Oscraps
i spy by the seaside
i still like to look at the i spy books 
here's the rhyme (updated to fix typos)...
I spy a dad, a young boy, and a little girl whose hands are folded and knuckles curled. Theres the spray of the ocean on a hot summer day. A mermaid asleep way, way down where its deep. On careful inspection theres a swimsuit with stripes and three green fish with spots but no spikes. Theres a crab and a fishing pole ready to bait, three rare, pink pearls, and a button of blue slate. Buried deep in the sand four starfish play, one with pearls and one faded away. I spy a shimmery boat with sails unfurled, one smile, one grimace, the words happy, sun, and sea. I see bits of memory left at the shore. Tiny treasures all found, I search no more.
Credits
Anna Aspnes
ArtPlay Palette Swell http://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-Palette-Swell.html
ArtsyTransfers Swell http://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtsyTransfers-Swell.html
ArtPlay Palette Mountain High (fish) http://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-Palette-Mountain-High.html
ArtPlay Palette Heart Beach (crab) http://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-Palette-Heart-Beach.html
ArtPlay Palette Barren Sunrise (pearl) http://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-Palette-Barren-Sunrise.html
ArtPlay Palette Wander (fishing rod) http://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-Palette-Wander.html
ArtPlay Palette Hello Autumn (blue button) http://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-Palette-Wander.html
ArtPlay Palette Inclement (boat charm) http://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-Palette-Inclement.html
Beach WordARTMix No.1 http://www.oscraps.com/shop/Beach-WordART-Mix-No.-1.html
SeaSprinklez No.1 http://www.oscraps.com/shop/SeaSprinklez-No.-1.html
process...
I opened a solid from AP Palette Swell, then dragged all the layers of ArtsyTransfer Swell number 1 onto the solid. The photo was clipped to the main paint layer of the transfer. I added a lot of the shell sprinklez layers. When those were in place, the other little items were added. This was a good way to distract for the repetition of the shell layers. Once all the little treasures were in place, I decided it was too much to look at, so I shrunk the whole thing down and added additional brush work on the sides of the ArtsyTransfer group to frame it. The title and rhyme were added at the end.
Thanks for looking
here's the rhyme (updated to fix typos)...
I spy a dad, a young boy, and a little girl whose hands are folded and knuckles curled. Theres the spray of the ocean on a hot summer day. A mermaid asleep way, way down where its deep. On careful inspection theres a swimsuit with stripes and three green fish with spots but no spikes. Theres a crab and a fishing pole ready to bait, three rare, pink pearls, and a button of blue slate. Buried deep in the sand four starfish play, one with pearls and one faded away. I spy a shimmery boat with sails unfurled, one smile, one grimace, the words happy, sun, and sea. I see bits of memory left at the shore. Tiny treasures all found, I search no more.
Credits
Anna Aspnes
ArtPlay Palette Swell http://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-Palette-Swell.html
ArtsyTransfers Swell http://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtsyTransfers-Swell.html
ArtPlay Palette Mountain High (fish) http://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-Palette-Mountain-High.html
ArtPlay Palette Heart Beach (crab) http://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-Palette-Heart-Beach.html
ArtPlay Palette Barren Sunrise (pearl) http://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-Palette-Barren-Sunrise.html
ArtPlay Palette Wander (fishing rod) http://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-Palette-Wander.html
ArtPlay Palette Hello Autumn (blue button) http://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-Palette-Wander.html
ArtPlay Palette Inclement (boat charm) http://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-Palette-Inclement.html
Beach WordARTMix No.1 http://www.oscraps.com/shop/Beach-WordART-Mix-No.-1.html
SeaSprinklez No.1 http://www.oscraps.com/shop/SeaSprinklez-No.-1.html
process...
I opened a solid from AP Palette Swell, then dragged all the layers of ArtsyTransfer Swell number 1 onto the solid. The photo was clipped to the main paint layer of the transfer. I added a lot of the shell sprinklez layers. When those were in place, the other little items were added. This was a good way to distract for the repetition of the shell layers. Once all the little treasures were in place, I decided it was too much to look at, so I shrunk the whole thing down and added additional brush work on the sides of the ArtsyTransfer group to frame it. The title and rhyme were added at the end.
Thanks for looking