I made a small 6×6 layout for a crafty friend, Vonny (YT: MyDivineGrace), well actually for her daughter, Gracelynn. 🙂 They wanted something with a mermaid theme, in soft colors, and a space for a small picture. When I looked through my stamps, I realized I didn’t have any mermaids so I decided to draw one and make that my free digi of the week! Her name is “Melody Mermaid,” and I hope you like her.
I used 1 sheet of 12 x 12 patterned paper cut down to fit through my printer so that I could paper piece the fishy part of the mermaid. Then I also printed her out on white cardstock so that I could do my Copic coloring. These are the colors I used: Skin: E00 and E11; Hair: E13, 15, 19, and 79; Eyes, YG67 (with a top coat of Glossy Accents so her eyes would shine); Shading on paper pieced fishy part of mermaid: C1. Â I also used clear Wink of Stella on the paper pieced part for some shimmer, but I thought it needed even more sparkle so I painted on some green (with red undertone) Stickles in Holly along the edges and the folds of her tail.
As for the actual layout, I used the reverse of the paper that I had used for the paper piecing, which had a lovely area with images of coral. I fussy cut and popped that and the mermaid up on foam adhesive. This was much more time consuming and detailed than I had originally anticipated, as so many areas required really thin foam adhesive tape so as not to show from behind. LOL  I inked the edges with baby blue Tsukineko ink to create a more finished look. Lastly, to add even more sparkle I added dark blue, pale blue, white, and silver sequins in different sizes. They are supposed to be like shiny bubbles floating up in the water.
The following is a video share of this LO:
This LO is also being entered into the Simon Says Stamp Monday Boldly Go Challenge and
the Simon Says Stamp Work it Wednesday Challenge
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She’s just fabulous! Thanks so much. 😀
Oh I’m glad you like it. Enjoy the digi! Hugs, Kristina
Beautiful mermaid, and the layout is really pretty, thank you very much
Thanks for stopping by. Hope you enjoy the mermaid digi! Hugs, Kristina
Love, love, love your mermaid!!! Amazing!! Thank you for all the amazing free digis!! Love ya’ Patricia B
My pleasure! I hope you enjoy playing with her Patricia! Hugs, Kristina
Beautiful digi!!! Thanks so much!
Thanks for stopping by. I hope you enjoy playing with her. hugs, Kristina
Your drawings are so beautiful. I can hardly believe that you give the digi’s away! This LO is stunning!
Aww thanks. I like to share my digis so that folks, esp. newbie crafters like I was just a year ago, can try and enjoy coloring up images without making a big investment in stamps and images. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by. Hugs, Kristina
Thank you! What a beautiful Mermaid! Love your page; it is so pretty! 🙂
Aww thanks. I hope you enjoy playing with this digi! Hugs, Kristina
Thank you for sharing Melody Mermaid, she is gorgeous 🙂
My pleasure! I hope you enjoy playing with this digi. Hugs, Kristina
she is fabulous! Thanks so much for joining us at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog! – Ashli 🙂
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for the adorable freebie.I appreciate you being so kind and sharing with us.Bless you, your time, hard work and your amazing talent.Keep up the fabulous work.
Wishing you a joyful weekend
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sorry i forgot to login and so i used my other name (snowbird)for comments.take care of yourself and stay healthy.wishing you a super terrific day
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Thanks so much, she is adorable!
I hope you enjoy playing with Melody Mermaid. Hugs, Kristina
I love the mermaid, Kristina, she is so beautiful the way you coloured her, and the layout is very pretty! Maybe time consuming, but so worth it in the end. Debbie 🙂
Thank you so much Debbie! I hope you enjoy playing with this digi. 🙂 Big hugs, Kristina