Old school Note Cards

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!

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.

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.

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!

Artist Trading Card

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

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

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......

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

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!

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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!

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.