CI Paints and Marbles

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.

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.

I then shock the containter so the marbles would roll around to create an interesting background!

I picture of the shimmery markings from the marbles!

I then decided to repeat the process and use Evergreen as well.

I like doing this technique with CI Paints, rather then just with ink as it adds some pretty shimmer to the paper!!

Here's the actual piece of paper I used for this project.

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.

My card, such a great card for a guy's birthday!

Close-up:

Just look at the shimmer!! I LOVE it!

Thanks for stopping by today, have a great day!!

Kendra