Mermaid card with distress ink background


MERMAID CARD

The card is 8" x 4" as it was made for a challenge for a facebook group I am a member of.   I would not normally make a card of this dimension - but it actually looks quite effective. 

To make the card I used the following

Stamping card 8" x 3"
Black card  8" x  3 1/4 "
8 x 4" card blank
Distress inks: olive green,  stormy sky and tumbled glass
Hunkydory for the love of stamps set with Mermaids. 
Vegetation stamps that look like seaweed
Alcohol pens - I used promarkers. 
Glycerine
Black versafine ink
Black momento ink

I used distress inks mixed with a tiny smidge of glycerine on a glass mat to create three bands of colour horizontally across the card.   I chose  colours that create an underwater effect.   As you can see your application of colour does not have to be perfect! Mine were very blotchy and uneven - but sea water is dappled and multi coloured.


I then used a mask to create wave like patterns on the ink .  With the mask placed down over the paper I spritzed water over it.   I then placed kitchen roll over the mask to dry the water off it and the paper.   The water lightens the colour of the ink to leave the pattern.   



Once dry I used some of the seaweed stamps from the mermaid set and some foliage stamps to create a seascape.   I stamped it using black versafine ink.



 I backed the background paper onto black card to give a black border at the top and bottom.

On another sheet of stamping card I stamped out the mermaids,  some sea creatures and an anchor in black momento ink.   I then coloured the images in with promarkers and fussy cut them out.



Once cut out I placed the images on the background card.   You can use the positioning of things to cover up bits that are not perfect.   I ended up with a line down one of my backgrounds but covered this with a mermaid.  When happy with your positioning glue the images down.   If you want more depth you can use foam tape to stick them down. 

For a final touch I stuck a tiny pearl in the shell in the mermaids hand and also added a sentiment.   I also added some tiny stamped bubbles coming up from the little fishes mouths.




These are my three cards.   All slightly different.   I hope you like the cards and this inspires you to try your own seascape. 








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