Lenny has a GELATO background tutorial to share!

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Lenny has a GELATO background tutorial to share!

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!

SOG tutorial Gelatos 1
Here’s a step by step guide … 

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.)

SOG tutorial Gelatos 2

 

SOG tutorial Gelatos 4

3) Take a paintbrush and some water and paint over the colored stripes that you’ve put on the paper.

SOG tutorial Gelatos 3

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)

SOG tutorial Gelatos card 2  

Thinking of you
Ribbons(digi)  + sentiment from Sweet Thinkin’ Mae (clear) 

SOG tutorial Gelatos card 1
* 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)

SOG tutorial Gelatos 5

 

* 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 

11 Comments

  2. wonderful backgrounds Lenny. Thanks for the tips.

  4. 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!!

  6. Wonderful cards! Really cool idea too! I had not heard of gelatos before but I like what they do 🙂

  7. so cool!

  8. Oh, neat-o! I didn’t even realize what gelatos were! The backgrounds you made are great! Thanks for such a great tutorial!

  9. I just got the set of Gelotes for Christmas and have not stopped playing with them since.

  10. I have never tried Gelotes. Now I can’t wait to get my hands on some.

  11. 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

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