Vintage Sea Layout by Nuneka

Hi creative people!  Nuneka here today with a new mixed media layout to show you how you can get your scrapbooking work to a different level, adding dimension and textures in several ways.

So I selected my most favorite paper from the Vintage Artistry Shore collection, which is the page called In the shallows because those cute little fishes were calling me!! And I thought it would be perfect to use the ones that come in one of the two exclusive sheets of coordinated laser-cut elements! So with that idea in mind, I decided to create a coral reef for my work.

To create a nice background I used two soft Lindy’s Magicals colors, veeeeery gently so the original design in the paper is still visible, I wanted to keep everything from it because that would make it look much more interesting. Then I added some gold texture paste through a stencil with a singular design. Later when the composition was glued, I also added some little stamping with one of my favorite 49 and Market stamps: 1787 by Pascale Bernard.

I took some corals from the laser cut elements, and added some more that I created with chipboards and embossing powder, and also with plastic plants that I dye to make them match. All these created gorgeous different textures, but I wanted to go one step further adding some beautiful flowers from 49 and Market: Mini Series 01 and Pixie Petals are perfect thanks to their small size. So I also dyed them to get them perfectly coordinates, and as they are made from paper you don’t need to prime them or anything.

For the focal point, I used an illustration of a mermaid, which in black and white looks quite vintage (perfect to match with the papers), and I framed with chipboard that I painted in the same gold color as the texture paste. I glued all the elements building two clusters and placed the orange fishes swimming among the corals. I just had to add the last details: some art stones, a sentiment I fussy cut from one of the papers of the collection, and white splatters.

You can watch the full process in this video (don’t forget to subscribe to our channel and click the little bell button so you don’t miss any coming videos!).

49 and Market products:

Other products: clear gesso, Lindy’s magical, and sprays, gold texture paste, chipboards, glue, art stones, gold wax.