The inspiration for this card came from the very talented Loll Thomspon. You can see her card here. I love how vivid and bright her background colors came out. Mine, not so much, but I still like this card.
I used a slightly different technique than Loll did. First I sprayed the watercolor paper with water, then used drops of reinker and an AquaPainter to spread streaks of the ink over the paper. After I let it dry, I cut it into three strips, 1" x 3". The leaf is Gentle Leaf from Poppy Stamps.