Hi Everybody!
Hope you all enjoyed your weekend, and that we will all have a good, new week! I am starting off my week with an A3 collage, meant for Elizabeth's Collage fodder / food challenge at AJJ.. The paper was already painted, and I used various mgazine cut outs, scraps and part of a journal page from Toni Burt, who gave us the page as a free gift in the LB taster sessions. I used random words to make a found poem. The bottle of champagne is my entry ticket for Elizabeth's T sTands for Tuesday link meeting. And I would like to give a warm welcome to all of the nice ladies of the T Gang.
And a few more pics meant for TsfT:
Some photos of a sunny day at the Baldeney Lake in Essen:
Have a great day, take care,
and thanks a lot for coming by!
Hi Val, good morning! Hope you had a restful weekend, and I hope you have a good week. Hope you are starting to feel better again. Big hugs from us all, Sarah
ReplyDeleteThanks Sarah, you have a wonderful week, too! Hugs to you all!
DeleteLovely page. Wish I could go sailing or boating. Beautiful photos.
ReplyDeleteThanjs Nancy, I love being on the water, it's so relaxing! Have a great week!
DeleteThere's quite a party going on in your piece today, isn't there?
ReplyDeleteThe autumnal photos of the trees and the water, the blues and the oranges are beautiful. Have a lovely week. Hugs. Deb.
Indeed. It was a beautiful day at the lake! Have a great week!
DeleteThat background sparkles and shines. Your choice of collage fodder to create the focal image is wonderful. And of course, the champagne is the perfect addition, too. Thanks for sharing this incredible entry with us at AJJ using Bleubeard's and my theme.
ReplyDeleteI always love your take on coffee and coffee inspired art. This is wonderful. I even got a laugh at the men and bear at the bar. Thanks for such a great entry for T this week, dear. Before you have to ask, I will link you to T.
Your visit to Baldeney Lake was filled with the beauty of great autumn colors. The water was glistening and it looked like the perfect day to be at the lake. Thanks for these great photos.
Thanks Elizabeth. It's always nice at the lake, but this time was perfect!
Deletei like those arts a lot!
ReplyDeleteThanks Kathy! Have a great week!
DeleteBardzo ładne widoki. Smacznej kawy.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! Have a great week!
DeleteLovely collage, Valerie, with an assortment of interesting and artistically placed fodder. You must have a whole stash of items ready for this kind of challenge, things you have cut out of magazines, advertising flyers, postcards and so forth. I think you should do one with wine labels; there are so many interesting ones, cheese labels too. Then you could add glamorous people and have a wine and cheese party collage. And I am offering you this very creative idea for free; not a penny will I charge you for what is bound to become one of your great achievements. I will look forward to seeing the results very soon. Hugs and kisses - David
ReplyDeleteI love your ideas, David, I might just try a page like that . I do have a big store of cut outs to choose from! Perhaps you could start collecting wine labels for me! And I am delighted that there are no charges for your services! Big hugs!
DeleteFun collage. I like how the ladies in their dresses look like bottles, too. Lovely outdoor photos. Looks like perfect weather days. Happy T Day
ReplyDeleteThanks CJ! The ladies really do look a bit like bottles! Today it's cold grey and windy!
DeleteHi Valerie, love your post today, beautiful art and photos. Have a great week, hugs, Martha
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, have a wonderful week!
DeleteThanks Christine, have a great week!
ReplyDeleteWell done on the art works vj. Loved all your clicks too :)
ReplyDeleteThnaks Ashok, have a great week!
ReplyDeleteNice balmy day near the water. I like that green yellow background of your art.
ReplyDeleteThanks, it was indeeedx a special day!
Deleteyour journal page is brilliant. it is perfectly laid out and arranged, brava! the found poem is a real delight as well. xo
ReplyDeleteThanks Michele, hope all is well with you!
DeleteHi Valerie, loving your journal page. I would love to go on another river cruise, there is nothing better than sailing along it's so relaxing. Hope the new week is good for you. Happy creating, Angela xXx
ReplyDeleteThanks Angela, being on the river or a lake is wonderful
DeleteWhat a fabulous journal page Valerie and those photographs are fabulous, the lake looks wonderful! Take care and have a very happy week, Sue xx
ReplyDeleteThanks Sue, much appreciated! Have a happy week!
DeleteBeautiful journal page Valerie, I really love this one. Enjoyed all of your photos-great lake views and sunrises Happy new week hugs
ReplyDeleteThanks Kathy . The Lake is pretty, and not far from here. Enjoy your week!
DeleteThe image of a cup that’s mostly in shades of orange is just beautiful, as is your other art work. The lake looks fantastic, and it’s really neat that you are recovered enough for an outing.
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Nothing like a day out with nice friends.
DeleteSuch a lovely journal page and a fabulous selection of photographs, the lake looks a very nice place to visit.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Thanks Jan, it was nice to see the lake again. Have a great week!
DeleteYour page is lovely, there is so much to look at, and such a great quote. Your pictures from Baldeneysee are beautiful as well - such an inviting place, it must be so nice to spend some time there. I had to laugh about the men and the bear at the bar - such a good one! Thank you! Happy T day to you, Valerie.
ReplyDeleteThanks Carola, Baldeneysee is a wonderful place to visit. Glad you liked the men and the bear at the bar! Hugs!
DeleteOh this page is great Valerie. I'm loving those ladies and that positive message. And a bottle of champagne is definitely a good way to celebrate all the good things in life. And wow, you had a lovely day out. I'm glad you shared those photos. Have a happy T day and rest of the week. hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteThanks Erika, happy T Day to you!
DeleteWelllll this is just beautiful. I love the saying too. Wonderful photos. I always enjoy seeing where you live. The coffee looks so good. Have a very lovely evening.
ReplyDeleteCoffee ☕ is always good! Hugs!
DeleteWhat a refreshing day at the lake! Thanks for the drinks
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, happy T Day!
DeleteBeautiful AJJ page, Valerie. Love the elements, the words, and the way you put it all together. Such a great feeling it portrays.
ReplyDeleteLove the pretty pictures you took - so beautiful.
The funnies are super funny - especially the bear.....
Happy T-day and hugz
I had to look twice at that bear! Happy T Day!
DeleteIt's nice seeing sailboats! I don't think I'll be seeing those around here for awhile!
ReplyDeleteYes, it is indeed!
DeleteFabulous post, the funnies made me smile! Loving your collage artwork and the autumnal cup of coffee - gorgeous 😊. The views of the lake are beautiful too! I hope you are keeping well and sending you Happy T Day wishes! Hugs Jo x
ReplyDeleteThanks Jo! Some days are good, some are bad, but sooner or later it has to get better! Hugs! Happy 😁😁 T Day!
DeleteHi Valerie, love your art today and that beautiful lake, how gorgeous. Glad the sun was shining, it does nothing but rain here lol. Happy T Day! Elle/EOTC xx
ReplyDeleteThanks Elle. Sorry about the rain ☔🌧️
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DeleteLove your art piece Valerie. and what gorgeous Fall photos... and coffee photos! I hope you are feeling better. Happy T day! Hugs! deb
ReplyDeleteSlowly slowly! Happy T Day!
DeleteLove your page
ReplyDeleteI love your journal page Valerie, you found some great words for your poem . Lake Baldeney looks like another fabulous place to visit, Happy T Day, Chrisx
Thanks Chris. It's a nice place to visit when the sun 🌞 is shining 🌞
DeleteYour collage meant something to me so I enjoyed it more than ever. My mil had a bottle of champagne just like that. I wonder what happened to it? It certainly was a talking point when her middle son bought it for her. Love how you incorporated the ladies and the bottle in your picture.
ReplyDeleteI was struck by the lovely orange teacup and the backing page in one of your pictures and then realised it was the colour 'orange' that was making me feel happy when i scrolled further down and saw the beautiful scenes you captured on your camera.
Not a colour I use iln my work or dress yet when I see it it makes me feel happiness.
Hope you are feeling stronger Valerie.
Hug, Neet xx
Thanks Neet. Orange 🧡 is a warm colour, and I like it in art, but not as clothing. Orange and blue 💙 are wonderful together, and colour that make me feel happy 😊. Hugs!
DeleteA found poem! How I wish I had known about such a poetry form when I was teaching poetry to my students. I think they would have enjoyed creating them, and it would have been fascinating to see what they created. The colors in your collage are lovely. I'm laughing at the bear with a butt on his cap!!! Your sunny, sparkly photos make me wish I could be inside them right now!
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