Monday 18 March 2019

Spring greens and friendship trees


Hello everyone and to friends from
T stands for Tuesdays
we are always made very welcome with a drinks related post.


This journal page I am also going to share with friends over at
Art Journal Journey
for Jo's theme
Hello Springtime.

A base  started with shades of green inks and watercolours, some random stamping, a stencil to use up some paste from another project.
I love how this gal is holding her cuppa,  I think she is enjoying her tea. As its tea day with friends I thought it was a nice sentiment to use. Friends mean a lot to me, my family I choose for myself.
I did try to fussy cut a tree to add to the page, oooops....
a few unmentionable  words later and I took to the digital program I use. This tree is a piece of  fancy ribbon and some woolen spirals. Which I will replicate later, in real life to complete the page .


We had  [say this quietly]  some sun yesterday, so I managed to get a few photos from my garden. Its quite messy after the winter. but there is lots of green showing through.







The daffodils  have taken quite a battering in the winds we have had recently, I went higher up the garden for this photo, if I had taken the shot from the patio, it would only have shown the leaves.
There is  bit of a slope in this part of the garden, but its not as steep as it looks here.

The bird feeder basket   needs a refill as the birds  called in earlier for a morning feast.





Where I didn't expect to see any colour I found some on  this shrub next to the fence starting to flower.



Thank you for calling in to see me today, you are always very welcome here.

22 comments:

  1. Yvonne, the first thing to strike me about your friendship page was the fabulous spiral string or wood tree. So original! The next thing that struck me was the sentiment about the family you choose. In part, I felt you meant us - the T-ladies and I'm honored to be a member. Your photos are lovely as always. Though it may not feel like it, it sure looks like spring where you are.

    Happy spring and happy T-day! Eileen x

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  2. This is such a striking post, everything looks stunning...Queen of digital...
    Thanks for your reply re the pages I do have a little hard drive which is new and will use as well. I agree the photos never print up nice.xx

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    1. I will be away from April 10th until end of May, so although I will have scheduled posts I can't comment on your postings...xxx

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  3. Looks like spring is certainly making its way to your home. I love those daffodils despite the wind damage.

    Your page is lovely. I love the texture that you added with the tree.

    That bunny mug is adorable!

    Happy Tea Day,
    Kate

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  4. Beautiful Spring Journal page. Happy T Day and Spring!

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  5. such a beautiful page and sentiment Yvonne. And I thought you wrapped up real threads to form the tree-wow. It's looking like Spring by you. We've had such weird weather for so long none of the spring flowers are coming out, nor are many things even budding. Even the forsythia bushes still are completely bare:(
    Happy T day!

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  6. Beautiful! I love the tree of string and the circles on the ground. You are so creative!!

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  7. I'm back and will play catch-up as best I can. This has been a very trying time being without internet, but I HOPE this has been the cure. I'll explain on Wednesday, because it's too convoluted to explain here. Thanks for visiting while I was offline. It means the world to me. I'm so, so thankful for you, dear Yvonne.

    I LOVE your bunny mug. I also adore the lady holding the cup of tea under the tree. You do digital SO well. It's a great addition to Jo's theme at Art Journal Journey and fits well with T this Tueday, too.

    Looks like spring has arrived in your part of the world.

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  8. Your page looks beautifully inspired by your fab garden photos. It’s wonderful to see all the fresh greenery and new growth coming through xxx

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  9. Love the tree on your journal page, great idea. Wonderful photos, too, I love spring and all the new growth. Great bunny mug! Happy T Day, hugs, Valerie

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  10. cool idea how you substituted the tree by a digital one, so clever! and i like the feathery hat of that gal.
    happy t-day!

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  11. I love how you have created this awesome tree and the figure is so lovely and fits perfectly ! An amazing page for our T-Day meeting as well as for Art Journal Journey's Spring theme Yvonne !Thank you for joining in at both of the events!
    Superb!
    And how beautifully how nature in your garden awakes!
    Have a great T-Day and week dear friend!
    Big , big hugs,
    Susi

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  12. What an amazing tree! It's the eyecatcher on this page although the lady with the cup is really wonderful and funny!
    Beautiful photos of your garden!
    Wish you a happy day! Rike x

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  13. What a beautiful tree. I love those string spirals. And the girl holding the tea cup. Perfect for our T-Party.
    Your flowers and trees are stunning. So uplifting aren't they. Spring is coming!
    Happy T-Day,
    Lisca

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  14. Lovely artwork and photographs. I enjoy seeing the Spring flowers. Happy T-Day!

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  15. Wonderful springtime page! I love your lady holding her cuppa and the way the tree is created with the yarn, it will be fun to replicate it yourself too 😁. Looks like spring is on its way in your pretty garden! Your bunny rabbit mug is adorable, sending you Happy T Day wishes! J 😊 x

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  16. I love the way you made that tree! A cuppa with a friend sounds delightful, and I do like how she's cradling her mug :) Spring flowers and greening trees are an encouraging sign. Happy T Tuesday

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  17. Girl! I LOVE your string tree.....how ingenious!
    Our temps have climbed high enough to have the patio door open during the afternoons......so nice!
    I loved seeing your flowers and garden.
    Happy T-day

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  18. Love your friendship page Yvonne, I actually thought you had created the tree with wool. Lovely spring photos from your garden, it's lovely to see the green leaves coming through.
    Avril xx

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  19. My goodness YVonne, you sure have green. Those pictures look like summer. I can see why you were inspired to make such a cool page. I like how you created that tree. Very creative! hope you had happy T day. hugs-Erika

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  20. What a fabulous tree you created! And your Spring is so far ahead compared to my yard. So fun to find hidden color. Happy T Day

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  21. I love how you dealt with the failed fussy cutting! This page looks fabulous Yvonne! Your garden looks full of Spring promises! We had sun yesterday- back to cloud today! Belated Happy T Day! Hugs,Chrisx

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