Altered Sea Shell

Good evening, all!  I hope you all have had a wonderful day.  Today was a gorgeous day in South Carolina - almost the end of October and our weather is still in the 80s.  Couldn't ask for anything better. 

I wanted to share with everyone my latest mixed media project.  I was inspired by Tiffany Solorio who is on the design team for Prima Marketing.  She did an altered light bulb (YES, a lightbulb!!) and it was so darned cute, I decided I had to use her techniques and alter a conch shell that I bought in Myrtle Beach.  Here is the first picture after the Heavy Gesso, Texture Paste, and Art Stones. I also added some mesh fabric to create even more texture.

After this layer dried, I started spraying it with Prima Marketing Color Bloom Sprays.  These sprays are awesome!  They react with water so they make a dream watercolor look and mix beautifully with each other. 

For the final touches, I added 1 prima flower from the St. Tropez collection, added a silver anchor, and added some words from the St. Tropez collection.  Finally I put a few touches of Prima Wax to add a bit of shimmer and gold color to the shells.  Here's the final product

Isn't it gorgeous?  Thanks for looking and for commenting!  

Hello Fall

Hello fall and hello to all! 

It finally feels like fall in South Carolina in the middle of October.  The temperatures are getting cooler and finally there is a slight chill in the air.  It's my favorite season of them all.  September is always girls beach trip, October has many birthdays and Halloween, November is Thanksgiving and hubby's birthday. Of course there is always family friendly activities of apple picking, pumpkin patch hunting, and corn mazes.  My favorite part of it all is watching the leaves change colors.  

To celebrate the fall, I'm showing off my latest scrapbook layout using a kit from My Creative Scrapbook monthly kit (October) full of Jillibean Soup goodies.  I love this line of scrapbook paper and embellishments.  They are perfect for fall layouts - including family trips to the apple orchard and pumpkin patch!  

Hope you like the layout! 

Cheers! Erin