'Of the Sea' DIY Framed Paper Collage

 Inspired by the sea and abstract Japanese art, the 'Of The Sea' collage is a beautiful coloured or patterned card artistic creation.

It is medium level to make.

These DIY art pieces make great creatively homemade gifts to give.

You can change the colours of the card to your own taste.

If you want to modify my design, you could also add cutouts of fish, starfish, seahorses, plankton, seaweed, and coral.

You will need:

Two pieces of card, plain or patterned for the base.

 The template shapes in complementary colours cut from heavy paper card

Glue

A black Sharpie pen

11 x 14 inch (to fit an 8 x 10 inch collage) frame with an internal mat

Copy the templates (You will find them at the end of the tutorial at https://miabellapassion.blogspot.com/2024/11/of-sea-diy-framed-paper-collage.html) to your computer, print A4 size directly onto the coloured paper card of your choice.

Or print on white card, cut them out and draw around them on the patterned card, then cut out.

Otherwise, use a pencil and draw your own freeform shapes on the coloured paper card, and then cut them out.

Cut a second background layer slightly shorter to create a horizon and glue the two together.

Arrange your prepared shapes on a card that fits the internal photo size for the frame.

You can outline some of the shapes in black sharpie for more definition.

When you are happy with the positioning, glue each piece in place.

Start with the sun.

Use the wave template as a guide for the pieces.

Glue the wave on last.

Place the finished picture in the frame, taping in place onto the mat before attaching the frame back.