You Make Me Smile

Welcome to the blog hop that combines two wonderful products: Memory Box and Luminarte's Twinkling H2O's. We will be sharing multiple projects each day for a week, and this is the first post in the Memory Box series. If you want more information on the hop, be sure to check out Laura's previous post.

I decided to create multiple backgrounds using the beautiful Twinkling H20's, water and salt. I covered a sheet of watercolor paper with a layer of water and then added a mix of the gorgeous greens, purple, gold and blue twinkling H20's and sprinkled salt over it. The only downside is the waiting time for the water and salt to dry. After that you need to brush off the dried off salt.

I ended up with three to four different fabulous backgrounds. I took one of them and stamped the gorgeous Tree of Birds G1768 using Ranger Archival Black Ink. The leaves and birds were colored using watercolor pencils. Accent with white gel pen.

Stamp the sentiment Makes Me Smile B1765 using the same ink on the same background. Mount on light green and black cardstock. Tie twine and two buttons as accents.

Have a wonderful Monday!

Suzz

Comments

It's a beautiful card Suzz. Love the tree. Looks 3-D on the computer, LOL. Keep up the good work.

Posted by: Robynn McFerren | 04/04/2011 at 07:12 AM

That is a beautiful background - love the effect that the salt creates.

Posted by: D Swanson | 04/04/2011 at 07:15 AM

Great card - LOVE the colors! Thank you for the inspiration.

Posted by: JaneAnn | 04/04/2011 at 07:16 AM

FANTABULOUS card....the colors, the accents....and the wonderful sentiment!!!

Posted by: lynnef | 04/04/2011 at 07:16 AM

wow! Twinkling H20s and SALT (none the less!) really make a difference! Love your ideas!

Posted by: Alice L | 04/04/2011 at 07:25 AM

This is stunning! Love this new Tree of Birds stamp set. The colours that you achieved using the twinkling h2O's and SALT! what a great technique!!! Truly a work of art!

Posted by: chriss blagrave | 04/04/2011 at 07:26 AM

When I first saw the tree image on MB website I could not see the birds perched in the tree. Your technique with the twinkling h2os and the white pen highlights certainly make the birds stand out now.

Posted by: brenda | 04/04/2011 at 07:27 AM

Have to try this technique, thanks for the idea.

Posted by: dorian | 04/04/2011 at 07:30 AM

Love the idea. Thanks for sharing.

Posted by: Kelly | 04/04/2011 at 07:40 AM

Lovely card and colors. I didn't know about using salt, so thank you for a new to me piece of knowledge.

Posted by: Dorothy Freeman | 04/04/2011 at 07:51 AM

Love the background. Need to try the salt technique. Thanks for sharing

Posted by: Carol Miller | 04/04/2011 at 07:55 AM

Beautiful! The background is gorgeous and loved the tree. Good job.

Posted by: Joan MacDonald | 04/04/2011 at 07:57 AM

was table salt used/ this is great love it

Posted by: Kathy | 04/04/2011 at 08:04 AM

The background and tree are lovely. What a cool technique - can't wait to try it! Thank you!!!

Posted by: Maureen Chandler | 04/04/2011 at 08:04 AM

Gorgeous card! Love the tree of birds stamp and your background is amazing!

Posted by: Kathy H | 04/04/2011 at 08:09 AM

Beautiful card! I have some H2O's but haven't really gotten into using them. Now I must give them another try using this salt technique! Can't wait.

Posted by: Marijane | 04/04/2011 at 08:16 AM

Just Beautiful! Very Spring-y! Thanks for sharing :)

Posted by: Heather S. | 04/04/2011 at 08:17 AM

Beautiful card. Love the H2Os.

Posted by: Gilda | 04/04/2011 at 08:20 AM

What a cool idea! Who'd have ever thought water, color and SALT? Leave to the craftees to figure these things out. This card is gorgeous and so is the background. I can't wait to try this technique.
THANKS!!!
Donna

Posted by: Donna Billingsley | 04/04/2011 at 08:22 AM

What a cheery looking card! I love using H20s!

Posted by: mary | 04/04/2011 at 08:24 AM

What a wonderful , spring has sprung! Your work is lovely!
Would love to try the H20s!

Posted by: Pat Kinon | 04/04/2011 at 08:34 AM

Great card. Would love to win some H20s. Thanks, Nancy P.

Posted by: Nancy Pleimann | 04/04/2011 at 08:37 AM

How cute is that! Love the salt technique, thanks for the reminder.

Posted by: BeverlyBL | 04/04/2011 at 08:47 AM

Would love to see a youTube of you doing the background.

Posted by: Liz Cooper | 04/04/2011 at 08:49 AM

Wonderful! Thanks!