Mermaids Welcome (Shadow Box)

"Mermaids Welcome" Shadowbox! Created for the "Paradise In August" Collaboration between ReneaBoquets & Crafty City!

Process Video:

Close-ups:

Products

• ReneaBouquets
• [From] Treasure Box #1
• Chunky Glitter Glass
• Diamond
• Beautiful Beads
• Unicorn Candy
• Printed Beautiful Board Laser Cut Chipboard
• Small Ocean Orchid Mermaid
• Tiny Sunkissed Mermaid
• Beautiful Board Laser Cut Chipboard
• Small Mermaids Welcome Sign
• Small Seashell Frame
• Beautiful Board (From Stash)
• Small Nautical Anchor
• craftycity
• Mintay
• Paradise
• Fabrika Decoru
• Shadow Box
• idea-ology
• Tim Holtz
• Vignette Hardware
• Corked Domes
• Ranger
• Emboss It Pen
• Tim Holtz
• Distress Oxide
• Cracked Pistachio
• Emerald Creek
• Seth Apter
• Baked Texture
• Dirty Sand
• Chunky Rust
• Prima
• Finnabair
• Metallique Wax
• Rose Gold
• Texture Paste
• Anemone & Coral Set
• Blue Green
• Fire Orange
• Taupe Rose
• US Shell Inc.
• Hobby Shells
• Cholla Pieces
• Jacquard
• Gum Arabic
• Liquitex
• Matte Super Heavy Gel
• JudiKins
• Diamond Glaze
• E6000
• Beacon
• FabriTac
• Unknown/Unbranded
• Sand
• Pebbles
• Texture Pebbles
• Seashells
• Sand Dollars
• Starfish
• Glass Decor Pebbles
• Gold-ish Beads (I received them from Brandy M. in a swap!)
• Clear & White Pearls/Beads
• Clear Microbeads
• Chain
• Spoon
• Burlap Ribbon
• Glass Micro Beads (they are intended for fingernail art, so they are super micro!)
• Sand
• Gold
• Glass Vials

This Place

This months challenge over at the More Than Words blog was "Happiness & Sketch." I love the sketch provided, but it took me a bit to figure out exactly what to do, and even then it was an accident! I was just playing with some old photos and new filters on my computer when I just happened to apply the on seen to this old photo I have from a family trip to the beach! The two children in the foreground are my mom and [one of] my uncles! Anyhow, as soon as that filter was applied everything just clicked (mostly) in my head!

With the sketch I, basically, did a "mirror down" lift of it, and as for happiness, who wouldn't love going to the beach?!?! Actually, I'm not much of a beach person, but I think that's because I'd prefer the beach if the word "private" preceded it!! LOL (My mom on the other hand, L-O-V-E-S the beach, so I'm sure she loved this day and was happy to play in the ocean!)

(As a side note, when everything clicked when the filter was applied to the photo that made me happy, but I don't know if that counts for the challenge!! ROFL)

Video:
I'm hoping. I lost some productivity time this month when I upgraded my computer. I have the parts recorded. Editing is an entirely different process!

Products:

• ReneaBouquets
• Glass Microbeads
• Gold
• Mint Tulle
• Beautiful Board Laser Cut Chipboard
• Small Pearls Of Wisdom Frame
• Ranger
• Tim Holtz
• Distress Oxide
• Mermaid Lagoon
• Shimmerz
• Creameez
• Berry Hot
• Bazzill
• White (Smooth Cardstock)
• The Paper Studio
• Stick-A-Bilities
• Gold Foil Quotes
• Crate Paper
• Oasis Stickers
• Daler Rowney
• White Gesso
• Mintay
• Paradise Collection
• We R Memory Keepers
• Crop A Dile
• Corner Chomper
• Tonic
• Tim Holtz
• Paper Distresser
• Unknown/Unbranded
• Texture Pebbles
• The "netting" was packaging I up-cycled!

Beach Wall Plaque

ReneaBouquets and Crafty City are having a collaboration this month (Aug. 2019) called Paradise In August! ReneaBouquets has two "Treasure Boxes" to choose from (Treasure Box #1, Treasure Box #2) that work wonderfully with the Mintay "Paradise" Collection available at Crafty City!

For this project I used items from Treasure Box #1, and I have more than enough to do, at least, two more projects. (For the ideas I have swimming about anyhow!)

After the following photos is the process video, some close-up photos, and a product list.

ReneaBouquets Treasure Box #1

12x12 Paper Collection

6x6 Paper Collection

Process Video:

Some close ups:

Products

• ReneaBouquets
• [From] Treasure Box #1
• Chunky Glitter Glass
• Diamond
• Beautiful Beads Candy - Flat-back Pearls
• Cotton Candy
• Beautiful Board
• Starfish with Accents Set
• Beautiful Board
• Starfish (2 from stash)
• April in Paris 
• Small Adornment Pattern
• [From] Crafty City [for the collaboration with ReneaBouquets]
• Mintay
• Paradise Paper Collection
• 12x12 Paper Pad
• 6x6 Paper Pad
• Lindy's
• Magical Shakers
• Grab A Guy Gold
• Alpine Ice Rose
• Bratwurst Brown
• Art Anthology
• 6x9 Stencil
• Lattice
• Prima
• Art Philosophy
• Concentrated Watercolor
• Bora Bora
• Finnabair
• 3D Gloss Gel
• Ranger
• Perfect Pearls
• Blush
• Perfect Pearl
• Tonic
• Tim Holtz
• Paper Distresser
• We R Memory Keepers
• 3 Way Corner Punch
• Jacquard
• PearlEx
• Flamingo Pink
• Mod Podge
• Gloss Acrylic Sealer
• Krylon 
• Workable Fixatif
• Darice
• Wood Plaque
• JudiKins
• Diamond Glaze
• Daler Rowney
• White Gesso
• Liquitex
• Matte Super Heavy Gel