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Step By Step

I'm going to start doing a few step by step walk throughs of how I create my projects.  For the first one I'm going to show you how I create a background for a scrapbook layout. 1. I started off knowing I want to use some holographic heart stickers.  They are pinks, purples and blues and these prompt me with the colours of inks I want to use.  I also add a neutral grey and my trusty clear gesso. 2. I know I am going to be using water and that my card is regular thick card - it will warp.  You could use watercolour paper if you wish.  To help combat the warp I spread the thinnest layer of clear gesso over my card.  I use a pallet knife to spread it as thin as possible - you really don't need much. 3. When the gesso is dry I start flicking my mists.  I tend to start with the neutral colour. 4. I spritz the ink droplets with some water to spread the colour and give a more painterly look. 5. I then took my lilac mist and blue mist and flicked on some colour.