Tuesday 4 April 2017

New Challenge at More Mixed Media

Hi Everybody!

Today we are starting a new challenge over at
-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!

Monday 3 April 2017

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!

Sunday 2 April 2017

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!