Baby Wipe Background Technique

 

I'm having a bit of trouble finding material for two of my collages.  The problem is, I chose to make a large substrate and I limited my fodder choices to a single gifted magazine.  I may have to rethink the size I chose (and cut).  For today, I thought I would recycle one of my tutorials.  This is an old one I created in 2009 before I had a decent camera.  I hope you can make out the materials and steps I took.

This is a quick and simple background technique that gives you a bonus.

Supplies:

Acrylic paint (color of your choice)

Baby wipes

Card stock (CS)

Plastic or craft sheet to protect your work surface

 

Place a small amount of acrylic paint on about 1/4 of the CS. Since acrylics dry quickly, you should only work on a small part of the page at a time.

Spread the paint using a wet baby wipe. Be sure to pick up all colors and spread evenly. Don't overwork the paint, or you'll end up with mud.

After you are pleased with the first area, add more paint to another area and continue spreading the paint with the same baby wipe.

Continue adding and spreading the paint until the page is complete. When finished, you will have a background sheet as well as a coordinating color baby wipe you can use as an accent on your page or a matching tag.

 

Now wasn't that easy? And it produces great results quickly, too.  This is Day 6 of 22 and I recycled an old tutorial.