A Mystery and A Tag

Hi everyone. Happy Thursday.

I have a couple of pieces of art to share today.

First of all I have another journal page for Chris' Where in the World challenge over at Art Journal Journey. 

 I inked my paper with pink and orange ink. I then used  several old tag stamps (with airport codes on them)  to start the background.  I also stamped some  travel quotes from another couple of vintage stamp sets in my collection.

The winged postage cancellation is from an old embossing folder, and the plane is cut from a relatively new die. At least new compared to these other craft supplies. Smile.

Before I added the plane I painted 3 clouds with white acrylic paint.

You can interpret today's page  2 ways. First of all, it could be a general travel page. However, 

I also stuck a head photo into the plane. You might be able to see it better in this next photo.

You might recognize the face as that of Amelia Earhart. She was on a quest to be the first woman to fly around the world when she disappeared in 1937, along with her co-pilot, Fred Noonan. The other way you can interpret my page is that it is about this pioneering woman pilot. Of course there weren't all the big airports like we have today when she flew, but so far the mystery of what happened to these 2 people has never been solved. 

Chris' "Where in the World" theme invites any possible answer to the question of what happened to Amelia Earhart. 

I was once able to go for a ride in a 1940's open cockpit biplane. It was really an amazing little trip, and I wish I had photos to share.  One thing I can say after that flight is I can see how women like Earhart (and others) could get so excited about flying. If I ever get the opportunity to go for a ride in an open cockpit plane, I certainly would, even if I am not a fan of heights.

And I also want to share a tag I made for Sandie's Sewing challenge at Tag Tuesday. We had a lot of rain on Tuesday so I had a lot of time inside for making art. 

It was lots of fun to pull out my sewing stamps and my Martha Stewart button punch. I haven't played with these items for a bit.  I first covered my tag with a painted piece of deli paper.  Then I stamped some lace and some wonky stitches. I also used some inks to add some bits of color. The woman is from an old sewing set by Hero Arts. She is an old pattern image, and the quote comes from the same set. Finally I used my punch and some red paper to make the 3 buttons. I threaded them with some colored string.

 Thanks for the fun theme Sandie. 

That's all for me today. Thanks for visiting, and I hope you're having a nice week.