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Today, I played around with a technique called "Agates" using Ranger Alcohol Pearl Inks. I did this technique on Matte Black Alcohol Cardstock. To be able to see the color of my inks on the black cardstock, I also use Snow Cap White Mixative . This technique gives sort of a speckled, marbled look. Alcohol Inks look great on Yupo Paper, Glossy Cardstock or Alcohol Ink Cardstock, but today I wanted to use the Black Alcohol Ink Cardstock to let some of the black show through. Let's get started!!
I will be doing all of my work today on my Tim Holtz Glass Media Mat.
To start, I cut a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" out of Matte Black Alcohol Ink Cardstock using my Tim Holtz Guillotine Paper Trimmer. Next, I take an Ink Blending Tool With Felt Applicator and apply several drops of Snow Cap Alcohol Ink Mixtative, next I add Sublime Alcohol Ink Pearl, then Splendor Alcohol Ink Pearl, followed by Tranquil Alcohol Ink Pearl. To help the inks blend, I add a few drops of Alcohol Blending Solution. I now take the inked tool and pounce it onto the Matte Black Alcohol Ink Cardstock panel, pouncing it randomly around until I have the panel filled, but leaving some of the black showing through. *If more color is desired, just add a few more drops to the felt pad and pounce again onto the panel.
Working on the Glass Media Mat with alcohol inks is so easy. You never have to worry about the inks running off of the paper as clean up is a breeze! This was the ink that ran over the edges of my panel. I took isopropyl alcohol on a couple of cotton balls, rubbed it around over the ink then wiped off with a paper towel, that's it... good as new!!
I now choose a sentiment from Scripted Bold Sentiment 2 Stamp Set. I place a scrap piece of black cardstock into my MISTI Stamp Positioner and prep it with my Anti Static Powder Bag then stamp using Versamark Embossing Ink. I add Detail White Embossing Powder and heat set with my Heat Tool. I then trim down to a thin strip.
I add Foam Tape to the back of my die cut greeting and adhere over the top of my card front. I add Liquid Glue to the sentiment strip and mount just under the greeting, butting up against the frame. To finish off, I add a few Water Droplets using Liquid Glue and this completes my card.
I hope you enjoyed today's card and the look of the Agate technique. Using the white mixative with the bright, vibrant alcohol pearls can really tone the color down to be soft and milky. The more mixative you use, the softer the color will be. If you want the color to be more vibrant, use less mixative. I really like the way the embossing folder "cracked" some of the areas on the black cardstock, which allowed the black to show through. These pictures do not capture it, but the ink is shimmery and beautiful!
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Jeannie
I don’t have the alcohol ink pearls, but just the regular alcohol inks. Would those work?
ReplyDeleteHi Sabrina! I would think they would work if you have the Snow Cap Mixative? The Pearls are vibrant and have the shimmer. The regular alcohol inks may be lighter in color mixed with the white. Give it a try!
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