Share some Sunshine today for AJJ

Well I have been reunited with my messy craft room. 

The fairies didn't come in and tidy up while we were away, nor did they help with the ironing that was to do this morning. Well we can all dream.

This hybrid page is for 

Art Journal Journey

where

 Bleubeard and Elizabeth's

 theme is  .....Summer Love

I started by using  a couple of napkins, one with the dog and the other flowers.

I added some colouring and a stencil of the sun , rays and left it to dry out.

I didn't notice that while sticking down the dog I had lost part of his snout .

Well as its summer and butterflies in the meadows I was able to add a few and let one land on the tip of his nose.

I used the computer to add the words.

I will be adding the same quote  to my journal and  I know I have a butterfly lurking

 somewhere in my mess that will land itself on Oscar's nose.

Sunshine is what summer is all about for many, lets share a little with our friends today.

Thank you for calling in today, you are most welcome and I

 always appreciate your comments.

Let it Shine at TioT's

Let it Shine......

is the new challenge theme over at Try it on Tuesdays.

 There is no ideas prompts,  just the theme and there are some fantastic examples from the girls.

Now,  I hope those of you who know me well, won't get a shock when they see

 a Christmas style card in July, here on my blog.  

The idea was a shock to me as well as I am usually so behind making them.

On the left is a photo of the card  with its first digital  layers and images.

I had meant to count the number of layers I added but, its easy to forget when  looking through my files for the things I wanted to use. 

Matting and layering  even with digital cards adds to their finished look and I am able to coordinate the colours in the Digital program I use.

Thank you for calling in today, 

your visit is very much appreciated.

For digital information, please

see notes in my sidebar.

T.day......plant pots and journals.

Hello friends who call in to share a cuppa today.

Bluebeard and Elizabeth

make us all welcome each Tuesday  on  their blog

when we share a drinks related post.
Today,  at T. stands for Tuesday its their  4th Anniversary , many congratulations,
it is a warm and friendly blog to visit and everyone is made to feel at home.

Last week I shared some photos taken when we visited Settle of the many plant pot art that was around the town. Here are a few more......

Outside the toy shop.

The rocket was ready for take off.

The tractor had all the children wishing they could take a ride.

The dog was patiently waiting  for his owner to come out and take him for a walk.

The spider, gave me quite a fright when I saw it on the wall of this house.

A bee and the pirate, were just happy to be out in the sunshine.

The newly married couple were off on their honeymoon.
I was amazed at all the art we saw and the imagination and care that was put into making it a wonderful day out for the visitors to the town.

I have been making a couple of digital pages that also include flower pots, not nearly as exciting as the ones in my photos.  I will share them over at
Art Journal Journey
where Bluebeard and Elizabeth are hosting this months theme
Summertime Love

 Gardens can give us so much pleasure especially in the summer time.
We can sit in the sun or shade or even long into the evening.   How the colours change as the darkness falls can be magical. It is one of life's joys to be at one with nature.

My last photo is to share with you a little piece of my Sunday afternoon treat  and my cuppa.
We had been out all morning  and for lunch, but managed to get back to the caravan in time to watch most of the Men's  Wimbledon Tennis final,
where Roger Federer won in the final, creating a new record  number of wins at this venue.
My treat was strawberries and gingerbread  and I was very good, no cream.

This is my last post from this caravan trip,  I have even been lucky this time to get internet reception.
We are travelling home Tuesday morning, so it will be later when I get to visit you all.
 Thank you for calling in to see me .
Happy T day everyone.

Cakes.

Cake.......

is the theme at Tag Tuesday,

I was in no doubt that this means to me........ comfort food 

and in particular cakes would come near the top of my list every time.

However, to many is not good, but it is okay  to indulge now and again. 

So this is my digital tag for the theme, information can be found in my side bar.

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

All you need is........icecream

A digital journal page for Art Journal Journey

where Bleubeard and Elizabeth are hosting this months Summertime  Love theme.

So why ice cream and where did this idea come from......

We have just been out to shop for  the weekend and visit a Farm shop close to our new caravan location,

 which is near Richmond.

Fridge restocked so time to have a cuppa and a read of a new magazine.  It is poring down with rain today, so I am able to play on the laptop. Well just until the tennis and cycling begins,  then we will be using it to watch  the sport, as we have no TV reception. Isn't technology wonderful.

 One of the pages had these ice cream cones

 and a pull out booklet. 

Bingo the idea of ice creams on hot summer days and how it was always a childhood treat popped into my head.

This is the leaflet I picked up and no you are not seeing thing, there were camels in the field.

Meet Doris and Delilah, the rain wasn't bothering them.

It isn't bothering us, we are back in caravan.

Thank you for calling in to see me today, I hope you are having a good weekend.

Digital information can

be found in my sidebar.

We love summer holidays

Can you remember what it felt like when  school holidays came around 

 and we knew we had about 6 weeks freedom to enjoy our summer holidays.

The sun always seemed to shine back then  and we were happy that every day was a play day.

Now these two kids really  look happy playing,

 the things I most remember were staying with my grandparents in their country bungalow.

The sun always seemed to shine I helped my grandfather around the garden and  read lots of books.  

I wonder what you loved about the summer.

So this is how my hybrid/mixed media  page began.
Guess what.... a colouring in page came first.
I do have many of these pages  to use, as these days I only take my lap top in the hope we get internet reception and some pencils and inks., when we go off in the caravan







I fussy cut out the heart and flowers before we came away and stuck it to this journal page which I  had  added  a paper napkin with hearts ,  a little random word stamping, stencils and shading with oxide inks.
A photo taken and it was good to use.



I will be sharing this page  over to
  Art Journal Journey,

Where Bleubeard and Elizabeth
are hosting this months theme of.....
Summertime Love.

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I will also call in and join the folk at
Take a word 
where the theme this week is........Hearts.
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Now a reminder that there is still nearly a week
to join in at Try it on Tuesday's , where the current
the theme is   TAGS .

I have created this digital tag as I am so inspired with the lovely rural scenery
close by to where we are staying.

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

Flower Pots

Hello friends who call in to see me today.

I am having  a  cuppa over  at

Bleubeard and Elizabeth's

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

 I am sharing some photos of a visit we made to Settle.

on Saturday

. They were holding a Flowerpot Festival

The couple on the road side caught our attention and we ended up visiting Settle 

 as our day's destination.

Most of the shops  seemed to be involved .

These two were a treat to look in side as well.

Jack had his soldiers stood to attention as visitors passed by.

Minnie and Mickie, were just happy to see folk  going into their shop.

The tin man propped up in  the  shade of  a tree, had no intention of chasing the dragons it was so hot.

These two , just wanted to fly off and cool down.

Use your imagination, but I was told that the one on the left is a mermaid, she was even sporting a bikini top.  Phyllis just wanted to sell her pies.

Even the top of the old telephone kiosks had flowerpot creations on them.

The cow was exhausted in the heat. Harry and his friend were just thankful for a seat close by, they wouldn't have wanted to use their magic with so many muggles around.

By now we had reached the Market square and really needed some refreshment.

This Cafe/Take out had a big queue and the most delicious aroma's the make the mouth water.

There was seating outside, too many folk to get a photo.

I chose a hot  sandwich filled with fresh cooked  bacon rashers ,
 oozing  Camembert cheese  and cranberry relish .

Guess what was in the take away drink...... tea....of course.

This was the view from where we were sitting.

This group were outside a wool and materials shop.
all the folk stopped quite a while to see this family outing.

I will share some more flowerpot photos  soon.
As I have still quite a few still to unload from my camera and get sorted out..
Thank you for calling in to see me today.
Happy T day everyone.