Lady fishing.

"I go fishing not to find myself but to lose myself." - Joseph Monninger

Size: 12" x 12"
My inspiration: Shabby soul's accordion folio

Supplies and tools: 

Lady Fishing - Mrs Ormond‘, John Singer Sargent, 1889 John Singer Sargent Portraits Notecards Cards – by Chronicle Books	Butterfly Die Cuts.
Colorbok 68117E Designer Paper Pad Vintage Treasures, 12″ X 12″	Memories of a Lifetime: Florals & Nature -Inc. Sterling Publishing Co.

Tim Holtz Cling Mount Stamps: Odds and Ends	Manilla Inventory tag.
	Ruler stickers, Brads, paper doilies, paper flowers, postage stamps, adhesive, cardstock, patterned paper, paper piercer, inkpad, pencil, black marker, eraser, ruler, scissors, etc.
Stampin’ Scrub,

Related:

Handmade Ephemera.

TOKELOSHE © 

To be able to Fly.

“The moment you doubt whether you can fly, 
you cease for ever to be able to do it.”― J. M. Barrie, Peter Pan.

My Inspiration: Page 9 – Volume of the Dolls – Let art be your light by Mike Deakin Tutorial on

 YouTube. 

  

Tim Holtz Idea-ology SOLOS PAPER DOLLS TH93555

Supplies: Modge podge by Plaid, paper butterflies, Watercolor paint, Adhesive, Paintbrush, watercolor paper, White tissue paper, Water container, scissors, ink-pad, eyeshadow aplicator, etc. 

 Sources: VINTAGE CREAMY EPHEMERA LABELS! from The Graphics Fairy. 

  TOKELOSHE ©

Butterfly Wishes.

“There’s an ancient butterfly legend that reads,
‘If anyone desires a wish to come true, they must first capture a butterfly
and whisper that wish to it,” 

C.P.M. Truter.

This is a photo of my Great Grandmother taken circa 1880. 

It was restored and colorized by Restoring and Coloring Old Family Pictures, a Facebook group. 

I have used this photo before restoration, you can see the post here.

Art gives me Wings.

“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” ― Pablo Picasso

Wedding Portrait.

I scrap-booked one 12"x 12" page using the Pelser wedding photo, which I have used before. My inspirations was "Dream" by Susan Smit. Her Blog is Sussi Poppins.