Undersea Cigar Box Altered Art by Debbie West |
Supplies
 - Cigar box
- Spectrum Kaleidacolor Pad
- Brayer
- Glossy white cardstock (thepaperpalette.net)
- Brass, Jade RediTex Paint (Dr. Ph Martin Salis International)
- Paintbrush (Loew-Cornell)
- Dolphin image from photo or print
- 9.5'"X 2" patterned paper (Peggy Skycraft)
- Memories black, brown pad
- Sea Plant (Rubber Stamp Plantation)
- Scallop (Rubber Stamp Plantation)
- Octopus (Rubber Stamp Plantation)
- Seahorse (Rubber Stamp Plantation)
- Moorish Idol (Rubber Stamp Plantation)
- Humpback (Rubber Stamp Plantation)
- Nautilus (Rubber Stamp Plantation)
- Bubbles (Rubber Stamp Plantation)
- Seashells, coral (found)
- Sea glass (found)
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Instructions
1. Use Kaleidacolor pad and brayer to color glossy cardstock.
2. Paint inside of cigar box with ReadyTex brass paint. Add highlights with ReadyTex Jade paint.
3. Tear edges of patterned paper to resemble waves.
4. Tear around photo or print image of dolphins.
5. Stamp Scallop, Octopus, Seahorse, Humpback, and Moorish Idol on colored glossy cardstock with Memories black ink. Cut shapes out.
6. Stamp Nautilus in brown Memories ink and cut out.
7. Stamp Sea Plant and Bubbles inside box using Mediterranean Blue Brilliance pad.
8. Adhere dolphin images to inside of box.
9. Determine placement of patterned "waves".
10. Adhere sea life and shell images to inside of box. Adhere "waves".
11. Arrange seashells, coral and sea glass to inside of box with 527 Adhesive. Allow to set.
12. Decorate outside of box, if desired.
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