Two Alcohol Ink Techniques

I have been playing with Ranger Alcohol Inks after watching Tim Holtz at Creativation 2020 doing some techniques with them.  I watched some You Tube videos also and learned some new things.  This is my first attempt.

I started by trying to do a rainbow using a protractor and felt (Jennifer McGuire technique).  I used the pearl Alcohol inks (Intrigue, Tranquil, Sublime, Alchemy, Splendor, Enchantment and Deception in that order).  On the translucent Yupo I thought the colors were too washed out.  So I started dripping Dandelion, Coral, Pistacio and Silver Mixative on top of the rainbow.  Then I saw on a You Tube video that you can use Sharpie Fine Points to doodle on the Alcohol ink.  So I doodled some flowers and use my Alcohol pen to pick up colors and fill in the doodles.  Then after I trimmed down the Yupo to fit a A2 card I die cut flowers from the trimmed off Yupo and glued them on to the card.  I added glitter glue on the centers of the flowers and a silver foil sentiment.

My second attempt was for a challenge on the Club Scrap Blog   I wanted a faux turquoise look to the alcohol inks.  

After spraying Yupo with 90% Isopropel Alcohol I dripped Pearl Alcohol Inks in Celestial and Tranquil onto the Yupo.  I then added some Gold Mixative and tried to get it to make veins in the ink using a pin to push it around.  Didn't get the look I was going for so I used the texture stamp in this month's Club Scrap Turquoise stamps and stamped in Versa Mark and Ranger Gold Super Find Detail EP.  After trimming to the size of the stamp I mounted it with Club Scrap cardstock from the Turquoise Pack of Panels paper.  I use OWH Sketch #195 for this card.  The "you're a gem" stamp is also in the stamp set.  

If you haven't played with your Alcohol Inks in a while maybe you can be inspired by getting them out and playing with them. 

Happy Crafting!

Donna 

CASE-ing Christmas Asha

This month on the CASE-ing Christmas blog we are CASE-ing (Copy and Share Everywhere) Asha.  Take a look at her beautiful card.

I loved the dark sky wit the snowflakes against them.  Here is my CASE of Asha's card.

Come join us at CASE-ing Christmas blog.  We offer a chance to win a prize every month.  

To win all you have to do is:

1)  Make a card for our challenge

2)  Link your card up by the 23rd of the Month

Looking forward to see what you create!  

Happy Crafting!

Donna  

House of Cards April Challenge

Good morning fellow crafters!  No April foolin', today is the start of the April challenge at the HOUSE OF CARDS Challenge blog.  Here's my card for the challenge.

The challenge is butterflies or the color combination below. . .

I covered both angles with the color and a butterfly!  The background is alcohol inks with gold heat embossing over the top of it.

Hop on over to the House of Cards challenge blog and link you butterfly and/or color creations with us!

I am adding this to the Craft Stamper Magazine April Challenge:  Take a Technique, Color.

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Inkspirational Challenge #7

This weeks challenge at the Inkspirational Blog is a photo challenge.  The sponsor for this month's challenges is Eclectic Anthology.  I opted to use one of their free digital images for the challenge.

Here is the photo inspirations for the challenge.

Products used:
Stamp:  Hero Arts Clear Stamps Year Round Sentiments
Ink:  Tim Holtz Distressed Ink Vintage Photo, Brilliance Galaxy Gold
Embossing Powder:  Ranger Super Fine Gold
Background Paper:  Making Memories Vintage Findings Map (not available)
Stampin'Up! Sizzix Sizzlits Lots of Tags Label 1 (retired)
Hot Off The Press Dazzles Lace  Doilies Stickers 
Vellum
Marvy Uchida DecoColor Liquid Gold Opaque Paint Marker Extra Fine
K&Company Susan  Winget Meadow Chipboard Butterflies

Happy Crafting!
Donna
You can visit my Creative Memories Website Here

Clean and Simple Cardmaking 2 Day 4 and Blog Anniversary

Blog Candy Alert!  Please see below for the blog candy information.

A year ago I posted my first cards on my blog.  They were actually Anniversary cards for my Brother and SIL's 40th Anniversary.  Operation Write Home was the program that got me to start this blog and start making cards for them. I am so glad I found their website! So in honor of my Blog-anniversary I am offering some blog candy to one of my faithful followers.   Now for my Anniversary Card.  

This card looks deceivingly simple yet I had to do it twice.  The first time as I grabbed what I thought was the blender pen and it was the black ink pen!  Oh No!  I did fix the card to use later by stamping and cutting out the flower that I black inked and gluing it over the mistake.  I made it one more time and now I'm not happy with the splatters, some of them got a little large on me.  Here is my card.

Products used:

Stamps:  Stampin'Up! Elements of Style, Recollections 5 Piece Wood Sentiment Set

Ink:  Stampin'Up! Island Indigo,  TsukinekoBrilliance Galaxy Gold Archival Ink

Embossing Powder:  Ranger Super Fine Detail Gold

Paper:  Neenah Solar White

Now for the Blog Candy:

Please follow me and leave a comment.  I will pick one winner on Friday February 8th to win a Creative Memories Color Me Happy 8x8 Paper Pack (12 Sheets of DSP and 12 Sheets of coordinating cardstock).  The colors are bright (hard to tell from the picture) and would make great Birthday/kids cards.  

Happy Crafting!

Donna

You can visit my Creative Memories website HERE.