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Thursday, 13 August 2026

Sea Shells by the Sea Shore!


Bobby is Hosting this weeks challenge at Just Us Girls 
and chose WATER for our  WORD WEEK. 
I knew just what I wanted to do for this challenge
and had so much fun putting my little 
Mixed Media Canvas together.



 
There is a little story behind this canvas.
I recently said to my daughter I needed some sand
for a project. She said she would get a bag for me 
on a trip to spend time with granddaughter in Weipa
(top of Australia) hence she arrived home with
the little bag of sand and some tiny shells
which Harper (my GGD) picked from their trip to the beach.
I had mixed enough sand and texture paste
mixed with Lindy's Magical's and Acrylic Paint
 to create a few more sometime soon.
I even added two small bottles of beach bits
but too big for this canvas.
My beach scene has the blue water
with tiny breaking waves and splashing
against the sand.
Lots of shells, mica flakes, pearls, art stones,
distress glitter and bauxite I have had
in a little bottle for years
(funny enough came from Weipa
where it is mined)
Our Guest Betty and the Team
have created a variety of 
water themed cards for your pleasure.
Now it's your turn to show off yours.










9 comments:

cm said...

WOW! Your ocean + beach + shells canvas is a mixed media marvel! Incredibly creative and eye-catching; a wonderful piece of decor, indeed!
hugs~c

Vicki Dutcher said...

Fabulous realistic beach card!

Lisa Elton said...

This is fantastic, Ina! Even better knowing where your sand and shells came from!

Bobby said...

What a beautiful decor item, Ina. The arrangement of shells and other embellishments looks just like a walk along the beach.

ElizStewart said...

Ina... I love it! What fun...something I should do more often given I live on the beach. Just beautiful.

Sue VanDeVusse said...

This is a gorgeous mixed media piece of art! So cool that you incorporated real sand.

Carol said...

Masterpiece of a beach scene Ina! Perfect idea and execution of it for our water theme. This must have been fun to make, too. Love it!

lichazul said...

Great canvas, beautiful details 💐☺️ congrats

EmmaT said...

Beautiful beach scene - great idea with the sand, although i pick up lots of little items from the beach not thought of sand😊