8/20/2017

CAS Watercolour Card Challenge - so sorry

Earlier this month, I used coarse sea salt for a watercolor background, so today I sprinkled regular table salt instead, and made this card.



Well, actually, my first try with table salt was this:


I liked the darker background, but the paper was not wet enough for the salt to react much. The salt effect was a little too subtle ...
The salt effect below looks like tiny flower petals flying away in the sky. I really liked the result.



 This is a sympathy card, and I didn't want it to be too flashy, so I layered white glimmer paper under half of the front panel, showing just a little.



I'm entering the card in the CAS Watercolour August Challenge.


Stamp: So Sorry (Stampin' Up!)
Paper: Canson Watercolor Paper (140 lb), Whisper White, Glimmer Paper Dazzling Diamonds (Stampin' Up!)
Ink: Gansai Tambi (Kuretake), VersaMark (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Die-namics Mod Rectangle STAX (Favorite Things), Embossing Powder (White - Hero Arts)

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11 comments:

  1. Bonnie8/20/17, 4:52 PM

    My first thought was WOW, this looks like dandelion fluff! Love this, Hideko! Thanks for sharing with us again at CAS Watercolour!

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    1. Papercraft Boutique8/20/17, 5:05 PM

      Thanks so much for your kind words, Bonnie! I really enjoyed the salted background challenge this month. Thank you very much for hosting the challenge!

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  2. Susanne Vargas8/20/17, 6:11 PM

    Absolutely adore how your background came out! It looks spectacular! I made two and they both look much more wild and uncontrolled...

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    1. Papercraft Boutique8/21/17, 8:46 AM

      Thanks for your sweet comments, Susanne! Wild and uncontrolled effects look interesting too! :-)

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  3. Loll8/21/17, 7:29 AM

    Great results with your salted, watercoloured background Hideko. Love the Ombre technique with the colours too. Thanks for sharing with us at CAS Watercolour!

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    1. Papercraft Boutique8/21/17, 8:49 AM

      Thank you so much for your kind comments, Loll! I wondered how salt reacts with alcohol ink!? Maybe I should try it someday. :-)

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  4. nancy littrell8/21/17, 3:03 PM

    Gorgeous texture and interest with your ombre watercolour salted background, Hideko. I love your CAS design too. I think your 1st piece is very pretty also for a more subtle effect. The amount of ink or paint you add and water really makes a difference on the out come. TFS and joining us again on CAS Watercolour. Hugs...

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    1. Papercraft Boutique8/21/17, 10:07 PM

      Thanks so much for your sweet comments, Nancy! You’re exactly right about the amount of paint and water. Trial and error makes learning a new technique fun (and sometimes frustrating)! ;-)

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  5. Christine Alexander8/21/17, 8:40 PM

    So pretty, you can just see those salt crystals flying across the page. I love the simplicity of your card it really allows the salt background to be the focus. Thanks for joining us at CAS Watercolour :)

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    1. Papercraft Boutique8/21/17, 10:10 PM

      Thanks, Christine! Ha ha ha, salt actually did fly across my kitchen counter when I made this. :-P

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  6. BożenA9/24/17, 8:14 AM

    Wow! Amazing watercolor background created with the help of salt. Thanks to its crystals, stunning stacks of color were created. Beautiful card !!
    Hugs,
    BozenA

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