I never know where inspiration will come from. It is part of being easily distracted. I was talking with Maggie about weird colors named to avoid the wrath of Pantone.
And boom! There it was. Challenge accepted. Why can't we have rusty sink orange?
It took a while of talking with friends, listening to various rust gathering schemes, before I started. Once I had my preferred scheme, I got to work. I taped down one of the blank cards.
I used a light wash of ink mixed with vinegar and salt to get the surface damp. I then dipped pennies, nickels, and a steel gear into the vinegar, and then hydrogen peroxide.
Once the peroxide got things going, I placed the metal bits on the card.
As they stained the paper, I moved the items about to get color everywhere.
A quick use of my signature stamps, and boom! One of my most satisfying cards.
What do you think?
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