New Challenge at More Mixed Media

Hi Everybody!

Today we are starting a new challenge over at

More Mixed Media

-anything goes, with optional yellow-

All mixed media projects are welcome, and you have

4 weeks to get your creativity flowing and

link up to us.

I made a simple spread in my 2nd 'new' journal. The background was gessoed and painted with acrylics. I used pieces of some paper napkins for the images. I added a die-cut word and a hand-written sentiment, and some dried grasses I harvested last year.

This magpie was enjoying sitting in the evening sun:

I love watching the sun rise up over the morning mist:

The lawns are full of flowers:

Bushes and trees are blooming everywhere:

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Tuesday is T-Time

Hi Everybody!

On Tuesday we are beginning a new challenge at

Tag Tuesday, chosen by the lovely Joan

-Things with wings-

As our last challenge was about birds, we are asking you not

to use birds this time, but anything else with

wings - let your imagination fly free !

Tags of all formats are allowed, and you have 2 weeks

to link to us. AND you can win a prize - all details

on our blog!

I made an 8" mixed media tag, once again stitching the layers

 together. The image is from Gecko Galz, and is one of my faves. I

used a mix of dried twigs and textile flowers as 

embellishments. The butterfly is from LaBlanche.

I am also linking to Go Tag Thursday, vintage.

Tuesday is also time for Tea Stands for Tuesday over

at Elizabeth's blog, so here a hearty welcome to all of the nice

ladies of the T-Gang.

Today there are chocolate muffins on offer, 

please help yourselves:

And my drink is, as always, cappuccino in my fave mug:

The trees are rapidly turning green:

Most days have been warm and sunny:

Today started out cool and misty, but the sun came out later:

I had to move the hyacinths from the kitchen to the

balcony as the smell was beautiful but rather

overpowering:

 Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Vintage

Hi Everybody!

We're enjoying a sunny Sunday here, so hope you are

having a good weekend, too.

At Go Tag Thursday the theme is vintage. I started by layering

various pieces of card-stock and a strip of lace and

then sewing them together with the machine. The floral 

patterned card was cut with a Martha Stewart punch.

I used a Tim Holtz bronze frame with a photo of my dear

Erika as a little girl. She always loved all things pink, pretty and 

with lace, and would have loved this tag made in her honour.

I added some fabric leaves and flowers together with a little

bundle of art grass tied with some fibres. The sentiment

was one of the lovely pieces that dear Gill sent me.

Before the embellishments were added:

Beautiful spring:

The farmers are busy on the fields:

The pigeons wait in the tree till they can't see me and then swoop

down to cause havoc on my balcony:

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!