Something’s Fishy….

Hi.  🙂   This week Kraftin Kimmie is sponsoring the sketch on the Cute Card Thursday blog.  I was a bit of a rebel and changed the layout a little bit so hopefully that’s ok.  The original sketch is a great one.  I just felt the need to tweak it just a tad for my design. 

Something’s Fishy

I used another of the super-cute mermaids from Kimmie’s Summer Mermaid Kit.  This is Arianna.   I believe those little seahorses have been up to something and she’s going to get to the bottom of it.  🙂 

The sentiment is from the Mermaid Sentiments which comes as part of the kit.

After coloring the image with markers, I used Buttermilk, Melon, Lavender and Sky Blue glitter pens to add lots of sparkle.

ETA:  I’ve had several questions on how I colored this image so I’ll address them here, now, rather than later.  Please know that I’m not Copic certified, there may be easier/better ways to achieve certain looks, and that I have learned from other bloggers and by trial and error.  This is just how *I* do it (which doesn’t mean it’s the “right” or “best” way).  🙂

• To color the blue shadow around the mermaid and seahorses, I used a B0000 marker.  I began at the edge of the image, dragging the marker out and away from the image, lifting off the paper as I drag away.  I then went back and added more color closer to the image (using the same method but shorter strokes).  Once I was satisfied with the shadow, I used a marker filled with Copic Colorless Blending Solution, sweeping the marker in circles over the edges of the color.  Doing so softens the edges, blending the color out into the paper.
• Beneath the fins, I *lightly* colored the body area with YG03, only adding extra color along the bottom edge.  I then added the Y21 and YR31 to the fin area, concentrating the color in the bottom and top corners and along the left side  of the top (layer) fin.

 I hope that helps!  🙂

I’ll be back tomorrow with two teacher “thank you” cards.  I can’t believe it’ll be the last day of school.  That year went by FAST.  Sniff-sniff. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Stamps:  Kraftin Kimmie Summer Mermaid Kit (“Arianna” and “Mermaid Sentiments”)  Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black  Cardstock: Prism Black, Papertrey Ink Vintage Cream  Patterned Paper:  Basic Grey Kioshi 6×6 paper pad  Accessories:  Copic markers (E000, E00, E31, E33, E35, E50, E57, Y21, YR31, YG03, YG05, V12, V15, V17, R20, B0000), Spica glitter pens(Buttermilk, Sky Blue, Melon, Lavendar), Cloud9 Design Rain Dots, Fiskars Rotary Trimmer w/scallop blade, brads, dimensional boosters.  Finished size 5 ½” x 5 ½”.