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"