Hi everyone. I hope you're having a happy weekend.
To all the dads who stop by, Happy Father's Day to you.
Yesterday the hubby and I had to travel for my cousins husband's funeral. I'll just call him my cousin though, since I was still a child when he married my actual cousin. After all these years, it wasn't like he married into the family. He was family. In fact, I was ten and got to be a bridesmaid in my cousin and his wedding. That was such a big deal to me then. Sadly, he's the first of my cousins to pass. It's strange (to me) when your parents and aunts and uncles pass, leaving your generation the oldest alive. And then when your generation starts to go, it reminds me that I am getting older and there are actually 3 generations alive behind mine. Wait a minute, I was just in my 20's, right?
I am linking up to Gillena's
Sunday Smiles, and I have some art to share.
What makes me happy with this page?
1) I love finding items to use in collage. The elephant was on a postcard sized ad for a Yoga Studio that I picked up on my travels. I added a bit of color to it and (although they don't show up in the photo) a couple of plastic gemstones in his turban.
2) I love the blue background with just a hint of stenciling.
3) I like the items I collaged with the elephant. I wanted to create a bit of a mysterious feeling. Meaning, I added things that you might come across in your travels that might lead you someplace else. You might follow a butterfly to see where they go. The colored mandala image might be a church window or an item you see in a shop. It's always fun, interesting or even mysterious to see where one thing leads to the next.
I also have a tag for Sandie's "
Travel" theme at
Tag Tuesday. This tag is about the state I live in, and it is also a place a lot of people travel to. Tourism is one of the biggest industries in New Hampshire.
A few towns away from me is the center for Laconia Motorcycle Week. It's the oldest motorcycle rally in the US. The event ends today. Since I can hear the bikes out on the main road that is about a mile-ish away, I thought I'd add this scooter die cut to my tag. The stamped image is our state's symbol, called the Old Man in the Mountain. It was a natural feature in one of the mountains, but in May of 2003, it broke off and fell. The "Live Free or Die" stamp is our state's motto. I made a bit of blue on the bottom for my state's 16 miles of coastline (It's actually somewhere between 14-18 miles depending on how you measure it). New Hampshire has the shortest stretch of coastline for any non-landlocked state in the US. The green on my tag is for the forests which blanket the rest of the state.
That's all for me today. It's going to be a beautiful day (so the weather people say) so I don't want to spend too much time inside at my computer. My gardens, and who knows what else, are calling me.