It's my first official post as a full fledged Sweet Pea Stamps designer, yipee! I enjoy working with images that stretch my creative mind and help me grow. So I had no problem playing with this beautiful mermaid from Plate #1.
She is stamped onto Neenah Millstone cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, then colored with Copics. I had this vision of creating waves out of vellum, but it just didn't quite come out the way I envisioned it, lol! (Doesn't that happen to all of us? or is it just me?)
I decided to try to create the illusion of water and waves by using white vellum card stock which I embossed using Fiskars Texture Plate "Ocean", I then used Copic marker BG13 to emphasize the waves. Next I cut 2 slits in the waves with a kraft knife and attempted to make the mermaid appear as if she was half submerged in water with her tail coming back out of the water.
Here is a close up:
I needed to 'frame' the vellum (to hide the glue dots along the edges), so I got out my Sizzix Die "Jelly Frame" to create the frame. I used a clear epoxy sticker from Cloud 9 as my sentiment and added some gemstones for some sparkle.
The finished cardsize is 5x7, which allows me to be a little more creative.
This is wonderful. LOVE what you did with the vellum, so creative!
ReplyDeleteI love it Micki
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