T day. Are you missing your caffeine? And the latest photos from Ukraine made me cry. There will be nothing left, which I am sure is what Putin wants since he couldn't just walk in there and have people bowing at his feet. Have a great start to the new week, and happy T day to you also. Hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteThanks Erika. I found that envelope in a book I bought for I€ at the flea market, that was a bargain! We cried last night, too, while waching the photos of such butchery, so awful! Putin has flattened the Ukraine, he is so evil. Have a great week, hugs!
DeleteThe art pieces are beautiful. I want to have coffee and cake too.
ReplyDeleteThanks Nancy, cake is always nice with coffee!
DeleteI love the blue and green! Those are my two favorite colors.
ReplyDeleteThanks, I love those colours, too!
DeleteI love Laurel and Hardy, your drawings of them are amazing. Such fun movie shorts and I like the silent ones better than the talkies. I love blue and green as a color combo, but I love cherry cake even more. Happy T Day
ReplyDeleteThey were such a fun pair, we all used to laugh through the whole movie session. Yes, cherry cake is even better than blue and green, I'm wit you there!
DeleteWonderful creations. Hope you are doing well. Have a great day. Anesha
ReplyDeleteThanks Anesha, slowly getting better! Have a geat week, hugs!
DeleteThat's a beautiful peacock! Love it! I should start drinking decaff coffee, too.
ReplyDeleteThanks. Decaf coffee isn't as bad as I thought!
Deletei look at those cakes and feel jealous:D
ReplyDeleteThey were so yummy!
Deletei would like to eat those;)
DeleteWho wouldn't!?
DeleteValerie your journal page is amazing! Well done you for drawing these - such a special page. I'm sure you must be feeling better after that cake, and decaf isn't too bad is it. Take care and have a very happy week, Sue xx
ReplyDeleteThanks Sue! Cake always makes me feel better!
DeleteYour images this week are wonderful, both the ones you created and the ones you found. As you say, the world is sickened by the atrocities that the Russians have inflicted. And the possible responses are all horrifying too.
ReplyDeletebest... mae at maefood.blogspot.com
Yes, we are living in sad and explosive times!
DeleteYou have given us a really clever journal page for Alison's theme at AJJ. You drew Stan and Ollie beautifully. I love it. And your peacocks on the tag are stunning. Both of your art pieces are great today.
ReplyDeleteThat cake reminded me of cherry cheesecake, something I have been wanting to make. I am sorry you must drink decaf coffee. I would have such severe headaches if you put me on decaf, I would have migraines for days. I hope the withdrawal isn't as bad for you.
I loved the memes, including the face with the coffee beans and the cats willing to pull the little boy up. However, I was really touched by the Jews at the Wailing Wall wearing the Ukrainian flag. Thanks for sharing these and your trip to the coffee shop with us for T this Tuesday. Yes, I will link you, dear.
Thanks a lot Elizabeth. I grew up with that funny pair. The cherry cake was delicious. I am slowly getting used to decaf.That's a great pic from the Sailing Wall. Have a happy T Day!
DeleteLaurel and Hardy bring back so many memories of my Grandparents. When my mother and I went shopping before Christmas we would call in to see my Grandparents on the way home and they nearly always had these two on the TV. The Peacock is beautiful and what a great day out, the cakes look scrummy. Loving the funnies too. Have a great week. Hugs, Angela xXx
ReplyDeleteI used to watch them at the cinema, on Saturday morning it was kids programme for 6 pence and we saw all the old films, it was fun! That was back at the beginning of the 1950s!
DeleteAnother lovely post, Valerie. My son loved L&H when he was small too. Vee xx
ReplyDeleteThanks Vee, they were really a funny pair! Have a great week!
DeleteYour Laurel and Hardy page is delightful and I"m glad you got out with a friend. The memes this week are especially touching to me.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jeanie, have a great week!
DeleteYour art is always so colorful, vibrant, and creative! What fun is the Laurel and Hardy art (love your Stan and Ollie), and I love that gorgeous and vibrant peacock tag art.
ReplyDeleteYour cake looks delicious- I never could pass on a sweet from Europe:):)
Sending healing wishes and good health. Happy T day!
Thanks Linda.The cakes Here are always worth eating, that's true! Happy T Day!
DeleteYour journal page is gorgeous, I especially like the hand drwn faces of Laurel and Hardy. Oh my, that cake - it looks so super delicious. It's lovely that you could get out with a friend and visit a cafe. I miss good cafes. Have a lovely week, Valerie.
ReplyDeleteThanks Carola. Nothing Like a visit to a good Cafe! Happy T Day!
DeleteHi Valerie ,
ReplyDeleteI drink decaff too... Absolutely love the quote and the bottom of your post... beautiful. Happy Tday! deb
Thanks, the saying about books is so true!
DeleteFantastic journal page and tag, I love the Laurel and Hardy drawing you did for the page as well as the stamp. It was good to read that you had been able to go out for a coffee that cake looks delicious.
ReplyDeleteStay safe.
Yvonne xx
Thanks Yvonne, I have great memories of Laurel and Hardy! Happy T Day!
DeleteLoved Laurel and Hardy - they were my favorite movies when I was growing up. Your page is fabulous - such a great backdrop and fun words. The tag is gorgeous - wow. The coffee and cake looks delightful.
ReplyDeleteI don't reread books other than the Bible, but your thinkie has me thinking maybe I should give it ago.
Fun and artful post, Valerie. Hope you continue to get better every day! Hugz
Thanks Nancy. There are many good books that are really worth reading. Hugs!
DeleteLaurel and Hardy had some hilarious moments, didn't they! I can almost taste your cherry cheesecake. Yummm Happy T Tuesday
ReplyDeleteThat cake was sooooo good! Happy T Day!
DeleteOhhh L and H were my faves when I was a kid. That first piece brings back memories. However, your second piece is magnificent! I can't take my eyes off of it. Good looking cheesecake! Hope you are feeling well.
ReplyDeleteMine, too! The cake was delicious! Have a great week!
DeleteI love your Laurel & Hardy page Valerie, it's a great page for my AJJ theme. It brings back memories from my childhood.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Alison
Same here, we all loved them!
DeleteYour drawings are so good!!! I LOVED the quotes at the end of your post, and especially the picture of the men at the Wailing Wall. So beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThanks Debra. The Pic of the Wailing Wall is very moving. Hugs!
DeleteThe memes are wonderful. The desserts look divine. And your pieces make me smile.
ReplyDeleteHugs, my friend.
Thanks Sandra💖
ReplyDeleteThat cake looks delicious! I would love a slice.
ReplyDeleteI used to watch Laurel and Hardy as well when I was younger. Good clean fun is hard to find now. I loved your art commemorating them.
The quote about the books was wonderful!
Happy Tea Day,
Kate
Fabulous, I used to enjoy watching Laurel and Hardy when I was younger and your page captures their antics perfectly! Oh and those cakes looks so yummy too 😉. Wishing you a very Happy T Day! Hugs Jo x
ReplyDeleteYour coffee and cake look good :)
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
ohooo that cake looks a bit too yummy...\but I can't moan,I nearly eaten all of it before I remembered to take a picture, The peacocks look a picture too, such lovely colours. have a great week Happy T for Tuesday! (Lyn)
ReplyDeleteYour dessert looked delicious! Yum! I loved your art journal page. We love Laurel & Hardy! That was a perfect quote to include, too. Thanks for sharing your page and your beautiful tag, and dessert with us. I was last to join the party, not last to comment. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Sharon, Laurel and Hardy is always fun! Have a great week, hugs!
DeleteSuch a wonderful first edition you have chosen to use but what I really love are the hand drawn faces you have done yourself. What a talent you have, you have captured them perfectly.
ReplyDeleteLovely tag too.
Hugs, Neet xx
Thanks Neet, I had fun with the faces!
DeleteI love your Laurel and Hardy piece Valerie! So sorry, RL got in the way, and I am terribly late. Happy T Day! Elle/EOTC xx
ReplyDeleteYour tag is so beautiful, wow the colours are so vibrant Valerie! I love the inspirational photos you have posted today.
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