Salted Background Technique

Are you looking for a stunning new background technique to try?  Well, the designers at Stylin’ Stampin’ INKSpiration are showcasing the Salted Background Technique on the blog today.  Check it out, give it a try and share your creations in this week’s challenge.  It’s super easy! 

I followed the instructions except I substituted Watercolor Paper for the Glossy Cardstock.  I’m sure the colors would have been more vibrant on the glossy, but hey….you gotta use what you’ve got, right?  I used fine sea salt on this project.  On another “experiment”, I tried some rock salt (aka ice melt).  It was pretty cool, but unfortunately I didn’t use vibrant colors and it  bleached it to the point that it had very little color.  So, a little hint: use deep, darker colors for best results.

 The colors I used may not sound familiar to you.  That’s because they are NEW!  Stampin’ UP! will be offering 5 new In Colors for 2017–2019.  I used Lemon-Lime Twist, Tranquil Tide, and Fresh Fig.  After spritzing my watercolor paper with water, I added color with an aquapainter and ink from the lid of the ink pads.  Squeezing the pad to the lid gently before opening it will give you a nice “pool” of ink to work with for this technique.

The card base is Tranquil Tide card stock and the butterfly was die-cut from Fresh Fig card stock.  Look closely and you’ll see a few more sneak peeks including the Eastern Beauty Photopolymer Stamp Set, Eastern Palace Specialty Designer Series Paper, and Eastern Gold Vinyl Stickers.  All of these will be available for customers to purchase beginning May 1, 2017.  

I’ll have more sneak peeks at these new items on Friday, so be sure to check back.  And if you’d like to check out another great technique using a common household item, check out this blast from the past tutorial.  This one was actually my first ever blog post!  I’ve come a long way!

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