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!

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.)

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