Orchid - silhouette, pigment powder

For August, the theme for the Sheepski Designs challenge blog is Anything Goes! For my inspiration project, I made a slim-line card using the Mini Orchid cut with Cricut Maker on a background made with Color Bursts.

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Putting It Together

I got a "Stamp It Forward" gift of sap green Color Burst to add to the violet Color Burst I already had. I decided to put them together and experiment a bit. 

I started with spraying a panel of cotton watercolour paper with water. 

I then tapped on the powder on the wet paper. Some of the pigment began to 'bloom'.

I sprayed on more water for more blooming. More powder, more water. 

I used a puffer to move some of the pigmented wet around.

I used a heat tool to dry up some puddles. 

I also used a paper towel to dab up some of the puddles.

In the end, a hot mess or wonderful abstract goodness?

I trimmed the panel to fit a slim-line card. I'll use the other bits in future projects. 

I used the Cricut Maker with the PNG of the orchids to cut light grey cardstock.

I dabbed the grey with white pigment ink to break up the colour and give it a little depth. 

I dry-fit the cut image with the trimmed panel, card base, and a die.

After die-cutting the sentiment, I glued everything down with a liquid adhesive and trimmed the orchid. 

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