
Hi Oddies!!
It’s Lenny here!
Today, we’re making a simple background with Gelatos! I just looooove Gelatos! The colors are so vibrant! I would love to learn more techniques so I can use these cuties more!
1) Choose some Gelato colors.
2) Put some color on your paper.
(I used aquarel paper. I didn’t use watercolor paper, the aquarel paper is smoother.)
3) Take a paintbrush and some water and paint over the colored stripes that you’ve put on the paper.
4) Let dry for a while.
5) If your paper starts to curl, just put something heavy on it for a while.
6) Trim the paper, put it on a cardbase and add whatever you want: stamping, misting, stickers, flair, enamel dots,
Here are the cards that I made.
You make me happy
Kody with flowers (digi) and sentiment + arrow from Everyday smiles (clear)
Thinking of you
Ribbons(digi) + sentiment from Sweet Thinkin’ Mae (clear)
* For the blue card, I added some dots:
I used a darker Gelato, a Heidi Swapp stencil and the Dot dabber from Faber Castell.
Gelato colors: Aqua dolce / Snow cone / Cotton candy / Blueberry and Boysenberry for the dots
Afterwards, I stamped some arrows from the Everyday smiles set (clear)
* For the orange card: I took some cardstock, a piece of patterned paper and then added the Gelato background. Gelato colors: Mango / Tangerine / Blood orange
Thanks for stopping by today!!
Stay tuned … a fun new monthly challenge starts on Saturday, Feb 1!!
Lenny
this is very cool!!!
wonderful backgrounds Lenny. Thanks for the tips.
So pretty!
These are fabulous Lenny!! I just bought my first set of gelatos around Christmas time and need to play with them soon, I’ve used them once and LOVED them!!
Gorgeous cards, Lenny! 😀
Wonderful cards! Really cool idea too! I had not heard of gelatos before but I like what they do 🙂
so cool!
Oh, neat-o! I didn’t even realize what gelatos were! The backgrounds you made are great! Thanks for such a great tutorial!
I just got the set of Gelotes for Christmas and have not stopped playing with them since.
I have never tried Gelotes. Now I can’t wait to get my hands on some.
Thanks for sharing this Gelato fun, Lenny! I agree the colors are vibrant, got some and need to set aside some time to play. So glad to see your ideas here! Hugz, ~ Rose