This is for IC454 - Design Seeds. I was inspired by the colors in the Global Brights photo. I smooshed several colors of Distress inks on my craft mat and spritzed them with a mister. Then I placed the water color paper on the inks and slightly moved the paper up and down and side to side to blend the colors. I stamped the Altenew Ori Kami fish with Antique Linen distress ink and water colored them using the wet on wet technique for the bodies. After the bodies were dry I watercolored the fins and tails. This gives the folded paper look. I cut out the fish by hand and adhered them with foam squares. The bubbles are from a Winnie & Walter set as well as the sentiment. Final touches were adding a few sequins to the bubbles and coloring the fish and sentiment with my Wink of Stella clear glitter brush pen.
ETA: I replaced last night's photo with a better one taken in daylight!
Date: Friday, August 15, 2014 GMT Views: 1221
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Registered: April 4, 2008 Location: Sahuarita, Arizona originally from New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 18436
Sat, Aug 16, 2014 @ 7:29 AM
wow Harriet what a gorgeous under the sea scene you have created... absolutely love how you did those fish, they look so much like origami.....also love all the bubbles and sequins... very well done... love it...
Registered: May 7, 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 472
Sat, Aug 16, 2014 @ 8:40 AM
Beautifully done, Harriet! Love it!
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Sat, Aug 16, 2014 @ 10:13 AM
So very fun Harriet!
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Sat, Aug 16, 2014 @ 11:11 AM
Oh what cute little fishies...I thought they WERE folded or layered until I read your whole story...very neat job with the water colors...yep so cutel...LOVE it...TFS...:0)
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Sat, Aug 16, 2014 @ 11:44 AM
What a cool card. Love your soft colors and the highlight of orange.
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