Salt Water Flowers

Hi ya'll.

While I was having fun using salt with watercolors,
I wanted to try a technique I saw in this video.

I loved the results.

Let's see what you think.

Imagine this without the stems and outlines that I drew.

I used about 1/4 cup of water and a couple pinches of salt to add a wash to 

my watercolor paper.

Then I dropped some watercolor onto the wet paper.

I didn't get quite the "explosion" that Teela got, but enough so it looked like flowers to me.

(I did blot the edges of the color bursts with a paper towel.)

I added stems with a paint brush and some more watercolor and

some definition to the flowers with a Copic Multiliner Pen.

Since the piece was too large for a CAS card,

I cut it in half and made a twofer.

The black dots on the second card were done by dipping a toothpick 

in Black Nuvo drops.

CAS Watercolour August Challenge

Challenge is open until the 24th.

Lots more videos with salt techniques over there.

I hope you'll play along.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe (Card 1)

Stamps:  Happy Snippets (PB)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:  Neena, Basic Black (SU), Watercolor (Arches CP) 

Other:  Stitched Mats Rectangles (LI: card 1), Stately EF (ret. Crafts Concepts: c.2), Small Sticky Back Black Crystals