Tuesday post

Hi Everybody!

On Tuesday we are starting a new challenge at

Tag Tuesday -

Hats and headgear.

Michele has a surprise for you this week, so be sure to look!

I made a mixed media tag, with a partly 

peeled cardboard base which was painted and collaged.

You have two weeks to join us there, and conventional hats

are also very welcome, I just couldn't

resist these birdies:

Today is also T stands for Tuesday at Elizabeth's blog,

so a hearty welcome to all of the nice

ladies of the T Gang. The ice parlour has opened it's doors

again and the cappuccino tastes as good as I remembered:

I baked a chocolate chip cake, the photo was taken

before I added the frosting - help yourselves:

My Sunday walk was sunny:

Have a great day you all, take care

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Mixed media tags and more

Hi Everybody!

Today we are beginning a new challenge at 

More Mixed Media

and the theme is anything goes, with optional green.

You have 4 weeks to link your mixed media creations, so

hope to see you there. For my DT piece I made a pair of

8" tags. The background was painted with Vivadecor metallic

paints in olive and blue. Then I collage them with some scraps and

one of the paper napkins Sandy sent recently. The diamonds were

stenciled with bronze structure paste and then embossed with Frantage.

I added some scraps of gold leafing, and 2 figures cut from a recycled

calendar. And I love this Dylusions quote, 'If the young only knew, if the old only could' - too true! Some ribbon and paper and glass beads

were used as embellishments.

I am also linking to destination inspiration, anything goes

For Yvonne's lovely challenge 'Out and About'

at Art Journal Journey I made a hybrid piece, mixing some

digital embellishments (Daisytrail) with some old family photos and 

a photo taken in an old village street near here. Bernie bear

is not riding carefully, I hope he doesn't hit those geese:

Saturday morning got off to a fine start:

The restaurants, shops and houses are all decorated

ready for spring:

The gulls are probably looking for spring:

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Weekend this and that again

Hi Everybody!

This has been a busy week for me, with lots of new

therapies, but it was enjoyable. On the way there and back 

I was able to take photos of  spring flowers -

although it has been cold, nature is doing her job!

For Paint Party Friday I have a collage I made this week,

using pieces cut from an old National Geographic, placed on a background

of torn and cut book paper, painted over with gesso and

a bit of metallic rusty paint.

I am also linking to Simon Monday challenge, based on a book

For Go Tag Thursday I have a butterfly tag. The background was cut from DP, over which I did a lot of random stamping and scribbling. The small butterflies (LaBlanche) were stamped and Stickled, and the large butterfly, also from LaBlanche, was stamped onto acetate using Stazon, and also Stickled on

the reverse:

 The morning sky:

Spring flowers:

This is moss, growing on a parapet, and about half an inch high!

Have a great day you all, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!