Hello Crafters!
It's been a minute.
Here's why.
After getting back from vacation I was in a bit of a mojo crisis. Like I had none.
I tried to create a couple of cards I had deadlines for and couldn't come up with anything I liked.
When that happens for me one of the first things I try is making something I want to make using products I'm excited about. Usually that helps put me back in a creative mind set which allows me to go back to those deadlines with a new perspective.
Here's the fruit of that labor :)
I started by playing around with my alcohol inks for a beach background. I also had some new to me Opal Deco Foil I wanted to try and was still really digging my glitter paste. With all that I sat down to play.
At first the alcohol ink was getting out of hand then it got down right ugly lol.
It happens. I don't unpack and live there. Alcohol inks are very forgiving.
I just wipe it off and start over. If you're background is already dry reactivate it with some over the counter Isopropyl Alcohol and start again.
Easy Peasy.
The key for me was to use a buffer ink in between my blues and oranges. The Pearl Mixative worked great!
After I let it dry for a few minutes I out the Opal foil on and then burnished it with my finger. This sticks to the sticky part of your alcohol ink and adds a really pretty shine.
After I completed the foil step I cut the yupo paper in half so I would have two backgrounds.
I decided to try the glimmer paste on my second background. I thought the glitter with the Rice Paddies stencil would look super cool on the "water" portion.
Unfortunately, I don't love it. I know it's blasphemy coming from me because GLITTER but I think it takes away from the background.
You can check out the entire process for both cards in the video below and here a little vacation recap too :)
I think in the end they both came out cute. I'm just less of a layerer I think. It's okay though it's good to try new things!
Speaking of the new things, that opal foil is gorgeous! You can really see the shine in this close up.
Definitely doing that again!
Thanks for stopping by!
Supplies:
 Neat & Tangled RICE PADDIES - SIMPLY STENCIL Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Tim Holtz WHITE ALCOHOL INK YUPO PAPER Shop at: SSS | SB |
 Pink & Main Mermazing Coffee Shop at: SSS | P&M |
 Memento TUXEDO BLACK MARKER Dual Tip Tsukineko Shop at: SSS |
 Sakura WHITE GELLY ROLL Medium Point Pens Set Shop at: SSS | HB |
 EK Success WRITING PEN FINE TIP Shop at: SSS |
 Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Shop at: SSS | SB | HB |
 Fiskars PREMIUM CUT LINE Paper Trimmer 12 Inches Shop at: SSS | SB |
 Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue Shop at: SSS | SB | HB |
 3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch MARKER E99 BAKED CLAY Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch Marker E50 EGG SHELL Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch Marker e00 COTTON PEARL Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch MARKER E11 BARLEY BEIGE Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch MARKER E04 LIPSTICK NATURAL 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 C7 COOL GRAY Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch MARKER C9 COOL GRAY Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch MARKER 100 BLACK Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch Marker BG11 MOON WHITE Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch Marker BG45 NILE BLUE Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch Marker BG49 DUCK BLUE Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Ranger Inkssentials Non Stick CRAFT SHEET Shop at: SSS | SB |
 Simon Says Stamp LARGE GRID PAPER Pack Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun Shop at: SSS | SB | Tonic USA | HB |
 Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD Shop at: SSS | SB | HB |
 Inkadinkado EMBOSSING MAGIC Powder Bag Shop at: SSS | SB | HB |
 Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER WHITE Fine Detail Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker Y08 ACID YELLOW Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch MARKER B06 PEACOCK BLUE Shop at: SSS | DB |
 ZIG Wink of Stella GLITTER CLEAR Brush Tip Marker Shop at: SSS | SB | HB |
 Copic Sketch Marker B02 ROBIN'S EGG BLUE Shop at: SSS | DB |
 MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool Kit Shop at: SSS | SB |
 MINI MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool Kit Shop at: SSS | SB |
 Copic Sketch Marker E23 HAZELNUT Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch Marker E25 CARIBE COCOA Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch Marker E27 MILK CHOCOLATE Shop at: SSS | DB |
 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 |
 Copic Sketch MARKER b04 TAHITIAN BLUE Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch Marker B00 FROST BLUE Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Simon Says Stamp Card Stock Black Shop at: SSS |
 Tim Holtz Tonic CRAFT PICK Shop at: SSS | Tonic USA | Tonic UK |
Copic Sketch MARKER BG09 BLUE GREEN Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch Marker R56 CURRANT Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Tonic MOONSTONE Nuvo Glimmer Paste Shop at: SSS | SB | Tonic USA | Tonic UK | HB |
 Tonic METAL PALETTE KNIFE Shop at: SSS | Tonic UK |
 Tim Holtz ALCOHOL BLENDING SOLUTION Shop at: SSS |
Tim Holtz WHITE ALCOHOL INK YUPO PAPER Shop at: SSS | SB |
 Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink Set DOCKSIDE PICNIC Shop at: SSS |
 Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink Set NATURE WALK Shop at: SSS |
 Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink Set SUMMIT VIEW Shop at: SSS |
 Tim Holtz Alcohol Pearls KIT 1 Shop at: SSS | SB |
 Tim Holtz Alcohol Pearls KIT 2 Shop at: SSS | SB |
 Therm O Web OPAL Deco Foil Shop at: SSS | SB |
 TIM HOLTZ® ALCOHOL INK STORAGE TIN Shop at: SSS | SB | HB |
Very effective as beach scenery & well rescued from disaster dumpster. I've come to the much experimented conclusion that alcohol inks, yupo paper & I don't play well together at all. Have a fabulous week x
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tips on alcohol ink background, Kelly. Your backgrounds are beautiful. Like the idea of using inks to create a specific kind of backgrounds.
ReplyDeleteGreat backgrounds. What do you mean by buffer ink?
ReplyDeleteAlways love your cards and the fact that you never start over but show how to fix something!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the story and I think you are a great mom and think that women must support each other much more regardless iff they work, work half time or are stayd home moms instead of competing each other.