Salt in Pink

Here's the piece after watercolor and Sea Salt were added and it was left to dry.

I used the left side for this card.

You can read how I did the right side of this piece here.

Jack was helping me do "science experiments" with the salt.

He didn't like his pieces but he agreed to let me keep them and use them.

His mom's birthday was coming up and she asked for a card using some of Jack's work.

You can't see the shimmer on the flower, but Jack was fascinated with the 

silver and white paints and I die cut the flower from a piece of that.

I fit the cut out pieces back in for an inlaid flower.

CAS Watercolour

Challenge is open until the 24th.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe (Card 1)

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:  Watercolor (Canson Cold Press), Neena, Basic Black (SU), Vellum

Other:  Gansai Tambi Watercolor (#34 Dk. Pink), Chrysanthemum Corner (MB), Leavenworth & Cascadia Butterflies (MB)

Card Recipe (Card 2) 

Stamps: Bouquet of Thanks (SSS)

Ink:  Versa Fine Onyx Black

Paper:  Watercolor (Canson Cold Press), Neena

Other: Gansai Tambi (#34 Dk Pink, #95 Silver, #10 White), Bright Blossoms Die (SSS), Stitched Rectangles (SSS), Sequins (PPP)

Moonlight Butterfly for CAS Mix Up

Hello my friends.

We've had so much fun at the CAS Mix Up challenge this month.

There are so many gorgeous ways to use alcohol ink

and our gallery is full of beautiful entries!

I die cut a piece of alcohol ink background using a Memory Box butterfly die.

It didn't cut the little pieces out of the photo paper, but left a wonderful embossed look.

I used a piece of the same background to add a narrow mat around the frame.

The stem and flowers were cut from snippets of leftover alcohol ink backgrounds.

There's still time to join in at CAS Mix Up

Using stamping, alcohol ink and die cuts.

The challenge ends on the 24th.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Thoughtful Messages (SSS)

Ink:   Pacific Point

Paper:   Neena, Textured Whisper White (ret. SU), Photo Paper (Kodak)

Other:  Moonlight Butterfly die (MB), Tomei Branch die (PS), Hydrangea Punch (MS)

Sunflower Hello

Hello.

I hope you're having a happy day!

I've used just a pinch of salt today.

This happy sunflower was die cut from a salted piece.

It's hard to see the patterns from the salt because of the intricate cut.

The stem and leaves were cut from a snippet leftover from this card.

After I added the brown watercolor to the flower, I used a bit
on the leaves to give them some added depth.

And because, in my yard, all the leaves have brown on them.

I should have shaded the grass border brown as there's lots
of brown in our grass too.  I did sponge some green on it.

It looks like it needs mowing doesn't it?

The Poppystamps challenge this month is

I have a border of grass and a scored border.

and the  CAS Watercolour Salt Challenge is still going.

and my snippet of grass and stem will give me a visit to
Pixies Snippet Playground

Thanks for the shout out, Di.


Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Friendship Messages (SSS)

Ink:   Early Espresso, Gumball Green (SU)

Paper:   Rustic White (PTI), Mixed Media (ST), Snippet of Green

Other:  Bountiful Sunflower, Grassland Border (both PS), Gansai Tambi Watercolors, Pink Himalayan Salt, Table Salt, Simply Scored

Flicker and Flutter

Hi there.

I got some new dies for my birthday and had fun using them.

I used some alcohol ink pieces.

Sorry, this time I didn't write the colors down.

I used some embossed pieces from my UFO (UnFinished Objects) box for backgrounds.

Join us at
CAS Mix Up

There are some gorgeous alcohol ink cards in the gallery.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Keep it Simple Get Well (PTI) card 1

Ink:   Emerald Envy (SU) card 1

Paper:   Neena, Photo (Kodak), Tempting Turquoise (SU) card 2

Other:  Alcohol Inks, Blending Solution (Ranger), Flicker and Flutter Die (PB), Layered Leaves EF (SU), Dew Drops (old HA)

Everything Flowers Two Ways

Hi.

Are you getting tired of salted and alcohol ink cards?

Here's something different.

I've stamped and heat embossed the Everything Flowers Background stamp

from Hero Arts, then colored the flowers with Gelatos.

I pressed the tip of the Gelatos metallic colors onto the flowers and spread the

color with my finger.

The color is very much like chapstick and spreads smoothly.

Kind of like making pretty mud pies!

I added some non metallic Gelato to the centers of the flowers.

I added some shading by putting the Gelato on my palette and picking up some color

with an Aqua Painter.

For the background, I used a Pitt Artist Big Brush pen in May Green to scribble on my palette,

picked up the color with an Aqua painter and did a wet on wet wash around the colored flowers.

(BTW, it's so easy to make a palette for markers and ink by

laminating a half sheet of white cardstock.)

I'm entering this in The Flower Challenge #11

also

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge

ADD A SENTIMENT

also

Just Us Girls (JUGS) Challenge

I have shiny embossing and the metallic Gelatos also shine.

Here's a closer look of that shine.

 I stamped 2 small pieces at the same time since this is such a large stamp.

I watercolored this one with Zigs.

Quite a different look!

Both sentiments are from the Thoughtful Messages set at SSS.

This set was a birthday present from my dear friend Loll.
I can see that this set will get a lot of love.
Thanks again, dear friend!

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Everything Flower (HA), Thoughtful Messages (SSS)

Ink:   Whisper White (SU)

Paper:   Neena, Mixed Media (STt), Orchid Opulence (retired SU), Vellum

Other:  White EP (SU), Gelatos Metallics Grape, Melon, Blueberry, & Mint; Yellow (Faber Castell), Pitt Artist Pen May Green (FC), Aqua Painter, Finger

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps: Same

Ink: Same

Paper: Neena, Mixed Media (ST), Brilliant Blue (retired SU), Vellum

Other:  White EP (SU), Zig CCRB (#30 Blue, 82 Purple, 25 Pink, 50 yellow, 52 Bright Yellow, 46 Mid Green, 64 Oatmeal), Aqua Painter