New England Flora - Dot Card

New England Flora is a collection of 6 handmade, mica watercolors inspired by the colors of New England's native plants. These spring-y, shimmery paints are perfect for adding some sparkle to botanical illustrations, or as a gift in an Easter basket.

This listing is for a sample-sized palette/dot card. Each dot is big enough for several uses. Dot cards are perfect if you like trying a lot of different colors, or if you want to test out colors/formulas before investing in larger sizes.

The New England Flora Collection includes:
- Milkweed, a silvery bubblegum pink
- Black-Eyed Susan, a bright, sunny yellow
- Maidenhair Fern, a sparkly leafy green
- Azure Bluet, a light blue-ish/periwinkle
- Blue Flag Iris, a deep purple that leans blue
- New England Aster, pink-ish purple with red shimmer

DETAILS

Ingredients: Micas, distilled water, gum arabic, vegetable glycerin, and clove leaf oil. The dots come on a 4.5x3 inch piece of cellulose watercolor paper.

Lightfastness: All of the pigments used to color the micas in this collection have excellent lightfastness ratings. I wouldn't expect any fading, but I recommend testing for lightfastness if you you need to be certain of how any watercolors will perform.

I use black pigment-based inks for stamping/writing on my dot cards. They will not smear if they get wet.

SAFETY

The colors in this collection are nontoxic when used as intended, as artist paints. They are not formulated and have not been tested for any other purpose.

Depending on where you're located and the time of year, I may include a silica gel packet with your dot card. You can reuse it or throw it away-- just keep it away from small children or pets, as it's a choking hazard.