Ann's Art

Check out Hope's blog!

2010-08-18T11:42:00.001-05:00

Hope has a great blog - Besottment by paper relics - I love her journaling techniques.

New Grandson

2010-08-18T11:36:00.001-05:00

Me, my son John, and his new baby son Liam!

Liam arrived on July 27, 2010 at 12:35 am. 9 lb 4 oz.

The new family are doing great!

I'm back in the mood and will be posting soon

2010-08-16T10:22:00.005-05:00

I promise I'll soon be posting some new journal pages. I just need to get them scanned in the computer. Life has been so busy with work and new grandchildren arriving. It's an exciting time and I'm enjoying it but my own time to just sit and cut and paste and create has suffered. But I'm trying.

In the meantime here's a wonderful new blog I found just today:

Jan at The Polksa Dot Barn.

Check her out!

A New Art Journal

2009-01-10T21:49:00.003-05:00

Two new journal pages in my new Art Journal. Fun!!!!
About Town

To Personal?

Sloppy Kissees from Jackson!

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What I'm working on!

2008-11-11T23:19:00.001-05:00

I have an old hymnal I'm going to alter and use as a spiritual journal.

A new post and a new piece!

2008-10-09T22:01:00.001-05:00

Meet my grandson Jackson!

2008-06-29T21:37:00.002-05:00

Jackson Grant Clark
Saturday, June 28, 2008
8 lbs 6 oz
19 1/2 inches long

New Collages!

2008-06-25T19:05:00.003-05:00

I'm still here! And I'm still doing some art!

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Sara and Aaron and baby! Baby is due today! We can't wait.

collage

2008-04-17T22:11:00.002-05:00

I'm having so much fun!

Collages - I love doing collages!

2008-04-12T23:08:00.002-05:00

Three new journal collages I've done! they are so fun!

This is NOT me!

This is me! Give me jeans over pearls any day!

More Pages!

2008-04-10T19:44:00.003-05:00

I've been so busy with work and then a cold I just haven't had time to get into my craft room. Well I did tonight! I had started these two pages a month ago and forgot about them. I finished them up tonight.

I love this image of the little girl and her mother. I guess it is her mother. They look like they are. Did they have a happy life? I hope so. The words at the bottom "Tomorrow's hits today!" is from an old 78 record sleeve. I felt something else needed to be added along the edges but I just couldn't find the right image. So I just left it finished as is.

I wanted to do something fun with this piece. I've been enjoying reading Shani's blog. She has some fun pieces here and here. So I wanted to do the same. All the images are from an old 1950's magazine. I love those!

A new piece

2008-04-09T13:12:00.001-05:00

You are a sister worth having.

Some New Journal Pages

2008-03-02T19:16:00.000-05:00

A new journal page that's something like an old ATC

2008-02-25T21:27:00.002-05:00

This is a new page in my smaller journal. My Dark Desert Maid.

I've received lots of nice comments on my Flickr account about this page.

Here is a similar image to the one above that I used on an ATC. I guess I got them from the same old magazine.

I like how they turned out.

Some new ATC

2008-02-25T21:25:00.006-05:00

Here are four new ATC I made on Sunday evening. The images are from an old magazine and the wording is from an old dictonary and from an old 1950's etiquette book.

The background for this ATC is cut from aa tissue box.

Think Monday - Think ATC

2008-02-19T22:51:00.003-05:00

This week's Think Monday - Think ATC is insects. Here's my entry:

Kind of simple but done. I never seem to get this done on Monday. Maybe next week.

The website is here.

Think Monday - Think ATC

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More Monday ATC are here!

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Some new entries in my journal.

Classic page. Painted background with just bits and pieces added. I didn't put a lot of thought into the page. I just did it and I liked how it turned out.

The facing page to the one above with the same painted background but different elements added.

Words journal page.

Winter Wonderland. The picture is an ad from a magazine. The picture reminded me of our 20th annivesary trip to a cabin during the winter of 1999.

The Light in the Window.

Longing for warmer weather.

My first attempt at writing. I found this page in an old book and thought it needed my own story.

Art Journals

2008-01-29T19:21:00.000-05:00

My journal - almost full

My new journal - waiting, waiting for what I don't know yet!

Some 2008 date planners I'm going to alter.

Think Monday - Think ATC

2008-01-28T23:14:00.000-05:00

My first ATC for Think Monday - Think ATC. The theme was Geometric. I choose circles or round.

Website is here.

4x4 Friday - Open Theme

2008-01-27T10:58:00.000-05:00

This weeks theme for 4x4 Friday was open to what ever you wanted to do. I've got babies on the mind. My daughter Sara just found out Thursday she is having a boy. So our first grandchild will be a little buddle of blue joys. I thought this image was so cute. The bubble background didn't show up to well though.

4x4 Friday - My first post!

2008-01-16T00:02:00.000-05:00

This started out as a ATC. I just happened to be working on this piece when I decided to join the 4x4 Friday and music was the theme for my first week. So that worked out well.

Merry Christmas to Everyone!

2007-12-21T16:53:00.000-05:00

I'll be back soon with some new things! Thanks for stopping in!

New Journal entries!

2007-11-01T21:49:00.000-05:00

I enjoyed working in my journal. I love the freedom just to put things on paper and see what it turns out to be!

What have you ever wanted to do? I'm NOT doing the hempe ink!

Sense of Choice. I found this poem in one of the children's books and liked it a whole lot!

Don't you just love a warm bath in the cold of winter? I do!

Just a silly piece. I thought the cow needed it's picture taken and she looked up for it!

A Few New ATC!

2007-11-01T21:44:00.001-05:00

I was inspired over the weekend and did some ATC. They are all done with images from old books I've collected over the past several years. The books are falling apart (those are the ones I look for) so I don't really have to take the pages out becuase they are already falling out. I figure I'm giving them NEW life!

This photo was black and white and I wanted to give it a little bit of color. Not sure if it helps or not. Suggestions?

I loved this picture of the Queen of the Fairies. It was black and white like the cat and dog above and I gave it some color. I feel it needs something else but I don't know what yet. Any ideas?

New Journal entries

2007-10-13T23:16:00.000-05:00

Here are three new journal entries I've done over the last couple of days.

This is just done with things I've had in my miscellanious folder. The Mary Jane wrapper is from my swap with Mel.

Remember the old days!

Take a holiday at the shore. I've never been to the ocean. I guess I should go someday. This does look relaxing. The page is an ad from a magazine with my own words added.

I bought all this for 25 cents

2007-10-08T16:50:00.000-05:00

Paul and I took a drive a couple of Saturdays ago and we stopped at a library in a small town near so Paul could do some research. At the library they of course had some books for sale and several other items. I bought the bag below for 25 cents. It had lots of great Ephemera in it for using in my collages. And at 25 cents what a great buy! You can see the pictures from our drive here.

Some neat things I've received in the mail!

2007-10-06T15:44:00.001-05:00

Tracy at Seaside Enchantment had a contest several months ago and I won! I wanted to post the prize I received and thank her for it again! Thanks Tracy.

Tracy knows I love paper crafts and scrapbooking and the prize she picked for me was just right. I've been using the the paper and other items in my ATC and scrapbook pages. Here are three ATC I made using the paper from the packet as the background.

I did a swap of ephemera with Mel a friend from Flickr. She does great ATC. She commented on my 40's style ATC and I sent her some of the magazines where I get my images and she sent me all of this:

Among the things she sent were two booklets. One was a vacation book from 1941. I told her I loved 40's vintage items and I would include it with my collection. Here it is on the shelf in my kitchen. . I like to put up different displays through out the year. This summer I had my collection of vintage items on display. Now it's time for a fall display.

The other booklet was about cheese. I thought it went nicely with this little dairy box.

Thanks to you both! Now to get around to some more ATC using these neat things!

Journal Cover

2007-09-22T12:41:00.000-05:00

I just finished the cover to my journal. I like how it turned out. I like the image of the girl. I think she is just lovely. The flapper girl I found in an old magazine along with the pictures of the magazine Journal covers.

New ATC - Made from Old Advertisements

2007-09-14T05:45:00.001-05:00

Finally had some time to sit down and do a little art! Here are my newest ATC. My mother in law gave me a bunch of her old Reminisce magazines and they are a treasure trove of old adveritsements and old photos. I hope you like them. They are availabe for trade if anyone is interested.

Squares from envelopes!

2007-09-06T21:22:00.000-05:00

I remember reading on another art blog about using the inside of envelopes in your art. Well, I've finally tried it. Here is a before picture. I've taken several envlopes and torn them open. I then glued them on a piece of paper for extra strength and then I used my square cutter to cut out 1" squares. I'll post a picture of the after over the weekend. There are many possible uses for the envelopes. They could also be used as a background for collage or ATC. If you try this out let me know. I'd love to see what you do with your envelopes.

Swaps, Swaps, & Swaps

2007-08-22T20:08:00.000-05:00

I thought I would like swapping and I was right. Over the last month I've done two ATC swaps and a 1" square swap. Here they are:

Here is the 1" square swap. Isn't it lovely? Thanks to Grace & Becky for organizing the swap.

I also did an ATC swap with Beth. It was her first swap and my first ATC swap.

Here is her ATC. I love it. It is so charming. Thanks Beth. Let's do it again. I'm ready to start working on some new ones for you!

And here is mine. I hope you liked it Beth.

My friend Maggie Ann and I also decided to do an ATC swap. Here are her ATC. Aren't they lovely. Thank you Maggie Ann. Each has a bible verse on the back.

Here are the ATC I swapped with Maggie Ann. I hope she liked them.

Some NEW 1" squares and ATC

2007-08-08T18:52:00.000-05:00

In between packing for our vacation I managed to finish up 2 swaps, make a few extra ATC, and some 1" squares.

Old school Note Cards

2007-07-16T18:09:00.000-05:00

I made these for a swap that didn't happen. I thought I would share them and get some opinions on them. What do you think? I bought a set of note cards at Walmart and then used images from old schools books to decorate the front of each card. Each card measures 4 3/4" x 3 3/4". The backs could be cut off for trading but I don't think it would work to make them into ATC. Some of the images would be lost. Would something like this be saleable(is that a word?) or in other words would you buy something like this? Just wondering!

2007-07-10T21:14:00.000-05:00

Charmed Inchies Swap

This past April, Linda at Grace Filled Moments hosted an inchie swap. The theme was "Charmed". I was so excited when I received my charmed inches in the mail in June. They are all so lovely. THANKS to Linda for hosting the swap and for the ladies who participated THANKS to you TOO! Linda is having a new swap this month. The theme is A to Z. What fun! I have letters A, O, & T. Oh the fun to come up with some new ideas for the swap.

2007-07-07T21:09:00.001-05:00

Two new ATC

Cherish Friendship

Life was all before us.

I had these laying on my craft table for about a month waiting to be finished. So today when I had some extra time to myself I finished them. I love the background paper. I wish I had more of it but it was only an 8x8 piece of paper.

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I'm trying to get my craft room organized!

Before:

After:

It won't look this way for long. I'm always finding new stuff to bring home to add to my collection of "things I might need". But it doesn't hurt to clean up once in awhile.

A sketch in my journal - my (almost) new ipod!

2007-06-24T22:05:00.000-05:00

Artist Trading Card

2007-06-18T19:58:00.000-05:00

Here is my latest ATC. Women's Lib. The dictionary text is: Woman suffrage - Political suffrage as applying to women; women's right to vote. I felt this lady and her little dog may have just come from some sort of rally for women and against corsets! (maybe those big hats too!)

New 1" squares & a new ATC

2007-06-12T18:42:00.000-05:00

Ladies in Gray - Lia at Art Junk Girl says people are always asking her why she likes to do 1" squares. I can answer that question - Because they are FUN! For me its a quick way to create something and I like the up close feel of the pictures and words. They are quick and to the point. Try a few you might like it!

Unanswered Letters - Artist Trading Cards (ATC) are also FUN! They offer a little bigger area to work with but they can be quick and easy to make too! Both the ATC and squares offer a place to use up your scraps.

The lovely lady in this ATC was sent to me by Gail at Shabby Cottage Studio. I bought one of her pieces and she was kind enough to include a few goodies to use in my art. This is the first piece I've used and I think it turned out well.

A collage about my Dad

2007-06-10T22:34:00.000-05:00

My Dad passed away 16 years ago today and I've been thinking about him all day. Not sad thoughts but happy thoughts. I did a post to him on my other blog here and I did this collage also. I wanted to put into words everything he was. I'm sure there are more words but for now these are my Dad.

A few things......

2007-06-05T19:43:00.000-05:00

A few things that caught my "eye" while looking through a magazine. The buttons make me think of my grandma, I want to try to paint soon, I like the jar with the shells, Spring......

Escape

2007-06-04T16:40:00.000-05:00

Where do you like to escape too? the beach, the country, the pool, a walk with your dog, vacation, camping, a cruise, a quiet dinner or cards with friends, gardening? Just a few of my ideal escapes.

Finally a few minutes to Collage!

2007-06-03T00:11:00.000-05:00

I finally found a few minutes to sneak away to my craft room and work on something. Anything! Here is what I came up with. Just a quick piece. I had already glued some backgrounds down. I like to take a page from a magazine that has pretty colors and such and glue items down to change it make it something new and different. This time I had cut the ivy border from a magazine. Everything else are fun things. "Oh Ethel" is the title. I guess her little friend, the pretty little elephant, gave her the flowers. Now maybe they will have a cup of tea.

Some New Journal Entries

2007-05-16T18:15:00.000-05:00

I love gardening!

Life goes by. It could be me sitting there. I used to have hair that long and I braided it just the same way. This place looks so peaceful.

A silly picture.

ABC 1" squares

2007-05-15T19:30:00.000-05:00

1" ABC Squares. These were fun to make. I cut them out of various magazines. The letters X & Z were the hardest to find.

New Header

2007-05-11T22:30:00.000-05:00

I've finally figured out how to make a header. What do you think? Are the extra letters needed? Would just one of each letter be better? I think I'll make one with just one letter on each square. Anyway squares are FUN!

Going Outside my Comfort Zone!

2007-05-10T18:42:00.000-05:00

I thought I would go outside my comfort zone and share some of my pages from a Christian journal I've been working on. I've haven't worked in it for several weeks but God has moved me today that I need to be in contact more with Him and this is an easy way for me to do that. I'm not good at just reading my Bible. I need interaction to memorize verses and bring the meaning of the words to my heart. I hope these pages inspire you to maybe pick up your Bible and express yourself to God through jounaling. Any book or journal will do. And mistakes don't matter! In fact I think God likes mistakes because that means we are learning and trying!

Cover of my Christian Journal. This is from a Christmas card my Mother-in-Law sent to us several years ago. I painted the cover and then glued the card front to the front of the book. I don't think it needs any embellishment.

He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to his heart. He gently leads those that have young. Isaiah 40:11

This is the Day the Lord Hath Made!

"The greatest accomplishment of all time was what Jesus did for us on the cross at Calvary. Christ's death paid the penalty for our sins..."

I lift Your name on High!

Lord, Thy Children Guide and Keep

Pray
Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know - Jeremiah 33:3

New junk journal page

2007-05-06T21:19:00.000-05:00

The challange for my Junk Journal Flickr group was to use 3 images from a selection of images. Here is mine:

The three images I used were the photo of the little girl, the butterfly, & the dialog box with the blue stripes at the bottom of the page.

What do you think? I was making some other items at the same time as this and those ideas kind of ended up on this page also. I was working on some items with the "vintage school" theme.

New & Old

2007-04-30T21:58:00.000-05:00

Some new art! Just a quick collage with no real meaning. Just a few things I liked. Made from paper, an old dictonary page, an old envelope, a picture from new & old magazines.

Some old stuff! A 5" x 5" square painted with paper and stickers.

Road trip 5" x 5" square with paper, photo, & stickers.

My first 1" squares

2007-03-29T19:15:00.000-05:00

I've enjoyed visiting Lia's 1" square site and decided I would try my hand at making a few and here they are. What do you think? Take a trip to Lia's two sites listed at the right and see what she has done. You'll like what you see. She is very inspiring! Thanks Lia! Ann

New Collages

2007-03-29T18:52:00.000-05:00

Here are two new collages I did over the weekend. The images are all from 3 Southern Living Magazines background included. Ann

I liked this picture of the beach. I'm not much of a beach person but it made me feel warm and cozy. Then I thought what if it rained at the beach? Maybe it would rain flowers! The little girl running made me think of my own daughters. Sara loves the beach!

This collage is titled Pretty Angels. I liked the idea of cutting out the windows and putting my own background. Then I found the pictures of the little girl and the dogs and felt they all need a place to stay. Can you find the little faries?

Some more Garden Journal Pages!

2007-03-19T20:12:00.000-05:00

Here are a few more pages.

This rose was in my neighbor Helen's front yard. She was the best neighbor anyone could wish for. We lived beside her for 20 years. She is gone now but is fondly remembered through her flowers. I took this picture at 9am one morning on my way to work.

I took this picture at 5:30 pm on the same day. Beautiful!

This field of sunflowers is located in Washington County Maryland.

This photo is of my backyard in June of 2006. I love this paper that I used for the background and the letters.

The backyard in September of 2006. The same paper and letters were used.

My Garden Journal!

2007-03-19T20:00:00.000-05:00

Here are a few pages from My Garden Journal I started last summer. I've been trying to finish it so I can move on to some new projects.

This first picture is the cover of my garden journal. I found this journal at our local Olie's discount store and knew I had to have it. Nothing needed done to the cover. It was perfect just as it was! I love this verse from the Bible.

My first page in the journal.

These morning glory flowers are so beautiful. They grow on the fence between our neighbors house and make the yard lovely.

The verses and poems on the pages came from a book just for this purpose. It is filled with borders and sayings to use in scrapbooks and journals.

The mistress will see you.....

2007-03-05T20:38:00.000-05:00

My latest collage!

I'm feeling much better!

2007-02-24T20:21:00.000-05:00

I'm feeling much better! It's been a long week. I missed one full day of work and 2 half days. It's always nice to think about a day at home during the week but not when you are too sick to get out of bed. Luckly so far Paul & Lori haven't come down with anything. knock on wood. Thanks for all the nice well wishes! Ann

My latest collage!

2007-02-22T18:55:00.000-05:00

Here is my latest piece of art. I was working on this before I became sick and didn't have a chance to post it. The verse is 1 Corinthians 13:4-7. Love is patient, Love is kind. It always protects, always trust, always hopes, always perserveres.

The picture below is a larger picture of the one in the frame on the collage. This is Paul & me around 1988 in Harper's Ferry, WV.

The Holy Wedlock image was the inspiration for this piece. I found the image on a very neat site, Bailey's Bliss. Her link is on the sidebar to the left. She has other images for sharing. You'll enjoy visiting her site. The forget me not flowers in the background are also from her site. Thanks for sharing these neat images Stacie!

One of my Valentine gifts

2007-02-14T22:50:00.000-05:00

This collage was one of my Valentine day gifts from Paul. He knows how I love collages so he made me one. The words are a song by George Strait titled "It Just Comes Natural". Thank you Paul so much. I Love You!

It Just Comes Natural
George Strait

Sun shines, clouds, rain
Train whistles blow and guitars play
Preachers preach, framers plow
Wishes go up and the world goes round.

And I love you, it just come natural
It just comes natural
Seasons change rivers, wind
Tumble weeds roll and the stars shine
Wind howls, dawn breaks
Cowboys riding', time slips away.

And I love you, it just come natural
It's what I was born to do
Don't have to think it through
Baby, it's so easy loving you
It just come natural.

It's what I was born to do
Don't have to think it through
Baby, it's so easy loving you.

Fire burns, waves crash
Seeds grow and good things last
Ships sail, dreams fly
Night falls and full moons rise.

And I love you, it just come natural
And I love you, it just come natural
It just come natural
It just come natural...

Some Valentine Tags

2007-02-10T21:16:00.000-05:00

I've been working on Valentine Tags and here is the results! Please let me know what you think! Ann

2007-02-08T20:05:00.000-05:00

I figured it was time I should add some more art to this site if it is going to be a site about "art". So here is piece I did for my first journal. It was the introductory page for what I wanted to express in the journal. I love the lace paper.

More ATC

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ATC - Artist Trading Cards 2

2006-12-14T22:55:00.000-05:00

Here is the rest of the collection. Let me know what you think.

ATC - Artist Trading Cards 1

2006-12-14T22:52:00.000-05:00

Here are a set of Artist Trading Cards or ATC for short that I have been working on. They are my Americana Collection.

2006-11-29T20:41:00.000-05:00

I've posted this on my mother's minute blog but thought I would get this new art blog up and running by posting a few of my finished pieces. This is a birthday present I made back in March for my siter Reta. She loved it! Ann

A new Blog for my art!

2006-11-29T20:32:00.000-05:00

I've decided to start a new blog to post some of my attempts at creating art. I love collage and am trying to concentrate on it now but I also love scrapbooking and am trying to compete 3 albums for each of my kids. I'll post some old things just to get this blog up and going. Let me know what you think.