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Rock Salt Watercolor Tutorial and Easy Snowflake Holiday Card

November 2, 2018 Leave a Comment

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In this rock salt watercolor tutorial, I’m going to show you how I made this really cool background. And then I show you how I used it to create a beautiful holiday card.

Rock Salt Watercolor Tutorial

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Rock Salt Watercolor Tutorial Supply List

Here is a list of the supplies I used to create this card. The links take you to my shop.

Product List

Snow Is Glistening Photopolymer Stamp Set

Snow Is Glistening Photopolymer Stamp Set
[149742]
$21.00

Snowfall Thinlits Dies

Snowfall Thinlits Dies
[149692]
$39.00

Watercolor Paper

Watercolor Paper
[122959]
$5.00

Silver Foil Sheets

Silver Foil Sheets
[132178]
$4.00

White Velveteen Sheets

White Velveteen Sheets
[149619]
$5.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock
[140272]
$7.75

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill
[131156]
$3.75

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Pad
[147096]
$7.50

Aqua Painters

Aqua Painters
[103954]
$17.00

Paper Snips Scissors

Paper Snips Scissors
[103579]
$10.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

Stampin’ Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.00

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals
[144108]
$4.00

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

Liquid Multipurpose Glue
[110755]
$4.00

Besides these supplies, you will also need

  • low tack tape
  • artboard or some other hard water-resistant surface
  • rock salt ( table salt will also work)

Rock Salt Watercolor Tutorial Measurements

  • Whisper White Card base 8 – 1/2″ x 5 – 1/2″
  • Watercolor Paper 4 – 1/2″ x 6″
  • Silver Foil sheet 4″ square  and a small scrap
  • White Velvet paper 3″ square
  • Whisper White flag 1″ x 2 – 1/2″

Instructions

  1. Tape watercolor paper to board with low tack tape
  2. Saturate watercolor paper with clear water
  3. Paint watercolor paper with Bermuda Bay ink
  4. Let dry
  5. Cut watercolor paper 3 – 3/4″ x 5″
  6. Use largest and smallest snowflake dies to cut out silver snowflakes and themedium snowflake with white velvet
  7. Stamp “Joy” on the white strip and snip a tail on the right side
  8. Glue large silver snowflake on the left side of watercolor paper
  9. Adhere “Joy” flag to the center of the large silver snowflake
  10. Glue the medium white velvet snowflake on top of the silver snowflake and flag
  11. Use a mini dimisional to attach the small silver snowflake
  12. Adhere the watercolor layer to the base with large dimensionals

Rock Salt Watercolor Tutorial

 

Rock Salt Watercolor Tutorial

I think watercolor is so much fun to work with. Here is a post where I show how to create a watercolor wash using an acrylic block. Easy Thanksgiving Card with Watercolor Wash Technique

 

I hope you liked this rock salt watercolor tutorial.  If there are other types of watercolor techniques you would like to see, let me know in the comments below. I always appreciate hearing from you.

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you have a beautiful and creative day.

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