Paper Angels

Hi you all!

Today is Paper Saturday, so I am linking up with some matchbox angel-doll decorations that I made. They can also be used as gift-boxes for small presents or vouchers.

I used the same pattern that I used for my tag on Tuesday. This time I used a vintage angel scrap for the head, and different trimmings for their skirts. The gold decorations have been made with liquid pearls. I fixed a ribbon-loop onto the back of each one so that they can be hung on a Xmas tree. I gave the dolls unmoveable joints, but they can also be jointed with small brads to make them moveable.

When I went for my walk yesterday I decided to walk in the other direction along the Rhine, a very quiet and peaceful stretch, which I enjoyed, although it was very cold and windy, even the horses were wearing their winter coats!

This little house is almost hidden in the trees:

An old pump house from the 18th century.

The next little town in sight:

An old mile stone, showing the distances in kilometers to the Dutch border, to Basel and to Rotterdam:

The sun tried to break through the clouds:

Have a good weekend, take care, and thanks a lot for coming by!

Colour makes everything different.

Hi everybody!
I have been playing around in my giant journal (60x44" spread) again this week. I put the journal away about 2 years back as I wasn't feeling well, and didn't want to go near it for a long time, but now I have taken it up again and am finishing off pages I started then. This one is very colourful, as I have made it for Conny's 'Mix it monthly'. She wants to see pink, blue and green, children and graphic patterns, so I have made a mixed media paint collage where all the elements have been incorporated. 'Just do it' is, I think, a message for me - to get on and finish all these unfinished pages, and brighten them up with happy colours instead of the sludgy ones they had before!
The postcard I placed in it is from Edward Hopper.

Linking also to Paint Party Friday, hosted as always, by Eva and Kristin.

On Monday we had a clear sky and saw the moon rising through the trees:

 On Tuesday it was misty and drizzled all day, taking all the colour out of the world:

Yesterday - Wednesday-  was cold but sunny, making an amazing contrast:

I wonder why the gulls always look in the same direction? Am I missing something?

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

Queens and all white for Double Tuesday

Hi everybody!

 It's Tuesday again, and that means it's time for the challenges at 

Tag Tuesday and Try it on Tuesday.

At Tag Tuesday our theme is Kings and Queens. I wanted to do Freddie Mercury as Queen, but then I had the idea for a little queen art- doll tag,  and tried it out.

The doll has been  cut out of scraps of printed paper, and fixed together with glue spots - I decided against moveable joints. The crown is a castle stamp which has the right size to double up as a crown.

Her dress has been made from a rosette which was on a notebook that someone sent me as a present some time back. The notebook has long been used up, but I kept the rosette to use again, so thanks a lot if it was from you! The golden jewels have been added with liquid pearls, and I mounted her onto a tag made of scraps which I matted together.

 

I am also entering this tag into the 'mystery' challenge at Simons Monday Blog.

Who is this mystery queen, and what is she hiding under that rosette she's holding?

Can you give her a name?

At TIOT our theme for the next 2 weeks is white on white, so I hope that lots of you will be filled with cool, white inspiration and join in, perhaps with some sparkly white Christmas stuff?

I am more partial to grunge than white on white, but I painted a piece of distressed cardboard with white gesso, added glitter, and then threw on all the white embellies I could find. The birdcage, bird and large flowers are TH diecuts, the small flowers at the bottom right have been quilled. And that heart is white, not pink, but it is made out of some reflective material that catches the light and changes colour on photos!

 

And here are some impressions from yesterday's walk:

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

Apple pie & slippers

Hi everybody, hope you are enjoying your Sunday.

It's a cold and rather misty day here, but my apartment is filled with the aroma of freshly baked apple pie, yummy!
 I tried a different recipe this time, using white and wholemeal flour mixed, and adding ground almonds to the pastry. I used soft brown sugar and cinamon to flavour the apples, and it has oozed out at the sides making a disgustingly delicious toffee crust, sigh! Here it is, fresh out of the oven:

And with the first slice taken out:

I didn't know who wanted cream and who wanted custard, so help yourselves and enjoy it with whatever you prefer:

And to go from the sublime to the ridiculous, here are some little slippers I knitted last week. They were quick to knit, and I have put stoppers under the soles (they were included with the packet of wool, buttons and needles) and they are warm and comfortable for lounging around at home.

At So Artful the challenge is to create a tree using orange and one other colour. Here I have used a photo I took on my walk along the Rhine yesterday, along the path leading down to the old ferry.

I played around and made several digitally altered variations.

With scratched and textured edges:

 

Kaleidoscope:

 

Tunnel vision?

 

Tiles:

And I saw this lovely bike on my way out yesterday, so pretty:

 

I'm off for a walk now, need to use up those apple pie calories!

Have a great day, whatever you are up to, take care, and thanks for coming by!

White Night Owl

Hi everybody!

It's weekend, so hope you all have time to relax now,

I have some good news to start with today - I am joining the Gecko Galz DT for 2014. I was Guest Artist there in September, and I love their products, so am looking forward to this very much. And my best buddy Diane has also been accepted, so that's great, too.

Woohoo!

I have a lot of birthdays in November and December, and have made this card for a friend. Here in Germany we call people who like being up late  'Nachteule' - a night owl, and this is fitting for her.  At FSC the challenge is to stamp without using ink. I chose the owl stamp from My Tattered Angels and used gesso to stamp with, as I didn't have any white acrylic paint (somebody left the jar open and it dried out....). I stamped on black card from an old calendar, and embossed with white EP. The image was then fussy cut (very fussy cut) and mounted on matting in various shades of blue and black, including some blue miri card. I used some fibers and home made paper beads as embellishments.

I am also linking to the Rogue Redhead Challenge. They are celebrating their third birthday - congratulations!

The challenge is to make a birthday card.

And as it is Saturday, I am linking to Manon's Paper saturdays.

And lastly I have a few more photos from my Wednesday walk to share. It was a sunny day, and it was wonderful to see the light slanting through the trees, and shimmering on the water of the moat and stream at the old castle.

Have a great weekend you all, take care, and thanks a lot for coming by!