Mud Creek Ranch

Inspiration... beautiful blue sky and towering trees with tiny leaves. Photo, design, poetry by Julie Wood. Art is from the heart, please do not borrow without consent. Thank you.

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A friend of mine... (Steve) gave me a wonderful gift today.... somewhat of a project kinda gift, but a gift none the less. Of course, project gifts are some of my favorites, so I wanted to be sur...

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Well the weather has finally turned our minds to getting our plants and flowers in the ground. So for mother's day I built potting benches for my mother and my mother-in-law, now they can grow s...

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Our backyard getaway Cedar Swing Projects the bbq table fountain to attract the birds picnic table, hammock and swings and chiminea for those chilly evenings Well I know I'v...

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Winter Landscape/Shades of Blue was the challenge offered by Created Byhand this week.  So here it is... I've got the winter blues.These are my original photographs and, as you can see, Haz...

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Here's the Door! for the Take a Word Challenge. Didn't know where I was going with it, just seemed to fall together. Art is funny like that. LOL!  Anyway, it is so true, what is life if yo...

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Friday Foto Collage supplied the lovely floral background for this project. Makes we want to go out and dig in dirt. I altered the background and added some of the flowers from last years gard...

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Wanted to make this into a happy little home, not so dark. Added photos from old family pictures, some landscapes and pets from our yard. Much warmer with Grandma on the porch petting the cat an...

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Faces... now that's a tricky one. So many faces to choose from, so here's my take on it. Faces of unconditional love... top left to right: Delilah, Scooter, Willow, Bandit and Sunflower. Middle ...

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Quilts and Stitching are not my "thing" but my mother and grandmother found their artistic talents there. This is a clock I painted for my mother for Christmas 2009 to hang in her sewing room...

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I love old pictures, especially family pictures. This one is from my husband's family. What a great photo!!! This is my entry for 4x4 Friday . Some of the other graphics came from the Graphics...

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This weeks Theme Thursday challenge was words. These are my words... and my grandma, when she was 19.

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This guy looked to me to be very well traveled and punctual!! Hence, Time Traveler. This is my entry for Art Creations Friday.   The images (less of course, Mr. Time) were collected from the si...

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A little bird told me that Friday Foto challenge was for the birds! So here she is! I used images from Green Paper compass and from All Free Vintage Stuff sheet music. The birds were from som...

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Hi Crazy Amigos , here's my valentine!!! Hope you like it, I'm sure my sissy will love it! LOL! The image is borrowed from Free Image Tuesday , what a great site. Happy Valentine's Day!

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What do little girls love to do? Play dress up!!! And dress up their paperdolls! She is such a pretty little image, decided she needed to be a princess! This is my entry for Art Creations Fri...

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This is my first attempt at Steampunk.  The challenge was issued by Sunday Postcard Art . Click on this link and look at all the awesome entries submitted for this postcard challenge. Wow!!...

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Spring is on it's way, I know it's hard to believe when all you see is SNOW, SNOW, SNOW. So here's a project I did last spring, hope it brings a smile to your face and puts a 'spring' in your st...

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What a GREAT theme. I LOVE trees! This is a pressed leaf that I've had in a book for many years. I gently cut the heart design and placed a decorative leaf scrap beneath. The LOVE is cut from a ...

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Dreams can slip right through our fingers if we don't grab them and hold on tight. So... Look to the sky full of DREAMS, hope and love. Life is for fulfilling your DREAMS. Don't let them fl...

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Here we are under the Big Top!!! Sometimes life is a Circus and makes us kinda Nuts!!! This is my entry for the Crazy Amigo circus challenge.

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Wrote this one last week, had to go back through all my photos to find just the perfect one. I think these go together pretty well. Thanks for looking... remember to BREATHE! AIR... Stop ...

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Postcards are awesome fun! This is my submission for Sunday Postcard Art . What a blast, I have been holding on to this photo and trying to decided how to use it for quite awhile. This was it...

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My entry for Make a moo or two . Boy, this was harder than I thought. Working on something soooo small, was quite different. I enjoyed the challenge and look forward to the next one!

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This is a black and white I had of my Great Grandparents, still holding hands under the rose arbor. It's my entry for Friday Foto collage .  Also my first time participating in your contest.

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