For the Record

Hi Everybody!

My page today for Art Journal Journey, For the Record, was inspired by Elton John's 'Candle in the Wind', which he sang in Westminster Abbey at the funeral

of Princess Diana, who died so tragically back in 1997.  The background is one of my photos taken from my balcony.

And here is the song - get your hankies ready!

We had a sunny day, not too warm, but lovely for walking:

Roof repairs:

And then I was horrified when I saw that the four trees in the square by the Basilica were all being cut down. They were so beautiful, and were planted to represent the four Evangelists. They are supposed to be diseased and not safe, and sooner or later new ones will be planted, but I was very sad to see the little stumps that were the only remaining parts at the end:

Have a good day you all, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

New Challenge at Moo Mania and More

Hi Everybody!

Today we are beginning a new challenge at Moo Mania and More -

Floral.

Projects of all formats are welcome, and you have 2 weeks

to link your creations to us - hope to see you there!

I used recycled cardboard (14x18cm), which I peeled and painted white. I added scraps of vintage written and printed paper and some gilding flakes. The images were cut from a prospect, and the flowers were also recycled from old decorations. I found a scrap of white jute and a few fibres which the bird can use to build its nest....

My apartment faces east, but in the evening the setting sun peaks over the rooftops and lights up the trees and clouds:

And the gibbous moon was bright in the sky:

This morning the sunrise was beautiful again:

Have a great day you all, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Tuesday This and That and Elizabeth's Cat

Hi Everybody!

Today is Tuesday, which means it's the day between Monday and Wednesday.

And as well as that, it's also time for Tag Tuesday, where our theme is

shabby chic, and for Elizabeth's T stands for Tuesday - here a big 'hello' to all of the T gang and everyone else who drops in. I would also like to remind you that it's half time over at TIOT, where our mood-board challenge will be running for another week, so you have plenty of time to get in your lovely projects with spring colours.

My tag for tag Tuesday is quite simple. I used an image from Gecko Galz, printed out a few years back, when I accidentally printed out a whole pile of images instead of just one. I placed the lady on a corrugated card tag, peeled, painted white, and with some Utee gold drizzled round the edges. I added lots of flowers, to her hat as well, some lace and a butterfly, and some pink fibres.

For T stands for Tuesday I made a tea-party page. I am also linking to Art Journal Journey, for the record, inspired by the song 'Tea for Two', sung so unforgettably by Doris Day back in 1950.

And last but not least, some photos taken on my walk today, at the Rhine, by the Basilica and through the Marien Hospital gardens:

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by, always nice to see you!

Swap pages

Hi Everybody!

Today I am showing some mixed media pages I made for a swap organized by dear Elizabeth.

There are 6 of us taking part, and we send loose pages (tip ins) to a different participant each month, made specially to their chosen theme.

In March I sent my pages to Annette, whose theme is proverbs/sayings, and as they reached her on March 25th I can now show them. I was under a lot of stress to get the pages done, as I had my big knee operation and then boot camp, which didn't leave much time or energy for crafting. So I took my inspiration from some journal pages I made a few years back, and then, once I got started, things were a bit easier. I hope Annette is not totally unsatisfied with her pages.

I used a quote from Harry Potter for the first pages, and 

a verse from Proverbs for the second set. I stitched 2 pages together each time to make them more stable. The shorter pages are meant to go between the larger ones to connect them.

The reverse side:

I wrote the quote from Proverbs in Hebrew and English:

This is the tag I sent with it:

And the accompanying card:

That's all for today, I didn't have time to process today's photos.

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by.

Lady in lace

Hi Everybody!

For Art Journal Journey, for the record, I have a hybrid piece inspired by the song 'Lady in lace' (Stained glass)

written by Jim McPherson in the 60s, a little blast from the past.

The Matisse figures were drawn onto 2 sorts of  DP and fussy cut.

I then digitally added the lacy shadows and placed them on a grungy background.

And some photos with spring feeling:

Yesterday the electric fence appeared on the meadow:

Today my friends the horses were back, and busy grazing, as always:

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!