Hi Everybody!
The weekend has once again disappeared in a flash and it's time for a new week - let's hope it will be a good one!
Today I have a hybrid piece made for Matilde's birds challenge at AJJ. The beautiful bird and nest was a freebie from the Graphics fairy, the other pieces from my stash:
Michele's challenge at Tag Tuesday is to use bows and or buttons. My first tag is made for her challenge and for Elizabeth's T sTands for Tuesday link party, which begins this evening. Here a warm welcome to all of the nice ladies of the T Gang. The background of the tag was cut from the packing of a delicious bar of chocolate I was given. The button at the top is a coffee cup, and at the bottom yet another one, stamped , fussy cut and covered with bronze glitter:
The second one has a pink bow:
Somehow I was out and about a lot this week, so there are lots of drinks. The first is an alcohol-free white beer:
And of course, lots of cappuccino:
And we had a wonderful meal one evening, Heike had salad with grilled chicken, and I had a baked potato with herb cream cheese and salad:
Love these flowers growing out of the caste wall:
Some thinkies / funnies:
And some photos taken in our little town:
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Have a great week, take care,
and thanks a lot for coming by!
Lovely page and tags Valerie, enjoyed the food, photos and thinkies. Alcohol free beer is gaining in popularity I heard.
ReplyDeleteThanks Christine! I see a lot of people drinking it here, for those who are driving it's a god thing!
DeleteHi Valerie, your page for AJJ is really beautiful and I love your tag too. Enjoyed the photos, glad you were able to get out with friends drinks and food looks delicious, great thinkies too-Happy T
ReplyDeleteThanks Kathy, its always good to meet up with people! Hugs, have a great week!
DeleteLaughing at our self is sometime the only way we can mange.
ReplyDeleteCoffee is on and stay safe
You are right, Dora! Have a great week!
DeleteLovely page. Loved the arts and pictures...have a great week vj
ReplyDeleteThanks Ashok! Have a great week!
DeleteTwo lovely creations. What a beautiful town you live in. Have a great week. Anesha x
ReplyDeleteThanks Anesha. It is pretty here. Have a wonderful week, hugs!
DeleteBeautiful art pieces. The one with the pig and cat is cute. You live in a lovely place. I like how they have flowers everywhere.
ReplyDeleteThanks Nancy, window boxes full of flowers is tradition here. Hugs!
DeleteHi Val, good morning! We all overslept today, the kids were late to school, oooops! Someone forgot to switch the alarm clock on! Love your beautiful art pieces and photos, as always. Have a wonderful day, hugs from us all, Sarah
ReplyDeleteThanks Sarah, Things like that happen! Hugs to all!
DeleteWe are in our final half hour at our B&B on Grand Manan, Valerie, so just enough time to tell you that the bird with the nest is absolutely splendid. All of your art pieces are, of course. That beer looks like a great drink on a hot summer's day, but coffee still reigns supreme overall I would imagine. Your baked potato and salad look great too. Remember when a baked potato came only with butter? Now a thousand different things are served with it and herb cream cheese seems about as good as it gets to me. Miriam is a big fan of sour cream on hers, with chives sprinkled on. We quite often have baked potato at home, usually half a potato each. Last night for my final dinner on the island I had fish and chips. The fish is caught daily so it is wonderfully fresh and the fries were really well done. Seems like a fitting end to a vacation by the ocean. The next time I leave a comment on your blog, I will be back at home in Waterloo. A tremendous storm passed through the area a few days ago, so I hope we will not be facing any damage. Miriam's sister has been watching the house, so I am sure she would have let us know. Keep well and have a little extra herb cream cheese. Hugs and kisses, David
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoyed the last hour of your stay, time goes by so quickly. Baked potatoes with herb cream cheese is one of my fave meals. Fish and chips, too, always yummy and a reminder of growing up in London! We are having a lot of storms here just now, today the air is very sultry and heavy and I'm sure the next storm is on its way. Have a great journey home, take care, BIG hugs, Valerie
DeleteYour bird page is gorgeous as are your latest tags. I wish I could get to my buttons and ribbons to make one for this challenge. Well maybe as the week progressed I will clean enough to do that. I must say the pig tag is my favorite. Mr. Pig and Miss Kitty are adorable and it feels like spring. You definitely had a fun week and lots of good food. You deserve it too after the winter you had. And it looks nice. Hopefully the temperatures are quite comfortable too. Have a great new week and T day. I hope this week is as fun as last week was. Hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteThanks Erika! Soon you will have all of your supplies at your finger tps in your new room, that will be fun! Last week was really fun, and at the weekend I went for a meal with friends again. It does me good to go out more. Glad you like Mr Piggy & co! Today it's strange weather, the next storms are on their way, but soon we should be more or less back to normal, whatever that is! Happy T day, have a great week! Hugs, Valerie
DeleteI love the beautiful bird and nest..so charming! and love all your photos, what a treat. Lovely to visit your creative world again.
ReplyDeleteThanks Victoria, I have missed you!
DeleteA great post Valerie, your bird page is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThanks Alison, have a great week!
DeleteValerie ~ awesome post with lovely art work ~ favorite is the 'buttons and bows' and your photography is always divine ~ hard to choose a favorite ~ some of the stone ones are great ~ Be well ~ Xo
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Thanks Carol, enjoy your week!
DeleteI like your art today. It's whimsical and fun to look at. Love the food, too, makes me hungry. Take care and God bless.
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot, have a great week!
DeleteGreat photos 😊 Have a nice day 😊
ReplyDeleteThanks, Martyna, have a great week!
DeleteYour bird piece is just fantastic, Valerie. I think that may go on my list of Valerie favorites! And I loved the funnies -- especially the one about watching the news!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jeanie. The news is really hard to tolerate these days! Have a great week! Hugs!
DeleteLovely art and tags,especially like your bird piece it's wonderful.
ReplyDeleteYour town does look colourful, nice photographs.
All the best Jan
Your bird collages are very pretty. I'm intrigued by the reference to Papua, New Guinea, an exotic place that I'd love to travel to. I also like your local photos of shops and streets.
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Thanks Mae. I didn't know that cocoa beans were grown there, we live and learn!
DeleteI love the 'Graphics Fairy' and you've added to the piece brilliantly. Looks like you've had a lovely weekend too and it's so nice to see around your town, makes me feel as if I'm there with you. Have a great week. Hugs, Angela xxx
ReplyDeleteThanks Angela. The graphics fairy often has brilliant pieces. Have a great week!
DeleteThat may be a hybrid journal page, but it is beautiful. I love the background, as well as the bird. Really charming. Thanks for sharing this bit of inspiration with us at Art Journal Journey using Matilde's theme.
ReplyDeleteLove your coffee cup button. Mine had shanks on the back, but other than that, are similar. I like your pig and kitty on the bow tag, too. Really cute.
You gave us a plethora of drinks to share this week. I've never had non-alcoholic beer, much less white beer. Sort of the opposite of stout, the only beer I like.
Some of your funnies were hilarious. I love the couple needing their glasses before the news came on. And I always love your flower boxes. Thanks for sharing your art, your funnies, your incredible drinks, and your tour of your city with us for T this Tuesday, dear Valerie.
Thanks Elizabeth. Idon't like any dark beers, this is the only sort I like. I found a box full of beautiful buttons in my stash, including bird and coffee buttons!
DeleteI agree, the weekend went by in a flash!
ReplyDeleteYour art is lovely! I love all the colors and abstract art on the tag.
Great funnies this week. And of course, I love window shopping in town with you. The flowers look beautiful!
Happy Tea Day, Valerie.
Kate
Thanks Kate. I love going window shopping on Sundays!
Deletegreat post! Love the art- that first page is wonderful- all the images just meld together. And that coffee cup button- too cute! Delicious looking meals, and of course I love all the flowers along your walk in town. Happy T day!
ReplyDeleteThanks Linda, happy T Day!
DeleteWonderful art work and photos Valerie, your bakes potato looks so good!!
ReplyDeleteI really love the bird and nest, those tags are bright and fun. Vee xx
ReplyDeleteThanks Vee, I've been trying to use up scraps etc! Hugs!
DeleteLove the cartoon about he glasses- so cute. I'm really into cappachino and love the look of that big baked potato - yum.
ReplyDeleteThanks Judee. That potato was indeed delcious! Have a great day!
Deletewow love your post you make me feel good looking at it all...xx
ReplyDeleteThanks Annie, stay safe!
DeleteIt sounds like you have had a full week Valerie and good to see that you have been able to get out and enjoy a few coffees and food.
ReplyDeleteThe art you shared with us looks fantastic. Stay safe.
Yvonne xx
Thanks Yvonne, Hope you are keeping well!
DeleteLovely art, Valerie. That bird collage is fabulous with so much to look it. Love the colors and layers on your pretty tags too. Fun drinks, pretty pictures, and super cool funnies (especially the one about the try my button - I do it every time - lol). Great post as always. I hope you are feeling much better these days! Hugz
ReplyDeleteThanks Nancy! Glad you are a Button presser, too!
DeleteLove your bird page and that teacup button is so cute. Have a great week! Happy T Day Elle/EOTC xx
ReplyDeleteThanks Elle, have a great week!!
DeleteAs always your photos bring me such joy. Thank you so much. Have a beautiful day. Regine
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Thanks so much Regine!
Deletei like non alcoholic beer:)
ReplyDeleteYes, its good!
DeleteI know I left a comment but don't see it now... I love the little tea cup button :) and I'm particularly drawn to those flowers that grow out of unexpected nooks and crannies. Happy T Tuesday!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Blogger is a pain in the butt right now, either people cant comment, or the comments disappear!
DeleteLoving all your Art Valerie... I'am especially in love with that cute cup button!!! What a great find! Hubby and i have taken to splitting a baked potato.. .and when i eat out i always try to get a baked sweet potato.. Your meals and your drinks look yummy!! Can you believe i have never had a cappachino?! I love a plant growing out of a wall... What is it about that , that is so appealing? Happy T day! Hugs! deb
ReplyDeleteBaked potatoes are alwass a wonderful meal, and sweet potatoes baked are even better! Capppuccino is good, I love the milk foam on the coffee! Happy T Day!
DeleteOh, this page with a bird is lovely! I also use the prints from Graphics Fairy sometimes :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Matilde, graphics fairy always has wonderful embellishments!
DeleteI love the vintage bird and flowers, just gorgeous and the tags, well, what can I say, they are just lovely and the little pig and kitten is fabulous as is the sparkle on the coffee, looks great..
ReplyDeleteLuv CHRISSYxx
Thanks Chrissy, have a wonderful day!
DeleteAww what a gorgeous bird, and only you would have a button in the shape of a coffee cup lol. I love plants growing out of walls too! Take care and have a fun week, Sue xx
ReplyDeleteYes, I often find things like hat in my stash and it's a surprise each time! Hugs!
DeleteThis is wonderful-all of it. This post made me happy.
ReplyDeleteIf it made you happy, then I'm happy! Hugs!
DeleteBeautiful journal page Valerie! I love your tags too. I love decorative buttons but athough bought for crafting I keep hanging on to them! Your town looks so colourful! Hugs, Chrisx
ReplyDeleteThanks. I do the same, I hang onto them so long that I don't remember that I have them!
DeleteYour tag is just gorgeous and your coffee button is really cute! I really enjoyed your beautiful photos today and your jokes made me giggle lol.
ReplyDeleteThanks Pink, Laughing is always good! Hugs, Valerie
Deletewow, love your bird on the nest Journal. So sweet.
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