Challenge Time at Lacy Sunshine

Hi all and welcome to a new challenge at Lacy Sunshine,Challenge #17. "Anything goes with an Under the Sea” theme is your challenge for the next two week. This is also my first post as one of Lacy Sunshine's design team. I am so honored to have been asked to join this talented and creative team.

Ms. Heather Valentin, Artist and Owner of Lacy Sunshine, has some amazing new “Kissed by the Sea” mermaid digis. She assigned each one of us with these new ones, which will debut today. Stop by our Facebook group and join in the fun.

My mermaid is a little mermaid, Morticia Siren, looked a little melancholy, so I picked two of my favorite colors for her, purple and turquoise. My project turned into a mixed-media piece, but still an art card.

I printed out Morticia twice, one will be the main image and the other will be the backdrop. I colored both with Copics, and added a white gel pen and Spicas for some accents. The backdrop was die cut with Spellbinder's Labels 11 and Peacock Feathers Distressed Ink was sponged on the edges.

Copics used:

BG11, 13, 18

V20, 22, 25, 28

C00, 1, 3, 5, 7

W00, 0, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6

Background: W00, 0, 1, 2, 4, and

BG11, V20

My base piece of the card is watercolor paper. I added Dylusions spray ink in Vibrant Turquoise and Crushed Grape, let them run a little and spritzed water to make them run more. I love how it turned out.

For my embellishments, I cut the die from Memory Box’s Elegant Scrollwork and Gentle Leaf. I then added some of my favorite paint, Viva Décor 3-D Stamp Paint in Lime Green Metallic. I think that they name this color wrong, because it is definitely turquoise and not lime green.

Other supplies:

Stampin’ Up! cardstock: Tempting Turquoise and Elegant Eggplant

Corner die cuts: Cheery Lynn’s Lace Corner Deco B

Challenges that Morticia is entering:

Color Me Creative - Anything Goes

Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes

Musically Challenged - video is Kerli-Creepshow

I hope you join us for the fabulous Challenge #17, Under theSea. When you hop over to our challenge blog, check out Heather’s “loyalty program.” This is something you do not want to miss out on. If you use a Lacy Sunshine image for your entry, I hope that you share it with us on our Facebookgroup. It’s a fun place to be. Heather loves playing game too.

Thanks for stopping by. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate contacting me.

Aletha Jane

AJ’s Design Artz

Lacy Sunshine Design Team