Hi everyone! Today we welcome one of our regular players, Sarah Groen, from Auckland {New Zealand},
to share with us a Graphic Gelato Background Tutorial. Oooooh sounds exciting!!!
"Hi everyone :) I am thrilled to have been invited as a Guest Educator
at Scrap Around The World! Thank you so much for the opportunity.
I live in Auckland, New Zealand, with my hubby of 23 years & my 6 gorgeous kids. I am a stay at home mum & since I discovered scrapbooking I have been hopelessly addicted! I am currently on the design team for the NZ scrapbook store Scottie Crafts, the on-line challenge blogs CSI, Stuck Sketches & 1,2,3 Challenge blog & the Australian chipboard manufacturers 2 Crafty. I have been published many times both in NZ & overseas & in 2009 I was chosen as an Elite Team member for Up2Scrap, New Zealand's premiere scrapbooking magazine.
I love participating in challenges as I find that they make me think outside the box & push me out of my comfort zone. My pages have an artsy, whimsical feel to them but I love to try out new techniques & my style changes according to my inspiration, most of which I find online. {So many amazing artists out there!}"
You can see more of my work at my blog:
The technique I'm going to show you was inspired by the amazing Leanne Pearce.
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1. Using a compass to draw 2 sets of concentric circles onto a sheet of white cardstock.
2. Draw several equally spaced radii through the circles with a pencil as shown above.
You will need a protractor for this {mark 90 & 45 degree angles}.
3. Doodle arrows, triangles & doodles along your previously drawn lines.
4. Colour in random sections of your circles, using gelatos
{choosing colours that co-ordinate/complement the photo you plan to use}.
5. Smudge the colours with your finger, to smooth/blend them together.
6. Add more colour until you are happy with the result
then add a few sprays of mist as shown above.
7. Allow to dry completely before dripping a few blots of black ink randomly around your page.
This will give depth &contrast to your background.
8. Finally build up your layers of patterned paper, stickers
& embellishments, add your photo & you are DONE!
Thanks for checking out my tutorial.
I hope that you have been inspired to give this technique a go yourself.
It really is quite simple to do & can be adapted to suit almost any photo or theme.
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I agree! THANK YOU Sarah for sharing with us!
Now that I see all the steps it actually looks quite easy!!
I can't wait to try it out for myself soon & get those gelatos to work!!!
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Thanks for stopping by today!
{ and special thanks to Leonie Neal-Dawson for her assistance}
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