Frame It!!!

Here's a great idea for a gift... or for yourself!
Start with this Magenta frame; they are available right here at Sweet Pea Stamps - go check them out.
It is a square frame and has some depth to it. There is a core of foam between the front and back chipboard pieces.
You could color, paint, or stamp directly onto the frame itself, but here is what I decided to do....




I took an 8 1/2" x 11" sheet of white glossy cardstock and applied alcohol inks (juniper, clover, sailboat blue, and silver) with a felt applicator tool. I applied glue to the frame and laid it down onto the back side of the glossy paper. I trimmed some cardstock from around the outside and using and Xacto knife cut an 'x' on the inside of the frame. I folded the inside edges in, glued them down and then folded the outside edges in gluing them down also.

Now for the fun part...
I stamped a verse and a mermaid image from plate #3 onto white cardstock and colored with H2O's. I cut them out and glued them onto the frame in opposite corners. In the lower left corner I used glossy accents to apply a few small sea shells and micro beads. In the upper right corner I used glossy accents to adhere several pieces of colored sea glass and more micro beads.
Now, I just need to find a picture and frame it!!! Although, I may choose to give this as a gift because I know someone this would be perfect for. Enjoy.... Chrissy