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We're sailing right into 2016, aren't we?! In need of some pretty thank-you cards? Actually, I think these would work for ladies OR for gents, because of the blue hues and snazzy stars! :)
My Distress blending skills are much improved since I started blending on smooth bristol, angling my blending tool as I move it from the masking paper onto my project so the edges of the foam sponge don't show up sharply. I still have to remind myself to use a lighter hand, tho and barely "kiss" the surface of the paper. I love how these blue hues look together.
I sat on my hands for a while, then decided to go ahead and try adding some water droplets with a Ranger Pipette--they're similar to dropper tools and have a little bulb at one end that you squeeze to intake the water. Tapping it against my fingers allowed some nicely sized droplets to fall down onto the ink and create that cool reaction.
After heat setting it, I spattered on some Distress Paint--I like the Paint vs. the Stain for spatter because it is more opaque and once it is dry, it's locked into the paper--if I wanted to, I could add more water-based stuff over the top and it wouldn't reactivate the dry Distress Paint. Cool. :)
That little masked area filled with color makes a lovely backdrop for the rest of the elements in the design!
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I hope your New Year is off to a fabby start! Happy Mundane! :)
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