Mini Album-Sea Notes

Hello everyone! It's Amber here today sharing a fun little canvas mini album for this weeks Mixed Media Monday. A few months ago Dana shared this fabulous little Bird Canvas Mini Album and I just loved it. So I thought it would be fun to create one of my vary own with a few different stamp sets from the PWP Shop.

I started by taking the mini album apart and laying each page flat onto an old piece of cardboard. After I had all my pages laid out I took two different Close To My Heart Ink Refills and added a few drops to my spray bottle that had some water in it. I mixed the colors in the water bottle and then randomly sprayed each of my pages. After all my pages were completely dry I added my stamping and embellishments.

For the front page of my little mini album I used the little mermaid from the Sea Melange Cling Stamp Set and the Sunburst Pattern Clear Stamp Set for my background. After I had my images stamped I added a little label that I stamped with "Notes" from the Snapshot Framer Clear Stamp Set and attached it with some washi tape and a staple.

For the second page of my mini album I just stamped the wonderful quote "She stood in the storm and when the wind did not blow her away she adjusted her sails" from the Sea Melange Cling Stamp Set. It's a little hard to see but I also added some background stamping with the Scared Geometry Clear Stamp Set. 

For the third page of my mini album I stamped the ship in black and added some washi tape and a little heat embellishment.

For the forth page of my mini album I took this cute little frame from Elle's Studio Love You More Collection and added a little photo and journaling to it. I also added some background stamping to this page as well but its really hard to see in this photo.

For the fifth page of my mini album I stamped the quote "Hark, now hear the sailors cry. Smell the sea and feel the sky. Let your soul and spirit fly into the mystic." from the Sea Melange Cling Stamp Set.

For the last page of my min album I took a few of the little fish from the Sea Melange Cling Stamp Set and randomly stamped them across my page. The little air bubbles are from the Mermaid Clear Stamp Set, I thought it would be cute to make it look like they were under the sea. Thanks for joining me today and I hope you enjoyed my little mini album today!

Supplies: Classic Label Canvas Album- Maya Road / Paper Wings Productions Cling Stamp Set-  Sea Melange / Paper Wings Productions Clear Stamp Sets- Mermaid, Snapshot Framer, Sunburst Pattern, Sacred Geometry / CTMH Ink Pads- Black / CTMH Ink Refills- Ocean & Breeze / Embellishments & Photo Frame- Elle's Studio Love More Bits & Pieces Collection / Black Marker / Washi Tape / Staple Gun

Sea Melange Cling Stamp Set	Mermaid Clear Stamp Set	Snapshot Framer	Sacred Geometry Clear Stamp Set
Sunburst Pattern Clear Stamp

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Sea Melange Tag

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Hello PWP Fans!  Norma here with you and I've got summer on my mind.  I'm so tired of winter aren't you?!  When the weather warms up, we head to the beach.  It's one of my all time favorite places to be.  There is something so magical about the sea, it seems to just make the rest of the world just fade away and transports you to a place of complete tranquility.  Well at least that's what it does for me, lol.  So today "What's up" is Sea Melange!!

I created this tag using the beautiful Sea Melange stamp set along with this month's set of the month, Vintage Melange. 

I started out by stamping a collage of images on the background then spraying it with Lindy's to add color and shimmer.  The ship is on the Sea Melange set and the gorgeous flourishes (which I love) is on the Vintage Melange set.

Next I pulled out some Vintage Photo and Peacock Feathers Distress Inks to add another layer of interest using the Tim Holtz Clockwork stencil.  I just rubbed both colors over the stencil.  It makes it look like the sun shining through the water.

I colored in the mermaid with Prismacolor pencils.  They're my favorite medium for coloring in stamped images.  I go heavy along the edges then pull the color out using a Prismacolor colorless blending marker.  I also like layering several colors when coloring.  I think it really helps bring the image to life.

Once I cut her out, I started playing with placement but nothing was really working for me.  So my solution was to give her a place to sit.  I found a shell and applied a light layer of gesso to it then spritz it with Lindy's.  After it was dry, I stamped some of the fish to it and glued it on.  I also added a tassel made of shells.  I cut it off of a plant hanger that I'd picked up at Goodwill awhile back.  I was gonna use it for my gypsy Halloween costume but I never used it.

Oh yes, much better!!  

I used one of the quotes on the Sea Melange set:  She stood in the storm and when the wind did not blow her away, she adjusted her sails. ~Elizabeth Edwards

Here is a closer look at the ship.

Thank you so much for stopping by today and in case you missed Amber's beautiful project on Monday, here is the link: Mixed Media Monday - Wildflower Frame.  Have a beautiful day!!

Sea Melange Cling Stamp Set Sea Cling Stamp Set Vintage Domino Cling Stamp Set Vintage Melange Starburst Set- Mermaid Seashells

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What's Up Wednesday: Katie's Seahorse Pendant

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Hello! Katie here, from Punk Projects! Since today is "What's Up Wednesday" I wanted to share with you guys this necklace pendant I made using the seahorse from the Mermaid stamp set.

I love that little seahorse. For my pendant, I started by stamping the seahorse onto a piece of vellum and after it had dried I colored it in using my favorite Prismacolor markers. They work beautifully on vellum and are such fun to color in stamps with.

After that, I Mod Podged it onto my pendant, added a couple of drops of orange alcohol inks and went over it with a little bit of glimmer for extra shine.

Here are some peeks of my process:

 

I love how simple and easy this project was, but it turned out so lovely. The seahorse is so whimsical, I just love that stamp!

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Mermaid Clear Stamp Set

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I Must Be A Mermaid - Mixed Media Monday

Hello PWP Peeps, Norma here with you today for Mixed Media Monday!!

I thought I'd have a little more fun with this month's Nesting Components kit so I created this gorgeous (if I do say so myself, lol) canvas.

To create this 9x12 canvas, I used a sheet of palette paper, the July Nesting Components kit, Sea Melange stamp set, fabric remnants and the newly released Be Not Afraid stamp set.

The Sea Melange set can also be purchased in smaller sets just like the Seaside stamp set that is included in the July Nesting Components kit.  These sets can easily be found on the new website by simply shopping by theme and clicking on Oceans and Mermaids.

I started out by adhering this beautifully stained sheet of palette paper.  This page is just layers and layers of paint, inks and Pearl-Ex from various projects.  So don't throw those sheets away, they can be used in your next masterpiece and half of the work has already been done for you.  I glued it down using Golden Heavy Duty Matte Medium.  You could you regular matte medium, modge podge or your favorite adhesive.  Next I applied a light layer of modge podge on top to seal in all those beautiful colors.  

I randomly stamped some fish and a mermaid to the background for even more texture and background interest.

    

I'm all about upcycling materials so when I was ready to begin layering, I grabbed my scrap bin and found more produce netting.  Next I used a linen napkin that I picked up at an estate sale and stamped the sentiment from the Sea Cling Stamp set.  The quote says:  

She stood in the storm and when the wind did not blow her away, she adjusted her sails.

Then on top of that went the Luxe Circles from the July kit.

I used the the beautiful little girl from the July kit's clip art sheet and matted the image with cream colored burlap.  I also inked the edges of the clip art with Tim Holtz Vintage Photo distress ink.

Since you can never have too much texture, I used a torn piece of muslin for the sentiment.  This wonderful sentiment is part of the newly released stamps.  It says:

I must be a mermaid, I have no fear of depths and a great fear of shallow living.

Great sentiment right?!

I rubbed some of the rubons from the July kit here and there.

Then to finish things off, I added some of the gorgeous hand dyed trim, some more burlap and a couple of Recollections roses.

THANKS so much for joining me today, I hope I've inspired you to upcycle some items that you might not have not thought of using in your projects before.  

HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DAY & HAPPY CREATING!!