New challenge at AJJ

Hi Everybody!

It's nice to be back after my month of rest and quiet. I missed being here but it was really necessary to step aside for a bit.

Today we are starting a new challenge at AJJ and this time our lovely Chris  of Pear shaped crafting is hosting, and her theme is, 'When we were young'. I'm sure we all have lots of memories of former times, and here you can put them into your journal pages.

I remembered my head for this one! The flowers were painted onto the blue background, and the head mounted onto the background. The figures of the kids were added digitally using images from Serif. The quote is from the book of Corinthians, and was also added digitally:

This evening we will also be celebrating Elizabeth's T sTands for Tuesday linky party, so here are some fitting images:

And some funnies:

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Taking a summer break

Hi Everybody!

June has sped by much too quickly And we are heading towards  July. In a few weeks the shops will be full of Halloween decorations and a few weeks after that the Christmas decorations will be everywhere.

But in the meantime I'm planning on having a break for the whole of July. At the moment I have 2 or 3 days where I feel more or less normal, then I get violent shivering fits and my temperature soars and I feel really ill for some days. This seems to be caused by my auto-immune illness. Anyway, to cut a long story short, I am taking time off till the beginning of August. I have one more tag for Sandie's holiday challenge at Tag Tuesday; this is what I want to do for the next 4 weeks:

Have a great month, take care, 

And I'll be back soon!

New challenge at Tag Tuesday

Hi Everybody!

Today we are starting a new challenge at Tag Tuesday, and this time our lovely and talented Sandie is hosting. She helps a lot with the admin etc, too, for which I am very thankful. 

She has chosen  Holidays /Travel as her theme, very fitting for this time of year when many people go on vacation. As always, you have 2 weeks to link to us, and tags of all formats are welcome.

I chose Paris as my theme, as that's always a great place to spend some time. The first one has a stamped background, which was layered and sewed. The small pictures are from Crafty Individuals:

The second tag is made with an imge from gecko Galz which was stamped with stamps and stamps! This was also layered and sewn:

This one was a scan, so the colours are paler:

We have had ver changeable weather, from super hot to wild and stormy:

The evening sky:

And some funnies:

Have a great week, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

T sTands for Tuesday on Monday

Hi Everybody!

The weekend is over and gone and a new week is beginning - let's hope it will be a good one. Today I have another fishy painting to share for Mia's Fish challenge at AJJ. This is another A3 acrylic painting showing a friendly and colourful fish, living in a happy sea:

Here is my friend Heike at the Rhine:

This evening we will start celebrating Elizabeth's T sTands for Tuesday link party, so here a warm welcome to all of the other ladies who join us at the party. Today I have some coffee funnies for you:

A friend celebrated her birthday last week, and I was invited to a wonderful dinner at the Schnellenburg, a very nice restaurant directly next to the Rhine. Her brother and sister in law were there, too, and we had wonderful food and a lovely evening:

I sat right next to the window opposite Heike so I could watch the Rhine and the ships passing by:

Some funnies:

Have a great day, take care, 

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Weekend Post

Hi Everybody!

It's weekend, enjoy! Have a great one! Not much bla-bla from me today, I'm still not feeling good.

I have another fish to share for Mia's fish challenge at AJJ. This fish looks like he's out for a bit of fun - lets hope he finds it!

And I have another piece for my die-cut challenge at  Tag Tuesday:

Some photos of bees:

And some funnies:

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