Out My Patio Door 10

 Happy last day of February to you!

 Winter is still hanging on here.  

Somedays the fog is so thick you cannot see beyond the trees.  

No butterflies on this butterfly bush,,,,that is for sure but then

somedays are beautifully sunny.

Winter always lets me know who was prowling around in my garden.

Somedays I even get lucky and see one of them off in the distance.

Hope February was good to you...let's see how March begins.  What do you
think ,,,,a lion or a lamb?

I am sharing this post with Saturday Critters and Sweet Shot Tuesdays

Framed

A little gift for my godchild. 

 I painted the frame to look like a Birch tree.

A closer view of the texture on the frame.

Hope all is well in your neck of the woods.

I am sharing this with Paint Party Friday and
Virginia's View 

Flower Power

Flower Power

A series of doodled flower cards for a friend.

The flower heads are painted with watercolor.

The leaves, stems and frames were doodled.

This is my entry to Stampotique Designers and

One Layer Wednesday.

Flower Garden V

Series Finale

This is the finale of my pink and brown Flower Garden series.

I enjoy working in a series.

When I have all the paper and paint out in front

of me I try out different possibilites and designs.

Working in a series is always fun.

The first three cards from this series can be seen here.

This is my entry to Summer of Color which is featuring

pink this week.

This is also my entry to Wednesday Stamper which is

closing their doors this week. These flowers are for you

guys,,,,,Belinda, Hermine, Linda and Patty. Thanks for

all the inspiration and hard work all these years.

It sure was fun while it lasted wasn´t it!!

Flower Garden IV

Pink and Brown

Here is card number four in my watercolor

Flower Garden series.

Under the button cluster is a spray of

white vellum leaves and I used up some of

my patterned papers for the stripes.

You can click on the foto to enlarge it.

Three small punched circles were then

added along the bottom edge

and the large flower center is accented with

heavy body white acrylic paint. You can also

click on the foto for more detail.

You can see the first three cards in the series

by clicking here.

It just happens to be a Pink and Brown week

over at Theme Thursday...so this fits right in.

Wishing you all a sunny weekend.

Flower Garden III

Friends

Card number three in the Flower Garden set.

This card uses a different edge punch at the

bottom and is

tied with some burgundy yarn for accent.

Here are the first three cards in the

Flower Garden Set.

Make your Monday a sunny one!

Flower Garden II

Joy II

Another in the set of Flower Garden cards.

The button was sewn onto the card by knotting

the metallic thread in front of the button which

gives it a fluffy, flowering look made out of

the thin thread. If you missed the first in this

garden series you can see it here.

You may also remember the flower I made out

of gold thread on this tag.

We have finally gotten some decent rain so

my flower garden is thriving. Maybe you are

out working in your garden on this beautiful

Saturday.

This is my entry for Theme Thursday.

Flower Garden I

JOY

I have been working on a series of flower garden

cards using watercolors and stamps.

A white satin vine was added as well as

three tiny punched squares.

I think I have been inspired by all the

wonderful flowers in my own garden.

How does your garden grow?

Spring

Spring has sprung again.

The sun is shining so brightly this morning.

I am busy getting ready for the Easter Art Markets.

Just a few of my cards using dried flowers and

watercolor painted paper.

I will also post this over at Wednesday Stamper.

Dream

Dare to Dream

I made three cards using up some leftover

papers from a bookbinding project.

I used a piece of handmade natural fiber paper
as a base and placed embossed wildflower
motifs on top.

The theme this week at Wednesday Stampers
is Dream Big and Gingersnap Creations had a
good idea to use up leftover paper...go have
a look.

Bearry Christmas

Bearry Christmas

This is the Christmas postcard

that I sent out to all the children in the relation.

I think the grown-ups appreciated it too.

A watercolor bear standing in the snowy Alps

holding a little reminder that winter doesn´t

last forever.

HAPPY WINTER

Illustration Friday is featuring winter this week

and Sunday Postcard Art has left it up to us.

Go have a look.

Chase Life

"Chase Life"

A sprig of clover colored with watercolor crayons and sprayed with water.

For the background I used a piece of easy foam which I first pressed into a brick wall

and transferred onto watercolor paper with orchid ink. A few diamond holes were punched and a purple string threaded through two of them. Some copper paint was splattered and then backed onto black card stock and edged with copper and black ink.

Since everyone at Wednesday Stamper is in love with purple this week ,,,,I thought I would

add this to their collection.

My Neck of the Woods

Nothing like a beautiful day at the foot of the Alps.

A peaceful meadow.....

filled with wildflowers......

Even the horses love it here.......

.......running free at the foot of the Alps...

The first one to tell me the correct name of the castle in the distance gets a little "goodie" packet.

Can you name the castle for me? Walt Disney loved this place. Bonus question: Who knows the name of town I am in while taking these fotos of the castle?

Good Luck!

P.S. You must be a follower in order to receive the "goodies".......

Wildflower

One of my many small watercolors.

There are so many white flowers out in the fields right now.

A typical flower at this time of year.