H2O's & Salt

Good morning everyone - hope it's as beautiful where you are, as it is here. Am planning on sitting up the garden later, reading, maybe a spot of crafting, though that will depend on the breeze. Crafting outside is lovely only if there's no wind to blow your paper around!

Anyway those of you who visit me for WOYWW, will remember last week I was playing around with H2O's and salt to create backgrounds. Well here's what I did with them -

This first one I stamped a Creative Expressions stamp using Stazon, I used the secondary ink to stamp into the corners. I then matted it onto black before layering it onto the script paper which is from Papermania's Book print papers.

This second one, which I love, is again stamped with Stazon and Creative Expressions stamps, the paper is again from the Book print Papermania papers. Then I added my cute little buttons to the corners.

As you can see from this close up, there is still some salt on the surface. I rubbed off as much as would come away but didn't over scrub it. I like the texture the remaining salt creates.

This third card is made the same way as the others, using the same stamps and papers. However with this one I decided to spatter water onto the background before stamping.  I dabbed it off with a paper towel and must admit I love the effect it's created.

 This last one I kept simple. The butterfly is stamped with Dusty Concord Distress ink which I had to heat set, I then added the bug and bow.

Overall I'm really pleased with these cards, you'll notice there isn't a sentiment to categorise them, because I felt that these cards could be used for many occasions so I didn't want to restrict that by putting sentiments on to them. Hope you like them, let me know what you think of the effect, have you any ideas as how else I can use these wonderful paints?

Take care Zo xx