Koi Pond Card

Hey everyone,
Here's another one from me. Two in a row! I'm on a roll ;) This card reminded me of a fish pond. It developed organically again. I had no idea I was going to add fish until the end.

For this one I followed my usual process. I'm really into layering in this order lately. Here are some rough steps...

• I started with Dylusions ink sprays
• Rubbed green distress ink through my Gingko stencil
• Coated the card with Golden - Regular Gel (Gloss). As I applied the gel I tapped the brush to give a different texture to the gel. You can see it in the light blue areas. Much different than brush strokes.

• When dry, I brushed white paint over the gel texture in certain areas of the card. It caught the ridges and made the patterns in the gel visible.
• I glazed over the white with light turquoise
• Over that, I used modeling paste through my Gingko stencil
• When dry, I set the stencil over top again and sponged on pearlescent paint. Makes a nice base for whatever colour you choose to add on top. In this case, the green has a bit of a shine to it from the layer below.
• The Koi Set stamps were stamped and then fussy cut from another sheet that I sprayed with orange and red Dylusions.
• I stuck them on with Golden - Regular Gel (Gloss) and then added some gold paint to the scales and eyes

• Last touch was adding some green beads here and there. Algae or eggs. Whatever. Just liked the effect and extra texture

Hope you like this one! Thanks for all of the comments on my last piece :) Loved reading your feedback! I don't usually comment back on here because I'm told that it doesn't notify you that I replied but I definitely do read every word left for me.
If you've got any questions just let me know. I will try to respond either by email or by finding your blog to leave you an answer to your question. Sometimes it's tricky finding a way back to you. You can always write to me at designsbyryn@gmail.com too.
Okay that's it for now.
Bye bye,
Ryn