HAPPY NEW YEAR

 

To all my many friends, followers and family,

Thank you for your love and friendship!

Happy New Year,

from June, Freddie and Algie

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And now for the last challenge of 2012

Take a Word..Colours..specifically purple and turquoise.

 

 

I should like to thank the Three lovely Muses, Marie, Bev and Ann

for all their hard work running their wonderful challenges.

It's not easy and we all appreciate their fantastic efforts.

I give you three lovely ladies a standing ovation!!!

 

And I heartily thank everyone for their visits,

comments and support for my art.

 

See y'all next year.........

 

 

 

My last Mona (for a while anyhow). Made again for

the challenge on Digitalmania.

Who said a postcard can't be square?

 



I found this on my friend Ann's Facebook page. I hardly use Facebook, only to see my family photos when they post. I'm sure Ann won't mind me showing you. I think it's very apt, don't you?

 

Wishing you all a happy Sunday!

Love and hugs,

 

June xxx

 



Saint Mona...

 

I hardly know what day it is. These holidays always make me feel muddled.

Anyway, here is another altered Mona I've made for the

Digitalmania challenge. I'm rather fond of this one.

 

Have a great weekend everyone,

love and Hugs

 

June xxxx



Mona's Massage...

We are having an altered Mona challenge on the Digitalmania site on Flickr, I always have great fun
altering Mona and have done so many. So here are a couple I have done already for the challenge.

 

Thanks so much for looking

 

love and Hugs

June xxx

 

Mona's Massage...

We are having an altered Mona challenge on the Digitalmania site on Flickr, I always have great fun
altering Mona and have done so many. So here are a couple I have done already for the challenge.

 

Thanks so much for looking

 

love and Hugs

June xxx

 

Stella Rose again..

Here's our Stella Rose again. This time she's meeting the Frog Fairy. Just a little piece of magical whimsy to brighten a dull day.....................                  Love to everyone,
                                                                                            June xxx

Queen of Hearts...3 M..

The Three Muses have asked for the Queen of Hearts for this Boxing Day challenge. This could go in so many directions but I decided to use my Royal Worcester porcelain figurine, named Queen of Hearts, I have the set of these and they are so beautifully moulded and painted. My own blended background and a few pieces found and Voila!! I hope you like it.

I also hope you had a wonderful day yesterday. Mine was filled with music, laughter, the happy noise  of children and love! Lots of love! Today I am giving my poor overloaded stomach a rest as there was such glorious food, all prepared by my dear daughter and son in law.  Thank you darlings!

                                                 Love to everyone,

                                                                    June  xxxx

                                                         

TAW Moo....

The challenge on Take a Word is Moo! For those who don't know what a Moo is (I didn''t  either!) it is a very small card measuring 1.10" x 2.8" or the metric equivalent.
So I've made three Moos and placed them on a larger background to make a card.
                                 Thanks for looking. Don't forget to hang up your stockings tonight!
                                                          Happy Christmas!

Sunday..

 

Two very  different pictures today;

Above is 'Colour me softly'.

I was experimenting as usual and must have felt in a

soft and gentle mood. I was pleased with the result.

 

 

 

And this one is

'A sword for St. Joan'.

I was also quite happy with this one.

 

The Star of Bethlehem rose high

As shepherd's homage drew them nigh

To see the babe in lowly stall,

And hear the angels' voices call

A benediction for the birth

of little Jesus, King on earth.

 

                                      Elizabeth Gozney

 

Blessings to you all,

June xxx



 



GREETINGS...

 

As another Christmas Day draws ever closer I send this

Christmas card to all my Followers who are all my Friends,

thanking you all for your love, comments and the great support you

give me in my life and in my art.

I send you all the warmest love and thanks this Christmas time,

 

 

And especially at this time we all need to Believe!  In love, in hope, in faith, in the future for our children.  And to believe that Christ came as a baby to this world to save ALL Mankind!

                                                                 With love,
                                                                         June xxx

3 M. Textures and layers.

 

The Three Muses  have asked for textures and layers this week.

It's always fun to play with them and I do this a lot.

The picture above is the original I started with that I made last year.

She has several textures in her making.

And below is what she looks like with more texture and

overlays added.

 

It's surprising what a difference it can make to your picture after having a play.

 

I think the simplest way for beginners to start is to duplicate your finished picture.

Working with this layer, very slightly reduce the opacity, then scroll through the list

of layers and see the difference it makes.

Select one you like and there you are.

 

Among all my readers this must be like  telling your grandma to suck eggs

so please forgive me.

 

Thanks for looking,

Big hugs from

June xx

Tis the Season..TAW Challenge..

 

I've given my card a pseudo medieval look

but the greeting and meaning is just the same.

Thank you so much Three Muses and Take a Word team!

You three are brilliant.

Greetings of the Season to everyone whatever you celebrate!

 

Love and Hugs

June xxx

 

 

And the Rain Came..

 

Happy Sunday everyone!

 

We're getting so close to Christmas now. Some people are still pushing and  being shoved among the crowds trying to get the rest of their presents bought.

Some have already decorated their house and tree with coloured lights and glass baubles and tinsel.

We are so lucky if we have friends and family around us to share the peace and goodwill.

Unfortunately some will be alone and lonely and some will be sleeping on the streets.

Please spare a thought and a prayer for all those who are cold and hungry.....

 

I was lucky enough yesterday to go to a marvellous Christmas lunch and show in our village hall.

We have an organisation here that has been going now for 50 years who make this possible every Christmas. There were over 100 older people seated for a lunch of homemade soup, turkey with all the trimmings. prifiteroles with cream and chocolate sauce, followed by tiny bite sized mince pies, coffee and mints!

There were crackers and paper hats with us laughing at the mottoes and sherry and as much wine as you wanted!!

I sat with some very old friends who I knew from my teens so we had plenty of laughs. A wonderfully happy time.

 

Now I am having a quiet day to get over the excitement of it all.

 

Lots of love and many blessings

June xxxx

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



My Brother and Me...

 

You all know how much I love vintage so here's another little collage.

I thought it would make a change to put two completely different types of

art styles for the children. The little boy I found, (I love his boots and  breeches, or is it a dress?)

and the little girl was a freebie.

I had a friend tell me that she was going to be a ballet dancer and he

 an opera singer because of their poses! What do you think?

 

I've been to have my hair cut ready for Christmas. Very short so long dangly earrings

will be in order!

 

Have a good day,

Love and Hugs

June xxx

 

Jeanne d'Arc

 

Just having a play with found pictures of St. Joan and the church and  textures and layers.

 

Lovely blue sky and sunshine today but very cold.

I didn't go to the Carols in the Courtyard last night or the Chapel service this morning.

I have felt unwell with such a lot of pain and I couldn't walk

so I stayed at home in the warm.

 

I had some lovely visitors yesterday afternoon laden with presents and

'Auntie Debbie' came to give Algie his haircut.

I think we must have been talking at cross purposes as I wanted a short cut and his whiskers

trimmed but when he came in he didn't look like my Algie at all!

She had shaved his face until he looked just like as poodle!!

Poor little man. I didn't say anything and of course it will grow again but

he slept on me all night. cuddled into an old cardigan!

 

love and Hugs

June xxx

 

 



Three Muses Challenge..MALE..

 

 

Well here is my collage for the Three Muses Challenge this week.

I'll just say.....an old lady can dream, can't she?

At least I kept his clothes on! LOL!

At 1 degree Celsius here all day it'd be far too cold to take 'em off!

 

Thanks so much visiting and keep warm (if you're cold that is!)

 

June xxx

 

Winter cometh...

 

 

It's getting colder and we've had a few sleety showers and snowy flurries.

So I've put up a new heading for December. The little girl in the centre reminds me of the  old song..

 

Every little girl would like to be

A fairy on the Christmas tree.

Up above the party dressed in white,

Shining in the candle light....

 

The found picture above I thought looked a happy one!

Red always looks Christmassy!

 

Wishing you all a very happy day.

Warm fuzzies and hugs,

 

June xxx

 

 

TAW Challenge..Sewing..

The challenge tomorrow on Take a Word is Sewing. I used to do such a lot of sewing and dressmaking. I loved it. I made my own wedding dress and then my son's Christening gown which has been worn by many children in the family. I made my daughter's wedding dress too.

When I found the illustration I used above I had to have it. It reminded me of myself when I first started sewing. I taught myself and started with a small dress for my sister which probably left a lot to be desired. LOL! Happy memories. Looking forward to seeing all the entries!
Thanks for looking and leaving a comment. have a lovely Sunday. Sending big hugs,

                                                                            June xx

A Blue Dream ....

 

The Blue Dream

 

What else could I little call it? All in pretty shades of blue and lilac.

Just playing around as usual.

 

Yesterday was busy, with two trips down to the Post Office in the rain

and collecting a few bits for Freddie. The afternoon spent in packing a

few more pressies ready for collection.

Just that little effort exhausted me. I feel so tired....

 

Today I must put in an appearance at the big church Christmas Faire. Then

I must go on to town to sort my Car tax...sigh....

I'm not sure if I can fit in a visit to an old friend as well, we'll see.

 

At least it's dry this morning, what a blessing! Algie has missed his runs

as it has been so wet and cold, so that has to be fitted in as well.

I bought him a little soft toy, Rudolph and he adores it, tossing it in the

air and chasing it about. The first thing he did was bite off Rudolph's red nose!

 

Loving thoughts to you all,

June  xxxxx

 



Stella Rose...again...

 

I said I'd fallen in love with the little image of Stella Rose!

Well here she is again with more adventures.

I hope she gives you a smile!

 

It's bright and very cold this morning so I think I'll go to Chapel in the car.

Freddie is waiting for a hospital car to take him to Norwich again for another appointment

to see how his foot is progressing. I do hope the anti-b's have helped!

So I'll go and get myself ready now.

Hope you all have a fine day.

Love and Hugs

June xxxx

 



Three Muses Challenge..Gothic Arch on Wednesday

 

The Three Muses have asked for a Gothic Arch with a touch of red for their challenge this week.
So here is my picture...the hero coming to rescue the fair damsel in distress.

                                       And perhaps this is the fair, lonely damsel he's coming to rescue!

 

Thanks so much for your visit and comment. It is much appreciated. Please go along to see the fantastic sample made by the lovely Ann. And looking forward to see the other entries!  xxx
 

I am the Future..

I am the Future.

 

I found this little face and had to have a play with textures and layers.

 

There are colds, sore throats and bugs in the family.

Hope they are all gone for Christmas.

So far we are bug free!! Hope you are too!

 

Love  and Hugs

June xxx

 

Algie and Take a Word!

I thought you might like to see my Algie, now

fully recovered and out to lunch yesterday.

What a big boy he is now!

Plus you don't often get a chance to see me! LOL!!

 

Now for the challenge on Take a Word this week.

The subject is MAIL and here are mine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you all so much for visiting and I hope you all have

a happy Monday!

love and Hugs

June xxxx



Sweet Sunday

 

I thought we'd have a touch of fantasty and fairies for Sunday.

This is Stella Rose and the Tulip Fairies.

 

Stella Rose is such a sweetie, generously given by Mary Bailey.

The fairies found online and the background my own again.

I hope you like her. I'm sure I shall use her again.

 

The sun is shining today, cold and fresh but glorious!

And we are going out to lunch with my cousin Freddie and Martin.

It is also my darling son Stanley's Birthday today so

Happy, happy birthday, sweetheart.

 

I hope you are all having a beautiful day too!

Love and Hugs

June xxx

 

Paris..

 

Paris! I think we all have fabulous dreams of Paris, just to hear the name!

I have only spent a fleeting visit, passing through, though we did buy

some Parisian fancy cakes! Delicious.

Those of you who have been lucky enough to stay and see the sights

must have some happy memories.

I love to make pictures  about Paris so here's another!

Have a fabulous weekend,

love and Hugs

June xxx



DREAM..

 

I bought this kit from Hidden Vintage Studios

called Tangled Up to have a play with.

So here's what I made.

The background is my own.

 

Algie has had his first real exercise this morning since his op,

running beside me on the scooter. It was only gentle exercise and

he rode on the footplate a lot of the way.

We met so many people we knew so it was lovely to chat and

Algie enjoyed the fuss.

This afternoon Freddie's niece is coming to visit so more chat!

Have a lovely day.

love and Hugs

June xxx

 



Spring Bubbles

 

Just something to brighten a rainy day!

I found the picture of the china figurine online and thought she would make

a pretty picture.

 

I didn't take Algie to Chapel this morning as I was chauffering. When I got back home he was so full of mischief, i think he's now back to his old self!

We haven't got back to the scooter and runs yet as it's so muddy, wet and rainy.

 

Have a nice day everyone.

And especial hugs to you dear Eugenia!

 

love June xxx

 

 

Three Muses Challenge..HATS..

                                                                    RETRO

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                                                                          DIOR

I love the occasions when you can wear a hat. In winter it's OK to plonk something on your head to keep out the cold but a wooly hat is hardly glamourous! I have a lambskin hat that I've had for over 30 years.  It looks like a big creamy white powderpuff and when I wear it I feel a bit like Anna Karenina!

 

I had to make these two pictures for the hat challenge. Both quite simple but I think glamourous. The top one has a gorgeous painting by John Whitcomb and with the background retro pattern were found online. The colour in the background is my own work.

 

The one below is pure Paris in the 50's. The model and Paris street found online. When I think of hats, these are the kind of thing that come to my mind.

 

                                          Hope you enjoy and thanks for your visit!

 

                                                 Love and hugs

                                                                          June xxxx

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some of my Crosses..

 

I mentioned the other day that I took my collection of crosses and crucifix

to show in Chapel and I forgot to take a photograph..

Well this morning I made a collage with photos of just some of them.

The crucifix in the centre is an old French Mother of Pearl one and I think my favourite.

The metal one top right has a real shell cameo in the centre.

The photo of the Murano glass one on the right doesn't show anywhere near its beauty.

It is a deep cobalt blue with gold veins and feels magical to hold. It has earrings to match.

Some are Avon or Sarah Coventry collectables from the 70's.

I have several more. The one on my bedroom wall I had given me when I was confirmed

 in 1970 and it has hung there ever since. It has wood from Jerusalem and a metal front.

I have a large  silver cross set with amber and one the same size set with moonstones

that I have had for years.

Some of the really heavily decorated ones I would never wear but they are all special

and have memories and meaning for me.

I hope you enjoy them.

 

Love and blessings,

June xxx

 

 

 

 

 



Something Fishy....

Something fishy...was asked for on take a Word this week so I finished up with this.
I think fishy Frank with his fabulous funky fins was feeling his feet, so to speak, if he had feet, but you know what I mean. Do you think he got lucky?

Algie is much better, thank you for all your kind messages.. He goes back for another check on Wednesday. Freddie also has a viusit to hospital on Wednesday re his latest infection.

                                    Thank you for your visits and comments.
                                                                   Love and Hugs
                                                                            June xxxx

Peace Within...

Well it's been a hard couple of days. Poor little Algie, even with pain tablets, he was crying and occasionally letting out a scream which frightened the wits out of me. The vet told me it would probably be like that with the hernia job as well. I hate to see him like that.
Yesterday he went back to the vets for a check and everything is healing well so it's just a matter of time, hopefully. He's having another check next Wednesday so by then I  do hope he'll be feeling more his old self.

My sister is back from a holiday in Cyprus with friends in their villa. Apparently having a wonderful time. The weather was beautiful!  I've been to Malta lots of times to stay with my Maltese cousins but I've never been to Cyprus.

Last Thursday I took the service in Chapel and took along my collection of crosses and crucifix.
I didn't realise how many I'd got, starting with a wall cross given to me by our Rector when I was confirmed with my son, way back when. It's hung on my bedroom wall ever since. I took my camera with me but completely forgot to use it. I told you I was cracking up........LOL!

Hoping you all have a wonderful weekend, whatever the weather!

                                                                      Love and Hugs
                                                                                      June  xxx

A very Happy Thanksgiving to all my dear friends across the pond. have a wonderful day!

 

 

Everything went well with Algie yesterday. He's very sorry for himself this morning

but he had a good night.

Lots of love

June xxx

 

The Eyes Have it!

This is the title of the challenge set by the Three Muses this week. So here is my collage.....

I had fun with this one and her eyes sort of matched the background, my own, by the way.

Richard and I are taking Algie in to the vet's early this morning so I shall feel like a jelly all day!

                                                                         Love and Hugs
                                                                              June xxxx