Who thought CI Paints and marbles couldn't go together?!?!
Well I was sitting around my craft area last night thinking what I could do for today to be creative and I saw my lonely little marbles sitting on my craft shelf wanting some attention.
A year or so ago I had see a tutorial on using marbles to make a pattern on your paper you use.
So I thought it would be fun to try the technique with the CI Paints!
I used an empty SU Stamp set container as it works really well. I first took some clear small pop-dots and put them on the back side of the paper to keep the paper in place in the container.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3x4arAXbgyi_4o8ZvW3h-32k0wxcvYjMxMnNEMTNNYaycT9ghemlDdLQhoXY1eaKTID1PS7jb3bfDIXu0zRMB37DNe56Vt3dpLfgcWrm6qB9-uL04wgqGQeoYsT-wd7UJ_Ca6Hdd2_Hh-/s320/1marble.jpg)
I then dipped a paint brush in the CI Color of choice, in the case I picked Green Olive, and brushed it on the bottom of the container.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA39WAU7dNlWAmLzuegYtR3asRurEcgngB-xjzVs39h6Gv4XVeg8oYeB8c0K34-pHtWyDgdSpuw7DcqB7n-7MgUlL5ZFxZLl9Y9sK2jTB-b_MdfVQXJ5me8qVoFOxl27Th3-colM0ygcu-/s320/2marble.jpg)
I then shock the containter so the marbles would roll around to create an interesting background!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitB8Hycd5pZhwnpe00RsEg2lOc7KTvqKEtT1Y-NrgLTnayVfVDDq_T6laVm-xDCIut6PkSpHpeTYUNqwjyPIIBY8xqHesqDZ5lls4j9Sul6i3TNrbv0d0mTxe1tscYlqmbR6bJjllVmm2q/s320/3marble.jpg)
I picture of the shimmery markings from the marbles!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidJH7RTc3JtX4Rt1-KIEhDlPQfJChKkGmOc3dPvZRJYLEZ8fG7Tnvb_9tqZHcJbGPxRaj3EHTyEpms7-JLLnz7hWq8mkMnncVGxHy0sGpRqIV14NyZ1ijkSYjF0AuhcTLZj0gTHe0ZoNJV/s320/4marble.jpg)
I then decided to repeat the process and use Evergreen as well.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfVt-F2ohnrtsY1NXr-RmAGYNVBRLvhqPCM4V_yWiw3_0xAbAhKJpuoKQ5T7_HxmbXmRdxlaHrPzuDNU5GgD5mShTHUeVbWp9piZ7T8zdLe8kpF6JrBAL1Hw73xeGgxUAIqReR2BKBwGpb/s320/5marble.jpg)
I like doing this technique with CI Paints, rather then just with ink as it adds some pretty shimmer to the paper!!
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Here's the actual piece of paper I used for this project.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjDNx0Kx3iFIrqcNlgp6W-ENrwR2r2izJO4-S17vRnso0fjTl0Lj2xlP2xXnNw6pZAEjK3IzMIPCFNPfFDCFoNK_RnLszlgLEaclDJmlnulcmEqDozWyTvgeEMNl-lnubuhnVT6hFCFBYe/s320/marble.jpg)
For the image I used a toothpick to add shimmer to smaller areas in which I wouldn't have been able to use a paint brush.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtePnHVdMNotX3vE5kudoP84Id4FGf-A_OIWbQuFYDeArBY5rUdgDVzD3wYSc9EUVX9-wfwEQrwuUTl87aeZsrA-v7G-rbbUc1yc9mqUVcTVa8QL28704ZJwJvZXv6R__IWFMX5zgxa3UK/s320/toothpick.jpg)
My card, such a great card for a guy's birthday!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg55IazSFwoLEBZ1mDXH6NYdqnIk1Jy_9Nd7F_MowvT_vjNy4Kh-1VF_d_840GgsPXHWXg38X91BuiWj4zE6WlZZOCG9DFu9LdRUSLffuDIiQ0Jes1T4w4TYmPRgRMnoam5sS9NDMoxrphr/s320/beer-day.jpg)
Close-up:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOerSV_6HegO81oGdA7-herHFZZZc7PgbS4l6quZX9xjguEk8lwY_e_XfNK1jKt_nAZAv6uY6U6r5EAyIjKWuOYDMhasf6b5aLBj2IjUA-Eg6c8zEZefaprMztsu3jj0jMeEqXU1IhtB8v/s320/beer-day2.jpg)
Just look at the shimmer!! I LOVE it!
Thanks for stopping by today, have a great day!!
5 comments:
great job! I actually played around with that a little a while ago, but I didn't really have a good container to do it in, so mine didn't turn out near as good as yours. =)
Oh my goodness!! I did the same technique today! Look at all us girls syncing! ;)
wow, I've never seen that before, looks cool, must try it!! : )
That is pretty cool. Had to chuckle over the beer monster! Too Cute!
This is a great idea Kendra. I have done marble painting with my kids but never thought to use it for my crafting...
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