Please Say It Was Photo Shopped

Below is the picture for this week's {Pin}spiration challenge. A challenge I try to do weekly just for fun.

 

I have worried about this baby ever since I saw the picture the first time. I have fussed and fumed about the baby being so close to the water. I mean the photo is cute and all, but I am so hoping the photo shoot took place in a nice safe studio and the baby has simply been set on the rocks via the magic of PhotoShop (or a similar program). I did finally manage to over come my concern and get on with my card. The obvious (and yes, once again I went with the obvious) was the little mermaid. So here is my card:

 

 You are getting two views because the first, face on photo, does not show the glitter and sparkles. The second one doesn't show all the glitz as the flowers also have glitter on them, but the light isn't catching it as it is on the card. I used far more glitz/glitter than is my usual and customary because if you have ever been out on the ocean or on a river, you know the sun bounces off of the water and glimmers like sparkling glitter.

 

My image is Tilda as Mermaid from Magnolia Stamps. I've coloured her with my Copics, as usual. I've also used the Sea Horse image from Magnolia Stamps and colored him up with the Copics. My base card this time is blue (DCWV) with a layer of white and then a layer of DP. Atop that, I've cut another layer of white and then sewed a layer of DP by Crate Papers. I had to dig out an old, old tool (pickle! What were those tempates called? They are clear plastic with grooves, and I have to use my circular craft knife -- oh well) for the oval because I didn't have a Spellbinder size big enough. I then cut the blue oval mat using another ancient tool called the Magic Matter (does anyone remember those small discs that ran around a shape to create a "perfectly spaced" mat all the way around?).

 

Anyhoo, I added a strip of white lace from the French General collection by jolee, assorted flowers from both Recollection and WOC, some stamen from Wilton and pearls by Recollection. I added Star Dust Stickles to the bodice, parts of the tail, Tilda's hair, the sea horse's spine and dorsel fin and all of the flowers except the large green one. My granddaughter (who is a mega bling-bling girl) will probably go ga-ga over this card!

 

 Challenges:
http://pinspirationalchallenges.blogspot.ca/ - Photo inspiration
http://cardmaniachallenges.blogspot.com/ - In the Sea
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ - Anything Goes
http://ooh-la-la-creationschallenges.blogspot.com/ - All at Sea
http://bearlymine-challenges.blogspot.com/ - Anything that Glitters
http://www.craftysentiments.blogspot.com/ - Let's Sparkle
http://stampnplus.blogspot.com/2012/08/challenge-3-august-flowers.html - Flowers
http://www.craftdoormagazine.com/ - Diva or Anything Goes
http://7kidschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2012/08/challenge-55-anything-goes.html - Anything Goes