Autumn fairy WIP

Hi Everybody!
Today I am sharing some autumn leaves I made, some of
which I used for my autumn fairy. The fairy isn't finished yet,
so this is a WIP. I will have her finished over the weekend.
I am linking to Paint Party Friday

For the leaves I painted, sprayed, dripped, glittered and stamped onto

an A3 sheet, which I cut into leaves using a Sizzix die.

Then I gave the individual leaves a coating of Deco Art

crackle glaze, and gave them some folds to make them

more dimensional:

I really like the effects I got.

We had some wonderful sunrise scenes this week:

Autumn is showing itself from its loveliest side:

Have a great day, take care

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Midweek this and that

Hi Everybody!

It's midweek already, where did the time go?

For Elke's lovely theme 'landscapes of the soul' at
Art Journal Journey I have a hybrid piece, using another of my moon
photos as background. Other images are from Mischief Circus:

I am also linking to digitally made challenges, Halloween

Some photos from my walks this week:

Men at work:

I like walking through the backstreets. Actually, apart from the 

main road where the tram goes through, 

we only have backstreets:

Not many booths at the market, it's half-term holidays here:

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

The Talking Library - Book Review

Hi Everybody!

A few weeks back I did a cover reveal for the new book from

Jessica Haight and Stephanie Robinson, which you can read here

if you missed it last time. The book will be published on 

October 23rd.

I was lucky enough to get a preview copy, and enjoyed every

minute of reading it although  it is a children's story. 

It tells the story of three friends, the DMS,  who get together to solve a

mystery. Each of them has unique talents, and they work together,

pooling their ideas and resources, to solve the mystery of the 

bookworm who is eating letters in the library and thus changing

the stories of all the books we know and love.

Inspired by clues found in Fairday's old house in Ashpot, 

the three friends brave dangers and overcome their

fears to get to the bottom of things. They have  good eyes 

for spotting clues and good instincts to know whom they can trust

to help them. And when they meet a nefarious reporter,

they just know that he is bad....

The three kids, Fairday, Lizzy and Marcus are not only astute,

and good in solving riddles and logical puzzles;

they are bound together by friendship, loyalty

and the determination to solve the mystery

and save the books of the world.

I hope this short review has sparked your interest,

and that you will enjoy reading the book when

it is published in 2 weeks. 

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

T stands for FrighT NighT

Hi Everybody!

On Tuesday we are starting a new challenge at

Try it on Tuesday - Halloween.

As always, projects of all formats are allowed and you have

2 weeks to join us with your  spooky and chilling creations.

Hope to see you haunting us!

I made an A5 mixed media piece. The image is from

Gecko Galz and was printed onto canvas to give

a nice texture. I layered DP and recycled black

cardboard, held together with lot of sewing. I distressed

the edges with gilding wax from Pentart in incandescent green. 

The bats (Sizzix die-cuts) were also similarly distressed.
I am also linking to Art Journal Journey, Elke's lovely
'landscapes of the soul' challenge

Today is also Elizabeth's TSFT, so a hearty welcome to all

of the nice ladies of the T gang. My drink is coffee, and I'm

pleased to say that I am enjoying it again!

Help yourselves to a slice of poppy seed and cinnamon cake:

Some mornings were sunny:

On some days we had autumn mists:

I think the seed-heads are even nicer than the flowers:

 The horses are well wrapped up against the chilly days

and cold nights:

Autumn colours are prevalent:

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!