Friend Triptych

Here is a triptych which I have made for my friend Sarah, inspired by the current challenge at PaperArtsy which is Triptychs.  I have only ever made one before for my daughter, see it here.  They are really fun to do and I am definitely going to be doing a lot more of them! 

Its also the first day of Art Every Day Month at Creative Every Day.  This will be the second year I do this.  Last year I didn't quite manage every day, but the idea is to give it a go and if you miss a day - it doesn't matter.  The whole point is not to get stressed but to have fun with it and encourage creativity.

Here is my triptych:

I cut the backround out of thick cardboard packaging and added tissue paper and layers of paint:

some stencilling - including a Crafters Workshop houndstooth which I love:

and stamping:

texture paste through a gorgeous PaperArtsy stencil and finally the words which were all on friends:

 

I love using texture paste with this stencil, although I made a bit of a mess in my haste!  I initially sponged in a creamy colour and edged in black but didn't like it so I put the stencil back over and sponged again in white.

Friend quotes are great to include on gifts and cards for friends and I hope Sarah will like this triptych.

Now I'm off to start my next one!  There's lots of inspiration on the PaperArtsy blog.

I'm linking up at:

Art Every Day Month at Creative Every Day

PaperArtsy

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