Grunge and flowers

A hybrid journal page for Art Journal Journey

where Gill's 

super theme for the month is...

Elegance and Grunge

I'm not sure I can say this is elegant.... well maybe the flower...

but it is for sure has a lot of inky  grungy. 

I used a couple of my new TH mini stencils

 on top of a mop up page.

The bottom post card had to be covered , to  hide  a very dark splodge of water colour paint. I had tried to wash it out brushing  with plain water, but.... you guessed...it didn't work on the card surface and was starting to leave a hole.

The other additions and the words were added

 in my digital program.

We have been taking advantage of some brighter weather this week. Going off again to Beamish,

 I will share the photos in a later post.

Back in our own garden we have an array of spring  colours.

The Rhododendron is in full bloom

Lots of Bluebells, giving colour under the trees and shrubs.

The Lilac with its heady aroma

 next to  the Acer, which is shades the patio  in the summer.

Last the Apple Blossom and a visitor, collecting an afternoon snack..

Thank you for calling in today.

I hope you all have a lovely weekend.

Solitude and reflections.

Its a digital page from me today for

 Art Journal Journey 

and the lovely theme Gill has chose for us this month.....

Elegance and Grunge.. 

I started off using a  page from an old French book that I found in a Charity shop,

Not on the shelves,  but in a box on the floor beside the counter....

It had no cover and  pages missing. Unsalable the staff said, its destined to be thrown away, 

 but to me it was the find of the day. I happily put a donation in their box.

 I added more layers and the image in my digital program  [notes in my sidebar].

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

Little things mean a lot....at TioT's

The new challenge theme today at

  Try it on Tuesdays

is  .... ''Little  Things Mean a Lot''.

The challenge is to make something that measures no more than 4 inches square [10.16cms]

It doesn't have to be square but it must fit into the square shape.

The team have made some fantastic inspiration pieces, so please pop over for all the details 

as see what they made.
We have also   added to our Rules and Guidelines at TioT's.
Please check to see if the change  effects you in any way.

I decided to alter my perspex cup stand, 

Here it is, if you wonder about the colours on it , there were inks added as tints  in its former life and I tried many things including nail varnish remover to get them off.

So I gave up and decided they would add to my shading efforts. I also wanted to use a small piece of this pretty napkin as well.

As you can see these are the  sides  I made to decorate  the stand., along side the ruler.

I used embossed card and shaded this with blue distress ink and a little sprayed watercolour. paint.

The stamped images came from  a Dina Wakley set.

Here you see the reverse side in place,

Now I have a cup mat that is quite nice to look at from both sides.

Thank you for calling in today, you are most welcome here






If you have called in to share a cuppa today, please scroll down to my earlier post.

Holiday memories

Hello everyone who calls in to see me today.
My journal page is for
  Art Journal Journey
and Gill's super theme of  Elegance and Grunge

I have been using some lovely serviettes recently as a base layer on some journal pages.
This one I used here,  had me remembering holidays in France and smelling the perfume of the lavender plants
The background is water coloured and has  some stencil additions, before being finished off in my digital program.








This brings me to say  Hi to the folk who may call in to share  a drinks related post today
where at
 Bleubeard and Elizabeths.
T Stands for Tuesday

A few photos from last week when we were staying near Skipton

The Black Horse..... Skipton

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A couple of photos inside showing  a little of the stone fire  and the wooden paneling.

It was market day the place was full of folk. No one chose to sit outside,

 it was sunny but freezing cold.

We chose to have the a jumbo fish finger for lunch as the aroma from the kitchens was 

mouth watering and as we looked around, that was what most folk had ordered.

The cups were huge and I had to use both hands to lift the tea cup,

We are back home again and  caught up with the chores and I am pleased to say 

my cups are a much better size to handle.

Happy T day everyone

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

Today is a Great Day

Today I have had  another inky day, to create a bright  Grungy background

 so I can go to join the folk again over at 

Art Journal Journey

where Gill has chosen this months theme.... Elegance and Grunge.

The base of the page was sprinkled with   brusho  powers and sprayed with water, for me a quick way to get an instant grungy, messy  look.

The left side, across the corner of the page  is a napkin,  with this large ladybird. I added extra torn off pieces to add some interest .

Now came the hybrid extras,

the word quote and flower are digital additions.

Thank you for calling in to see me, you are very welcome

 and your comments are always appreciated.

For digital information

please see notes in my side bar.

A tag and a Journal Page.

At Tag Tuesday 

 the new theme which Chrissie is hosting  is....... Faces.

Being away last week, meant that  there are  many chores to be done around the house.... but....

I needed a little time to to get a bit inky again this afternoon.

The background of the tag is daubed with inks  then stencilled.

The stamp I think may be a Wendy Vecci.

After taking the photo I noticed I had made a right mess on the bow  with glue, 

no worries into the computer program and I added a few leaves and a flower.

Messy mistake covered up.

I also made a digital journal page for the new theme that Gill

has chosen for this month at Art Journal Journey

Elegance and Grunge

I think this may fit both those words with the lovely ladies

 and the messy torn pages and papers for the background.

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

Transported back in time.

Hello T day friends and everyone who calls in to see me today.

You are all very welcome.

First of all I am sharing another hybrid page,  and a reminder for the
current challenge theme at Try it on Tuesdays.....Transport
The base layer was made with stamps and stencils, then I added one of the photos
from our outing before adding a few digital additions.[information in my side bar]

Just before Easter we went  to the Beamish Living museum again ...

it was for the Vintage transport  weekend.

So I have lots of photos to share today

These vehicles we saw driving around at various time of the day. The noise they made made me appreciate our modern cars

An array of old bicycles including some old motorcycles
It was a fantastic delivery bike with its large baskets.

Grand old cars, all highly polished and  cosseted like old family members.

We both loved the steam engines and it would be very hard to describe the smells, but  they were memorable.







The old station was quiet today




The last two photos were of the butchers delivery van.
I was pleased to see that the rabbits and birds on display  weren't the real thing.

Now as its T Day over at
 Bleubeard and Elizabeths

and we are all made very welcome with a drinks related post. I have added a collage of my photos and what we had for a snack that day.
Its another sausage sandwich for me and a cup of tea, which we ate  in one of the rather old fashioned cafe's on the site. I thought I had another photo of the inside of this one, but  it must have been deleted from my camera.
I have to say the sit down was very welcome and the little silver teapot was refreshed with hot water so I could have a second cup.







  I am sharing one last photo collage, to end up in the present day.
This past  week we have been away  in the caravan, I have a lot of  blog visiting
and catching up to do.
Staying at  one of our  favourite destinations,  not Grassington as we thought,
 it was getting a make over.
This we found when we arrived and were re located to Strid Wood beside Bolton Abbey
To add to my cycle loving family's  joy,
 the Tour de Yorkshire
 race passed right by the site and one of out son's came to join us for the weekend

This was the third/last day  of the race, those guys sure are fit
 as the hills go straight up in parts of that area.

Thank you all for calling in today and I hope you have a Happy T day.