Weekend this and that

Hi Everybody!

It's been a grey day with an icy wind blowing from the East,

and I'm hoping the weathermen are right

and that it will soon warn up.

For our new challenge, 'Bookworm' at Tag Tuesday

I have a digital tag, using parts from Serif, Mischief Circus and me:

I made this tag last week, once again using freshly picked and peeled

cardboard, garnished with creamy gesso, bits of napkins and 

other UFOs from my table-.The girl in the metal frame is one of 

my stamped and painted coffee pod papers. I added lots of 

zigzag sewing to finish it off:

I am linking to More mixed media challenge, anything goes

with optional red

And more views of my clean and tidy work-space, with a sneak peek

of something else I'm working on:

On my way home through the grounds of the Florence Nightingale Hospital

I saw this fountain, I think it will look good

in summer when the water is flowing:

There are a lot of the original Victorian house and villas there, I love

the chipped blue paint on the window:

The pigeons are all sitting huddled up in 'their' tree, it's

a long winter for them, too.

Have a great day you all, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

This, That and the Other

Hi Everybody!

We had another chilly and windy day here, but the weather

prophets have said that some spring weather should be

on it's way soon. But cold or not, the buds are budding, the snowdrops are peeping out of the ground, and the hope of warmer

weather is growing, too.

I have a card suitable for Valentine's day this week, not really

my thing, but I tried it. The Eiffel tower, the sentiment and the

 Paris couture stamp were in a big box of goodies

sent to me by Gill, thanks so much. I will show you

the rest another time, just don't get jealous! The heart was cut 

from a birthday card, the lace was from an old blouse, and the 

hands were a present from dear Chrissie. The 'love' brad

was a present from Sabine - thanks to all. The white card was in the package
of my new knee-socks....

I am linking to Go Tag Thursday, romance/Paris; Simon Says, 

Young at Heart and More mixed media, anything goes with optional red.

For Linda's lovely '50 shades of red' challenge at Art Journey Journal

I have a hybrid piece, made using a Frida Kahlo stamp 

and some free stencils from Stencilry . I added the stamps of 

Queen Elizabeth, as she is 

celebrating the 65th anniversary

of being Queen this year - congratulations!

I am also linking to Paint Party Friday.

The flowers on my amaryllis are still blooming;

Yesterday I walked through our little town again. This ship, which looks 

like it's carrying mountains of snow loomed out of the haze:

It must be some sort of mineral, but I don't know what:

Snowdrops:

In the basilica:

The golden shrine of St Swidbert:

The font with the strange medieval figures round it:

Every one has a different face, and some of them look

really wicked. I always wonder why such ugly figures got put 

round a font where kids get baptized:

Have a good day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

That n this

Hi Everybody!

We had another cold and hazy day here,

but at least it was dry, so I was able to have a nice

walk along my beloved Rhine.

I would like to remind you that TAG TUESDAY is now an open 

challenge blog, and our theme is 'Bookworm', chosen by Chrissie -

hope to see you there:

For Linda's theme, '50 shades of red' at Art Journal Journey

I have a hybrid collage, using my own elements combined with

parts from Mischief Circus:

And I would like to share a little journal I finished today. Some of you 

may have seen this collage I made recently:

Now I have at last got round to making some pages to sew into it

and can use it as a journal. I made an old earing and some ribbon into a pretty clasp:

The pages are all water-colour paper: 

In between I sewed some smaller concertina pages,

perhaps for some private journaling:

I had to sew it with my machine as my fingers are not being

cooperative enough for hand-sewing:

But all in all, I like it!

I am linking to Paint Party Friday, hosted by Eva and Kristin

and to More Mixed Media  

Ans as promised yesterday, I have some more photos from

my visit to Schloss (palace) Benrath. A wedding party was being held

there:

The island in the middle of the lake was well visited by

water fowl:

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!