Mermaid 3

Time for another challenge over at

IKEsWORLD

Challenge #36
No Patterned Paper

Welcome back to the IKEsWORLD challenges :)  do pop on over to IKEsWORLD to join in the challenge, we would love to see you.  Why not pop on over to the IKEsART  store too :), Ike produces the most amazing stamps, everything from off the wall to cute and fluffy :) :) :)

Oh I am in my element with this challenge as I find using bought design papers so very hard to work with and often end up not using the packs I have bought and making my own.  Now for this challenge I don'e even have to do that, no stress as to feeling guilty for not using the store bought papers either. Last week I had my first go at mixed media in what I think is the truest sense of the word for me.  I often use different mediums for colouring and then use lace etc on my creations but I don't tend to make textured background in the way I have here, tending to stick to my dies and layering.  Please be gently with me :) :) :) Ike has recently drawn the most awesome mermaid, a mixture of her beautiful female image which I love to bits and some fantasy thrown in there for good measure.  She is called Mermaid 3.

I started off colouring the image with my Faber Castell Polychromos

 Next, for the background I used one of the fish dies from the Joy Crafts Fishing Fun, waves from Lea'bilities Seashell l & Waves and Marianne Design Craftables Lavender.  Each of the die cuts were cut twice and the two pieces glued together for added depth.  I cut up some shell metal braiding I had and had a brain wave for the text :) :) Alphabet Pasta hahahahaha.  A little Flower Soft was also added and then it was time for a well earned coffee (to drink not paint with)!!!

 Out with the white acrylic paint and all the background was covered. I had, right at the start, placed the image on some stiff white card and you can see the white paint has made it lift away a wee bit but I think this will dry flat - fingers crossed.

 I so love using my Promarkers and airburshing and while hunting for my silver to use for a bit of final touch up I changed my mind on using regular Promarkers and opted instead for using three of the metallic ones.  Alas I could not find the silver, I think I must have killed it and thrown it out.  Better put that on my wish list for replacing :)

 Totally chuffed with this and just loving the pearl effect the Metallic Promarkers have given the background.

 Before placing the image on the book I am altering I added some lace to cover the spiral and also some on the right hand side too.

 And there we go - all done.

I did add strings of pearls to the top and bottom of the image and a spray of pearls over the Lavender die to finish off. To protect the image I gave it a couple of overcoats of acrylic spray.

Ingredients:-

• Image - Mermaid 3 by IKEsART
• Colouring medium - Faber Castell Polychromos and Metallic Promarkers
• Dies - Joy Crafs Fishing Fun, waves from Lea'bilities Seashell l & Waves and Marianne Design Craftables Lavender
• From my stash - lace, pearls, shells and Flower Soft

I am entering this project into the following challenges:-

• All Crafts Challenge - 2M, 1st Monday of the month every other month, NO CARDS - (Apr/May) Anything But a Card
• Crafting from the Heart - W, E3 - Always Anything Goes
• Craft Your Passion - W, E3 - Always Anything Goes
• Love to Scrap - 2W, 3E, F, digi or real stamping - (Week 1) Anything Goes
• Mema's Challenge - M, 1st Monday - (April) Anything Goes + Die or Punch
• Not Just Cards - 2W - (Week 2) Always Anything Goes
• Use Your Stuff - W, JFF, use your stash - Anything Goes
• Addicted to Stamps - 2W, must use stamp- #102 Girly But No Pink
• Glitter n Sparkle - W - #133 Anything But a Card
• Crafty Calendar M,1E  April  - Add a sentiment 
• Di's Digis Designs 3E,2W,SIO(W2) include an animal (FISH)
• Hiding in my Craft Room W,1E freestyle
• Sweet Stampin W, 2E, must Stamp anything but a card 
• Artbymiran Challenge - 2W , SIO, 3E, no digital projects - No.30 - (W1 of 2) - Anything Goes
• Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - 2W, 3E -  No. 89 - (W1 of 2) - Use a Die Cut
• Crafty Catz - W, 3E – #275 - Girly
• Stempelsonnen Challenge - 2W, 3E, stamp as main focus - No.139 - (W1 of 2) - Anything Goes with a hand-colored stamp
• Crafting with an Attitude - M, 1stThurs, E3 - Freestyle/Fantasy
• Moving along with the Times - W, E3 - Anything but a square card
• Inspiration Destination - W, F- #29 Always Anything Goes
• Penny's Paper-Crafty - W,3E -  #223 One for the girls
• Simon Says Stamp - W, 5E - Make your own background
• Whimsy Inspiration -Monthly 3rd Wed posting, 3E, SIO  - #82 Colour an image