Splish Splash

Greetings! It's time for a new challenge over at Inkspirational and this time it's a Word Challenge!  The word is "Splash!"  Now there are lots of ways to go with this word, and if you pop over to Inkspirational, you will see how each of the Design Team interpreted the word!  For my own canvas, I decided to work with a gorgeous image released recently by Gecko Galz from a file called Splish Splash!  Isn't she a beauty?  I began by selecting various shades of greens and blues from my stash of Ranger Distress Paints and applying them to my Craft Mat, spritzing with water and dragging my canvas through the soupy colors.  When the spritzes appeared toward the top of the canvas I thought it looked a lot like ocean spray and so my design immediately fell into place.  I decided to cut away the background of my GG image and focus on just the girl.  I think she looks like she is swimming in the ocean!  Then it occurred to me that we are not alone while swimming in the ocean!  So, I added some fish (by Red Lead Stamps) stamped on tissue paper and colored with Distress Inks and stenciled some dolphins and a sea horse (also by Red Lead Stamps).  To add dimension and texture, I wrapped the bottom of my canvas with some of the very last of my star embroidered ribbon and adhered some starfish and seashells and some gold sea related charms (by Red Lead Stamps).  We cannot wait to see what you dream up for our Word Challenge at Inkspirational! Thanks for dropping by! Hugs, Yvonne