Catch you Later

Greetings, 

 I wanted to take a little break from Halloween cards and share this silly card.  I made this during shark week.  (Yep... that was months ago.  It has been lost on my desk and it just resurfaced). 

This is a stamp set from the Greeting Farm, but the idea came from the movie the Little Mermaid.  In the beginning of the movie Ariel outsmarts and swims away from a shark in the start of the film.  She didn't seem to worried.    I used my Zig watercolor markers to color my mermaid (Does she look like Ariel?) and shark.   I used my distress inks to sponge an ocean wave.  I made some white splashes with my gel pen. 

I added some stitched white clouds to just break up the white space at the top.  

I hope this gives you a little chuckle.  Happy crafting friends, 

Chris

No copics today

I used my zig watercolor markers

Pirate or Mermaid

Hello all, 

I hope you all had a wonderful 4th of July week.  My family and I spent the week at the lake.  It was a joy to watch the boys rediscover the water.  They were a little nervous at the week and little fishes (or mermen) by the end.  

Technique Junkies is on a roll with the mermaid stamps.  I used markers to color directly on the stamp so that I could get a multi-colored look.  I fussy cut out the image and placed it on a tone on tone stamped Fading Scales panel.   I really wanted the focus to be on the sentiment, so I brought in strip of paper stamped with Distressed Paint.  I think that really ties it all in together.   What do you think?  

 Materials:

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Pirate or Mermaid

Fading Scales

Distressed Paint

Paper:

paper from Stampin Up

Dies:

none today

Other:

Bearly Art Glue:(detail glue)

Tacky Glue

Sand, Salt and Memories

Hello friends,   

I can't believe that we are approaching the end of June.   If you follow me at all, you know that I LOVE mermaids.  I was so excited to get this distressed mermaid scale background.  It pairs so well with all the mermaid stamps that are already in stash.  

I used shimmering bliss from Technique Junkies to create a background full of sparkle.  If you haven't used these sprays... they are AMAZING.  They add sparkle and vivid color to a project.   When my background was dry a stamped the mermaid scales on top.   Die cut a circle and added the porthole (so sorry, I have no idea who makes this die).   I stamped the sentiments and mermaid to the inside of the card.   

I hope this inspires you to create!

Chris

Materials:

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Sea Scales

Sentiments

By the Sea

Vivid Volt

Dolphin Cove

Paper:

paper from Stampin Up

Other:

Bearly Art Glue:(detail glue)

Tacky Glue

no copics today

Mermaid to be Friends

Welcome fishy friends,

Krista Smith's challenge theme today is "Together".  I know cards are not magic.  HOwever, kindness does work magic.  I'm doing my best to spread a little extra kindness these days.  Hopefully it will bring us all together.

This image was my first choice.  When I sat down to color, I wanted to to do something different with colors.  I was drawing a blank.  As I was coming up with a plan a tricolor kayak passed by (I was having a crafting day at the lake).  I decided to use the colors for card.  There is a photo of the kayak at the end of this post.  Let me know how I did.   In the end, I really like it.  Next time, I think I will choose a lighter shade of blue for the water.  I think the final product came out a little dark.

Copics used:
Skin: E000, E00, E11, E13, E21
Whale: C9, C7, C5, C3, C1
Aqua: G00, BG32, BG45, BG49
Pink: RV00, RV02, RV04
Purple: V09, V06, V05, V04, V01
Water: B18, B16, B14, B12
Bubble: B00, B01

Thoughtful Fish

Hello there,

Today is day 2 of the coloring challenge.  The theme is "Thinking of You".  There was something about the look on this mermaids face that made me think she was thinking of someone special.

I pushed myself with the colors a bit.  I usually choose bright colors for mermaids.  This time I picked a more muted color scheme.  I thought the fish looked a little bit like koi.  This was my first time trying to make this marbled look.  I love how it turned out and I think I might try to do this to a mermaid tail soon.

Copics used:
Skin: E000, E00, E11, E13, E21
Purple: RV91, RV93, RV95, RV99
Teal: BG70, BG72, BG75
Hair: E30, E31, E33, E35, E37, E27
Orange: YR04, YR02, YR00
Gray: C1, C0
Water: B66, BV04, B12, Blender pen

Mermaid Magic

Hello again,

Okay, Okay... I couldn't do it.  If you know me, you know I had to ink up a mermaid.  She is not only one you will see this week.  It is a weakness. 

 This image is special to me.  Krista Smith drew this based on an idea I sent her.  I caught myself wondering one day if a mermaid and a fairy had a conversation, what would they talk about?  I still don't know the answer... but I bet it happy things.  Now that I think about it... do you think mermaids and unicorns have zoom (internet) meetings? 

Copics used:
Skin: E000, E00, E11, E13, E21
Aqua: G00, BG32, BG45, BG49
Grey: C9, C7, C5, C3,
Blue: B63, B66, B69
Hair: RV69, RV66, RV63, RV52, RV10
Green: Y17, YG13, YG11
Sky: YR02 and R32-airbrushed

My Monthly Hero June 2018: Beach

Hello friends,

I'm barley squeaking this video in this month, but I couldn't let it slip by without inking it up.   I'm a beachy, water-loving person so this kit was perfect.  The cherry-on-top is they included a mermaid!!!

Okay enough rambling... here is the video.  Remember you need to be on the blog or youtube to watch

Card 1: 

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Card 9:

Card 10:

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