Cheers

Lydia Fiedler of Splitcoast Stampers published another one of her marvelous techniques recently and I was hot to give it a try.  

Here is the first of four results . . .

While time for drying has to be allowed, the actual doing is quick and easy.  I like to do the first three quick-and-easy steps the night before and then I’m ready to proceed the next morning.  Here’s the process:

1. Attach a piece of aluminum foil to a piece of cardstock with double-sided sticky tape.

2. Insert into a 3D embossing folder and run through your die cutting machine.

3. Cover the whole design with a thin layer of Gesso and let dry.  Vary the direction of your brushstrokes as these will show when dry and provide interesting texture.  Tiny glints of the foil will show through when the Gesso is dry – this adds to the fun for sure!

4. Wearing gloves (unless you’d like to have inky pinkies for a week), drizzle on your choice of alcohol ink colors, tilting the paper to let them spread.  Spritz with alcohol if desired to move and blend the colors.  Let dry.

5. Brayer with a contrasting color of paint to bring out the highlights of the design.

5. Trim to size and finish your card.

Liquid alcohol inks are ordinarily translucent – but as Lydia states, the layer of white Gesso makes them opaque!  This gives you rich color you wouldn’t get otherwise. 

I’ve three more samples on the way – prepare yourselves . . .

Cardstock:   Bazzill Typhoon, Strathmore #100 Bristol Smooth,

Ranger Alcohol Ink Cardstock Silver Sparkle    

Inks:             Adirondack Alcohol Ink Eggplant, Denim

Colorants:    Deco Art Titanium (Snow) White

Dies:            Simon Says Butterfly Tendrils, Cheers             

Emb Fldr:     Tim Holtz 3D Kaleidoscope

Doo Dads:    Perfect Pearls mist Silver