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        Hi friends sharing a special DT project for  Cuttlebugmania  Challenge  " Summer ". This project is very dear to me as I have tried to capture memories of  our family's summer holidays to the beach and depict them on a bottle !

Bottle Art

Beaches and bottles always go together don't they so hehe I altered a bottle for my project!

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After a liberal coat of gesso I  used Finnabair white crackle paste through Scrapberry's Dotted Pattern Stencil on different parts of the bottle to depict the foam of the sea!!

Stenciling

I love this crackle paste...it is so easy to use! Here is another project using it : Mixed Media Altered Book Tutorial 

Crackle Paste

For the "ocean waves" I stencilled  Ranger's texture paste through Carabelle Studio Geometrie 1 stencil

Mixed Media Altered Bottle

This is one of my favourite stencil designs and here is another project showcasing it : Mixed Media Box Tutorial

Stenciling

I like bright cheerful project so used a pastel blue paint to ink up the bottle.

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One of our favourite activities as a family whenever we visit a beach is to collect sea shells and so I just had to add this sentiment stamp saying " To find a seashell is to find a world of imagination". I made the frame using Sakura air drying clay and a mould.

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The lid of the bottle has sea gulls, a tiny bottle, shells, crystals and pearls...in fact all the treasures of the ocean with a liberal dusting of sparkling dust!!!

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One of my most memorable summer holidays was to Goa beach and one of the highlights of that trip was the thrill of seeing dolphins swimming in the ocean!!!

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On another summer holiday ...to my home in Kerala...all of us got a chance to steer a large boat...and hence I added a wheel [ a joyrcrafts die cut inked with Distress Inks  and jazzed up with rainbow glitter]!!

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I also used clay to make star fishes ...to depict yet another holiday memory from Goa....being able to touch star fish!

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I added corals we got from Langkawi beach ...an amazing serene beach in Malaysia

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The shells are from my treasure trove ...shells collected over the years from beach holidays!

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Couldnt resist adding a gorgeous lace and a large crystal heart!

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The "treasures of the ocean" is a stamp heat embossed in gold, die cut and dressed up with crackle paste!

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This side has " the voice of the sea speaks to the soul"!

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The sand dollar  is a real one ...collected from Goa beach!

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This side of the bottle  has leaping dolphins and a compass to guide us in journeys yet to come!

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I hope you  liked my "memory" bottle idea!!
Supplies :  All from Crafters Corner
Dies :  Memory Box Diving Dolphins, Poppy Stamps Birds in flight, Joy Crafts  Anchor-Ships wheel-Lifebuoy,Spellbinders  Curved Matting Basics A and B.
Stamps : Crafty Individuals Cl 272
Mixed Media Supplies : Ranger Texture Paste  Matt, Glass beads Gel, Finnabair Art extravaganza White Crackle Paste,
Dress My Craft : Sparkling Dust, Rainbow Glitter, Mini Pearls, Mini Micro Pearls,

Dont forget to participate in the  Cuttlebugmania  Challenge with a " Summer" project using dies or embossing folders. Jannie always has wonderful prizes for the winner.

Linking to  

613 Avenue Creates , All Sorts Challenge,  Word Art Wednesda , Eclectic Ellapu June , Class Design Team Challenge June
Pixie's Snippets Playground - used lot of snippets...snippets of paper, snippets of clay, snippets of lace!