Hi Everybody!
Today I am sharing another altered A4 Amazon envelope, which I will be using for storing papers, scraps or whatever. The first one is here, if you havent seen it already. I couldn't pull the top layer of paper off, as I wanted to, as my fingers don't have the strength anymore, so I slashed into it with the point of my fine scissors and roughened it up a bit. I painted the background with gesso, and added some colour with gold paint and soft pastels. Then I collaged some bits and bobs from my table, including the die-cut clock which I have often used as a stencil. I added another squiggle of gold paint around the clock and a sentiment - done! I am enjoying doing some grungy work again! I am linking to Elizabeth's recycling challenge at AJJ:
Your envelope looks amazing. That's a great recycling idea, and it's perfect for Elizabeth's theme. That clock die cut is one of my favorites. And those pieces of pie look yummy. Or perhaps it is cheesecake, but yummy either way. And I hope your cat has poured that glass of wine for you...smile. Foggy photos are always amazing, as are those big red suns. You could be in Africa with that red color. I hope you have a great T day, and enjoy your walks and coffee too. Hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteThanks Erika, glad ou like it! It was cheesecake, and VERY good! We have the most wonderful sun here, thanks to the haze from the nearby airport! Have a great day!
DeleteLovely page and tea! Sorry about your fingers. Enjoyed the photos too.
ReplyDeleteThanks Christine, happy Monday!
DeleteI like the eye looking though clock.
ReplyDeleteCoffee is on and stay safe.
Thanks, have a great Monday!
DeleteHi Val, good morning 🌅 Love the grungy envelope with the creepy eye! Great photos, too. Love the watching eyes 👀! We're going to Leah's today, she always cooks so well! Hugs from us all, Sarah
ReplyDeleteThanks Sarah, hugs to you all, enjoy!
DeleteGreat recycle Valerie, clever composition with the Amazon curved arrow makes it all look like a face. Really love the words you used, clever design and extra useful to store your papers. Thanks for sharing all the photo's, how sweet is that Bunny cake... glad you saved and shared those from your camera, you've a great eye for snap shots.
ReplyDeleteHope you've taken time out to rest this Easter..? Happy Monday Hugs Tracey x
Thanks Tracey, I have really been resting, had a pyjama/bath/stay home weekend, and it was good! Today a friend has invited me for dinner at our fave Pizzeria, so that will be very nice! Hope you are resting, too! Hugs!
DeletePerfect sweeties <3 I love them, also the nature looks great. Happy Easter :D
ReplyDeleteThanks Kinga, happy Easter to you and yours!
DeleteOh so wonderful... I'll take the coffee and a piece of that amazing Easter cake...
ReplyDeleteplease! ;-))
A happy Easter Monday greeting to you... I wish you a happy sunny day.
Hug of Viola
Help yourself, dear Viola! Happy Easter Monday, have a great week! Hugs!
DeleteHello Amazon Recycler. Who knew that such a use could be made of old envelopes? I don't shop on Amazon, but I am sure that if I did I would open the envelope very carefully so that Miriam could reuse it for her ETSY shipments. Nothing so grand as decorating - and with inspirational message too. I am far too pedestrian it seems, lacking in creative flair, devoid of vision. What kind of person doesn't even own Gesso? I shall probably enter a funk for a week, maybe two. Perhaps Miriam will see that I am morose and troubled and she will offer consolation and words of encouragement; more likely, however, she will say, "Take out the garbage." That wooden piece is amazing, Valerie, all carved from one piece of wood and replete with birds. Try doing that with an Amazon envelope. Yesterday it was eleven degrees here and we went for a wonderful walk and saw and heard many migrant birds, all happy to be back in Ontario, singing their hearts out, finding mates and making homes. What a glorious time of the year it is. We also saw a couple of Muskrats, safely munching on aquatic vegetation, no longer mercilessly trapped for the fur trade. Maybe on you next Amazon envelope you will paint a Muskrat with a ray of sunshine pouring down, and off to the right one caught in a cruel trap with a broad stroke through it denoting that hunting these enchanting creatures is no longer acceptable. Gee, maybe I'll come up with other ideas for you. Better get more envelopes. Hugs and kisses - David
ReplyDeleteHi David, I think the Amazon envelopes are fabulous, and I'm sure Miriam likes them, too! Perhaps you could store birdseed in them, or other essentials. You really have no Gesso? Hard to believe, what do you do without it?! Oh yes, you take the garbage out. That's creative! We have a lot of nutrias here, I like watching them, but they supposedly do a lot of damage to the dikes. Keep thinking of uses for the envelopes! Have a great week, hugs!xxxx
DeleteGreat recycling and love all the texture and grunge-great nature pics and love the cat one with the wine lol-just going to make a coffee and have some chocolate
ReplyDeleteCarol x
Thanks Carol. Glad you feel inspired to enjoy coffee and chocolate! Have a great week! Hugs!
DeleteI have problems getting the corrugated boxes to separate, too. Since I have no pinch grip, my cardboard backgrounds start a lot like yours. I love that clock die cut. It feels like grunge after you have used it so many times for a background or mask. I like how you positioned it over the eye, too. This is a wonderful entry for Bleubeard's and my theme at AJJ.
ReplyDeleteAll your coffees and cappuccinos look great. I love those bunnies swimming in a drink. You have given us some beautiful examples of coffee for T this week, dear Valerie.
Gotta LOVE that cat listening to your day. And the early morning sunrises are stunning, especially those in fog. It was great to see your current trees beginning to leaf out, and contrast those to the earlier photos where they were just beginning to bud. Laughed at your photo with your fingers over the lens. I've never done that, but I often get my camera lens or my neck strap in the photo.
Thanks Elizabeth! Where there's a will there's a way! I often get my f ingers in front of the lens, especially when I use my phone. See you later at T!
DeleteGreat way to recycle. Love the eye clock, face, and the way the Amazon smile forms the chin. Especially loved all the treats in particular the white chocolate lamb and the adorable bunny cake. The sun is shining here today and temps are supposed to warm up this week. I have the sun is shining at your house, too. Happy T Day
ReplyDeleteThanks. That smile was just at the right spot! It's grey and wet today, tomorrow might be better!
DeleteA wonderful post. I love your grungy art and all your photos Valerie.
ReplyDeleteHope you had a lovely Easter.
Alison
Thanks Alison, hugs!
Deletei need this cup of coffee:)
ReplyDeleteYesssssssss!
Deleteso let's drink!
DeleteYesssssssssssss!
DeleteI love the shape of that squared-off cup. An unusual shape. I think any time we're out in nature there are eyes on us :)
ReplyDeleteThe cups are pretty indeed!
DeleteThis was a pleasant post. That meme of the cat with the glass of wine made me laugh. I just love that wood carving. How truly beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot. I love the wood carving, too!
DeleteThe first image is so beautiful I love it, I love the details of the eye and the gear.
ReplyDelete-Quinley
Thanks Quinley, have a great week!
DeleteThis is fabulous! I love how the Amazon swoosh adds to the design. I have loads of Amazon packaging and it makes great storage for more Amazon packages lol. Take care and have a great week, Sue xx
ReplyDeleteThanks Sue, you're right there, we can store more and more! Hugs!
DeleteAnything Grungy is good for me as are all that coffee! Loving thre photos and the wood carving is a delight. wishing you a very happy and creative week. Hugs, Angela xxx
ReplyDeleteThanks Angela, grunge is always good and very satisfying to make. Hugs!
DeleteAll those cake photos are very tempting! I enjoy cheesecake but it’s so rich that I usually don’t order it in a restaurant because I hate to be unable to eat all of my ordered food. I like the cake with the Easter bunnies especially.
ReplyDeletebest… mae at maefood.blogspot.com
Cheesecake can be very rich , that's true!
DeleteAmazing post Valerie, I enjoyed everything. great journal page, awesome photos, yummy holiday treats and coffees-awesome wood carving too-that is a treasure. Kitties were fun-and love that owl looking tree. Happy T hugs Kathy
ReplyDeleteThanks Kathy, happy T Day, hugs!
DeleteI wish we had cardstock envelopes from Amazon instead of those crappy plastic ones they use here. I love what you did with it!
ReplyDeleteYour misty morning photos are lovely and I especially like the two images with the dark stormy skies and the lit up trees before it. That's exactly the mood I love and the light I often try to capture with my photos. You did it perfectly.
Thanks, the cardboard packaging is alwaysy my supply of card! Hugs!
DeleteBits, bobs and a squiggle. I love it:)
ReplyDeleteThat carving is amazing.
Once again you caught some great nature shots.
Fun memes.
Hugs
Thanks, what woud life be without bits, bobs and squiggles?!
DeleteNot nearly as much fun:)
DeleteFabulous photos as always, Valerie. And that bunny cake.... oh my!
ReplyDeleteThat cake is really special !
DeleteLove the misty photos and bunny cake. The cake with the big glass of wine makes me smile.
ReplyDeleteThanks Nancy, look after yourself!
DeleteYour altered envelop looks great!
ReplyDeleteThanks Angela, have a great week!
DeleteTolle Fantasie deine Seite mit dem Umschlag und dein tolles ideenreiches Posting!Die Stimmungsfoto sind klasse. Die Holzschnitzerei ist wunderschön!
ReplyDeleteSchöne Woche wünsche ich dir und pass gut auf dich auf!
Lieben Gruss Elke
Danke liebe Elke. Dir auch eine gute Foto, pass gut auf dich auf! Alles Liebe!
DeleteDas sollte heisssen, 'eine gute Woche' !!!
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Valerie! What a lot of photos...lol They were all lovely! Love your altered recycled envelope.. beautiful.. Without the wood piece you could probably send it through the mail! Wouldn't that be something! Speaking of all your things on the wall.. My favorite scene of the movie Titanic was at the beginning with the older Rose surrounded by all the things she made and she doing pottery.. remember that? And i thought to myself 'i want that to be my house.. so the things i make go on the wall too.. Happy T day! Hugs ! deb
ReplyDeleteThat's a great memory. I love having my things around me, too. Now you are making your home to your special place, enjoy! Hugs!
DeleteGreat idea to recycle the Amazon box. It looks really lovely now.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed looking at your photos. Oh that black sky looking quite ominous.
The coffee and kuchen look delicious. And that Easter cake with the 'drowning' bunnies is really cute.
Happy T-Day,
Hug,
Lisca
Thanks Lisca, have a great week! Hugs!
DeleteLooking at your artwork makes me want to do something grungy too. A lot of my art is on my walls too. That bunny cake is fabulous.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lin! It's good to be surrounded by our own things!
DeleteThe All You Need is Love Mug is purrfect.......
ReplyDeleteHugs
Thanks so much!
DeleteYour recycled envelope looks fabulous! Loving the coffee and food pics. I always love seeing your outdoor photos- the dark skies looked fantastic! I really love that gold carving - I wonder if you still find little details that you hadn't noticed before? Happy T Day, hugs, Chrisx
ReplyDeleteIndeed, I am always seeing new details!
DeleteGreat job with the Amazon envelope! Love how you re-purposed it. Beautiful! The cheesecake looks yummy. The bunnies are adorable! Love your photos, especially the tree with eyes and the misty morning ones. happy t day!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sharon, that tree was quite spooky!
DeleteI do like the grungy envelope and love the 'All you Need Is Love' mug.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
PS That cheesecake looks delicious.
Thanks Jan, it was very delicious!
DeleteI wonder if Jeff Bezos knows what pleasure people get from the packaging his company send out? This would really make him sit up and take notice. Love what you did with the packaging and it is perfect for Elizabeth's theme at AJJ. Love the eye behind the clock face.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the photos and the thinkies - can see why you feel you are being watched at times. Must say how much I admire the bunny cake and the cat waiting to hear about your day is brilliant!
Hugs, Neet xx
Thanks Neet.I must confess that I love Amazon's packaging! Hugs!
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