Take me to the ocean

My sister-in-law has admired the two altered books I did at Finnabair's  "Rusty Relic" workshops so I decided to make her one as part of her 70th birthday present ... she loves the sea so did one based on the ocean.

Finnabair's original idea was the book should look old and worn - as if you had found it in an old, damp chest in the loft or the cellar and I was very happy to go along those lines again ... the more worn and ragged the better for me!

I used a huge shell we found on a beach in Scotland ... it seems it was just waiting for this project and as it was too wide to fit inside the book I used it on the cover

These photographs do not truly represent the colours I used ... they appear much darker than they really are ... the inside of the book was very 
bluey-greeny and shimmery.

I added a few more collected shells to the large scallop shell - again all collected from our favourite Scottish beaches

I used a favourite poem and decided to keep the back very plain and simple but it does catch the light when you do the twisty-turny thing (the book, silly, not yourself!) and then quite a few colours appear - a little bit like oil on water but with oceany colours

PRODUCTS USED:

All by Finnabair for Prima Marketing unless otherwise stated

Art Basics Heavy Gesso - Black / White

Art Extravagance - Paper Texture Paste

Art Basics - 3D Gloss Gel / Soft Gloss Gel

Art Basics - Modelling Paste

Stencil - Broken Net

Art Extravagance - Patina Effect Texture Paste : Blue / Mint Green

Art Alchemy Metallique Acrylic Paint:

Emerald Green / Stormy Ocean / Steampunk Copper

Art Alchemy Sparks Acrylic Paint :

Green Goblin / Magical Pond

Tim Holtz (Ranger) Distress Spray Stain :

Old Paper / Tea Dye / Stormy Sky

Distress Oxide Spray - Antique Linen

Lindy's Starburst Spray :

Steampunk Sepia / Time Travel Teal / Afternoon Delight Denim

Frosted Forget-Me-Knot

13 Arts Ayeeda Mist :

Pastel Cinnamon / Pastel Caramel / Pearl Old Gold

Art Ingredients Mica Powder (diluted in water in spray bottle) :

Gold / Copper

Art Ingredients - Mega Art Stones / Art Stones / Mini Art Stones

Art Ingredients Glass Glitter - Midnight Blue

Art Ingredients Mica Flakes - Gold Leaf

Art Ingredients Microbeads - Bronze

Art Ingredients - Melange Pebbles

Art Extravagance Glitter Set - Carribean Seas

Art Alchemy Metallique Wax :

Blue Lagoon / Old Denim / Peacock / White Gold

Art Extravagance Opal Magic Wax - Vintage Silk

Art Alchemy Liquid Acrylic - Tiger Orange

Cheesecloth or gauze

Now please

Just take me to the ocean

for it's where I long to be