Wishing to be at the Ocean

Hello, and welcome to my little paper craft  blog.

I have had so much fun with the Tim Holtz inspiration. I love his positive energy!

Here is a card made using some old and new. I have always loved playing with ink and paper. That shading you see on the blue layer is an old technique I like to use when there isn't enough depth for me. I started with a piece of PTI Enchanted Evening, then sponged it, here and there, with Distress inks, Wilted Violet and Broken China. I then sponged touches of Brilliance Dew Drops in a dark green and blue to give it a little highlight. I ran the layer through my die cutter with the Sizzix Tim Holtz Thinlits Alterations Die. 

The sea horse and sand dollar were cut from Distress Ink backgrounds with a Spellbinders die. The coral was cut from a scrap of alcohol inked background with #MFT Stamps Under the Sea Die-namics.

The water panel was a piece of watercolor paper smooshed in Distress Ink on a glass mat, then stenciled with Wilted Violet and Broken China through Tim Holtz Bubbles Layering stencil. 

I attached a piece of smooth silver glitter paper behind the bubbles die cut. The panel was then cut using a stitched rectangle die. The sentiment is from Oceans of Joy, Sunny Studios.

I guess if I can't enjoy the ocean in person, this will have to do.

Susan