Southern Ridge Trading Company: Sea, Surf & Sand with Sandy McTier

Who’s ready for SUMMER? I know I am, and I live in the SOUTH!

Here’s what I did to create my Sea, Surf & Sand piece

Prepping the Surface:

I scuffed up the frames with some sand paper and then wiped clean.
Then I painted them with DecoArt’s Americana Décor Texture – Moss Blue and let completely dry.
Then, I dry brushed them with DecoArt’s Vintage Effects – White.

Load the stencil brush with the paint and wipe most of it off on a paper towel. Brush over the frames, and let the paint pick up where it wants to. Continue to add dry brushed layers as needed. Let dry.

Chipboard Pieces:

I painted each of the Southern Ridge Chipboard pieces – Chain Anchor, Clam Shell, and Holey Starfish with DecoArt’s Americana Decor Metallics – Soft Gold and let dry.
Then I shaded around the edges with DecoArt’s Media Fluid Acrylics – Raw Umber.

Load the toe of a slightly damp 3/8” Angle brush with Raw Umber and float the colour along the inside edge of the chipboard shape. Let dry.

I applied the Glue Dots on the backside of each chipboard piece and attached them to the linen mat board pieces.
I printed out the words using a laser printer and painted over them with DecoArt Media Matte Medium. Once dry, I shaded around the edges with Raw Umber.
Once dry, I added more shading around the edges and then splattered with Raw Umber and Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide (Media Fluid Acrylic).
Once dry, I applied the mini glue dots to the words and added them to each of the panels.