Jellyfish by Tracy Blackwolf

 Hello everyone!

Todays project is a card that could be framed for the wall...

I started this card by spraying some salvaged patina, squeezed lemonade and stormy skies distress spray on and using a paint brush to smooth it out.

I dried it and then stamped the sea scene. I colored it with alcohol markers and prisma colored pencils. for the sand I swiped my memento dye ink pad  - desert sand across the bottom. I used alcohol markers to dot the sand. For the shadows on the sand, I used a qtip and Gray Flannel memento ink pad. dab and swipe. 

Next I stamped the jelly fish and used spray stains and colored pencils to color them.

Then I used a sparkle gel pen to line the tentacles and add highlights. I used a white gel pen to add the bubbles from plants and around jelly fish.

Last I used a scales stencil and some chalk to the add to the background here and there.

Hope you enjoy my kind of dreamy card!

 Stamps used:

Jelly fish     20059

Sea scene    7762

Other supplies:

Prisma color pencils

Alcohol markers

Distress spray stains

Gel pens- sparkle and White

Scales stencil

Memento dye ink pads: Gray Flannel and Desert sand

Black versa claire ink to stamp

"Jelly Fish" Mail Art | Sue Plumb

Hi VLVS friends!

Sue Plumb here today to share my project for Mail Art Monday. I was actually inspired by the current "Under the Sea" Monthly Challenge to design this sea themed piece. Although I have created mail art before, it has usually been on a bigger scale (pizza boxes); so creating on this envelope was a good push to do something outside what I am used to. 

When I started this piece, I realised I didn't have any larger sized white envelopes left at home, only some yellow ones. The answer? Gesso of course! And then lots of lovely layers over the top!

I started with some Colour Blast Colour Artist Ink, which I applied directly over the gesso, along with lots of water to help move it around before drying it off.

Next, I wanted to blend the edges of the envelope, so I used a Faber-Castell Gelato to scribble some colour around the edge before blending it with a baby wipe.

Then it was time to turn my attention to my focal images for my envelope. I had previously stamped some gorgeous jelly fish out onto tissue paper using the Jelly Fish stamp. Because the tissue paper is so thin, it means the image can been seen well from either side, which allows you to flip its orientation to face the other way. 

I added some subtle colour to the jelly fish bodies using another Gelato, then used a Faber-Castell watercolour pencil to add some colour along the tentacles before sticking them down onto my envelope.

Once I had the jellies in place; I then took a piece of scrap cardboard to mark out the address box, before I used the same blue Gelato to blend around the edges of it, and also around the edges of my jelly fish.

Next, it was time to add a little greenery to my under sea scene, so I used the Doodle Flower/Garden stamp to add some plants along the bottom edge.

I also added some "bubbles" to create a sense of movement using my favourite Doodle Dots stamp. (I told you, there is no project this stamp can't be used on!) I also added some more pink to the jellies with a darker pink Gelato, as I didn't think they were "popping" enough.

I used a green Gelato to roughly scribble some colour over the top of my stamped plants before blending with a wipe.

To finish off my envelope, I added some blue ink splatters before removing the cardboard to reveal the address box. To help further define the box, I used a watercolour pencil to quickly draw around the inside border.

I am really happy with how this piece turned out; although sadly, I don't think it will make the mail. As soon as my daughter saw it she said "can I have that?" (she loves the ocean and its creatures) and I didn't have the heart to deny her. 

If I was planning on posting this however, I would recommend a quick spray with a water based sealant to protect it from the mail handling process and prevent the colours being rubbed away.

Thanks for stopping by so I could share this - I hope I have inspired you to get inky today!

Stamps used: 

Jelly Fish 

Doodle Flower/Garden

Doodle Dots

Other materials:

envelope

tissue paper

Colour Blast White Heavy Gesso

Colour Blast Colour Artist Inks (Calypso & Marine)

Faber-Castell Gelatos

Faber-Castell watercolour pencils

Staz-On ink

Let's Get Lost Art Journal

Hello to all you stampers out there. Shanna here to share a quick art journal spread I made.

So I had a lot of fun making this page. I started with the Jelly Fish stamp and used Versamark ink to emboss the stamp with white detail embossing powder. Then I used some Lindy's Stamp Gang Magicals to watercolor the background and the jellyfish. Then I used some Salty Ocean Distress Ink to stamp the Map of the World in the background. Then I added Let's Get Lost with black ink. 

Thank you for stopping by today and enjoy! 

Stamps Used:

Lets Get Lost - 19348

Map of the World - 19340

Jelly Fish - 20059

Other Products Used:

Lindy's Stamp Gang Magicals - Ocean Breeze Blue, Plumeria Pink, Caribbean Blue, Hibiscus Rose

Distress Ink Salty ocean

Staz On Jet Black 

Veramark Watermark Ink

White Detail Embossing Powder

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