Alcohol Ink Cards

Hello! I am finally back. We photographed a three day horse show last weekend and that really ate into my card making time. Between recovering from the horse show and editing and posting the photos I didn't have much time to craft!

I have really been loving the Thinking Inking classes over on Two Peas in a Bucket. Jennifer McGuire has done an amazing job. I also went back over to Tim Holtz's site to re-watch some of his product demos. Here are some of the cards I made using the Ranger Alcohol inks.

For the primary image I began with a square of white glossy cardstock. I used my applicator tool and loaded my felt with Cranberry and Butterscotch and Blending Solution. I covered the whole square and once that was dry I added Copper Mixative to my felt and pounced over the existing colors.

I loaded my stamp, Tapestry Pattern from Stampabilities, with Versamark Ink and stamped on the square. I quickly poured Ranger Distressed Embossing Powder in Black Soot over the image and heat set. Once cool I rubbed off the release crystals. I think that I would have gotten a better result if I had remembered to shake the embossing powder before I used it. Since I don't have a copper paint marker to do the edges, I used my Versamark pen and Copper Embossing Powder. I simply ran the Versamark pen down the edge and the sprinkled that with Copper Zing! Embossing Powder, then heat set it.

I then repeated the Alcohol Ink technique on the background piece and the bellyband piece. I added a Black Organza ribbon from Stampin' Up and then added three brads. As usual, I custom colored my brads with Copper Zing! Powder.

This purple card was made using Wild Plum, Stream and Eggplant Alcohol Ink and Pearl Mixative. For this one I started with the Wild Plum on the left-hand side and then started with the Stream and Eggplant on the right-hand side. I then added the Blending Solution and the Pearl Mixative to my little felt piece and and pounced over the whole card. This is what blended the two sides of the card.

The stamp on this card is from a new set I picked up this week called Formal Esque by Recollections. This set is very elegant and I see myself using it a lot. For this card I used the main image and loaded it with Archival Ink in Jet Black. I would have normally gone with Stazon but I thought that I would try this ink. I was really happy with how it worked on the glossy cardstock. Since it takes awhile for the ink to dry I hit the piece with my heat gun. If I don't do that I run the risk of smudging it and ruining all of my hard work. My last step was adding the little dots with Liquid Pearls in White Opal. I also added just a few little dots of Stickles in Frosted Lace. Added a black piece of cardstock and a black organza ribbon from Stampin' Up.

For the background of this card I started with glossy white cardstock, again. I loaded up my felt piece with Meadow, Currant, and Slate Alcohol Inks and added a little Pearl Mixative and then Blending Solution. I kept the application a little lighter on this card just for a different look. I normally go for intense colors so I sometimes make myself back off a little. I then stamped the background images with a great new stamp from American Crafts. It is from their Majestic Set. I used the Archival Ink in Jet Black and then embossed it with Black Embossing Powder from Stampin' Up. I actually stamped the whole background and then decided to emboss the images. I guess that is a benefit of working on glossy cardstock.

For the central image I selected another image from the Majestic Set and stamped with Archival Ink in Jet Black and embossed with Silver Embossing Powder from Stampin' Up. I mounted the black piece of cardstock to a piece of silver cardstock, both from Stampin' Up. I selected a smooth gem from Hero Arts and colored it with the Currant Alcohol Ink. I adhered the image to the background with pop dots and added a black organza ribbon from Stampin' Up.

Thanks for stopping by there will be more soon!!