Saturday, December 16, 2006

Faux Air-Brushed Background


I finally got some minature misting bottles!! So now I've been playing with them, experimenting with different things. My favorite technique so far is what I call "faux air brushing". I made a template by punching out various different circles in a piece of cardstock. Instead of sponging, I used the template as a mask and sprayed colour over it. I mixed reinkers (cool caribbean in one and tempting turquoise in the other) with a little bit of rubbing alcohol, then firmly held onto the mask and sprayed away (don't inhale too much). The result is a very cool background. Then, I removed the mask, held the misters farther away and sprayed a few times to get the splattered effect all over. If there's any demand fo it, I can post a photo tutorial, so speak up if that is something you'd like to see. This card is relatively simple because I didn't want to cover my background after all that work! If you are wondering why I mixed the reinkers with rubbing alcohol and not water, it's because the alcohol dries a heck of a lot faster and it won't warp your cardstock.

7 comments:

  1. What a cool technique, love this card.You have such great ideas . I've subscribed

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  2. I like this idea, how big were the spray bottles you used? Did you save them for another time with the alchol and reinker still in them?

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  3. Wow! This card is so, so cute! What a great technique!!

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  4. The spray bottles are quite small, think travel hairspray container size. I only filled them about a third of the way. I've left the reinkers and alcohol in them for now. I didn't fill the containers in case I want to change up the colours often.

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  5. What a FABULOUS technique......going to have to go try it out!
    THANKS for posting it.......

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  6. This is really cute. I'd be interested in seeing a tutorial.

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  7. What a wonderful idea! I would love to see a tutorial on this technique.

    I really like the card as well. I'm going to a baby shower for my niece next month and it gives me another idea for a card!

    Thanks,
    Denise

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