Koi Carp

 

The background on this card

is another piece that  I made using

The Faux Pearl Technique.

I hade used  an Emerald Acrlic Silkies paint

by Imagination Crafts this time along with

green/blue/purple distress inks.

It has ben sat on my desk for the last 2 weeks

as I couldn't make up my mind how to use it.

I had first thought to use it as a sky background

but the more I looked at it the more it started to look

like under water  murkiness!

I have also had a challenge in mind  waiting for me to  come up with an idea

and it  finally all came together late last night.

 

The Koi Carp is a stamp by Sheena Douglas

'Koi and Water Lillies.'

which I inked using DI in 'Vintage Photo' onto some

really old scraps of thick paper so old it had turned a yellow colour!

I painted using water colours which have a metallic mix to them

and fussy cut. I went round the edges using  a grey green marker pen.

The bubbles effect is made from my Ryan art stamp 'Water Droplets'

stamped with black  Stazon  ink straight onto the background.

The sentiments are silver peel offs that I have had for ages.

The top one says  Wisdom and the bottom Courage.

I mounted  the koi up just slightly using 1mm sticky pads

and matted onto navy and then grey pearlised card.

IRL the card has a lovely gloss and sheen to it.

 

Entering into the following challenges:

Artful Times #66 Go green (background and fish are shades of green).

Crafty Card Makers #125 It's only words.

Paper Minutes #344 Maritime.

Craft Room  # Make your own background.

Pixie's Crafty Workshop #147 Use up your snippets (aged yellowing card).