Tuesday, June 7, 2011

A Little Bit of Mermaid Love By The Sea

I have a sweet memory of building a mermaid out of sand, seaweed and sea shells with my mother down the shore. My mom was very creative and our  3d sand sculptute had long flowing green kelp hair, shell covered breasts and a up turned tail. I will never forget it....With that in mind here are some ATC's  that I made for a mermaid swap at Artchix Studio. Also the lovely Linda at Studio L3, who hosts Grungy Monday has a challenge "Distress ink O Rama". Did you know that Distress inks were created by my favorite artist....the amazing Tim Holtz. Come jump in  and join the fun.

I started with rubbing Ranger Distress inks on my paper, then I over stamped Sea Shells from Cavallini and a Random script  stamp in black. Using Artchix swimmer images I created my own mermaid tails. There are also other elements including die cut paper shells/sea horses/sand dollars, german scrap and word snippets. Of course, there is some netting too, every mermaids fear! All the cards are detailed with ink, watercolor paints, shiny markers, rhinestones or pearls and Ranger Stickles for that sea glitter and shine.

Hope you will enjoy going off the deep end this week. LOL!
artfully yours, gerri



"I think of you"

 
"All I want is to be like you"



"I wish I could go with you"

"My Sweetheart"

"A little bit of love by the sea"

"She had enjoyed it, off the deep end"

"A school of Mermaids"

49 comments:

  1. Lovely mermaids! My auntie used to read me a sad poem about a mermaid, it always made me cry buckets!

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  2. Oh My, Gerri! They are all quite jaw dropping. Very dramatic ... lots of fun. I love them. Donna

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  3. Simply magical Gerri...just like the wonderful matchbox you made for me...
    Karla

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  4. Stunning ATC's!!! Love each and every one!! Love the netting on them - it gives a real "ocean" feel!

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  5. Lovely selection of ATC's Gerri. Annette x

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  6. These are all Stunning! I love your mermaids and your memories of the seashore! :-)

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  7. I love your sea of Mermaids. Wish I could swim with them,very warm here in Michigan!
    Hugs, Amy

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  8. These are absolutely lovely!

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  9. your mermaids are briliant and fun too! love them!

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  10. oh my... Your ATC are all GORGEOUS!!! :-)

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  11. Lovely - great/unusual use of grunge. The shaped sea elements are wonderful with the technique.
    Rinda

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  12. Oh my, Gerri.... this is a work of art! Love all the details. Each one is fabulous.

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  13. These are all wonderful-so many details-love them all.

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  14. WOW- amazing work- LOVE the collection- all of the details are wonderful!

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  15. Love them, each is so detailed and so much fun!

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  16. Stunning mermaids you have made. Beautiful all of them. Love it.
    Greets Marja

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  17. oh wow these are amazing hun the textures on this are,stunning,hugs cheryl xxxxxx bless you for stopping by my blog hunxxxxxxxx

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  18. lots of inspirational atcs love all the details that you have added

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  19. I LOVE these.. Everyone of them are amazing. You are so talented.. This makes me want to go up to my craft room and try making a little piece of art!! THANKS..

    Hugs, Linda

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  20. Wow, they turned out great! I love how they each have their own flair. My favorite is the "private beach" mermaid, which has a sweet-like quality to her.

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  21. Your ATC's are really beautiful...and so is the story, what a beautiful memory of time with your mother, now cherished forever in art.
    ♥♥♥

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  22. These are BEAUTIFUL! I can't even pick a favorite. And I loved the story of you and your mom and the beach mermaid.

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  23. Gorgeous. Thanks for sharing
    Trish

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  24. WOW! WOW! WOW!! these pieces are amazing!! i love mermaids!

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  25. These are great design, colors, themes, the whole nine yards.

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  26. Love these! That german scrap is gorgeous in red! I love the wonderful details and especially your wonderful Mermaid tails, so creative!

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  27. Love these. I haven't done an Artchix swap in some time.

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  28. What a beautiful memory, and fabulous ATCs too. xx

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  29. How on earth did I miss this post?!!!
    I especially love that such a precious memory is connected to these piece of art.
    Each piece is so spectacular.
    Wishes
    Lynne

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  30. Love them all Gerri. Gives me a good idea what to do with all those lemon bags (netting) I've been saving!

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  31. I'm missing words, your mermaids are fantastic.

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  32. oh my gosh a bevvy of gorgeous ladies. love them all, so charmimg and funky at the same time
    thanks for sharing
    janet

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  33. These are breathtakingly beautiful!!

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  34. Gosh these are delightful :)

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  35. Wow, where do I start? Your cards are fabulous!!! I love the themes, colors, netting.... all of it.

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  36. Gerri these are all gorgeous and very inspiring, love the colours and all the little details x Debi x

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  37. STUNNING! I'm speechless! I envy your creativity!

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  38. Absolutely fantastic Gerri - I want to be one of your gorgeous mermaids!

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  39. just totally fabulous....you always have such interesting perspective

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  40. Absolutely fabulous collection of mermaids! Bravo!

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  41. all these divas look just fabulous - great colours, faces and textures - a fun and arty post!
    Sarah (at 46 on GM)

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  42. Absolutely stunning, Gerri. How wonderful that you spent time creaating such fun and inspiring items with your mother. What a treasure of a memory.

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  43. Your cards are gorgeous! Love all of the colors, too.

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  44. Gerri, these are divine! Love your enchanting undersea theme and the beautiful DI colors you used for these glamorous mermaids, and I think you should frame all six onto a single mat and hang it somewhere special. Serious love these!

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  45. These are so lovely! You did a fabulous job on this challenge.

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  46. Gerrie, I found your blog through, Sharon's Showcase and I'm so glad I came to visit. I love your style. You have so many wonderful creations here it was hard to decide where to leave a comment but your mermaids spoke to me.

    :) Chris / CS Designs
    http://www.cs-designs.blogspot.com/
    http://www.doodlepieces.blogspot.com/

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