Mrs. Sallie Rhea

Hats is the theme for the Skinny Saturday and any kind of transfer is the theme for Saturday's Workout challenges. I have used a copy of one of my ancestor's photos and transferred it by using the Sheer Heaven ® and alcohol spray method. I love this method for images since it is virtually foolproof and quick. I haven't mastered it for text yet.

My background is a combination of various Moon Glow mists that I got from Lindy's. At the moment I am using these wonderful mica filled sprays a lot in my work. I love it for backgrounds. Please click on the above links to see other entries in these two challenges.  

Pauline

Pauline
Originally uploaded by hastingshall2

Actually, this is Pearl, who I believe was my great-grandmother's half sister. I made this ATC using an acrylics paint transfer (metallic gold) on alcohol ink background. I used the white pen that Judy sent to me.

Mammy and Mama

Mammy and Mama
Originally uploaded by hastingshall2

This ATC of my great-grandmother and my mother was made by transferring the photo with Omni-Gel.

Uncle Robert and Leslie

This greetings card is made up of an alcohol ink/magazine page background. The reversed image in the foreground is a transfer I made of a photo - vintage 1930. My Uncle Robert is standing in front of his car, parked by the old home place's porch. He is holding his baby brother Leslie. Just a few years later Robert got to travel. He was in the U. S. Navy stationed on Yerba Buena Island in San Francisco Bay during World War II. Leslie didn't travel much as he died at age 13, but he was a very unusual young man. Leslie had many talents including building a crystal radio from scratch. I also remember that he could play the Jew's Harp and do puzzles. He was a hard worker and assisted his parents in maintaining their stall at the Farmer's Market on weekends. Here is the picture I did the transfer from.