Caversham Court Gardens

The gardens at Caversham Court looked beautiful in the autumn sunshine.

I liked the long shadows of the trees on the grass, and the reflections on the River Thames.

Tag Tuesday-Halloween

Here is my Halloween tag for this week's Tag Tuesday.

I have been practising lettering for the past couple of weeks.  I have a lot to learn! I notice some of  the players on Tag Tuesday use words in their tags, and I would like to learn some ways to include them. 

I have made a simple tag with the old Scottish saying " From ghoulies

and ghosties and long legged beasties and things that go bump in the night may the Lord deliver us"

Alpacas by the River Thames

Walking by the River Thames at Whitchurch last week,

there were some lovely views. The flock of alpacas

is an interesting sight! There are several fields of them,

and they look really cuddly!

Tag Tuesday-Trees

This week on Tag Tuesday the theme is Trees. For my tag I have made a rubbing of an embossed picture of trees. I used a bright washi tape for contrast.

Tag Tuesday-Autumn Leaves

Today the theme for Tag Tuesday is Autumn Leaves

Autumn is such a glorious time of year.

The leaves have just started turning now, so this

is a topical tag for us here in the UK.

For my tag I used Gelatos through a stencil, which gave

a lovely textural raised appearance. I added some leaves

from my experiments with transfer printing, these are done

with gloss gel medium.

Detail of Gelatos through a stencil

River Thames at Streatley

There is a lovely cafe at Streatley overlooking the River Thames.

It's a great place to sit with a cup of coffee and to watch the 

river roll by. It's a perfect place for a walk too.

Tag Tuesday-Autumn Colours

The theme for this week's Tag Tuesday is Autumn Colours

For my tag I used an image transfer technique with gloss gel, from the book "Image Transfer Workshop" by Darlene Olivia McElroy and Sandra Duran Wilson. I have tried out a few different ways to transfer images this week. I like the way it is translucent.It does take a while to do though,  so you have to be patient!

I gave the autumn image a silk border and used textured card for the background. 

Old Italian Towns

I had a splendid time in Italy in August. It doesn't seem very long ago,

it's hard to believe it is October today. So as the rain lashes the window

and it is definitely a prelude to Autumn, here are some photos

of beautiful old Italian towns. There are so many in Tuscany, with

surrounding walls, porticos to enter, old doorways, windows and

magnificent architecture. The ones I liked best were not in the

guide book, but small and just perfect. Gambassi Termi was the nearest

town to where we were staying. My favourite was Colle di Val d'Elsa, with

its ramparts and gate which looked like something out of a fairy tale.

Gambassi Termi

Gambassi Termi

Gambassi Termi

Ganbassi Temi

Volterra

Flag throwing

Jane and Costanza in Pienza

Colle di val d'Elsa