And then I ventured into the realm of collage for pure play.

I like that this was my own photo from our trip to Burma.
Anemone picture from a Dover book printed on vellum
Vintage illustration of a Dutch girl holding flowers
I started this piece last year and cut off the parts I didn't think worked so well.

I had a stash of root vegetables on hand.

Pre-painted paper from a color swap.
More experimenting with stamping.
Vintage photo from a blog giveaway.

Not sure why I had to give this seventies era gal a turnip head but she was asking for it.
Must be the diseased blood slide that sets it off although the little guy in the corner kind of looks like a fishy.
Make sure and smell the roses.

Somehow this works, not that there's rhyme or reason to it.
( not any that I'll reveal anyhow!)