What a fun technique today to make seashells. Sabrina shows us an easy way in the challenge forum. I scored, cut, and colored mine with Copics.
TLC627-Seashells by the Seashore
I stamped my images, colored with Brushos and Tim Holtz Distress Markers using a blender pen and watercolor brush. Afterward, I brushed on my ocean water (background) and then sponged my stencil of maidenhair. Love that stencil and that is because maidenhair fern is my favorite fern. This is a good one for underwater use. I used a white gel pen to color in parts of the bubbles.
The sentiment is from a Tim Holtz idea-ology chitchat pad.
Stamps: Designs by Ryn/Butterfly Fish, School of Fish, Rising Bubbles, Leafy Branch
Paper: Bazzill Licorice Twist, Fabriano hot press water color paper
Paper Size: A7
Ink: Ranger Archival Ink-Jet Black
Accessories: Brushos/Emerald Green and Ultra Marine, Tim Holtz Distress Markers/Worn Lipstick, Mustard Seed, Bundled Sage, Peeled Paint, and Wilted Violet, blender pen, watercolor brush, Copics , Maidenhair stencil from Designs by Ryn, sponge, Scor-Pal, white gel pen
Registered: August 10, 2006 Location: Sunny Florida Posts: 25290
Mon, Feb 27, 2017 @ 10:02 AM
Oh, Brenda, your card is a remarkable ocean scene with the lovely seashells that look so real! I love the water background you created and that yellow and pink fish is awesome! The bubbles are fantastic as is everything about this marvelous card! Definitely fav'd!
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Mon, Feb 27, 2017 @ 1:14 PM
That fish looks exactly like some I saw when I went snorkeling in Hawaii last year. The bubbles are amazingly realistic looking too. An overall wonderful scene.
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Registered: October 26, 2009 Location: Oakhurst, near Yosemite Nat'l Park. Posts: 46781
Mon, Feb 27, 2017 @ 6:40 PM
Wow, I am sooo impressed with your bubbles and your shells look so real...why didn't I think of Copics...I just sponged distress inks and it LOOKS like it LOL!
I Love those bubbles!!!!
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Wed, Mar 01, 2017 @ 2:32 PM
Oh wow, what a gorgeous underwater scene Benzi! Love the feeling of depth with the smaller fishies in the BG. Those shells look fab!
PS I eventually gave in and ordered brushos which arrived today, can't wait to get some time to have a play