The Last of the Ancestors

It's time for me to finish playing with cartes de visites and move on to other projects. Here's the last of the family....(The photos are kind of washed out so you may need to click on them to get a good view.)
Claudette was a timeless beauty.

No one was surprised when Henry ran off to join the circus.

Divorce was not an option in those days. George was painfully aware.

Ernestine was an avid reader. Her books took her to wonderful places.

I'll soon be blending families when I create cartes de visite books for the 10 of us participating in this fun collaborative!

90 Degrees Here, Wish I Was Under The Sea!

I just finished pages for an Under The Sea themed chunky book collaborative in my Altered Art Fat Books Yahoo group. I started by decoupaging pieces of tissue paper in blues and greens to a 4x4 cardboard base. Along the bottom of the page I adhered seashells (collected from Key West and Ft. Lauderdale vacations). Next was some fabulous trim from Flights Of Fancy Boutique. This trim was perfect for giving the look of seaweed and netting to catch........
MERMAIDS!!!!! Lots and lots of fun-to-make, articulated, mix & match mermaid paper dolls. Deborah of Supplies To Go has the collage sheets to make these mer-beauties in her etsy shop. Each page gets one tucked under the netting. Removable but still very much part of the book. Every page was embellished with seahorse and sand dollar charms. I'll be sure to share the finished book later this month.