This week I thought I would play with some alcohol inks...and I'm sure I will at some point in the future, share more. I've purely called this blog Art, Love, Beauty because of the Cherrypie Art stamp I used to create it.
For this technique you will need:
Glossy photo card
A busy stamp (florals would work well if you don't have an arty style stamp)
A selection of complimentary alcohol inks/Distress inks (refiller bottles)
Blending solution
An applicator (with a handle to allow control) with a lint pad attached to the velcro end
Archival ink - black
Heat tool
Dot small amounts of the inks and the blending solution, randomly onto the lint pad. The Distress ink refillers aren't as strong as the ones sold as pure alcohol inks, so you will achieve differing depths of opacity, and the blending solution does what it says on the label - blends. Then using a tapping motion, stamp the lint surface onto the glossy photo card until you are pleased with the mix. It's quite forgiving and you can over stamp a section if you aren't happy. You will then need to heat set the inks. I stamped 3 pieces of photo card as I intended decoupaging layers.
Then using the black archival ink, carefully stamp the chosen design onto each of the pieces of glossy card. Whilst you want a good impression, be careful not to apply too much pressure or the ink will skid on the glossy surface. These must be left to dry thoroughly, generally this will take several days.
Then it's just a case of cutting out and layering what you wish to be prominent pieces. If you are using a floral stamp, look at which petal or flower is the most prominent, and give it pride of place with extra layers. You don't have to be limited to three layers either....whatever you think.
Get playing !!
Christine
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