New challenge at TIOT

Hi Everybody!

Today we are starting another new challenge at TIOT and this time our theme is

Travel and adventure

As always, projects of all formats are welcome, and you have 2 weeks to link to us. Pop over to our blog and see the beautiful pieces my teamies have made.  And thanks to all who entered our last challenge! And the lovely and talented Tammy has joined our team, welcome!

I made a hybrid piece using a painted background, a postcard, a tag and a cut out pair who are thinking about their adventure. The map and sentiment were added digitally.

And lately I don't get much chance for travel and adventure, but have some photos from a farm in Neuss, a neighbouring town:

Beautiful peacocks (I'm hoping David will tell me the correct names!)

I think this is a mandarin duck?

Happy pigs:

A handsome goat:

Love the curly horns:

Say 'cheese':

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

T sTands for a new challenge aT More Mixed Media

Hi Everybody !

Hope you all enjoyed your weekend! I wasn't feeling good at the weekend so I stayed home and rested and read books.

Today we are beginning a new challenge at More Mixed Media Challenge Blog. As always our challenges are anything mixed media goes, with an extra 
colour challenge - pastels.

I recently rediscovered my distress oxide inks, which I hadn't found in a long time. They were hiding in plain sight on a shelf, packed in a box labelled 
'Distress Oxides'. I evidently don't expect myself to be so tidy! I more or less recreated a piece made some time back, which I gave to my neighbour. The background was made with distress oxides splashed with water. The circles were stamped with a round stamp from Hein Design, the plants are from Artemio and the quotes from TH. I can't remember who made the lovely dragonfly stamp.
I am also linking to Alison's summer country challenge at AJJ:

This evening we will be celebrating Elizabeth's T sTands for Tuesday Link parTy, so here a warm welcome to all of the nice ladies of the T Gang who visit here. I made a tag which I am linking to my vintage challenge at Tag Tuesday. There is still a week to go, so plenty of time to join us!

Views from my balcony:

Taken through the window from my fave armchair:

One of the Test centres is in a room at the pub/restaurant:

It looks like that lady is walking in the window:

Can you see the gnome?

Have  a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Weekend Post

 Hi Everybody!

First I would like to wish all my friends in the USA a happy July 4th. I know it's only the third today, but the good wishes will keep till tomorrow - hope you all have a wonderful day with family and friends and enjoy your long weekend!

Today I have another tag for my vintage challenge at Tag Tuesday. I used some corrugated card painted with gold for the background, and added an image from Gecko Galz. Some lace and flowers were added as an embellishment, and some words from TH for the sentiment

Some photos from my walks:

Have a great weekend, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!