Wednesday, 1 May 2013

A is for Ancestry/Ancestors

This didn't work out anything like I had intended but having started I was going to finish come what may.  My chosen word was Ancestor as I have a great interest in family having done quite a lot of research into our family trees and being fortunate to own quite a big collection of old family photos. This is a TAP transfer of my great grandparents, unfortunately it didn't work too well, don't think it liked the gesso base,the original photo shows them with all four of their children,the little boy you can just see at the bottom is my grandfather. After doing the transfer I used a die cut of a tree for the family tree ,various bits of stamping and dabbling about with pan pastels to colour.Still not sure about it but hey ho it's done now.

Craft barn Dictionary challenge - Letter A

Our Creative Corner - Anything goes
Posted by at

28 comments:

  1. Unknown1 May 2013 at 23:55

    Don't doubt yourself, Joan, this is so clever..the transfer looks beautifully distressed in keeping with your theme. Ancestor is a brilliant choice. xxx Annie

    ReplyDelete
  2. Dawn2 May 2013 at 02:51

    This is really cool!

    ReplyDelete
  3. brenda2 May 2013 at 07:37

    Funny how sometimes our work never turns out quite as we anticipated Joan, but I really love what you ended up with here, such a lovely misty ethereal feel.

    B x

    ReplyDelete
  4. JansArtyJunk2 May 2013 at 08:18

    Well I think it is lovely.. just love that vintage aged quality look of your transfer... the addition of the tree... and the other fab details... very clever :)

    ReplyDelete
  5. chrissie2 May 2013 at 08:20

    This is a wonderful page with great ideas

    chrissie x

    ReplyDelete
  6. Scrapmate2 May 2013 at 08:42

    This is lovely - it may not have come out as you wishes but I like the distressed effect of the pic, it gives it a great vintage feel.

    ReplyDelete
  7. BJ2 May 2013 at 08:55

    Oh I adore your page, so vintage with a hint of deep lucious colour hinting of the vibrancy of days long gone. The photo transfer is just right too, too perfect wouldn't have gone with the vintageness so well. BJ

    ReplyDelete
  8. Redanne2 May 2013 at 09:04

    Another beautiful piece of work from you Joan, I love the vintage feel to it. Thanks for playing along with us at Our Creative Corner. Hugs, Anne x

    ReplyDelete
  9. Alie Hoogenboezem-de Vries2 May 2013 at 09:13

    It's gorgeous, the layering, the colours ...great in total

    kind regards, Alie :-)

    ReplyDelete
  10. The Sparkly Fairy2 May 2013 at 10:12

    I think this is great! Looks very vintage!

    ReplyDelete
  11. Brenda Brown2 May 2013 at 11:50

    Love the layers and depth you have created Joan and the family photo is beautiful.
    Hugs Brenda xox

    ReplyDelete
  12. Julia S-W2 May 2013 at 13:14

    Don't be so hard on yourself Joan! I absolutely love how your transfer turned out - it's perfect for your 'Ancestor' piece. The vintage look is perfect. Have confidence - this is truly fab!!
    Thanks so much for joining us at Our Creative Corner this time.
    Juliax

    ReplyDelete
  13. Margie2 May 2013 at 13:26

    Your photo looks really good in this layout Joan and is just perfect for your theme of ancestry. Its lovely to use authentic pictures in your work. Thanks for sharing it with us at Our Creative Corner. Margie x

    ReplyDelete
  14. Silvia(Barnie)2 May 2013 at 15:53

    A beautiful page with great details. Love the tree.

    ReplyDelete
  15. Meggymay2 May 2013 at 20:09

    Gorgeous, love how you used the old photo.
    Yvonne x

    ReplyDelete
  16. Netty2 May 2013 at 21:46

    Fabulous page Joan. Hugs Annette x

    http://nettysartadventures.blogspot.co.uk/

    ReplyDelete
  17. Elaine3 May 2013 at 12:46

    Brilliant page and great word to choose. I think your TAP image makes it look ethereal and definitely in the past!

    ReplyDelete
  18. Monique3 May 2013 at 21:52

    Your page is gorgeous, love all the detail. The tranfer looks great, very much in keeping with the feel of the page.

    ReplyDelete
  19. Canonbury creations4 May 2013 at 16:57

    Wow what a brilliant page Joan! Love the old photo and the tree is such a great addition:)
    Val x

    ReplyDelete
  20. Laurart4 May 2013 at 20:24

    This is so beautiful - I love it! Thanks for joining us at Our Creative Corner Love from Laura xxx

    ReplyDelete
  21. Dawn4 May 2013 at 21:56

    This is truly beautiful Joan and so incredibly personal to you. Brilliant job sweetie.
    Hugs x

    ReplyDelete
  22. Unknown5 May 2013 at 20:00

    Hi Joan, what a brilliant page, love your take on ancestry! I've been looking around your lovely blog and I see you also make cards and many differend styles. So do I, I just started my own Mixed Media blog, (already had a cardmaking blodg) so I'm a bit of a newby. I became your follower because I really like your work, thanks for the inspiration. If you have time, do pop over for a visit to my blog, you're more than welcome. http://messymixedmediabyfrea.blogspot.nl/
    Hugs Frea

    ReplyDelete
  23. Annie6 May 2013 at 04:40

    Oh, this looks fabulous! I think the photo is perfect because it looks aged. So many old photos have tears and stains and bits missing. I'm not saying yours are like that but so many are. I think that goes great with your word. Your whole page looks great!

    ReplyDelete
  24. Mrs.B6 May 2013 at 07:43

    It may not be what you had in mind Joan, but its fabulous. Love the aged look the photo has taken on and such gorgeous colours and embellishments.
    Avril xx

    ReplyDelete
  25. lena-dailyscrap6 May 2013 at 18:41

    Wow! Great entry! A lot of work here and a beautiful result.

    ReplyDelete
  26. Anonymous11 May 2013 at 20:02

    I love the result! Great page!

    ReplyDelete
  27. Sylvia12 May 2013 at 15:02

    Love your ancestry page, the photo looks great it give a lovely aged effect to the page.

    Sylv xx

    ReplyDelete
  28. Anonymous21 May 2013 at 12:16

    Really love this, well done!
    Thanks for playing with us at the Craft Barn
    Izzy

    ReplyDelete

Thank you for taking the time to make a comment, I read and appreciate every one. Please be aware that those leaving a comment on any post on this blog do so in the knowledge that their name and blog link are visible to all who visit this blog and by providing the comment they have published their own personal details on this blog and also consented to use of that personal information for that specific purpose.

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)