I began with the HA stencil on watercolour paper using inks that would react with water and blended. I left the stencil on the paper, lightly spritzed with water to dampen and sprinkled on some Celtic sea salt (rather large crystals) - let this dry naturally and scraped off the salt. Made my card base background by embossing with the HA star confetti die. After die cutting the stenciled piece with a HA rectangle and giving it a little border mat, I popped it up with some foam tape. Added the glitter stars, some Spectrum Noir for a bit more glitz, and the sentiment (black ink, clear embossed) - done!
Thanks for visiting today and all your kind comments.
Great technique piece Betty and a lovely Christmas card! Have a lovely evening! Luv & Hugs. Hazel xx
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Love this stencil and it's so perfect with your salted background, Betty! Love those glittery stars around the edge too! Thanks so much for sharing with us at CAS Watercolour!
ReplyDeleteGreat technique with the stencil, and love that stencil so pretty with the glittery stars. Thanks for joining us at CAS Watercolour :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful stenciling, Betty--such a great Christmas card!
ReplyDeleteWonderful mix of techniques that made a gorgeous result!!! Beautiful card!
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Debbie (CCC DT)
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So cool!! Great job with watercolouring over a stencil, Betty. The image is so crisp and clean. And the salt bursts are so pretty with your winter sky. Thanks for sharing with us at CAS Watercolour! xx
ReplyDeleteWonderful card! I love the BG and the design! Thank you for sharing with us at CAS Watercolour Challenge!
ReplyDeleteLove the colors you chose and the beautifully stenciled background with subtle texture that salt crystals have created!!! Great Christmas card, Betty! Have a wonderful weekend!
ReplyDeleteLove the card and the techniques that you used. I will have to give them a try. Thanks for sharing.
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Fun technique Betty and you go girl hitting 4 challenges with one card!
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome card Betty, great technique
ReplyDeleteBrilliant work - qualifies for four challenges :-) Very interesting technique Betty and such a pretty card. Good luck ;-)
ReplyDeleteYour salt technique has created a beautiful effect over your tree stencil that is so perfect for your wintery scene Betty! Such a gorgeous Christmas card! Thanks for sharing with us at Just Add Ink this week
ReplyDeleteLovely card, Betty. Fabulous use of techniques, colours and stencils. I adore the glittery accents. Thanks for joining us at Just Add Ink
ReplyDeleteThis is lovely Betty! I love how your colour change as they go down and the sparkle of the tiny silver stars. Thanks for joining us at Just Add Ink this week.
ReplyDeleteFabulous stenciled trees, Betty - the salt gave it a wonderful texture!!
ReplyDeleteSuch a sweet card Betty...great results too!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for playing along with the CAS Watercolour Challenge.
Karen
I'm so sorry...I've really fallen behind on my visits ~ Your background is amazing, Betty! I love how the color changes a bit between each section and your sparkly stars are so pretty! You did an amazing job with this technique!
ReplyDeleteNice card love the background. Thanks for joining A Blog Named Hero.
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