Flowers and birds

Hi Everybody!

It's time for a new challenge at

More Mixed Media.

As always, it's an anything goes theme,

with optional purple.

Our challenges always run from the 5th of the month,

and projects of all formats are very welcome, so hope

to see you there!

I made 

an  9 1/2 x 11 1/2" mixed media piece. 

The paper was gessoed, and the central image is a paper napkin. 

I stenciled the birds, numbers and alphas with black Archival, 

and the dots with blue distress ink. 

The sentiment is from Dylusions.  As backing I used 

cardstock in blue and purple, and sewed round 

it twice to make it stable enough for a future

journal cover.

I am also linking to creative artiste Challenge, anything goes and

we love to create, also anything goes.
I am also linking to Create with TLC, anything goes,
as Desire asked me so nicely to join in!

This hybrid piece, made with elements from Mischief Circus and me,

is meant for Rosie's 'Circles' challenge at

Art Journal Journey:

More visitors to my balcony:

Flowers on the Rhine meadows:

  Horses on the fields opposite the supermarket:

Flowers by the Basilica:

And last but not least, some of the flowers on my balcony:

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Saturday is tag day

Hi Everybody!

It's weekend - enjoy!

For Tag Tuesday, Michele's lovely theme of 'animals',

I made a mixed media tag using some tiny animal

stencils, using vintage photo DI. I made a many layered 

background, sewed it all together

and added some fibres. You still have more than 

a week to join in!

For Go Tag Thursday, roadtrip/holiday

I made a digital tag. I wonder where these

strange people are going with the bike? She looks

quite happy, but the gentleman looks rather

bad tempered. Her bike looks rather modern, too -

perhaps she's time travelling....

I am also linking to Digitally made Challenges

Images used are from Mischief circus

Yesterday was market day, so I walked along the Rhine and 

then to the market. I stopped for a cappuccino

at my fave ice parlour before walking round

the market:

Love this old house and the lovely flower-boxes:

Plants growing on the wall:

On my way home I was smiled at by lot of flowers:

We had some stormy rain-showers this week which

left some of my feathered friends looking

very bedraggled and badly in need of food:

Have a great weekend, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Old and new Umbrella men

Hi Everybody!

Today it's time to dig out an older post for the 2nd on the 2nd 

link-up at Elizabeth's.

I made this mixed media collage 2 years back:

For Simon Monday Challenge, circles, Creative Artiste,

anything goes, and Paint Party Friday 

I made a mixed media piece, using various papers, Mr UM, painting, 

doodling, stamping and sewing. This will be another new journal cover, 

the last one for the time being:

I started off with a left-over piece of painted

and stamped card:

The other layers were added, glued, sewed on etc:

The metal studs/ buttons are left over from old jeans:

I am also linking to mixed media monthly, #34-buttons:

As always, I enjoyed walking along the Rhine:

Love the flowers growing on the old town walls:

I took this photo especially for Elizabeth, it's the

official sign here for a footpath:

The ducks were having a midday snooze:

The swan has been around again, but doesn't like the

heron or the ducks and geese....

And more visitors to my balcony:

Have a great day, take care,

and thank a lot for coming by!