Just the two of us.

At Tag Tuesday

the new theme is............Book Print.

I used a piece of  embossed and coloured card for a base.

I did use scraps for the next layers, the pile never seems to get any smaller.

The small beads  and bits , had a life of their own when I opened the tin. I think I will be finding them for days  around my desk and floor. 

You guessed it they spilled everywhere when I opened the tin.
Thank you for calling in to see me today,
your visit and comments are always appreciated.

Take a walk

The new theme chosen by Chris for November over at

  Art Journal Journey ....... is

'101 ways to keep warm'.

Going out for a walk  on a cool autumn day  can make you feel warm inside,

 even though the sun may not be shining, as long as you keep moving.

 you will be creating your own heat, your own inner sunshine.

The idea for this page came for a visit to the coast we made yesterday.

Souter Lighthouse

It was a clear, but cool day, a bit of a breeze,  an interesting scenic place to visit.

I will add more photos when I visit with the T. folk on Tuesday

This is how my hybrid/mixed media  journal page began.

Water colour background, some raised stencils, a scene torn form an old calendar,

  washi tape scraps.

Other additions were added in the digital program I use. [notes in  my sidebar].

Thank you for calling in to see me today,

you are always welcome here.

Autumn

Today I am sharing  this mixed media/hybrid journal page.

It started off with a watercolour wash and some  ducks enjoying themselves, they came  from a torn napkin.

I was able to change the colours to autumn tones,  move them closer together

and add some extra details in the digital program I use [see my side bar].

It was a fun page to alter and I did try a few ideas I had  buzzing in my head,
 maybe the ducks had been  frightened by witches on this Halloween night.
 But as I love animals, decided they could have fun on  this  autumn evening and play at the bottom of the garden in the pumpkin patch.

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

Trick or Treat winner

Trick or Treat Napkin give away winner 

I may have managed to work Mr Inlinkz, so you could  join in,  but I did resort to an old fashioned way of picking out a winner.

The good old , put the numbers in a cup, mix them up,

have a rummage in the bottom, then take a pick.

Yes, its a big cup, but as many of you know I do like my tea.

I also learnt a lesson,  its hard to open a scrap of paper with one hand, so I had to put the camera down as I opened the number to show you all.

 6...... Froebelsternchen....Susi.

I hope you will enjoy using them.

Thank you  to all of my friends to joined in  my little piece of Halloween fun.

Happy Halloween

Halloween wishes  everyone

who may call in to see me  today .

Its T stands for Tuesday and I will be sharing my cuppa with friends at 

Bleubeard and Elizabeths

where we are always made welcome with a drinks related post.

First of all I want to show you a super book I found  in Barter Books last week.

I have mentioned this store before, situated in the old Station at Alnwick in Northumberland.

No money need be spent if you take books in to trade, which we always do.

The book is called....

The Vintage Tea Party and its full of super photos and recipes.

The table is set  and friends are gathered on the first full page picture in the book.

I will share more of this book in the coming weeks.

We went into the town for a look around and had  lunch in this old fashioned cafe.

Yes it was tea as usual for me . 

Our meal was a giant Yorkshire pudding filled with 

sausage and a rich gravy. This was a meal by itself but it came with a side of peas and chips.

 Sorry no photo, but have my word it was delicious.

There are a  number of lovely shops in the town.

These two windows  in the wool/ haberdashery shop were lovely.

One for Halloween and the other for Remembrance day which is in November. Almost every thing on show  had been knitted  including the poppies.

This is the collage  of the photos that I was messing about with drinking my 'Spooky' brew.
The cup won't be making many  appearances  on my table
 as I am not overjoyed  seeing spiders up that close

Happy Halloween Tea Day everyone

Sunshine in my soul

When the sun shines, does it make you feel happy inside?

This is my last page for Elke's theme..... Landscapes of the Soul,  over at 

Art Journal Journey

After a number of cold, dull days, today the sun is shining

 and what a difference to my feelings this has made.

This page began with me colouring, then fussy cutting this lady from one of my colouring in books. Another bargain buy, it is great what you can find when looking in bargain baskets and  on reduced counters. 

Here she is  stuck  to  the page, a painted

  base, random  script stamps

and stencils. Perhaps you will notice her she  looks lighter on the journal page. When I had coloured her it was  a dull day, and the  light wasn't so good for photo taking, so the photo looked darkerl

 Today the sun is streaming through the window

 and she looks  paler.

 In real life she looks okay to me , this makes me happy.

It is all about doing what is good for you .

I added a few more additions in the digital program I use.

 [notes in  my sidebar]

Thank you Elke for making me look inside myself  and   think  outside my comfort zone this month.  I have enjoyed your theme at AJJ.

Thank you for calling in to see me today, your visit is always appreciated.

My Halloween Treat give away is  HERE,

One more day to link.

Halloween fun

Happy Halloween 

Claude and his good  lady   are discussing his latest artistic creation.

He is a firm believer that art is good for his Soul

 and Halloween is just the best time of the year to be creative. 

I do wonder what his Mrs  is thinking.

Last time she saw him painting at this time of year,

 she was convinced that her bum didn't look that big.
This painting is of the kids, they look happy in the painting on the wall,
but I think Claude is about to upset his Mrs again.

This is  a page from my 8 x 8 inch journal.

It is a watercoloured  and splashed brusho base .

A variety of stencils. including the skeletons and a die cut cat.

The words, bird and children in the picture were added in my digital program.

Landscapes of the Soul

 is Elke's theme  over
at Art Journal Journey.

so Claude if off to join the folk over there.

Creating art in any form is good for the soul.

Now for a bit of Halloween fun,

It's  'Trick or Treat Time'.
My regular followers know I use Napkins  on many of my mixed media projects and have collected and been given many of them. This is my treat for one of you.

Have you got a  project  of your own.
 Would like to share with me this weekend.
If my experiments  using  the basic  Inlinkz tool have worked
 you will be able to add  a link to your blog.
I will pick a winner and
  send  a  Halloween Treat to one of you after the weekend.