The Loveliest Things

Hello and welcome! Simon Says Stamp's current challenge is Life On The Ocean Waves, and I couldn't help but play along. The Elegant 3D Texture Fade just screams ocean waves to me, so I used it to embosse an oxide background. 

After inking, embossing and inking again, I swiped the raised portions of the swirls randomly and heat embossed with Seth Apter's White Cloud Baked Velvet. I splashed with watery Faded Jeans oxide. Can you spot the fish tail? I stamped the fish from Tim Holtz Sealife on Plain Collage Paper using a light touch of Faded Jeans and Peeled Paint Distress Archival inks, and colored on the opposite side with Celestial Alcohol Pearls. I tore the edges of the image and adhered it to the background with collage medium. I also did the fish head on the opposite side, but I made a real mess out of it. It's covered with 'kelp' (cheesecloth dyed with Peeled Paint spray oxide and Walnut Stain oxide).

I love this propeller from the Steampunk Parts Bigz die. I gave it an old crusty tarnished and worn brass look with a variety of products. Look out Mr. Seahorse; you might be cruising for a flat top!

The seahorse is from the Sealife stamp set, too, inked with Ground Espresso archival and clear embossed over an old failed alcohol ink lift technique panel (before the miraculous Alcohol Lift ink).

And there's the Seashells Bigz die cut given a crusty look with a variety of products. You can see a tutorial I did with tips on making seashells HERE. Grit paste, art stones and Seth Apter's Deep Sand Baked Texture, a brass starfish from my stash, a Clippings Sticker and some Funky Floral die cuts finish it off.

I hope you're finding time to create among these busy summer days. I find my crafting time is rare, but this came together in no time. Thank you for stopping by! Hugs and Blessings! Sara Emily

Challenge shares:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Life On The Ocean Waves

SanDee&amelie's 2019 Steampunk Summer Special Challenge I looked at DaRules again, and I thing this fits with the vintage part of industrial/vintage, with a tiny lean toward the industrial.


Scrapy Land Challenge #117 Anything Goes I used 4 Sizzix dies.
Challenge #7 - Anything Goes Mixed Media Creative Challenge at We Love 2 Create at Polkadoodles
Country View Challenges July 2019 - Blues & Greens