Friday 26 January 2018

Live, life, love

Hi Everybody!

Just a quick post today, I've got visitors coming this
morning and need to get ready!
I made a mixed media A3 collage. The BG was painted 
with blue and green metallics and textured with a
crackle stamp. The squares were added with a 
CWS stencil and the words with a Seth Apter
one that Sue sent me for Christmas, thanks again!
Everything else was collaged.
I am linking to Paint Party Friday
and to Simon Wednesday Challenge, layer it up.






And some photos from my corner of the world:














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

Wednesday 24 January 2018

Wednesday Post

Hi Everybody!

Today I have another quick face to share.
The lovely quote is from Winston Churchill.
I used a lumocolor permanent pen, Pitt pens and a 6B pencil






I made these tags to accompany some muffins I gave
to neighbours. I am linking to Tag Tuesday
anything goes. You have till next Monday at midnight
 to enter the challenge, and there will be a prize:



The rose was blooming in the hospital gardens:


A beautiful sunrise




Morning visitors waiting for me to fill
the feeder:


The gulls by the Rhine:



And these photos were taken on this day
one year ago - blue skies and no high water:






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

Monday 22 January 2018

T stands for This and That

Hi Everybody!

On Tuesday we are starting a new challenge at TIOT
and our theme is
***Fire and Ice***
As always, you have 2 weeks to join us and projects
of all formats are allowed. Hope to see you linking your
creations to us!
I made a hybrid piece using one of my sunrise photos
that I love so much, framing it with white paint
and splatters to give my idea of
fire and ice:




Tuesday is also time for Elizabeth's
T stands for Tuesday party, so here a warm
welcome to all of the nice ladies of the
T Gang. I am offering some chocolate muffins -
help yourselves!




My drink is cappuccino - it would be nice to meet
up with you in the garden outside the
'Cafe Burghof' next to the castle ruins:


The weather just now is mild and wet. On Wednesday 
we have been promised temperatures of 15°C. 
I found several gardens with flowering or 
shortly to be flowering 
plants on my way to the Rhine:




The water has receded from the meadows:


There is still some water in the old moat:


The bridge over the stream has emerged again, but the 
water is still a couple of  meters higher than usual:


The boats are able to move again:




The jetty is still almost horizontal:



In contrast these photos taken 2 weeks ago when the water was lapping
against the town walls and my feet!



Flowers blooming in a flower box:


And a wonderful display of spring flowers
at the florist's:


Today I treated myself to a small bunch of tulips,
a little luxury to brighten a grey day:


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