Instructions
I made a similar piece to this one last year and I just loved it...so I wanted to do another piece using the same images but explore more area and use all whites ...This is my finished piece entitled "Pure Beauty".

Using a 8x10 canvas panel, I first applied a coat of white gesso and then a wash of Liquitex "Buff Titanium" acrylic paint. I then stamped using a text stamp and black ink along the right side of the canvas. I layered over that with a piece of patterned tissue paper, using Golden "Soft Gel Gloss" to adhere it and leaving in all of the wrinkles. After this dried, I applied a wash of cheap acrylic paint and using the same paint, added hardly visible circles to the right side of the canvas, using bubble wrap as my stamp.

I made the mermaids using two of the nudies from the ARTchix Classic Nudes collage sheet. I made a pattern for their tails out of a manila folder. After making a pleasing, flattering pattern, I added strips of Gold Small Renaissance Borders, starting at the tail bottom and overlapping row after row, alternating the points and trimming the rows every so often. I used Aleene's Tacky Glue to adhere the pieces of scrap, remembering to keep the curves of the tail in mind. I finished the top of the tail with a piece of Gold Small Floral Border. Mixing the white acrylic paint with Golden "Soft Gel Gloss," I applied a coat to the tails and to the Metal Filagree Frames, and wiped the excess off immediately with a sponge.

For the queen, I added cut out paper shells for her headpiece and a dress made from the text of a vintage book "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", (as are the mermaid wings). I made the necklace from a bought piece of woven jute and bead strand. I applied all of the above images and embellishments to the canvas and outlined them with a black Caran d’ache watercolor crayon, which I blended with an eyeshadow brush.

The seaweed, I made using watercolor paper and painting with different colors of white and buff acrylic paints. Some I stamped text with black ink and whitewashed over and some I sprayed on Krylon "Gold Webbing" spray. Then I cut them in a flowing manner and applied them to the canvas, adding flower shells to the tops of three strands.

To finish the piece I placed three sand dollars along the bottom and using Liquitex "Gloss Medium" over all to adhere. While the gloss medium was wet, I sprinkled diamond dust around and on the sand dollars.

I made an edging of Golden "Light Molding Paste" and rubbed on white and buff acrylic paints with my finger randomly along the edge. I coated the entire piece with a dusting of Pearl Ex "Micro Pearl" for sheen.
 

I then decided that I wanted to show a beautiful union of man and woman in my piece, so I used an image from the Glamour Post Faux Postage Sheet. I painted more Golden Glaze on her and then replaced his head with hers. I also added wings from the ARTchix "Papillon" collage sheet, a crown of vintage text, a piece of aged ribbon, and a vintage souvenir pin that I have been wanting to use. I outlined the figure with black Caran d’ache watercolor crayon. I then glued the cabinet card to the right side of the book cover.

For the left side, I used cut-out images of sparrows and baby heads, which I also glazed. I first applied the rusted lace to the bottom of both pages. Then I attached a vintage paper photo frame and added a beautiful coppery egg to the center of the opening and a cigar band across the top of the frame. I glued the birds along the bottom and added the rusted leaves and a rusty heart over them. On the outside left edge, I applied the baby heads and a piece of ARTchix "Black Lace Border". The border I had aged with Golden "Light Molding Paste" and more glaze on top.

On the right side, I attached a sage egg and "found" Rebecca and Isaac text.

I attached the rusted bird wings to the book back and rubbed Pearl Ex "Super Bronze" and "Super Russet" to the rusted doll head ...then attached her with a piece of jute over the top left wing. ..Ta Da!