Some New Journal Pages

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

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

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

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

More Monday ATC are here!

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

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

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

Website is here.

4x4 Friday - Open Theme

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!

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!

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

New Journal entries!

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!

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

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

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!

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

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

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.