It Was In The Ocean by Lynne Moncrieff

This was a project which started its first incarnation more than one year ago, as a mini canvas prepared with mica powders, stamping and a gathering of elements, laid aside in a plastic bag.

When I stumbled across the collection of items, I set myself the challenge to complete it – it’s second incarnation… an Upright!

I used a beautiful Character Constructions stamps. Laura does not stock this particular stamp but Laura will special order any Character Constructions stamps. 

Supplies

That’s Crafty! Surfaces MDF Upright - Decorative Top

That’s Crafty! Clear Stamps Textures Collection Set 1

That's Crafty! Dinky Stencils - Fossil TC081, Bubbles Background TC005

Character Constructions Stamp Sets – She Sells Seashells Plate No. 6 (sentiment)

Oxford Impressions Stamp Set - Mystical Mermaids (seaweed)

RELICS & ARTIFACTS Coquille

Prima Art Ingredients Mica Powders - Teal, Rust

Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylics - Antarctic, Blush, Chalk, Caramel, Toffee, Hint of Mint, Blue Oyster

Infusions - Sleight Blue, Rusty Car, Rocky Road

Staz-on Jet Black

Gel Medium

Gesso

Grunge Paste

Mini Canvas

Foam Brush

Palette Knife

Scissors

Charcoal

Extras:

Driftwood

Collage Image (Red Lead Paperworks)

Starfish

Stained Muslin

Net Fabric

  

Instructions

I prefer to apply Gesso to the Upright but it is not necessary.

Frescos were applied with palette knife, allowing to dry before applying Bubbles Stencil with Grunge Paste and towards bottom edge of the actual Upright apply Grunge Paste to Fossil stencil and also onto the base.

Once dry, apply more of the Frescos with the addition of a lovely shimmer paint (I will chat more about this in a future post). With an old, hard brush, I stippled Caramel and Toffee, very subtle with more focused on the lower edge of the Upright and the base.  Sprinkle Infusions, which although have a wonderful unpredictability, try to manipulate with water, to create an effect that provides a watery appearance. Once dry, randomly stamp Textures Stamp onto Upright.

Apply mica powders to mini canvas. Stamp Character Constructions sentiment onto canvas. Adhere driftwood to base of canvas before adhering to Upright, layering with net fabric, stained muslin and starfish.

Paint the shell with the mica powders and the shimmer/metallic paint. Fussy cut collage image. I adhered to scrap cardstock for stability. Have her sit inside the shell, tucking scrap of torn vintage lace for her to sit on. Stamp seaweed onto piece of mica painted paper, fussy cut before tucking behind a starfish. 

Finally, with charcoal, create shadow around outer edge of shell, on the shell and the canvas, continuing the shadow around the bottom areas of the Upright (not the base).

As I type this, the rain could not be falling any harder – it certainly is a watery landscape but not quite the watery landscape of the Upright before me!!!!

Until next week,

Wishes

Lynne