Kathryn Scraps - Layout Week - Day 3 Challenge

Here is the third challenge from Kathryn's Layout Week over at The Scrapbeach. The following picture shows the sketch:

The layout is about my 21 year old cat Lizzy. I am her servant since I was 10 years old. She is still the queen of the household, even though she can't see that well anymore. She still expects that everything has to go her way like every other cat :P

For the background I used a 12x12 sheet of cardstock and coated it with gesso. To tone down the white I sprayed the background with Glimmer Mist - Gumdrop.
After the paper was dry, I drew my sunburst pattern and used my Color Wash sprays to get the blocks of color. The colors I used are Butterscotch, Red Pepper, Sailboat Blue and Meadow. To get the lighter colors I just mixed the Color Wash with a lot of water and used a paper towel to blot of the excess.
Because I knew the spraying wouldn't be pristine from the beginning, I didn't even try. To define the outline of the sunburst a bit more, I outlined the rays with a black pen.
The papers and embellishments are from the Basic Grey - Picadilly collection. The bright colors were perfect for the background.