Friday, February 8, 2013

Adding Salt to Ink

Hi There!

Day 8 of Clean and Simple Card Making 2 was a fun one! We 
learned three new inking techniques that all have amazing results. I chose to play with the ink and salt technique which Kristina shared with us in a video.
 

Absolutely Fabulous by bdengler4 (Barb)


I used Weathered Wood, Faded Jeans and Stormy Sky Distress Inks. It's pretty cool to watch the salt react to the wet, inky paper!

I'm planning on enjoying a quiet Saturday with some crafty time to catch up with Day 9 and 10 of class.

Thanks for the visit! 

26 comments:

Unknown said...

This looks amazing, Barb!

Greta said...

Do you just use plain old table salt? Love the effect here & your card is wonderful--love that die cut. Enjoy your w/e!

Virginia L. said...

Wow!! This is quite a gorgeous CAS card, Barb! The background with salt looks so pretty and your use of the diecut sentiment is ABSOLUTELY superb!

Michelle said...

Beautiful, Barb! The salted background looks awesome! :-)

Joy said...

I am yet to try this technique out, you have captured it so perfectly, love it, hugs

Dawn T said...

This looks awesome Barb. Great choice of colours.

walchowDesign said...

Beautiful effect with the salt, Barb!

Judy1223 said...

Barb, another amazing card! You sure are a good student...this one gets an A+ in my book! Love the distress inks and the salt reaction...very cool!

Sue McRae said...

Lovely soft background Barb and I love those sparkly hearts!

GrammySue's Creations said...

Hi Barb, love your gorgeous card. It sounds like you had lots of fun with this class. I am also trying to catch up on making cards for this class. Have a great weekend. Hugs to you.

Cornelia (fun stamping) said...

Maybe I should stop commenting on other peoples card and make one myself, but I had to leave you a commnet: LOVE this card Barb!

natashakara said...

Ohhh. Barb. This is gorgeous. I love the colors you used and the effects of the salt. Your hearts are a great touch. I want to try this technique out.
I'm only on day 2! lol! I have a good deal of catching up to do ;)

Barb Ghig said...

This is such a pretty card! I love how beautiful the salted panel turned out, and the silver hearts are just perfect!

joy said...

Tour salty card turned out gorgeously, Barb! I love that technique; it's really fun to see the different results.

Lisa said...

You had mentioned that you had a tough time with this Barb, but I think this is simply beautiful!!
I really adore your color scheme- I think the color stormy sky is gorgeous!
Love that die you used too! :)

Anita Rex said...

That background looks amazing Barb! I love how use that absolutely die to!

Tina said...

Barb, you created a gorgeous background. Love your card.

Brenda said...

Absolutely stunning Barb! I loved this technique too, it gives such a beautiful effect. I must remember that combination of distress ink colours, they really work well together!

Jacqueline said...

WOW - this is so GORGEOUS Barb, what an excellent choice of elements!

Cathy A said...

Wonderfully gorgeous clean design Barb.

Trinh said...

Gorgeous, Barb! Hope you had lots of play time this weekend!

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

Just love the look you achieved with the salt technique, Barb! The soft blue grey looks amazing and I love the die cut and stamped sentiment!

Maureen Morton said...

The colors and the design of this are both super-cool. What a fun technique and you have used it so beautifully. I may need to sign up for class just to learn this! Hugs.

Robin K. said...

Oh wow! Love the combination of colors here Barb!!! And that die cut is so cool!!!

alexandra s.m. said...

I love it to pieces Barb <3

Lisa Carroll said...

This is gorgeous, Barb! Your colors are so dreamy and perfect! I love this technique.. should do it more often, I suppose. :)