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Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Golden Thanks

Hi everyone.  Today's card is another using watercolouring with salt.  I have watercoloured a piece of white tissue paper using watercolour sprays (magenta and orange).  I quickly added some kosher salt on top and let the piece air dry.  The salt reacted with the watercolour, absorbing some of the colour and creating little star bursts.  So pretty!

I glued the tissue to a piece of white card stock and cut two squares.  I splattered the pieces with diluted gold pigment ink (Delicata) and then layered them onto my card front.  A piece of white card stock was coloured with more of the Delicata ink and then cut into the flower branch and placed on top.  A simple thanks stamp finishes the card.

This month's challenge at CAS Watercolour is to use Salt.  I hope you'll check out the reminder post to see more inspiring cards using salt from our Design Team, and talented Guest Designer, Ros.


Also playing along with Just Us Girls this week.  There's lots of shine from the gold splatters, flower sprig and sentiment.








Stamps:  Lots of Thanks (Simon Says Stamp)
Paper:  White (Neenah 110 lb. card stock); white tissue paper
Ink:  Watercolour Sprays from Concentrate:  Magenta, Orange (Dick Blick); Delicata Gold ink (Tsukineko)
Accessories & Tools:  paint brush, water mister, kosher salt, Lavish Branch die (Memory Box)

Challenges:
CAS Watercolour August Challenge - Salt
Just Us Girls #406 - Bring on the Shine
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26 comments:

  1. Christine Alexander16 August 2017 at 10:21

    Loll, what a beautiful effect on the tissue paper, I also love the gold sprig and splatters. Awesome layout :)

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  2. nancy littrell16 August 2017 at 10:23

    I must try your salt technique on watercolored tissue paper. LOVE the results, Loll. Adding your gold accents to your beautiful squares and your pretty gold die cut flower branch made the most gorgeous finished CAS card. TFS my friend. Such a sweet tiny thanks too. Hugs

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  3. Mac Mable16 August 2017 at 10:48

    So so pretty and love the layout. The colours are gorgeous and wouldn't have thought to try tissue paper, so thank you again for the inspiration x

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  4. Liz16 August 2017 at 11:38

    Gorgeous CAS card, Loll. The square panels are stunning and I love the gold flower branch. xx

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  5. Colleen16 August 2017 at 12:15

    Loll, this is stunning! this is my first day back in the craft room since July 28...I just did a quick view of your latest cards, so much to catch up on and all of yours are just so beautiful! I hope I can play along with the salt! Have a great rest of the week!!

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  6. Stamps and Paper16 August 2017 at 13:09

    Beautiful card Loll pretty colours and love your design

    Anne

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  7. Judy Woodland16 August 2017 at 13:29

    Oh my goodness, Loll. I can't tell you how much I love this. The clean white card with the bright squares is just beautiful, and especially with the gold splatters. Simply PERFECT!!! Great take on the challenge, thanks so much for playing along with us this week over at Just Us Girls!
    Judy~ JUGS DT, Challenge Host
    {Judy's Happy Place} Stop by and visit me!!!

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  8. Linda16 August 2017 at 14:23

    What a pretty card Loll. Love the golden die cut. I've been playing around with tissue paper today but I didn't try the salt technique .... must remember that one xx

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  9. Pat16 August 2017 at 14:47

    The beautifully bright pink and orange colours look fabulous with the gold splatters and flower branch Loll and the salt has made such a pretty pattern on the tissue paper, and I love the arrangement of the two squares. A gorgeous card. x

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  10. Bonnie16 August 2017 at 16:51

    The rich background really shows the salt bursts and the gold splatters make it so elegant! Love that gold flower and leaf spray against the squares! A fantastic layout, my friend!

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  11. Darnell16 August 2017 at 17:42

    A achieved schpactular shine and schparkle on this beautiful thank you card, Lolly! I love the two squares off-set with the golden flourish bridging them both!! Thank you for playing along in the JUGS Challenge! Hugs, Dolly

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  12. Susan16 August 2017 at 19:20

    I love the effect of the sprays on the tissue paper - such vibrant colours! And a great layout with the two squares! The gold splatters and the gold branch finish it off perfectly.

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  13. aussie aNNie16 August 2017 at 22:30

    Fabulous card Loll, no matter what I do and try, my salt card is not as effective as what I see on other blogs... x
    [aNNie]

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  14. Anita in France17 August 2017 at 01:41

    Rich and lovely, Loll ... the gold is stunning with that luxurious tissue background! Hugs, Anita :)

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  15. Ros Crawford17 August 2017 at 02:41

    Oh my... This is so elegant! Beautiful colours and design , I may have to CASe that!

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  16. Jeanne17 August 2017 at 04:44

    Absolutely beautiful in every way. Fantastic! :) Hugs!

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  17. Aquarius17 August 2017 at 07:06

    Love the colours used and the gold touches are just right.

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  18. My Card Attic: Hazel17 August 2017 at 10:45

    Just stunning Loll! You have such a knack for using tiny pieces of background pieces in such unique and creative ways! LOVE it! Have a wonderful evening my friend! Love & Hugs. Hazel xx
    My Card Attic

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  19. Susanne Vargas17 August 2017 at 17:50

    Another cool layout to showcase this stunning background you created! Love it!

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  20. Sue18 August 2017 at 09:57

    Beautiful gold foliage and layout, Loll. A stunning card x

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  21. Trina P.19 August 2017 at 10:57

    Stunning, Loll. Such a rich and beautiful colour palette (love all your colour choices). The gold splatters and diecut pops beautifully against it.

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  22. Papercraft Boutique19 August 2017 at 22:18

    Such a beautiful effect on the tissue paper, Loll! I love both the design (layered squares with the branch) and the colors (pink/orange shades with gold)! Hideko

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  23. Barb Ghig20 August 2017 at 16:45

    Your branch looks so pretty in Delicata Gold and I love the effect on the square panels...bet this is really gorgeous in person! I found that Kosher salt gave the best results when I tried this technique...I can't wait to see what you have lined up for us next month :)

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  24. shirley-bee22 August 2017 at 12:55

    Beautiful card, Loll! I love the magenta, orange and gold colour scheme.

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  25. BożenA10 September 2017 at 11:38

    Your twig so beautifully passes through both colored squares, joining them together. Beautiful arrangement of elements on the card. Great CAS card.
    Hugs,
    BożenA

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  26. vaiybora23 February 2018 at 07:07

    wow !!! beautiful and so lovely,i really like your good idea so much.Thank for sharing.

    Animation

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Thanks so much for leaving a comment. I love hearing from you! Loll :)