The next challenge theme at Shopping Our Stash is She Sells Seashells – to create a card featuring the beach, ocean, sea or seashells.
While I love visiting the beach, I seldom buy any beach themed items since am making cards in the landlocked Midwest. I had to do quite a bit of "shopping my stash" before I could find something to use for this week's Challenge. I found a book of Lost Ocean postcards to color and send (by Johanna Basford). No idea why I bought them or why they remained unopened, but I found two of them that I thought worked well together.
The postcard paper was nice and sturdy, so with the shell background I sprayed three shades of Distress Oxide Spray – Mermaid Lagoon, Unchartered Mariner and Villainous Potion – and then blended with water. I finished with sprays of Avery Elle Clear Shimmer Spray.
I trimmed the jelly fish from a second postcard and used ink smooshing with Distress Oxide inks to add color and then painted the jelly fish with Cosmic Shimmer Aurora Twinkles glitter gel.
I added a strip of a Gel Press print to frame the image and finished with a sentiment from Essentials by Ellen Mermaid's Tail and some Pinkfresh Studio Iridescent Pearls.
I'm also linking-up at Just Add Ink's Just Add … Under the Sea Challenge.
My Time to Craft Challenge is also Ocean/Sea beside or on or underwater (lots of *or* options)
Beautiful colours and great use of a lucky find in your stash. The background pattern is lovely and the ink blending was gives a very watery look. x
what a heroic job of shopping your stash and of course you found the perfect thing and then “artified” it so wonderfully!!! ♥
Gorgeous blending of these colors!! Way to go shopping your stash!! Fantastic inspiration for those who decide to play along with our new “she sells seashell” challenge over at SOS.
Wow! This is amazing!!! Super cool! Thanks for linking to MTTC’s ocean/sea beside or on or under the water challenge theme!!! –Becca/DT
Lovely Paper – I especially like the Sentiment on your card – it’s a goodie! Chantell Just Add Ink
Love the colours you used and the sentiment is perfect. Thank you for sharing this week. Ann- Just Add Ink
Wow, what pretty colours, and the jellyfish is fab! Thanks for joining in at My Time to Craft!
love Mags B x