For the Boys ... at TioT's

For the Boys.... a masculine theme  for this challenge

 at Try it on Tuesdays.,
it could be  baby boys, boys, teenagers, adults.... to grandfathers.
Please pop over to see how we all interpreted the theme and I hope you will join us there.

I am needing a few male Birthday cards , this is one of the cards I made....
Layers of paper for the background and a Tim Holtz stamped image.
A little shading with Vintage Photo distress ink, all tied up with a piece of string
 and an added sentiment.

Thank you for calling in today,
I always appreciate the comments you leave for me.

Movies, visits and food.

Hello T day friends, where we all gather at

 Bleubeard and Elizabeths

to share a drinks related post.

But first of all I am sharing a digital tag

that I made for the challenge over at

 Tag Tuesday

the theme is.......'A night at the movies'

There are a few older  movies that I can watch again and again

and have to admit when there is nothing worth watching on our TV they are my go to choices.

Dirty Dancing, Pretty Woman, Dances with Wolves,  West Side Story, The Sound of Music to name a few. Of the more modern films it would be The Lord of the Rings collection and because I don't feel I have grown up yet [big laugh out loud] the Happy Potter series.

I always have a cuppa close by when I work on my photos in the computer

and I did have many to edit and look at after my trip to Carlisle Castle last week

This is a follow on to my last blog post, where I shared photos of the Weeping Window

This is a collage of some  the Sculpture photos taken in other areas of the UK.

It was good to see this photo exhibition on display in the Castle grounds.

I added one of my own from my visit  to Carlisle.

We also visited the Military Museum  in the castle grounds.  I didn't have much success with photos mostly the fantastic displays were behind glass, but here are a few so you get the idea of the displays

On the top floor of the museum building was an Art Exhibition

by modern  artists  called.... Remembrance 100

 We did ask if we cold take photos, but  when I was searching a link I saw that they had copyright 

stamped over all  the images. So I will leave it up to you if you want to go and take a look.

We had been snacking  and drinking lots of water all day, but before we left, the aroma of hot meat pasties from the food tent was just too tempting.
We'd passed  it a number of times during our visit and finally gave in  and were not disappointed with the flavour.


Thank you for stopping by,
I hope you all have a lovely day.

Poppies from the Weeping Window

In 2014  there was  a display of poppies at the Tower of London

to remember the  100 year anniversary of the First World war,
 not every one was able to visit our capital city to see this awesome display.

Between 2015 and 2018 venues were chosen all around the UK

for  two  Poppies sculptures to go on Tour

On Tuesday this week we were able to go and see the 'Weeping Window'

at Carlisle Castle.

On the left the view of the castle as we walked over the green, you can see the poppies falling from the turret. 

This visit was awe inspiring and I created a page  in my journal for me to remember the occasion

I used, brusho colours on  a wipe to for  the background,
using stamps, stencils, scraps of

leaf die cuts and a fussy cut watercoloured stamped poppy.
I also stamped the quote which I think was a good one to use for the page.
We must never forget .

I will be joining friends over at
 Art Journal Journey
and Gill's theme of...... Inspired by'...............

Here are a few photos of the sculpture

This photo is the entrance to the Keep just on the right side a the stone staircase. I missed most of this from the photo as I was trying to avoid   getting people in the photo.
So it was a hot day and there were a few stairs to negotiate to get onto the castle walls, but in the next photo you can see
that [for me] it was well worth going up.

You could walk under the arc of poppies  on  the castle wall,
before it tumbled over to sweep down the  lower wall and onto the grass.











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

Frida.... for diary day

Friday is diary day week 23

The inspiration for my diary today  comes  from the artist  Frida Kalo.

That and a set of stamps that have only been inked a few times.
A sprinkle of brusho powder   on top of a white gesso wash  that covered the original  printed background. This time I left quite a bit of white [for me] and coloured the stamped images with water colour paint

I  have  also created a digital journal  page   using layers of digital pagers and images.

I will join the folk over at Art Journal Journey
again today and Gill's theme  .....
Inspired by'......




 Its been really warm and humid here these past few days.  I hope you are all having some sunshine today.

Thank you for stopping by, your visit is always appreciated.

Digital information can be

 found in my sidebar.

Happiness is...... Tea and teapots

Hello to everyone who calls in to see me today,

 it's T stands for Tuesday

and we are always made welcome  with a drinks related post at

 Bleubeard and Elizabeths 

I will begin  by mentioning where the idea for this journal page came from.

I was reading an article in a Daphne's Diary magazine,  about an artist called Maria Pace-Wynters and the picture [ left] just inspired me to make a version to share on T day and at AJJ.
 I had made myself  a pot of tea and it was good to sit and read for a while.

I started by painting the page shades of blue.

The woman I
used is  a Jane Davenport image on tissue.

Next a bit of fussy cutting for the stacked cups and butterflies, also found in  old magazines

I added the words and a scattering of daisies in the computer program I use.

I will be joining the folk over at 

Art Journal Journey  and

Gill's theme of.........Inspired by....

If the article in the magazine hadn't inspired me this photo on the right  , taken when we were in Yorkshire in May
in the Tea Pot factory]Leybourne] certainly did.
We had visited last year and I felt just the same
 this year....
 a kid in a sweet shop not knowing where to look next.



Of course I couldn't resist taking  more photos of the teapots waiting to find homes in the shop.

I'll leave you with a view of the other side of my mug and the new tea pot my hubby bought for me while in the factory shop. An everyday kind of pot, which I fell for when I saw the bicycles.
Part of our trip away was to see the Tour de Yorkshire cycle race.


Happy Tuesday everyone,
I hope you have a lovely day.

Gardens....

A mixed media/hybrid journal page to share today,

for Gill's theme over at

  Art Journal Journey....

Inspired by.....   my garden

When we came home last week the garden needed a lot of attention, but it was good to see the flowers were thriving and even though neglected they still shared their lovely bright colours and blooms.

There is a downside to this, the grass grows and the weeds flourish.

We had a rather large crop of dandelion gone to seed and some pretty daisies.

So I created a mixed media base using stencils, I used paste on the music stencil to give a little texture. also some  torn pieces of music. although these are  nearly all covered with paint.

Thank you for calling in to see me ,

I hope you all have a lovely day

Hold me tight ....Diary day week 22

Friday is diary day, ......my diary page for ....week 22.

After a number of months of just looking a gorgeous pack of  art cards[ Gustav Klimt] sent to me last year by Valerie

I have decided to start using them, beginning with this one ... The Three Ages of Woman.


I also saw some wonderful photos the other day on a T day friends blog who shared photos of her visit to  an exhibition of Klimt's work.
[Its a weekly gathering of friends at
 Bleubeard and Elizabeths].

I  used white gesso, water colour paints and a splash or two. Stencils were involved next then the fussy cutting.

I added a scrap of muslin and  a feather.
 A bit of a bright colour, but it was what was to hand in the box
 and it does give her a little privacy.

I have also realised that this weeks diary page will fit the  theme at
Art Journal Journey

where Gill is hosting the new theme this month...
Inspired by....
So I was inspired by.... Klimt.... a friends blog post......and cards sent by a friend.

Thank you for calling in to see me today, your visit
 and comments are always appreciated.