UK ATC July Theme - Historical Figures

I was going to go with Figures as in numerals - Roman, Egyptian etc. then changed my mind.  i will make my cards along the them of Historical Lady Figures.
I sorted some images out from the web and ideas formed in my head.....
Joan of Arc
I found an image of Joan with her long hair in armour, with a countyside background, her heraldic shield and thought that with a bit of netting, stamped with silver ink, I could make a presentable card.


The net was stamped and put to one side to dry ....
I attached the heraldic design as a background ......
Joan was fussy cut from her background .....


Charlotte Bronte
I found a photo of Haworth Parsonage to use as a background which I covered with gesso.
Quotes within circles were fussy cut and attached with more gesso so that the gesso formed a border to some of the circles.  When these circles had dried I coloured the edges with my metallic markers.
I fussy cut the image and placed it slightly off centre on the card.......

Queen Elizabeth I


Queen Elizabeth is one of my favourite people of History, she was strong enough to put her country first before her personal life.
I found an old map for the background, some ships, olde worlde title and a black /white sketch of Elizabeth.I printed the ships twice and roughly cut the second image.  The first image was put on the map and the title placed along the edge of the card.  When this had dried I put the second ship onto the first one.  The picture of Elizabeth was trimmed and placed to one side of the card.  When it had all dried, I coloured the crown, highlights in her hair and jewels with metallic markers.  I used a promarker to colour her gown.

I am not sure whether to add a sentiment or not .... for the present, I have no sentiment ......

I have received the following:




Charlie Chaplin.
Thank you Liz.

Napoleon - woop! woop!

Thank you Erica.

The One and Only!  Elvis.

Thank you SylviaF.