Hello Crafters!
Happy Sunday!
It finally feels like summer here, praise Jesus, Hallelujah!
It had rained for weeks but the last four days have been gorgeous ya'll.
Another joy in my life is all the summer sets coming out.
I used a whole lot of Pretty Pink Posh to make these alcohol ink cards and I loved all the sets. So fun for summer!
Happy Sunday!
It finally feels like summer here, praise Jesus, Hallelujah!
It had rained for weeks but the last four days have been gorgeous ya'll.
Another joy in my life is all the summer sets coming out.
I used a whole lot of Pretty Pink Posh to make these alcohol ink cards and I loved all the sets. So fun for summer!
As you can see I made four cards but I only created two alcohol ink backgrounds. One of the cards might look familiar....it should, I shared it here. But since I couldn't stop myself from making the backgrounds and coloring I figured we'd just do a set :)
We might as well start with the one we've seen before right? For this background I kept to the yellows, greens, and blues. The gold is super hard to see but don't worry further down there's close ups.
I worked on Yupo paper starting by dropping down some Alcohol blending solution. Once that's down I dropped in the color of alcohol pearls I wanted. I just kept alternating the two until I was happy with the background. I then set it aside for 2-3 minutes to dry.
This is the other half of the above background. I love how each card has a totally different feel depending on what stamps you pair it with!
Once my background was dry, you can tell because it's no longer shiny, I laid down my gold foil, smoothed it over the background with my hands and then lifted it up. The foil sticks to the "sticky" parts where the alcohol has accumulated.
This piece is the first half of my rainbow background which honestly was just my practice piece to see what all the colors looked like ha!
The next step is to do the stencil technique. I laid down the Tropical Background stencil over top of the alcohol foil panel and just held it with my hand. I dropped some alcohol blending solution onto my craft mat and then picked it up with a clean foam blending tool. Then all I had to do was make small circles over the stencil to lift up some of the alcohol ink. I used some crap paper to wipe off the ink as I picked it up.
This is the last card which is the second half of the rainbow background. For both rainbow backgrounds I did the same technique but with a different stencil. I didn't cover the entire background I just did it in random areas to add interest.
You can see all cards in the video below and hear all about my crazy insect/animal stories haha!
I love how all four of them came out. Like I said before it's amazing how versatile these backgrounds are! Switch up the stamps you pair them with and you get a completely different feel :)
Here's a few close up so you can see the shine of that gold foil.
It can be tricky to photograph but totally worth it for the way it looks in real life. It's definitely one of those "How did you make that?" type of techniques!
I hope that you're inspired to give this a try. If you're looking for even more alcohol ink (or Pretty Pink Posh ) inspiration I did another video using regular Ranger Alcohol inks and foil which you can see here.
Thanks so much for dropping by!
I'll be back later this week with another video!
Supplies:
 Pretty Pink Posh Hibiscus Flowers Shop at: SSS | PPP |
 Pretty Pink Posh Summer Surfboards Shop at: SSS | PPP |
 Pretty Pink Posh Tropical Birds Shop at: SSS | PPP |
 Pretty Pink Posh Tropical Toucans Shop at: SSS | PPP |
 Pretty Pink Posh Triangles Stencil Shop at: SSS | PPP |
 Pretty Pink Posh Tropical Background Shop at: SSS | PPP |
 Tim Holtz Alcohol Pearls KIT 1 Shop at: SSS | SB.com |
 Tim Holtz Alcohol Pearls KIT 2 Shop at: SSS | SB.com |
 Tim Holtz Alcohol Pearls KIT 3 Shop at: SSS | SB.com |
 Memento TUXEDO BLACK MARKER Dual Tip Tsukineko Shop at: SSS |
 EK Success WRITING PEN FINE TIP Shop at: SSS |
 Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Shop at: SSS | SB.com | HB |
 Fiskars PREMIUM CUT LINE Paper Trimmer 12 Inches Shop at: SSS | SB.com |
 Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue Shop at: SSS | SB.com | HB |
 Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS Shop at: SSS | SB.com | HB |
 Ranger MINI ROUND FOAM REFILLS for Mini Round Ink Blending Tools Shop at: SSS | SB.com | HB |
 3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch MARKER E99 BAKED CLAY Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch Marker E53 RAW SILK Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch Marker E55 LIGHT CAMEL Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch Marker E57 LIGHT WALNUT Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch Marker E59 WALNUT Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch Marker C1 COOL GRAY Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch MARKER C3 COOL GRAY Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch MARKER C5 COOL GRAY Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch MARKER 100 BLACK Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch Marker YG01 GREEN BICE Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch Marker YG03 YELLOW GREEN Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch Marker YG17 GRASS GREEN Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch Marker YG67 MOSS Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Ranger Inkssentials Non Stick CRAFT SHEET Shop at: SSS | SB.com |
 Simon Says Stamp LARGE GRID PAPER Pack Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun Shop at: SSS | SB.com | HA | HB |
 Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD Shop at: SSS | SB.com | HB |
 Inkadinkado EMBOSSING MAGIC Powder Bag Shop at: SSS | SB.com | HB |
 Pretty Pink Posh 6MM SPARKLING CLEAR Cupped Sequins Shop at: SSS | PPP |
 Pretty Pink Posh 4MM SPARKLING CLEAR Cupped Sequins Shop at: SSS | PPP |
 Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER WHITE Fine Detail Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker YR04 CHROME ORANGE Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch Marker Y08 ACID YELLOW Shop at: SSS | DB |
 ZIG Wink of Stella GLITTER CLEAR Brush Tip Marker Shop at: SSS | SB.com | HB |
 9 x 12 WHITE FUN FOAM 12 Pack Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker Y38 HONEY Shop at: SSS | DB |
 MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool Kit Shop at: SSS | SB.com |
 MINI MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool Kit Shop at: SSS | SB.com |
 Copic Sketch Marker R20 BLUSH Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch Marker Y02 CANARY YELLOW Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch MARKER YR24 PALE SEPIA Shop at: SSS | DB |
 We R Memory Keepers TRIM AND SCORE Board Shop at: SSS | SB.com |
 Simon Says Stamp Card Stock BLACK Black Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker R24 PRAWN Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch Marker R22 LIGHT PRAWN Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Tim Holtz Tonic CRAFT PICK Shop at: SSS | Tonic USA | Tonic UK |
 Copic Sketch MARKER R27 CADMIUM RED Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Hero Arts Black Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | SB.com | HA |
 Tim Holtz ALCOHOL BLENDING SOLUTION Shop at: SSS |
 Tim Holtz WHITE ALCOHOL INK YUPO PAPER Shop at: SSS |
 GOLD Deco Foil Transfer Sheets Shop at: SSS |
 Gina K Designs JET BLACK AMALGAM Ink Shop at: SSS |
 Nuvo Glitter Gloss Pen Shop at: SSS | SB.com | Tonic USA |
