Sometimes blotches of paint can turn into a new technique.

I had no idea as to what I was going to do with this week’s SOC challenge pink + pink + orange.  What resulted was certainly surprising:  

Started with this quote from my Seize the Day desk calendar: 

Covered the watercolor paper with book paper from an old algebra book and Decou-page: 

• Put on a wash of light pink paint.
• Pushed modeling paste through a stencil.
• Painted over the modeling paste while the stencil was still in place with darker pink.
• Tore scraps of scrapbook paper into squares.
• Crinkled the squares.
• Edged the bottom piece with distress ink.
• Glued in place.

This is where the blotches of paint came in.  The dark pink paint that I squeezed out on the deli paper was still wet and I accidentally got some on one the squares as I was gluing it down.  Liking it I added more using a makeup sponge.

deli paper with paint

Lastly, I edged the whole thing with distress ink. 

What came out was a rather fun and funky collage!

What mistakes have you made that turned out to be a new technique?

                         Joining in on the Summer of Color Challenge week 2.

Colors used: 

Martha Stewart's Pink Dahlia

Apple Barrel's Pink Polish

                             Tim Holtz's Distress Ink  spiced marmalade