Hello Crafting Crew! Happy Sunday Funday to all my fellow artisans out there! Spent my morning immersed in the world of ink and paint, inspired by the incredible artists on YouTube. Today’s experiment led me to create a three-paneled background on a z-fold slim line card, measuring a cozy 3.5″x 8.5″. Each art panel is a neat 0.25″ smaller, allowing for a contrasting border.

After carefully cutting the panels, I secured them to my trusty craft mat and began playing with my TH Distress Oxide inks. The color palette du jour featured Spun Sugar, Salvaged Patina, Salty Ocean, Kitsch Flamingo, Cracked Pistachio, Mustard Seed, Black Soot, and Picket Fence. The inks did not allow for all the effects I was trying to achieve and I had to enlist the help of Distress Paint for additional layers. Some panels were masked off with precision using masking tape, while others were freehand strokes. Various TH stencils played a supporting role both in ink and paint.

Once the layers were complete I added some TH gents in black cardstock and the heartfelt sentiment, “Thinking Of You” from some Salty Ocean gel print done a few years back.

Apologies for the photo quality—I’m still working on mastering the art of photography & capturing these creations in all their glory. Keep crafting and creating, my friends! 🎨✨

Challenges entered: Craft Roulette, Park Hopping My Happy Place (Ink & Paint Shop at the Art of Animation Hotel), NBUS Challenge, Pammies Inky Pinkies, Tic Tac Toe Challenge (stripes=in the background,free=die cut,flowers=the stencil used in the UR hand corner)