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I was asked to share the Dappled Sky Technique. This is a fun and EASY watercolor background that gives you really fun results. This is the card I did for my tutorial. I hope that you will check it out, and maybe give me some love in the comments 'cause it's my first guest spot and maybe they'll invite me back :) Check it out by clicking the link. http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/dappledwatercolorbackground
And here are some other samples I made with this technique!
This is one I made this past Christmas. Instead of using the whole background, I punched out a circle for a fun winter scene.
When I made this background it said space to me. So I made a moon to go along with it. I made the moon by punching a circle out of watercolor paper, then getting it wet with a little Smokey Slate. Next I flicked more Smokey Slate on top for the fun moon caters and texture.
The Weather Together set is perfect for this technique.
On this one I just made a small strip of the technique in Cherry Cobbler and Crushed Curry and then cut it out with the Tail from the Fox Builder Punch.
On this one I used Pear Pizzazz and Pool Party and used it as water.
And on this last version I used Tranquil Tide for the background, then flicked Fresh Fig and Lemon Lime Twist on top.
Let me know what you think!
I have another older video on my YouTube Channel that shows this technique on even more samples. you can see it here...
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Hello everyone. I made a whole bunch of cards with a technique for which I don't know the name. I am calling it a dappled sky but maybe it has a name and I just haven't heard of it. Who knows. And my name is not really good because you can do this with so many color combinations that a "sky" is only one version of many. But anyway, I thought I would share them with you.
I started playing around with some color combinations and Wink of Stella to see what the effects would be. It is really so much fun and you can make all sorts of color paper pieces and save them to use when ever the mood strikes you.
Here is a video showing step by step how to make the fun effect.
Here is one piece that I used to cut out leaves. I used Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry and Island Indigo on Watercolor Paper.
This piece uses Night of Navy, Pool Party and Blushing Bride, with a splatter of Wink of Stella on Watercolor paper.
This card uses Pool Party and Pear Pizzazz with splatters of Wink of Stella as well, all on Shimmery White cardstock.
It is so hard to photograph the sparkles from the Wink of Stella Splatter but hopefully you can see the speckles here.
This card uses Pacific Point, Pool Party and Wink of Stella on Watercolor Paper.
Close up so you can see the speckling.
These cards use Night of Navy with Soft Sky, Blushing Bride and Wink of Stella on Watercolor paper.
This version has a tiny bit of Crushed Curry as well.
I cut it out with a Layering Circles Framelit to make the card focal point.
This card uses Night of Navy and Pool Party on Shimmery White cardstock with some splatter of Wink of Stella.
I hope that you will give these a try, it really is fun to see the different color combinations. The cardstock will curl up when you wet it, so it's a good idea to tape the pieces down with some Washi Tape.
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