Monday, June 9, 2008

Mixed Media Monday - By The Sea

This week on Mixed Media Monday we have another wonderful guest host, Ilonka! Ilonka chose "by the sea" as her theme - fun! I think this ATC I made is probably more "in" the sea than "by" the sea, but it's fun and I felt like being a little quirky this week. The background is done with color mist sprays on deli paper. I used a rubber stamp for the tail half of the mermaid and some clipart for the upper half. Then I added some German scrap fish, which I distressed with acrylic paints, and some small shells. The seaweek is hand drawn and coloured. Alhough it doesn't show up well in the scan, there is gold paint around the edges of the ATC and highlights over the background. Thanks for a fun challenge, Ilonka.

18 comments:

Anonymous said...

you really made a wonderful atc!! i'm lucky that you like that theme :-)
ilonka

Unknown said...

what a great piece...mermaids are my favorite...wonderful work!!!

Unknown said...

Awesome work! I love all of the little details you put in it!

Beth said...

Lovely colors and great design. Thanks for sharing.

Sandy said...

Wow this is absolutely great.
Wonderful creation.

Anonymous said...

great atc. love the colors

Anonymous said...

Beautiful collage

K said...

this is great!

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous background and I love all the little details.

stampingbalou said...

Oh Diane, this is such a wonderful ATC - love your creation so much !

Gillian .... said...

Great work Diane in capturing the mystical/fantasy that surrounds mermaids.

Sija said...

Wonderful! Love it

Kathy said...

Love this, the touch of gold is beautiful.

Claudette said...

wonderful work...love the shells on the bottom

Zuzu's Blog said...

that is so beautiful!

Inka said...

Fab! and kewlest fish!

K Hutchinson said...

Really pretty piece!

deb said...

this is gorgeous, such soft colours.