Speaking of Fall…grateful for the awesome display of God’s beauty and bounty this season. Walking Maggie the other day we passed a pond on our regular route. The angle of the sun made dapples across the water which gave me an idea for a layout!!
In 2015 I made a layout for a class where I used ribbon as an embellishment for the negative space in a title.
I’ve been playing around with distress markers and love the rich colors they can create. Perfect for a fall inspired layout! Using a Cricut I cut a title from kraft cardstock. It’s important to choose a font with fairly large open areas in the letters. I made my title to fit a 12″w X 4″h area.
Cut a piece of watercolor paper the slightly larger than your cardstock title piece. Choose several rich fall colored Distress Inks and, using the side of the pen, color watercolor paper in random areas. Don’t make the colored areas too linear!
Leave some white areas showing. It will fill in when it’s painted. Fill the entire length of the water color paper.
Now comes the fun!! You’ll need a 1″ wide paintbrush and a spray bottle. Lightly spray water on a couple of inches of the paper you just colored and use a paint brush to gently wash the water across the paper. Clean your brush on a dry paper towel every few strokes but don’t worry about the colors mottling, as it adds to the “fall” feel of the finished project.
Allow to your paper to dry, or if you’re impatient like I am, use a heat gun to speed up the process. If the paper begins to curl, turn it over and heat from the backside. Next, use the spray bottle to lightly spray water on the mat next to your project so only a few tiny droplets land on your water colored paper. Then place a clean paper towel over painted paper and blot gently to absorb droplets which will result in small dappled areas. Again allow paper to dry or dry with a heat gun.
Adhere cut title to dry decorated paper and use paper trimmer to cut off any extra edges, if desired. Your project is now ready to use for your scrapbook title!
This title now screams fall! Great for a hiking, biking, or Thanksgiving layout.
Until next time, it’s always a GREAT time to scrapbook!!
Bits of Bonnie 