Spray bottle

For this month, I'm going to share some misting tips with you. I only recently
starting using spray inks to add texture to my layouts and projects so I'm by no
means any expert. But, I have discovered a few tricks as I have been working
with mists. I created this "Celebrate the 4th" layout using the gorgeous
Independence collection by GCD Studios. The spray ink I chose was Maya Road Maya
Mist in red. I love that this mist dries quickly and doesn't warp my paper.

I sprayed my layout with mist twice - once near my title. (Note: I would do all
spraying BEFORE you adhere your photos or at least cover your photos if you wait
until afterwards.)

And secondly, near where I placed my journaling. I wanted a nice pop of color
behind my journaling.

Here's a look at the chipboard stars where I used the Chip Art tool and a circle
on to deboss. I went over the stars with cream paint and then topped it with a
coat of Mod Podge and midnight blue paint.

Now, let's talk misting. For this sample, I sprayed really close to the paper
which gave me even coverage and a consistent red color.

On this sample, I held my spray bottle away from the page
and got a fine mist of coverage with just a hint of coverage.

For this sample, I took the pump out of the spray bottle and shook it over my
paper to get large droplets of ink.

Finally, on this sample, I did a combination of holding the bottle really close
to the paper and shaking the pump to get the large droplets of ink.

It was this combination that I used on my
layout.

And there you have a few simple tips to use the next
time you work with spray inks!

Until next time,

Jill