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April Mood Board

Hello there! Amanda here today to share this month's mood board! I love Navy and Gold together and that was the start of this mood board. I started thinking about other colors I love paired with Navy and my mind went straight to shades of green like Lime and Kelly and lighter shades of blue like an Icy Blue or Pale Aqua. I figured if these colors all pair well with Navy they must look great all together! I nearly replaced the Gold with Charcoal Grey (which would be fab!), but what can I say, I'm a sucker for a gold accent! 


And here is my layout!


I recently purchased a large pad of watercolor paper to create 12x12 layouts with and this was my first time playing with it! I really love the water stained look you get using this versus regular cardstock with gesso.

 

Before using watercolors to create my background I stippled on a little Gesso and used the Bubbles stencil by Memory Box with modeling paste to create some texture. I added my watercolor, splattered on some mist and added several rub-ons before layering my papers and embellies.



Shop Supplies used: Memory Box Bubbles stencil, Dina Wakely Gesso, Waterbrush, Heidi Swapp Hello Today 4.5x6 Paper Pad, Studio Calico Brighton Pier Paper Pad, My Minds Eye On Trend Paper Pad, My Minds Eye Now & Then Izzy Paper Pad, My Minds Eye Jubilee Journey Rub Ons, Crate Paper Craft Market Word & Phrase Stickers, Crate Paper Journey Puffy Stickers, Crate Paper Journey Ephemera, Crate Paper Confetti Vellum & Acetate Ephemera, DIY Enamel Dots

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