49 and Market "Mermaid Tails"

Hello Lovelies. I am sharing my latest 49 and Market Design Team project with you, in the hopes that you are inspired by their new line Shipwreck. I was inspired by the paper Atlantis from the collection. The only thing I could think about while staring at the paper,  were mermaids tails. Sometimes we are inspired by other artists. In this case I was inspired by the very talented Sharon Ziv. So I Googled a PNG of mermaids tails and cut them out of thick chipboard. I painted them with white gesso, used texture paint on the tail part, and layered pieces of strips of the Atlantis paper to resemble the scales on the tail. From there, the whole layout started to come together piece by piece. The background was created by using a stencil, texture paste, and sprays.  

 I love the little Port Hole chipboard from the Archival board. Although it was bit small for a photo, it worked perfectly for this layout portraying how small we really are in a vast ocean of mermaids!! 

 Here is a closeup of both of the fins on the tails. I used the Archival chipboard to adorn them. I layered them, added a few Art Stones and glass glitter, then used Lindy's Starburst sprays for a washed effect. I loved adding the glitter epoxy coated bubbles that are a part of the Underwater embellishment set. I wish you could see the sparkle. 
 Here is a closer view of the tails. I cut strips of Atlantis, fussy cut the scalloped edges, and after they were layered on the tail, I used my fingernail to gently lift the scallops to give it texture. I truly love that this one piece of paper inspired me to do this whole layout. Then again, I find that a lot of my 49 and Market products inspire me to kick start my creative side!

I hope you were inspired by my layout. Grab a collection and watch how it kick starts your creativity as it did for me.  Happy Scrapping lovelies. Till next time.

49 and Market Products  used:
Paper: Shipwreck, Atlantis, Underwater Treasure

Underwater Layered Embellishment Set

Laser Cut Shapes Archival Board: Treasure, Escape, Never Stop Learning

Flowers: Seaside Blooms/Aloe, Garden Petals/Mint

Other Products Used:
Finnabair 12x12 Elementals Scales stencil

Lindy's Stamp Gang Magical Shakers Time Travel Teal, Guten Tag Teal
Magicals Flat, Luscious Lime

Tim Holtz Distress Stain, Picket Fence
Distress Ink, Picket Fence

Prima Art Stones small, medium, large

Recollections Glass Glitter, Vintage Green

White Gesso