Weekend post

Hi Everybody!

It's been a cold, grey and rainy day today, but we badly need the rain, so I'm not complaining, especially as we had a sunny day yesterday.

For Joan's challenge 'Tic tac toe' at Tag Tuesday I have another tag, this time using the bottom row of the grid, stenciling (cat and mouse), punch (corners) and ribbon at the top, and all done digitally - it's fun playing with a digital airbrush for the stenciling. The background is hand-painted:

Yesterday was cold but sunny, and I enjoyed an extra walk along the Rhine just before the sun went down:

And of the way back home I passed by the 'winter-village', our little Christmas market:

My fave booth - Reibekuchen!

Have a great weekend, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

More this and that

Hi Everybody!

Another week is speeding by and there never seems to be enough time to do everything I would like to. Once again, I gave housework a miss and used my time wisely for playing in my arty kitchen, going for walks in the cold, crisp air and reading good books. It has got much colder, but yesterday was sunny, and I enjoyed walking briskly through the fields and along the Rhine. The Christmas market is almost ready to start, so I'm looking forward to crispy Reibekuchen (fried potato cakes) and perhaps a mug of Glühwein (hot, spiced wine). I managed to fill some more pages in my journal and make some more tags, too. I'll start with the tag for Joan's Tic-tac-toe challenge at Tag Tuesday, using the last row from top to bottom. The leaves/wings of my little boy are the re-used items:

This double page in my journal was made using scraps of JD tissues, collage parts from a printed sheet, washi tape and lots of colour added with Pitt pens, gelatos and JD pens over a gessoed background. I very much enjoy making pages like this, just slapping on the layers and colours and having fun, with no particular theme or aim. It is most relaxing:

I am linking to Paint Party Friday

This morning the wood pigeons are I were all watching the sunrise:

I enjoyed another afternoon walk at the Rhine:

Happy Thanksgiving to all friends in the USA:

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

T stands for Tic Tac Toe at Tag Tuesday

Hi Everybody!

The new week has started here cold and windy, and there will be rain or snow coming. But we had a wonderful weekend, cold but sunny, and I made the most of it and was out and about a lot.

Today we are starting a new challenge at Tag Tuesday, and our lovely and talented Joan is hosting. She has chosen the fun theme of Tic Tac Toe, so this is a great way to use up scraps and have some creative fun - hope to see you there! I made a quick tag - I was out all weekend, as already explained. I chose the middle row for my tag - patterned paper, buttons/brads and images, and a few extras, too. The leaves were embossed with Frantage EP, the little girl is from TH, and the brads are holding the metal sentiment. I used sewing to hold it all together:

Tuesday is also time for Elizabeth's T stands for Tuesday party, so here a warm welcome to all of the nice ladies who link there. My drink, was, as almost always, cappuccino.

It's great to be able to sit outside and drink cappuccino in the middle of November:

We had some wonderful sunrise scenes:

The skies and Rhine were blue:

Sunday traffic:

Late afternoon at the Rhine:

Long shadows:

And some Sunday morning window shopping:

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by