Dappled Sky, Galaxy sky, Watercolor Splatter? What do you call it?

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. 










Product List

Watercolor Paper

[122959]

$5.00

Shimmery White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[101910]

$8.00

Aqua Painters

[103954]

$17.00

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

$8.00

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

[126970]

$6.50

Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad

[126982]

$6.50

Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad

[131172]

$6.50

Card Front Builder Thinlits Dies

[144674]

$30.00

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

[141705]

$35.00

Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper

[135315]

$5.00

Silver Glimmer Paper

[135314]

$5.00

Silver 3/8" Metallic-Edge Ribbon

[144213]

$7.00

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Seasonal Layers happy anniversary card

Hi Everyone!! I am out of town this week celebrating my parents' 50th wedding anniversary.  Our family has vacationed up in Sister Bay Wisconsin for several generations and so it is fitting that we celebrate this occasion as a family up there this year.  My whole family, my sister and her family, my brother and his family and my parents are all up there at the same time!  It is going to be a great week.
I thought I would show you the card I made for my parent's anniversary.  I think it is perfect for this year!

I used several different sets on this card, something rare for me, I tend to stick to one set.  The Happy Anniversary is from the Best Birds set, the water, seagulls and interior birds are from the High Tide set, and the beach chairs are from the Seasonal Layers Thinlits dies, part of the Colorful Season bundle, a must have this year!

I cut the chairs out with the dies and the Wood Textures designer series paper stack.  On this second card I forgot to stamp the water!! OOPS!  but the Ombre paper in the background makes this mistake OK don't you think?  That is from the Color Theory paper stack.






I made a quick video showing how to put this card together, but if you like the water, add that before the sand :)

I will be back next week!  Probably needing a vacation to recover from my vacation :)

Check out this fabulous bundle!! Great all year with the snowflakes, leaves, cherry blossoms, and fun summer waves, lemonade and chairs.  Seriously you need this bundle :)   Just zoom your eyes onto the dies alone!!  The leaves and snowflakes are gorgeous!!














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