Spring feelings and polka dots

Hi Everybody!

It's weekend - enjoy!

For Art Journal Journey, for the record,

I  made a quick page,  using a spare piece of painted paper and one of my homemade Nana stencils to accompany the song 

'she wore an itsy bitsy, teeny weeny, yellow polka dot bikini....',

 a song written by Paul Vance with music by Lee Pockriss.  It was sung by Brian Hyland in 1960. In the song, the girl doesn't want to come out of the water because her bikini is so small, but my bathing belle seems to be happy enough to parade in hers.

And for 99 faces, another doodle face - number 99 - I hope!

It was good to be out in the sun again, although the day started off with frost and mist. Spring seems to have caught up with us at last!

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Alice, a poet and spring

Hi Everybody!

Happy Weekend!

We had a sunny Friday here, wonderful after so many cold and dreary days,

and it was great to get out walking and I even had to take off my coat - perhaps spring is really coming this time!?

For Art Journal Journey, for the record, I have chosen a song from Smokie, taking me back to much younger days,  and it has a naughty word in it...the images I have used for my collage are all from Gecko Galz

And in case you don't know Smokie.....

And for face number 98 in 99 faces  and for Elizabeth's 2nd on the 2nd I have another Modigliani knock-off. I painted it last year, and this time I cut out the head, changed the colours a bit and placed it onto a new, rusty background:

Yesterday I had my first session of special knee gymnastics/treatment from a therapist. This is the next stage in my treatment, so for the next couple of months I will be going twice  a week. I learnt some new exercises to stretch the muscles and get them back to normal, and after we were finished I went for a coffee before getting the shopping and taking a walk along the Rhine - I managed over 9000 steps altogether, so I was really proud of myself.

I watched the sun rising and pushing away the mist this morning:

I have made a little spring garden in my living room:

And the trees outside were at last all bursting into bloom - wonderful!

Have a great day you all, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Tulips from Amsterdam

Hi Everybody!

Today we are starting a new challenge at Art Journal Journey -

For The Record.

Linda is our hostess, and will be accompanying us through the month.

Linda wants us to create journal pages round a song title or words. Please make it clear on your journal page which song you have chosen, by incorporating the title or some words from the song.
I chose 'tulips from Amsterdam'. The background has been made with brushos sprayed with water. The tulips were drawn with black ink and painted with Gelatos and water colours, then fussy cut, and mounted on the background.
I am also linking to Paint Party Friday, hosted by Eva and Kristin, and
Moo Mania and More,  'spring'.

For 99 faces I have another doodle face, these are getting rather addictive....

(Number 97)

Mr Blackbird was waiting very impatiently for breakfast this morning....

Have a great day you all, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

A collage, a face and more

Hi everybody!

Today is the last day of Chris' theme 'If you go down to the woods'

at Art Journal Journey, and I have made my usual collage, although I think I have forgotten a couple....HUGE thanks to Chris for all the lovely journal pages she made, and for for all the hours she put in visiting all the participants and commenting on their work.

The new challenge is beginning tomorrow!

And I have another doodle face today for 99 faces, number 96 already - just 3 more to go! But I am having fun making these doodle creations, it's relaxing to work without planning and thinking and to see what it turns into at the end.

I had to walk very slowly today, as my knee was very painful, and I was happy to have the walker to hold onto till it is better.

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!