Winter blues

Hi Everybody!

Hope your week is going well!

Today I have an A3 mixed media piece to share. 

It was started back in 2010 and finally finished 

last week. The BG was painted 

with blue and green acrylics with a touch of gold

and purple. I discovered some shadowy figures

 there and outlined them with white. 

The figures with hats were drawn using

Mr Umbrella Man minus his brolly as a stencil.

I added 2 gravestones with Hebrew alphas which show the

abbreviation for 'here lies'. I was reading a spooky story

which perhaps explains the strange thoughts on the page!

I added some Hebrew alpha stickers and some 

small birds as embellishments.

I am linking to Simon Monday Challenge,

winter blues, and to That's crafty,
feeling blue

For Wilma's challenge at Tag Tuesday, new beginnings,

I have another hybrid tag, using a hand-painted

BG and a face I collaged from a magazine;

The Rhine has stopped rising. Now we just need to wait for the 

water to subside. Here are the rest of Sunday's photos:

I'm hoping for less rain in the coming weeks!

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

T stands for TIOT and more

Hi Everybody!

Hope your week has got off to a good start.

The Rhine is still flooding here. My buddy G

came yesterday afternoon and we went for

a quick walk to look at it. Today the high water 

is supposed to reach its zenith, so I hope it will

be receding after that. At least it's dry today.

On Tuesday we are beginning a new challenge at

Try it on Tuesday -my favourite things.

I chose die-cuts, fabric and sewing to create my piece.

The background is canvas. The birds were die-cut

from pink satin, the words from paper painted black.

The wings were die-cut from sequined fabric, and I added

a little padding while sewing them down.

As always, projects of all formats are allowed

and you have 2 weeks to link to us:

It's also time for Elizabeth's T stands for Tuesday

party, so here a warm welcome to all of the

friendly ladies of the T gang. I made a hybrid page

using a photo of my fave cappuccino and ameritini

cookies taken in Cafe Burghof next to the castle ruins:

And now some photos taken on yesterday's walk.

The meadows where the horses usually are:

The meadows with the Rhine in the background:

This stream is usually just a trickle of water. It has now 

completely covered the bridge and the footpath along the Rhine:

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

A bit of this and a bit of that

Hi Everybody!

I stayed home today, watched TV, read a book and 

rested. I need to take antibiotics again for another

10 days, as my cold and cough have got bad again.

I had some computer playtime, and made a

hybrid page with spring colours. I used elements

from Serif and me placed on a handpainted

and textured background:

The water in the stream next to the house and in
the Rhine is very high:

The walkway along the embankment is closed,

but people were still walking there

Here the water is already on the level of the path and fields:

And Here are some more of my birthday presents.

These lovely presents were from my buddy G: 

Here you can see it from the other side:

And here the contents of the packages:

From N & N I got this voucher for a day out at the wonderful

zoo in Arnhem, Holland, and I am looking forward

to this trip very much:

This huge orchid plant was a gift from H, it is about a yard

high.  I was very lucky to get such lovely gifts.

Thanks you guys!

 The wolf's moon this week shone through the

clouds:

 Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!