* - Come On Get Crafty

Hello! I'm here today with a little tutorial involving mists and lovely wood veneers! Ombre is a hot trend right now and I was inspired to create the effect on this layout...

In just a few simple steps, you can give your next layout or project this effect, too! Let's get started...

First, you'll want to gather your supplies. You'll need at least three of your favorite mist/spray ink colors, some wood veneers, the photo(s) you want to include on your layout, and your card stock or patterned paper of choice. I chose my spray ink colors in orange, gold, and pink hues so they would blend together well and have a subtle effect.

Next, you need to decide on the general placement of your photo(s) and the wood veneers. The photo I used for this layout is sized at 3.5x5 and I placed a piece of patterned paper behind it for an extra layer. Since the "theme" of my page is about my daughter and I taking a nature walk, I decided to place my wood veneers on and around my photo to look like the flowers and bits were sprinkled on the page.

Now, you'll either want to remove your photo completely from the page or cover it with a piece of scrap card stock (all depending on your misting skills :) so you can start misting. I did not adhere my wood veneers to my page at this point, although, I did remove the veneers that were on and very close to my photo.

The next step is to start misting! I started with a light color (yellow) and misted in small sections so I wouldn't over-saturate my paper.

Keep misting down the page alternating your colors until all veneer are covered with mist. For a true ombre effect, start with the lightest color mist at the top and end with the darkest at the bottom. When you're finished misting set your page aside and let dry.

After I finished misting my page and the wood veneers were dry, I adhered the veneers to my page using small glue dots. Then I took a small paintbrush, dipped it into the mist bottle, and painted over my veneers to give them more color. I also painted over the veneers that I removed from my page earlier.

I also added in a few sequins and mist drops for variety. Now you can finish constructing your page. Replace your photo and embellish as you wish!

In the shot above, you can see where I added the extra veneers onto my photo.

I also added a few more veneers and bits around my title to help pull the design together.

And there you have it! I hope you pull out your mists and give this fun technique a try! And be sure to check out all of the great wood veneers in the shop!

Shop Items Used: Glitz (Woodgrain Washi Tape), Studio Calico (Snippets Wood Veneer Chevron, Sundrifter Wood Veneer Flowers, Sundrifter Wood Veneer Circles)

Have a wonderful day,

xoxo - Adrienne