This and that and the moon

Hi Everybody!

For Art Journal Journey, Jo's challenge of 'Poetry in motion', I have

an A4 journal page. The BG was painted with blue and gold, and the edges 

sewn. I made a golden 'skin' from acryl paint and matte gel, and 

stamped it with the Frida Kahlo stamp when it was dry (it needs about 24 

hours to dry). I sewed the skin over some cheese cloth, lace and gold 

mesh,  and added feathers, beading and 'earrings' as embellishments.

For my 'use your scraps' challenge at Tag Tuesday

I used various scraps of paper which I cut into tag forms

and sewed together. The craft tag in the top layer was stamped with 

an image from CI

The moon last night was fantastic, I couldn't stop taking photos.

It was wonderful to watch the moon rising over the horizon

and sailing up into the sky.

Sorry if you are not a 'lunatic'!

I will announce the winner of my postcard tomorrow!

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by.

T stands for Use your scraps

Hi Everybody!

On Tuesday we are starting a new challenge at Tag Tuesday,

Use your scraps.

I have boxes of scraps which are, for me, too good to throw

away, and I am sure I am not alone with my scrap-hoarding instincts.

This is THE opportunity to use some of them, so start de-stashing

and hope to see you linking to us at Tag Tuesday

with your scrappy creations.

I made a largish tag, 9 x 6 1/2", using corrugated cardboard,

tyvek from an envelope, scraps of lace and netting, and a

cut out postcard. The tyvek was painted, and then heated so it bubbled 

and shrunk, which gives a fun form. I assembled all the various bits, 

sewed them onto the card, and then sewed it to the background

paper, which had been hand-painted. I like how this one turned

out.

I am also linking to Creative Artiste, anything goes

The second one has been made with scraps of paper and lace

 collaged onto an old revision card. I added a die cut sentiment. This tag 

is approx 5 x 3 1/2"

I am looking forward to seeing what YOU create!

I found this pretty postcard advertising a flea-market in

a neighbouring town, and as it has a cup on it, it is suitable

for T stands for Tuesday, Elizabeth's weekly drinks party.

I would like to send the card to a new home, so if you would like it,

let me know in the comments. If more than one person should be 

interested, I will pull the names from a hat!

On Saturday I baked waffles to help me cope with a day

of non-stop rain and lots of crafting:

And of course, I never go without my cappuccino:

Yesterday I visited the Kunstpalast, an art museum here.

It was not exactly exciting - half the museum is being reorganised for

 a new exhibition, and most of the other half is being rebuilt

or renovated. There was a small exhibition of paintings

from Andreas Achenbach, a famous painter from Düsseldorf,

whose paintings I like very much:

I always enjoy seeing the architecture of the buildings:

 There are a lot of insurance buildings nearby:

This is one I showed from the other side last week:

 As I walked back to the tram I saw dozens of bikers on Harleys

waiting at the lights, revving up their motors with as much

noise as they could make:

We had a wonderful moon yesterday evening:

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

The wild swans at Coole

Hi Everybody!

Hope you are enjoying your weekend.

For Jo's 'Poetry in Motion' challenge at Art Journal Journey

I have a digital piece using elements from Serif, Mischief Circus and me.

The photo of William Butler Yeats is courtesy of

Wikipedia.

One of the poems that impressed me at school was this one from Yeats, 

an Irish airman foresees his death, from the collection

'The Wild Swans at Coole'. He had a wonderful way of expressing

himself, and could conjure up an idea using a minimum of 

simple  but effective words.

Some photos from my walks this past week or so,

and some beautiful skies:

Had a coffee at the 'Old Ferry' this week - the ferry and the

restaurant date back to the beginning of the 14th century,

but the coffee is always fresh!

Some trees have already lost a lot of leaves:

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!