Alcohol ink christmas cards

This week I want to share with you one of my favorite easy alcohol ink Christmas card designs. I love using alcohol inks and Yupo as these mediums work so well together. I find the process of using alcohol inks to be very relaxing. It is an opportunity to create is a less structured manner

I was in an art store and had a 20% off sale burning a hole in my pocket….and since I’m always curious about interesting papers, I picked up a pad of Mineral Paper by Yasutomo. It said it’s good for lots of wet and dry media and, well….I’m putting it to the test! I’m also […]

Welcome to "Challenge me a Christmas Card" for 2018! My guest today is Susan Opel , and she has challenged me to make a card with orname...

Hi everybody!! Christmas is coming closer and closer and I'm very behind with my Christmas card making. I also need to create at least 50 cards for local retirement home residents that not only look good but are easy to create on mass. This is what I came up with: I thought what better way to create a 'mass produced' card than to use a background die with lots of detail and put it over an alcohol ink background. I even made another colour: I made these cards at the same time and if I get all…

Just Us Girls are doing a trend challenge this week: I must say I love playing with alcohol inks. I love the wonderful textures and blends I get with them. They make such a wonderful background for a simple die cut and sentiment. I die cut the trees and then tore a snowy edge out of white cs so that I'd have a place to stamp my sentiment. I often make a few winter / Christmas themed cards that say "thinking of you" as, at my age, there are always friends going through a first Christmas after…

Come and join me as I share a video I created on how to use Alcohol Markers to create a marble effect onto vellum

Hi everyone, I have a few Alcohol inked backgrounds to use up so thought I'd try a Christmas card. This background uses alcohol ...

08.10.2022…..Happy Wednesday, my stampin’ friends! I just love using the trendy alcohol ink technique! And…..I thought it would be fun to combine it with a holiday themed card! Of…

Learn new ways to use alcohol inks and marker refills in this short cardmaking video tutorial. Try stained glass alcohol ink technique and alcohol ink smoosh...

Join Carissa Wiley and learn how to add that stunning shine to your handmade cards with alcohol ink backgrounds + an in-depth tutorial video on YouTube!

Sharing a Christmas card which I did yesterday in the same kind of theme I do every year with alcohol inks in the grid format. So enjoyable ...

Hello, welcome to my blog!! I want to start out by thanking everyone for the support and nice comments you all leave for me. I truly appreci...

Working on some holiday greeting cards while listening to Christmas music 🎵 to put me in a festive mood. 🌲✨😄 Hope you are enjoying your Friday!! 🥰 Are you ready for the holidays? 🎨 -...

Hi everyone. Sharing more cards from a recent play day with Susan and Christine. I had watched this video on YouTube and was so impressed with the technique that I wanted to give it a try. This is just a simplified version from the video as I didn't heat emboss on the acetate or add glitter. I started by cutting a 12"x12" piece of acetate into four each pieces of 6"x6". It's much easier to handle the smaller pieces when doing a technique. I buy large sheets of acetate from Amazon.com to cut…

Hello Lovelies! Amidst the Festive rush, I was really worried that I would not have a moment to finish a quick post on this technique with you, but I'm watching The Great British Baking Show: Holidays edition and thought it was a perfect time to take you through my little experiment.December is whizzing by, and though I am showcasing a holiday card here using the Dancing Snowflake Die, the Inking Glitter technique is one that you can apply year-round anytime that you want to perk up some…

You can absolutely make your own HOMEMADE ALCOHOL INK to SAVE MONEY and to make your own CUSTOM COLORS. These markers are dye-based which will give you high pigment loads in your homemade alcohol inks, and are the BEST. You can also use ethically-sourced micas or acrylic paint, as long as you make sure to ONLY PU...

I’ve had the alcohol inks out recently and spent some time trying to get soft wavy patterns on craft plastic. I have seen several artists who do this technique beautifully but I am very much still a b

If you’re new to making Christmas cards or are looking for a simple and easy holiday cards, today I’m sharing 3 Christmas card ideas using only one die cut. I love choosing beautiful and intricate dies for my cards. If you choose the right die, it can be used for so many different designs! One of the keys to a beautiful and unique card is creating a beautiful, colorful background. One of my favorite techniques is to make my own patterned paper using Brusho Crystal Colours.