Ink Blending W/Vellum

 

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Happy Monday, I hope everyone had a good weekend! Today, I have for you ink blending on vellum. Ink blending on vellum is an old technique that gives a beautiful soft, kind of frosted look. Often inking on vellum goes along with heat embossing a design, but today I am doing my normal ink blending using regular Distress Inks on the back of vellum to create a soft background. I will use frame die cuts to border my panel then create an alcohol inked piece that I will die cut my focal point from. This is a card that could be created for any occasion. 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" panel out of Vellum using my Tim Holtz Guillotine Paper Trimmer. Using my Blender Brushes, I blend Weathered Wood Distress Ink around the center of my panel, fading out towards the very middle. Next, I blend Stormy Sky Distress Ink around the previous color, blending back into it a bit. I then blend Faded Jeans Distress Ink around the sides and corners, blending back into the previous color. For my final color, I blend Dusty Concord Distress Ink around the very edges and corners of the panel, blending back into the previous color. I finish by going back through each color blending into each other where the colors meet to create a soft blend.

Taking the two dies from the Frame Builder Botanical Rectangle Die Set, I cut with both dies two times each out of Neenah White Cardstock, running them through my Big Shot Die Cut Machine. I remove the little pieces from the die cuts using my Retractable Craft Pick. Using Liquid Glue, I stack and glue each die cut together. 

Taking a smaller piece of Yupo Paper, I add some Blending Solution followed by two drops of Monsoon Alcohol Ink, one drop of Vineyard Alcohol Ink and one drop of Gilded Alcohol Ink Alloy. I then add one drop of Blending Solution onto the alloy to help break it up. Using my Air Blower, I move the ink around to blend the colors. I then set the panel aside to dry for about ten minutes. *Adding only a few drops of ink gives a lighter, wispy look.

I now take my Vanessa Butterfly Large Die and cut out of my inked piece, running them through my Big Shot. *Whenever I die cut alcohol inked panels with my metal dies, I take a cotton ball with rubbing alcohol and clean the cutting edges.

I now place my inked vellum panel (inked side down) along with the frame and butterfly dies into my MISTI Stamp Positioner to help figure out the placement for my greeting. I line everything up then close the door of my MISTI to pick up my greeting. I remove the die cuts and prep my panel with my Anti Static Powder Bag. I then stamp my greeting from the Million Thanks Stamp Set using Versafine Clair Nocturn Ink. I add Black Embossing Powder and heat set with my Heat Tool. *When heat setting embossing powder on vellum, I turn on my heat tool and let it heat up for about 30 seconds to get it good and hot. I then heat the back of the vellum first to start the melt, then heat the front to melt the rest of the powder, keeping the heat continually moving.

Next, I take my frame die cut and add small amounts of Liquid Glue to the back. I then adhere to the corner of my vellum panel. To hold the frame down until the glue sets, I set a large acrylic block on top of the die cut. I repeat the same process for the second frame. *Because adhesive can easily show through on vellum, I add very small amounts of glue to the die cuts, enough to adhere but not too much that it oozes out. If any glue does ooze out, I clean it up right away before it dries.

To adhere the butterfly, I add Foam Tape to the body and mount at an angle to the center of the vellum. Now it's time to attach the vellum to the card. I turn the vellum panel over and again add Liquid Glue to both frame designs as well as the body of the butterfly then adhere to a white card base, holding it down for a few seconds until the glue sets and this finishes off my card.

This was a fun card to make and the first time I did a complete ink blended background on vellum. I love the results it gave, reminds me of frosted glass, so soft! The softness will vary based on the transparency or thickness of vellum that is used. Ink blending on vellum behind embossed flowers would be another fun thing to try!

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Jeannie