Sunday, August 24, 2025

Happy Weekend to You

     Hi everyone. Happy weekend to you. I hope you're having a wonderful weekend.

     Let me start today's post with a page in my summer journal for Chris' Hot August (Days and Nights) challenge at Art Journal Journey. It's not the most complicated page but for something so simple it has some various media, so I am also linking up to Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenge. I'm also linking up to Gillena's Sunday Smiles.


    I covered the background paper with some ancient printed paper from back in my scrapbooking days. I rubbed a bit of green ink (TH)  very lightly over the page, especially the edges. I then used a darker pink ink (Versafine Clair) and an Adirondack chair image (?? Not sure who made that stamp). I added a 49 and Market acetate images, and also some cloth sticker clouds from Studio Calico. And finally I stamped the quotes (once again I'm not sure who made these). And that's all there is to that. 😏

   We've been having some lovely weather which was perfect for the niece's wedding yesterday. More about that in some other post.  However, we didn't get to go boating this weekend because of Hurricane Erin churning up the coast, much to my husband's and even my disappointment.  However, I have some other photos from a couple of weeks ago that I thought I'd end this post with. At least looking at photos  I'll get my water time this way. 😀




above- a couple of views of the red shed
below,  a water view of the "old" end of Portsmouth (NH)


I guess it wasn't a big kayaking day


   If you wonder why there is a British flag on this pole. That's because it's flying outside of the Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion where the first governors of this still then colony lived. The house (well most of the house)  in the photo below the flags. It's now a state park.



Here's a few seabirds.





Some lobster boats and a ton of lobster traps at one of the city docks


And finally, a bit of yoga on a paddle board.


Have a super rest of your weekend and start to the new week.














17 comments:

David M. Gascoigne, said...

Looks like it was very pleasant down at the waterside. Too bad the recent hurricane spoiled your plans, but there will be many other opportunities. All the best - David

Angie's Recipes said...

I thought the background was something you have cut from a magazine :-)) It looks really nice. Yoga on a paddle board...those ladies must be really awesome on balance!

hels said...

Was the wedding ceremony outside? Did the weather behave decently? Did the couple love their day?

Tom said...

...yoga on a paddle board isn't a possibility for me!.

Anonymous said...

Lovely page and glad your niece had good weather for her wedding -Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com

Elkes Lebensglück said...

You captured this depiction of summer perfectly, a magnificent work of art from you!
Hurricane, oh dear, of course nothing can be on the water. The photos are all beautiful, I was delighted!
Good start to the new week you too
hugs Elke

CJ Kennedy said...

Great views of Portsmouth. Yoga on a paddle board! I can barely do chair yoga 🤣 Enjoy the rest of the weekend.

brenda said...

Always a pleasure to view your photos Erika, yoga on a boat takes balancing to a whole new platform.

B x

Aimeslee Winans said...

I like the vibe of your art journal page! Sorry that Erin messed up your plans, xoxo

Gillena Cox said...

Happy Sunday
Thanks for linking to SundaySmiles

Much♡love

Stevenson said...

It looks very peaceful and the sky is so beautiful Erika! Those people doing Yoga at the Paddleboard looks very tranquil, even here in Barcelona a lot of people are getting into paddleboarding but Im too scared to try it haha

Iris Flavia said...

A very cute art-work!!
And the boats! To a happy.... here it is already Monday!!! Hugs....

*Vicki* said...

What a beautiful page with the textures, colors and relaxed vibe! It goes very nicely with your photos! Love the colors in those too!

The Happy Whisk said...

I love the brightness of all the boats.

Neet said...

Such a beautiful page and the various colours work so well together.
I love the houses and the seabirds and can now see why there is so much lobster on the menu with your blog posts.
Hugs, Neet xx

Anonymous said...

What a great place to relax! Thanks for the support this month at Art Journal Journey! I love seeing your photos! Hugs, Chrisx

Mia said...

Really pretty page, Erika, for Chris challenge at Art Journal Journey.
Hugs,
Mia
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