Yay it's Tickle a Teapotter time of the month and Jan aka Precious Kitty has written a beautiful poem and invited us to be inspired by our favourite childhood story.
Whilst Anne of Green Gables and Heidi were my absolute favourites, I always loved The Little Mermaid, the Hans Christian Andersen version, which definitely didn't have the same happy ending as Disney's Little Mermaid.
The background was cut from the A4 sheet I made for Polly's fabulous Mixed Media challenge last week. I covered an A4 sheet of cardstock with crumpled metal roofing tape (scrunch up the tape before removing the protective adhesive backing).
Once the sheet was completely covered, using an eye dropper, I put 3 drops of blue ink on the foil, tilted the sheet and let the ink dribble. I then spread it around a bit with an old brush, then hit it with the heatgun.
I repeated this process with turquoise ink, again heat setting it. Once dry the ink is permanent. I cut off a small rectangle to make last weeks card and another 4.5"square of it for this card. I've got plenty left for a few more cards.
The little Mermaid was printed onto copy paper, coloured with Prismacolour pencils, Zest-it Pencil blend, Copic highlights and a gazillion liquid pearls and Stickles. I used super fine gold thread to embellish her hair. At the time of taking this photo, she is not adhered to the card properly, the liquid pearls are taking ages to dry.
Thank you for looking and I hope you have a happy inky week.
Date: Tuesday, February 26, 2019 GMT Views: 1412
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Sat, Mar 02, 2019 @ 1:48 PM
Wow, Susie, this is so amazing. Great foil bg, awesome mermaid, and wonderful additions to her hair. This is really special and I love it. Hugz
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Sat, Mar 02, 2019 @ 10:44 PM
Oh Susie, I don't know why I don't get notified anymore when you post a card darn it!
This little mermaid is precious, you've colored her so beautifully and love the stuff in her hair! Plus, your bg wow, just gorgeous! Beautiful card my sistah!
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