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Just for Fun!!

2009-02-14T19:39:00.001-08:00

Happy Valentine's Day!!..Just a little ATC I made this weekend for Valentine's Day!!

Small World of Inchies and Twinchies: Pink!!

2009-02-13T15:55:00.000-08:00

Here is my entry for the Small World of Inchies and Twinchies challenge!!..The theme this week was "Pink"!!
Thanks for taking a peek!!

Mixed Media Monday: Romance!!

2009-02-09T17:52:00.000-08:00

Here is my entry for the challenge this week at Mixed Media Monday!!..The theme is "Romance"..I made two heart collages..I used text from an old book to add the words "Will you marry me?" on the first heart, and on the second heart, I added the young ladies response: "yes"!!..The images are from Digital Collage Sheets!!
Thanks for looking!!

Art Creations Friday: 11th Challenge!!

2009-02-06T08:26:00.000-08:00

This is my entry for the Art Creations Friday challenge!!...This actually is last Friday's challenge, but I did not get time to finish it and post...The challenge was to use this lovely lady in your artwork...When first I looked at her I thought she looked like one of those ladies from a Vineyard in France that squashed the grapes with her feet to make wine..hence the background of a Vineyard!!..Thanks so much for looking..Now I'm off to work to the challenge for today!!

Small World of Inchies and Twinchies: Clowns!!

2009-02-01T11:13:00.000-08:00

Here is my entry for the Small World of Inchies and Twinchies! challenge!..The theme this week is "Clowns"..I made a twinchie!!...I found a sweet little girl dressed up in a clown costume, added some stamped swirls and the word "silly"!!!
Thanks so much for looking!!!

Just for Fun!!

2009-01-29T18:30:00.001-08:00

I had so much fun making my "Queens and Kings" twinchies, that I decided to make a Queen and King gothic arch!!..It was a very fun theme!!...Images are from Lisa's Altered Art!!

Small World of Inchies and Twinchies: Queens and Kings!!

2009-01-29T18:18:00.000-08:00

Here is my entry for The Small World of Inchies and Twinchies challenge!!..The theme this week was "Queens and Kings"!!..I made two twinchies....a Queen and a young Prince!!
Thanks for taking a peek!!..Images are from Lisa's Altered Art!!

Art Creations Friday: 10th Challenge!!

2009-01-26T10:07:00.000-08:00

This is my first time participating in the Art Creations Friday challenge!!...The challenge this week was to use this beautiful picture of a young girl in your artwork!!
I chose to make an ATC and entitled it "love has no bounds", because I envision her sadly awaiting that special person in her life who recently traveled far away...and she is impatiently waiting their safe return!!
I used a vintage travel paper and vintage stamp images!!...Thanks so much for looking!!

Gothic Arches: Gypsy!!

2009-01-24T15:22:00.000-08:00

Here is my "Gypsy" arch for the Gothic Arches challenge this week!!..I had a lot of fun with this one!!
Thanks so much for looking!!

Make a Moo or Two: Circles!!

2009-01-18T12:28:00.000-08:00

Here is my "Circle" moo for this weeks challenge at Make a moo or two!!...I stamped small circles on the paper with Vintage photo distressed ink and added smaller colored circles inside the stamped ones...Image is from Lisa's Altered Art!!

Mixed Media Monday: Friendship!!

2009-01-17T13:55:00.000-08:00

Here are my entries for the "Friendship" challenge at Mixed Media Monday!!..I was having so much fun that I made two!!...Thanks for looking!!..Images are from Lisa's Altered Art!!

Small World of Inchies and Twinchies: Blue!!

2009-01-14T09:01:00.000-08:00

This is my first attempt at a "Twinchie"!!..It was a lot of fun!!..The challenge theme at the Small World of Inchies and Twinchies this week was "Blue"...Thanks for looking!!

Make a Moo or Two: Winter Frost!!

2009-01-14T07:09:00.001-08:00

Here's my contribution for the "Winter Frost" challenge at Make a moo or two!!...I used white paint around the edges of the paper and sprinkled blue topaz glitter on two metal snowflakes!!
Thanks for taking a look!!

Gothic Arches: New Year!!

2009-01-10T19:48:00.001-08:00

Here is this weeks entry for the challenge "New Year" at Gothic Arches!!..I am a little late with this one, but I still wanted to participate!!..Thanks so much for looking!!

Mixed Media Monday: Lunar/Moon!!

2009-01-08T16:54:00.000-08:00

Here is my entry for this weeks Mixed Media Monday challenge!!..I chose to make an ATC with a sweet child sitting on a moon..I gave her sparkly fairy wings and sprinkled gold and silver moon dust around the outside of the card..I also added a sparkly moon in the upper corner...All images are from Lisa's Altered Art!!
Thanks so much for looking!!

Make a moo or two: Angels!!

2009-01-07T06:50:00.000-08:00

The challenge this week at Make a moo or two was "Angels"..For my entry I chose to make two cards of my Mom..She is my "Angel"..She passed away two years ago, on January 14th, 2007 at the young age of 62...This is the first time that I have been able to make something like this with pictures of my Mom, as I am still having a very tough time with losing her..But I did enjoy going through her old scrapbooks, and I choose two pictures of her when she was growing up...The photo on the left is from 1958 and the second photo is from 1955...This challenge came at a perfect time for me, and I am hoping that doing more art with photos of my Mother will help me heal.
Thanks so much for looking, and thanks for the great challenge theme!!

Valentine Gothic Arch and ATC!!

2009-01-05T05:46:00.000-08:00

Here are some fun Valentine's that I made over the holidays using images from Lisa's Altered Art!!

Make a Moo or Two: Alice in Wonderland!!

2009-01-01T17:19:00.000-08:00

This is my entry for the "Alice in Wonderland" challenge at Make a Moo or Two!!..I chose The Cheshire Cat!!...I had fun using some brighter colors than I usually use..I also used a swirl stamp, distressed ink and I added a purple brad to each card...Thanks so much for looking!!

Gothic Arches: Trees!!

2008-12-13T16:44:00.000-08:00

The challenge this week at Gothic Arches was "Trees"..I am a little late posting, but I still wanted to join in the fun!!
I'm not sure if you can see in the photo, but I used little silver beads and sprinkled them on the snow and the snowflake while the dimensional snow that I used was still wet!!..The back of the arch has the first verse of "Oh Christmas Tree" on it....The little boy holding the candy cane image is from Lisa's Altered Art!!
Thanks so much for looking!!

Make a moo or two: Presents!!

2008-12-10T06:12:00.000-08:00

This is my first time joining in on the challenge at Make a moo or two!!..I have to say that I really enjoyed working in this small format, it was alot of fun!!

The theme this week was "Presents"...Each of my entries have a small child holding a present and who are very excited to open them on Christmas morning!!!...I added some glitter for that extra sparkle!!...Thanks for looking!!

Gothic Arches: Snow!!

2008-12-06T09:04:00.000-08:00

This is my first time participating in the Gothic Arch challenge!!.This weeks theme was "Snow"..For my entry, I created a Gothic Arch tag using an image of a sweet little girl from Lisa's Altered Art...The tag reads "Take time to chase the snowflakes!"

Mixed Media Monday: Home Sweet Home!!

2008-12-01T10:23:00.000-08:00

This week at Mixed Media Monday, the challenge was "Home Sweet Home"...I made this Gothic Arch Christmas tag, which reads "Home...Where Christmas magic begins." ...The image of the little girl in her best winter coat is from Lisa's Altered Art.

Halloween Tag!!

2008-09-22T10:01:00.000-07:00

Just a spooky little tag for Halloween!!..Witch image is from Collagevisions.

Dans ma maison il y a: CAT!!

2008-09-20T17:58:00.000-07:00

This is my first time participating in a challenge at Dans ma maison il y a..the challenge this week was...CAT..I am a little late posting, but I had lots of fun experimenting with texture and paint!!..I am anxious to start this weeks challenge!! Cat image from Lisa's Altered Art, and wording from Collagevisions.

MIxed Media Monday: Famous People!!

2008-09-17T06:37:00.000-07:00

This is my first time participating in a challenge!!..I've been wanting to give it a try for months now, and I finally got a chance to sit down and make something!!...The challenge this week at Mixed Media Monday was famous people...I had fun making this simple ATC of Edgar Allen Poe...Thanks for looking!! Collage images are from Collagevisions and DigitalCollageSheets.

Haunted House!!

2008-09-15T20:29:00.001-07:00

Just a fun altered art collage that I made this weekend..it's mounted on a 6 x 10 piece of plywood!!

Pumpkin Spice!!

2008-09-12T15:45:00.000-07:00

Yum!!! Pumpkin Spice Frappuccino from Starbucks...A favorite fall treat!!!

Beautiful sunflower!!

2008-09-12T15:32:00.000-07:00

I snapped this photograph of a beautiful sunflower in my Dad's garden over Labor Day Weekend!!...The sky was a beautiful blue that day!!

Altered art Spooky WITCH tag booklet!!

2008-09-12T07:53:00.000-07:00

This is one of three altered art tag booklets that I made for Fall...my favorite season, and Halloween, my favorite holiday!!! I had fun using images from some of the great digital collage sheets that you can find these days online!!
Thanks for looking and Happy FALL!!

SPOOKY altered art Witch tag booklet!!

2008-09-12T07:45:00.000-07:00

Another fun altered art tag booklet!!...I had such fun making this project and working with all of these great collage images!!

Altered art Halloween Witch tag booklet!!

2008-09-12T07:38:00.000-07:00

I made this Spooky Witch tag booklet using some of the awesome images that you can find at Lisa's Altered Art.
She has a wonderful selection of digital collage sheets!!

Witch

2008-06-29T14:43:00.000-07:00

Another Witch collage using the great Witch digital collage sheets from Lisa's Altered Art!!!

Americana

2008-06-27T11:10:00.000-07:00

Just some fun Americana collages for the upcoming Fourth of July weekend!!!

The Witching Hour

2008-06-27T11:09:00.001-07:00

I couldn't wait to make a collage with this great WITCH!!!...She is from Lisa's Altered Art!!

Schools out and summer fun begins!!

2008-05-13T07:53:00.001-07:00

Since school is just about out, I thought it would be fun to do a couple ATC's with these Vintage Children ready for some Summer fun!!

Resemblance!

2008-05-13T07:31:00.000-07:00

This image from Lisa's altered art reminds me of my Mom when she was a little girl....Just a simple little ATC called "resemblance".

A Mothers Love!!

2008-05-13T07:11:00.000-07:00

Although I haven't formally participated in any of the online challenges yet, a recent challenge at one of the sites, was for "Mothers Day"...so I created this tiny card with this image of a sweet little boy and his Mom.

First tulips of Spring!!

2008-05-13T06:21:00.000-07:00

I couldn't resist taking a picture of these beautiful tulips in my Dad's backyard.