Hi Everybody!
Today I have 2 pieces for various challenges to share. First up is an anything goes for my challenge at AJJ. I used a photo of a crumbling stone wall for the background. The bird on the branch is also one of my photos, the rest is assorted ephemera and then some digital additions, all put together in my digital programme:
The second piece is a tag for Sandie's new challenge, my favourite theme, at Tag Tuesday. I have once again used Leda, sorry, she seems to be on my mind just now:
Heike and I went to another café. It was a tiny bit more expensive, but the cups were larger and it tasted great:
The girls of today in 40 years time:
Have a great day,take care,
and thanks a lot for coming by!
Was für ein wunderschönes digitales Journal page und dein Tag ist so romantisch! Ich bin begeistert davon. Wünsche dir noch einen schönen Resttag!
ReplyDeleteLieben Gruss Elke
Vielen Dank, liebe Elke. Jetzt lege ich die Füße hoch, hab viel geschafft heute!
DeleteHi Val, good afternoon! Hope you are enjoying your day. Love both of the new pieces, especially the first one, but the tag is gorgeous, too! Been busy sorting cabinets and closets, a never ending task! Have a lovely day, hugs, Sarah
ReplyDeleteThanks Sarah, much appreciated. I still need to look behind soe of my doors to sort out the things that are hiding there! Hugs!
DeleteYou do excellent art. I love the tie there at the top too. Worked so well. Hahaha on the cartoons. Thanks for the share. Huggs & Bugs, Me.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ivy, I've missed you! Hugs! Sorry, got no bugs!
Deletelolololol on the sorry no bugs!!!!! Thank you!!! Missed you guys too. Nice to be back. Gonna shoot for once a week.
DeleteSounds good! It's good to be in contact! Hugs!
DeleteHi, Valerie! I'm slowly getting around to everyone. It's been mass chaos at our home after being away for over two months. I love both pieces that you have created. The first one is calming just to look at. If you don't mind, can you tell me what digital or photo program you use to create this kind of image. It strikes me that I might like trying something. Don't hold your breath though. I can't manage what I have on my plate already ~ lol! I'm not sorry to see another image of Leda. She is beautiful and calming too. I think your two pieces go together well. I'm going to go back and reading some of your posts that I missed. I won't comment on them, but I'll put another comment here. Take care, and hugs to you!
ReplyDeleteThanks Louise. I know what you mean about chaos after being away for a few months! I love Leda. I use Serif and photoshop for editing /creating. Graphics Fairy is a place that offers lots of free images to use. Have a great week, hugs, Valerie
DeleteHi, Valerie! I had such fun going back through your posts that I missed, even though I was interrupted by two long phone calls. Thanks for sharing so many beautiful spring flowers, especially the lilacs (my favorite flower) and the pussy willows that I haven't seen in so long. They don't grow in our area of Colorado. What a wonderful friend you have in Heike! You've been having such fun together. I always enjoy your art, and I wrote down graphics fairy and serif which were in your posts. I'm going to check them out. And thanks for all the wonderful birds, especially your hummingbird. It's a favorite of mine. Finally you always find great funnies and thinkies. Your MKL, Bacha Kahn, and Camus quotes really resonated with me. I wasn't familiar with Bacha Kahn. I always associate non-violence and resisting British colonial rule in India with Mahatma Ghandi. Thank you for bringing him to my attention. Have a great rest of the week! Hugs to you!
ReplyDeletePussy willows are so beautiful, my heart always does a flip when I see them, sorry you haven't got them over there. Okay, Colorado is a wonderful place to live! You can always find good quotes on the net. Just type in 'quotes about....' and lots pop up. FB is another good source. Have a great day, hugs!
DeleteI enjoyed seeing both of these pieces in this post Valerie. The additions to your stone wall piece are beautiful. Your photo has some interesting texture. And Leida is wonderful on the tag, so you should use her as much as you feel like. And nice funnies too. I do wonder what some of these young people will look like when they age, and some of them may be aged long before the 30 years. If their life is tough that is. Have a great Thursday. hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteThanks Erika. Smoking, drinking too much and living a hard and fast life really age people quickly. And tattoos that hang don't look good, either. Have a great week, hugs, Valerie
DeleteLovely page and tag. Fun thinkies! -Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteThanks Christine, hugs!
DeleteGreat post 😊 Have a nice day 😊
ReplyDeleteThanks Martyna, you, too! Hugs!
DeleteI love your journal page and I especially adore the message it conveys. I have been offline for several hours tonight when a breaker down the street blew. It scared both cats and me. I don't know which of us jumped the highest. Lida is still beautiful. I need to find her and use her. I also have a Vitruvian man I should get out and use, too. Regardless, your Lida is amazing and I love how you used her in the tag.
ReplyDeleteSome of those funnies were great. You have to KNOW how much I loved the cat funnies. I thought I could but the cat was on MY lap, too. And we all know that dogs are more loyal (NOT)! I was really impressed by the salt story, too. It touched me. Thanks for another fabulous entry using your theme at AJJ.
Thanks E, sorry you had another power outage, that doesn't happen so often here -yet! I know how often I coculdn't answer the phone because I had my cat or dog - or both - on my lap, pinning me to my chair! Leda and the Vitruvian man are both wonderful pieces, I've been working on a new piece wth the Vitruvian man again.
DeleteGreat thinkies and funnies, and beautiful art Valerie!
ReplyDeleteThanks Alison, have a great day!
DeleteTwo fabulous pieces of work especially the stone wall one. I’m hopeless at digital art. Great funnies as well, hugs Wendy
ReplyDeleteThanks Wendy, have a great day! Hugs!
DeleteI love that term "assorted ephemera," Valerie. It sounds like something you would buy at the local shop. I'll have twenty sausages - the bigs ones (this is you shopping of course), 5 kilos of coffee to last me until next week, and 500 grams of assorted ephemera. Better have some sauerkraut too. This business of gadding around coffeehouses with Heike is getting to be a daily routine, I can see that, and doubtless a very pleasant one too. I would imagine that socialization is an important component of a successful return to good health, along with a pharmacopeia of pills of course - and assorted ephemera. I note that you have used Leonardo to good advantage again. I will take this as homage to a great man rather than the shameless purloining of his work. Tomorrow I will have lunch with Josh. Not at the same level as coffee with Heike, but it will have to do. Hugs and kisses - David
ReplyDeleteI wonder what reaction I would get if I ordered 'assorted ephemera'. Or if I asked te butcher how long his sausage is.... But yes, I have been out and about a lot these past days, and you won't believe it, but we managed 2 different cafés again today! But it does me good to get out! And to crown it all I wet-mopped my floor - a wonder! I haven't yet finished with da Vinci, the man was such a genius! Have fun with Josh tomorrow, best wishes from Heike and me! Hugs! xxx
Delete"And to crown it all I wet..." - I stopped right there and started to laugh!
DeleteGlad I gave you a laugh this time!!
Deletethis cat lady is the best:D
ReplyDeleteYes, she's funny!
DeleteThat _is_ a big cup! That cafe has the right idea :)
ReplyDeleteYesssssssssssssssssssssss! The world need more big cups!
DeleteOh my goodness! I am still smiling from your post! All of it-from your art to the salt story and the rest-thank you-you truly made my day today!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Debra, I'm happy if I made you happy! Hugs!
DeleteThat last dog and cat meme made me laugh. But, boy, those old hags with the ugly tattoos win the gagging prize.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I haven't got any tattoos! Hugs!
DeleteHi Valerie, I love your art work but the funnies today are very distracting Lol! The salt story is lovely but the cat lover is brilliant. I can just taste the coffee and might just have to go and make one when I've finished here. Take care and big hugs, Angela xXx
ReplyDeleteGlad you like the funnies! Enjoy your coffee!
DeleteBeautiful artwork Valerie I could not tell that digital details were added, usually I can see the add ons with other peoples work, but not here, and your tag is gorgeous..
ReplyDeleteLuv CHRISSYxx
Thanks Chrissy, have a great week! Hugs!
DeleteYour art is amazing as always, Valerie.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your funnies.
Hugs and blessings
Thanks so much Veronica! Hugs!
Deleteyour journal page and tag are both beautiful! xo
ReplyDeleteThanks Michele, have a great day!
DeleteAn absolutely stunning Tag Valerie. I know deep in my craft room I have a stamp of her, so now I shall have to look for it, could take me a while,lol.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for playing along with my theme.xx