music, romance and more

Hi Everybody!

Today is multiple challenge day - Art Journal Journey, TIOT, Elizabeth's 2nd on the 2nd and Elizabeth's Tea Stands for Tuesday. It's Tag Tuesday, too, but I will show my tag another time.

At TIOT our new challenge is 'a fine romance' - Hmm, Valentine's Day seems to be coming nearer.....Projects of all formats are allowed, and you have 2 weeks to start thinking of romance and to join in our theme. You can find more inspiration on our blog. I have made a hybrid piece using a photo of the Rhine at sunset, with an added frame and some digital images from Freubel's Freebies. I am also linking to Art Journal Journey - if music be the food of love.

For Elizabeth's TSFT and 2nd on the 2nd I am re-showing a journal page made last year, all about chocolate, as that fits the TSFT theme. Here a big hello to all the T Gang. The page was made with a magazine cut out - Milka is a famous brand of choccie over here - a stenciled clock and quote, and some fine colour spray.

And to keep in theme, here is my drink today - cappuccino, served this time in one of my Mum's precious bone-china cups. As kids we were never allowed to use them, perhaps that's why they survived, and I very rarely use them either.

And here is my fave chocolate biscuit, with lots of delicious, creamy chocolate:

Here it is undressed - go on, take a bite, you know you want to!

The photos show the Rhine at sundown:

This cutie visited me again:

And I love this winter-flowering tree:

And I always have fun playing with my long legged shadow, who likes to stick with me when the weather is fine, but always stays home when it rains.

Have a great day you all, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

New Challenge at Art Journal Journey

Hi Everybody!

Today we are starting a new challenge at

Art Journal Journey -

'If Music be the food of love....'

Our hostess for the month is the lovely Hazel.

This theme gives you a wide scope - music, love, things you love and cherish,

or of course, a combination of all of them. Let your imagination run riot, think of something that makes you want to burst into song, 

and then link your creations to us.

I have made an A3 mixed media page, pasted with vintage book pages, hand-written texts and some tissue tape, and then washed over with gesso. I drew the face with a permanent marker, and then coloured her with water colours and gelatos. Her ear looks like the dog chewed it, but never mind, I gave her bright and colorful hair to make up for it.  I am also linking to 99 faces.

Yesterday morning:

Today -  what a difference a day makes!

Hope your day is great, whatever the weather!

Take care, and thanks a lot for coming by!

Last Day of Winter Wonderland.

Hi Everybody!

Sunday is the last day of Winter Wonderland at Art Journal Journey, and Chrissie has been a great host this month - thanks!

Please call back on Monday to learn about the new challenge and who is hosting it.

I made a collage of my pieces from the past month:

This blue lady was painted some time back and was hiding in the wrong folder, so I'm redirecting her to 99 faces.

We had a wonderful early morning, which soon dissolved into dark clouds and pouring rain:

And the birds have the last word today:

Have a great day you all, take care, 

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Winter wonderland is nearly over....

Hi Everybody!

Only one more day and then our winter wonderland challenge at

Art Journal Journey will be over, and on Monday a new challenge will be starting.

Here I have a hybrid piece, using one of my snow photos and some digital elements. The haiku is from Matsuo Bashu.

And here a beautiful happy mail letter that dropped into my mailbox this week from Donna:

A wonderful collaged card packed into the cutest envelope. covered with flowers and pretty tape with music notes, and inside 2 little heart shaped notebooks!

Thanks so much Donna!

This gull was busy having a little snooze:

I wonder what these ones were thinking about?

The dried seed pods look beautiful against the blue sky:

This one is specially for Yvonne:

Bath time for the birds:

Have a great weekend, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!