MY MIXED MEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA!

I played with a lot of my mixed media supplies last night on an art journal page for challenge SSQ25 Under The Sea over at Soul Scrappers.  How that challenge works is they choose a theme and send you an envelope containing all sorts of odd goodies and you need to use them on a paper project.
 
The theme this month was Under The Sea.  As I go through my post you will get to see all the goodies...
 
I started with a blank art journal page that had been coated with a base coat of gesso.  I added 2 colors of acrylic paint by just squirting down blots in various spots on the page and then running over it with a brayer. (2 shades of blue)
 

 

I added an additional 2 colors of acrylic paint using the same method. (pink and purple)

 

 

and another two...(red and yellow - these were mixed to get an orange color which I put on with a sponge brush over the center.)

 

 

Next I got out my Perfect Pearls and went to work...

 

 

It's hard to tell but there is shimmer everywhere...

 

Now you will get to see all the little goodies I received...

 

 

There were two little clouds which I inked the edges...as well as a piece of bubble wrap which I coated with white gesso and stamped across the whole top of the page.

 

 

 

There were two pieces of colored twine...(I added the little fish!)

 

 

A copy of a lighthouse.

 

 

A photo of seagulls.

 

 

A piece of blue plastic netting.

 

 

A quote, a piece of sandpaper, and a few shells.

 

A 3D sea animal sticker.

 

I also added a lot of elements from my stash...some cut up vellum and lots of summer words from some patterned paper.

 

And now...what you have been waiting for...here it is all together!

 

 

 I hope you have enjoyed my journey Under The Sea!