A little salt...

The silhouette flowers from Starving Artistamps really lend themselves well to multicolored backgrounds.  Last night I tried the Salted Background.  I have never done it--don't know why because it is sooooooooo easy, and really doesn't take special equipment.  Just some ink, a spritz of water and some salt (yes just plain ole salt).

I have found that darker or intense colors are WONDERFUL for this because they make more colors when they spread.  I used Stampin' Up! Classic Inks: Old Olive, Taken with Teal and Cool Caribbean.  I love the yellow that came out when the salt spread the ink!

I did let it dry overnight, and I brushed the salt off  to stamp.  (I think a heat tool would be just fine to use, too)

Materials Used:

• Stamps: Plaque set, Silhouette Queen Anne's Lace, small sprigs, Grace Girls;
• Paper: Light turquoise textured and embossed card (DCWV); Old Olive and Taken with Teal (SU!); White (GP)
• Ink: Taken with Teal, Old Olive & Cool Caribbean dye ink (SU!); Taken with Teal pigment ink; Versa;
• Accessories: Black EP, Corsage pin and beads, ribbon, foam tape;

Thanks for stopping by--I hope you try this easy technique, too!