Monday, 8 May 2023

T sTands for sTripes, doTs and sTress

Hi Everybody!

Here's wishing us all a good new week!

Today I am sharing a face with lots of dots, diamonds and colours - crazy, but I like it! I have made a few like this and will show them bit by bit, things are just rather stressful just now. This was painted with acrylics onto an A3 page:





And I magicked  some flowers onto it so I can link to Aimeslee's 'flowers' challenge at AJJ:


Some flower photos:








And this evening we will be celebrating Elizabeth's T sTands for Tuesday, where we share something drink related.

I can't find my drink pics today, so here ice and cappuccino from Café  Roma in Neuss taken some time back:






Have a great day, take care,
and thanks a lot for coming by!

71 comments:

  1. Creative art and beautiful flowers. Those ices and cappucino look good

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  2. Love your art with the flowers. oh yum those look sooo delicious.
    Happy new week and T
    Hugs Kathy

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  3. Hi Val, good morning! Hope you are feeling better. Love your beautiful art, very lovely, as are the flower photos. Have a good start in the week, hugs from us all, Sarat

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    1. Thanks Sarah, have a good week, hugs to all!

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  4. Your face art is fabulous Valerie, and the added flowers are beautiful!
    Hope you are feeling better today.
    Alison x

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  5. I have as always enjoyed my catch up Valerie, I love how you added the flowers to your beautiful lady. Lovely flowers photos as well.
    It was good to read that like many of us you were watching the Coronation, it was such a special day.
    Have a good week.
    Yvonne xx

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    1. Thanks Yvonne, I enjoyed the coronation very much, I miss England so much! Hugsxxx

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  6. Hi Valerie, happy Monday. I tried to push past the icecreams quickly as they are too yummy! Loving the new art work too. Wishing you a vey happy and creative week. Hugs, Angela xXx

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    1. Yes, ice cream is yummy, roll on summer! Have a great week! Hugs, Valerie

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  7. I really like this face too. She is very clever. And she looks lovely with the addition of feathers. The flowers are so lovely, and you are making me very hungry with those ice cream treats. Especially with the strawberries-yummy! Have a great start to the new week and Happy T day to you also. hugs-Erika

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    1. Thanks Erika, have a great week, happy T Day!

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  8. Your artwork is so inspirational with those great words written at the bottom! Love all the photos, especially those lilacs in the vase. Wishing you a great week ahead.

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  9. Wow, Valerie, you have really let your imagination run wild with this one, and she looks quite wonderful. Perhaps when you created her you were on a sugar rush from all those desserts you are showing us. I bet you didn't have them all at one sitting, but if you had two it wouldn't shock me! Spring in your neck of the woods, or perhaps at your bend in the stream, looks delightful, although I have to say it is getting wonderful here too. I led a walk yesterday for fifteen ladies from the local horticultural society and they had a great time. Chickadees and nuthatches came to feed from the hand and a male Downy Woodpecker joined in too, much to everyone's delight. And a raccoon put on quite a show high in a tree. This morning it is sunny and bright so I think I will have to clean off the patio and bring out the summer furniture. I don't think that Miriam will let me put it off any longer! Hugs and kisses - David

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    1. Thanks David, glad you lik my strange girl! I was most probably on a coffee high when I painted her, that's always my fave! Your trip yesterday sounds wonderful, you were surrounded by horticultural females and birds, what more could you want?! Okay, please don't tell me! And how lovely you saw a raccoon doing its tricks, that was a great bonus. My home help cleaned my balcony and make it look good last week, I'm so gla I din't have to do it. This week we will tackle the windows when he comes.... This evening I am off out for a meal with Heike, yummy Italian food..... Have a great day, take care, have fun, hugs, Valerie xxxxx

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  10. Amazing face art VJ! Loved all your clicks 👍

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  11. This painting is weird, man. LOL.

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  12. This is absolutely gorgeous Valerie, beautifully done, but I'm more impressed with your imagination - I would love an hour inside your head (or would I lol). I'm glad your tooth surgery went well, that must be a great relief. I hope you enjoyed the coronation on Saturday, I must admit I watched it from end to end. Take care and have a very happy week, Sue xx

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    1. Thanks Sue. I'm not sure it would be good inside my head! The Coronation was fabulous, we all need happy news and events, and this was like a fairy tale! Hugs!

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  13. What a so Wonderful page Valerie ! Love this face, it´s so colourful and happy with all lthe dots and diamonts. Really gorgeous. The flowers are spectacular, it´s blooming month, and the plants are so beautiful. Very Happy T.day ! the ice cream is..... so yumm.
    Have a nice week
    Big hugs, Caty

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    1. Thanks so much Caty. May is such a lovely month, the flowers and trees are gorgeous. Yes, ice cream ia alays yumm! Big hugs!

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  14. WOW, very effective Valerie with the bold and striking colors and LOVE the doodle designs..

    luv CHRISSYxx

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  15. Very beautiful photos. And the artwork is so effective.

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  16. Hm, I just commented and then the comment disappeared. So I'll try again.
    Your pictures from the Eiscafe are real torture! We don;t have anything close to that in this country and I miss it. Your face is fantastic - both sides of it. Her eye is so expressive. Beautiful flower photos as well, I love the flower stand in front of the building. I hope you can enjoy spring at the Rhein, Valerie! Happy T day!

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    1. How I hate disappearing comments! Bl*gger swallows them whole! Iove the wonderful ic e-café culture here, so good, so tasty, so full of calories! Spring is alwaysy beautiful. Happy T Day, have a great week!

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  17. I find your art. And genre of fun is on my top of my list.
    Coffee is on, and stay safe.

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  18. Was für ein toller fantasievollen Kopf und auch die mit den Blumen dazu. Eine wundervolle Arbeit von dir. Ich freue mich schon auf die anderen Gesichter.
    Die schönen Fotos und euer Eis essen so lecker. Ich habe mir verkniffen es diesmal.
    Schöne neue Woche wünsche ich dir!
    Lieben Gruss Elke

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    1. Danke, liebe Elke. Eis essen ist immer gut! Gestern sind wir zum Italiener zum essen gegangen, auch lecker!

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  19. One of my favorite faces ever. I truly love it. Thanks for adding the flowers to make it work for Aimeslee's theme at AJJ, too.

    Great photos of the ice cream and cappuccino. Thanks for sharing them with us for T this Tuesday, dear Valerie.

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    1. Thanks E! Have a great day, have fun opening your presents!

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  20. That strawberry dessert looks incredible!

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  21. What a beautiful work of art, Valerie! I love your face so much. She's very creative and absolutely stunning with the addition of the flowers! Speaking of flowers, your photos are amazing and so vibrant! I love them all. And oh my - the ice cream treats and cappuccino look very delicious. Now I am hungry and hopefully I can find a treat at my house! LOL! I hope you are feeling good, and that your stressful times are over soon! Hugs, Sharon

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    1. Thanks Sharon, much appreciated. Hope you found a treat at home! Hugs!

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  22. I don't know why my comment isn't showing up, but I do love this colorful face. She's living her full life :) I can tell. Happy T Tuesday!

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    1. Thanks. I think Bl*gger is playing tricks again!

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  23. Your painting is lovely and unique. I really love the patterns and colors that you used.
    Beautiful magnolia tree! And of course the desserts have my mouth watering.
    Happy Tea Day,
    Kate

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  24. Hope whatever is stressing you stops stressing you, I love the magnolia flowers especially, and your A3 size page is gorgeous. Happy T Day! Elle/EOTC xx

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    1. Thanks Elle, I hope so, too. I am trying to come to terms with things.

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  25. Flowers , flowers everywhere... don't you just LOVE this time of year?! Your face painting is very unique and beautiful! I hope you have a happy T Tuesday! Hugs! deb

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  26. Absolutely love your page. Wonderful! I can't say enough about your photography. Excellent. Always enjoy my visits with you.

    Hugs and Blessings.

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  27. Bardzo podoba mi się Twoja praca jest niezwykła. Miłego tygodnia😊

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  28. OMG look at those desserts. So yummy. I love your faces. They always have so much expression on them. Hugs, Sandra sandracox.blogspot.com

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  29. I do like your lady painting very much, whatever her fashion she is elegant and her gaze peaceful. I began breathing more deeply, thanks for that! (And thanks for adding the flowers to share at AJJ.) I began panting heavily at the sight of those desserts, OMG. I'm hoping that whatever is causing you stress gets resolved quickly!

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    1. Thanks Aimeslee, those desserts ar worth panting for, that's true! Hope you are feeling better!

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  30. Wonderful art and words - I think a lot of people are not living life to its fullest. Espeially after Covid - hoping that improves soon. I think we are all having a little PTSD. The colors and flowers are lovely n the girl. Great flower pics and I love the desserts and coffee. Fun T-day post. Happy late T-day and hugz to you Valerie.

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    1. Thanks Nancy. I still have to visit lots of doctors for this test and that examination etc, and I think i am just fed up with being ill and having to swallow so many pills and needing help with so mmany things....It will pass! Have a great week, hugs!

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  31. Gorgeous art face today! Love all the dots, and even the flowers. And don't worry about a beverage, I will take that ice cream with the strawberries on top. Looks yummy. Sorry about your illness lingering. But, you sure are doing wonderful art! Happy late T Day!

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    1. Okay, Sharon, as it's you, you can have the ice with strawberries - enjoy! Hugs!

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  32. Beautiful art and wonderful photographs.
    The desserts look very yummy :)

    All the best Jan

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  33. Oh wow! She's clearly ready for Eurovision and looks great! Sometimes breathing is just enough. Love all of the flower pics -wish there was a scent attached mode!
    Didn't get to T this week but would happily enjoy a visit to Cafe Roma anytime!
    Hope you feel better soon, hugs, Chrisx

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    1. Thanks Chris, if you come to Düsseldorf I will take you to Café Roma and Café Schuster....hugs!

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  34. How I wish i could produce a collage like that book cover - fabulous!
    Love your face. It's exciting, it's different, it's full of colour and life - it awakens me. I really was blown away by this and I love how you incorporated flowers into it to use it with Aimeslee's theme. Fabulous stuff!
    Hugs, Neet xx

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    1. Thanks Neet! I'm happy trying some new things just now. I hope you are feeling a bit better, have a great weeked! Hugs!

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