Wednesday, 2 May 2018

2nd on the 2nd

Hi Everybody!

Today is Elizabeth's 2nd on the 2nd where we share something which we have posted at a previous time. This A3 mixed media page was made in 2015 using acrylic paints, brushos, stamps and stencils








The photos were taken on various days along the Rhine and in our little town:

















Have a great day, take care,
and thanks a lot for coming by!

Monday, 30 April 2018

T stands for This and ThaT

Hi Everybody!

On Tuesday we are starting a new challenge at TIOT - Stencils and or die-cuts.
As always, projects of all formats are welcome, and you have 2 weeks to link to our blog. Hope to see you there.
I used both stencils and die cuts on my A3 mixed media piece.  The background was painted using a mixture of gesso and cream and pink coloured paint used through a floral stencil. The birds were added with a Dina Wakley stencil, and the cat was made with a hand-made stencil. The embellishments are all die cuts cut from recycled calendar pages. The cat was painted with acrylics using a white marker pen for the details:






We are also half way through our  steampunk / mechanical challenge at 
Tag Tuesday. I made a hybrid tag, with a painted and collaged background and some digital additions from Mischief Circus. 'All time is precious' is a great quote, and we need to remember that time is a very precious commodity which cannot be recycled:



Tuesday is also time for Elizabeth's T stands for Tuesday, so here a warm welcome to all of the nice ladies of the T Group.
Last week I went for a meal at the Chinese restaurant with G & N, and afterwards we drove over to the other Rhine side. We discovered a nice cafe in the Yacht Club where we drank our afternoon coffee. N had a latte macchiato, G had an apple juice and I had cappuccino:




The view out of the window:




A lady was selling lilacs freshly cut in her allotment, and G bought N and me each a bunch of them to take home - they have such a heavenly perfume. Thanks G!


The coffee bike at the Wednesday market - I take my coffee down to the Rhine and drink it there:


 I made this lemon cheese cake a couple of weeks back when we had a get together:


And I couldn't resist this dandelion, shining like a little sun:


Have a great day, take care,
and thanks a lot for coming by!

Saturday, 28 April 2018

Back to the Middle Ages, part 3

Hi Everybody!

Today I am continuing with the photos from Burg Linn:


A coot on its nest in the middle of the water:



The grounds surrounding the castle now have various uses - some of it is farmed, there is a riding stable and lots of beautiful allotments:










The signs are still written in the old German script:





Another heron:




Bucolic scenes by the pastures:









Social housing for bats:



Have a great weekend, take care,
and thanks a lot for coming by!