Hello everyone,
I am so excited to be part of the Save the Crafty YouTuber Video Hop, which was put together by the very talented Justine Hovey to discover and celebrate the crafters of cardmaking video tutorials!
For my part in this hop, I wanted to share with you a few ways to create backgrounds using alcohol inks.
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I made a few examples highlighting different techniques of using alcohol inks and I hope you pick up a new tip or two. For all of my examples, I used Ranger White Yupo Paper and Ranger Alcohol inks, as well as bringing in a few tools!
The first card features an ombre background mimicking a sunset scene with silhouette die cut from Spellbinders called Away We Go. I debated on the sentiment a little bit but in the end, I settled on white heat embossing the sentiment on a piece of black cardstock and adhered it to the top of the card.
For the second card, I focused on creating very controlled texture of the alcohol inks in creating an underwater scene. I think this is my most favorite background out of the bunch. I used a mermaid stamp from Hero Arts and completed the card with a sentiment which I white heat embossed on a piece of black cardstock.
Copic Coloring:
Hair: E44, E43
Skin: E00, E21, E11
Tail: V17, V15, V12
Sparkling details added with gold Stardust Gelly Roll Pen
For the third card, I used blending solution, alcohol inks of various color and a straw to move the ink around and create this card. I added some die cuts from Spellbinders but really kept the focus on the background.
For this card, I tried a technique that I’ve seen done in various way and in my version, I used a tray with water and dropped a few colors of alcohol ink in. I then took a piece Neenah Smooth Solar White 110lb. cardstock and dipped and slid in the paper. The result was amazing and created a subtle marble background.
The focal image on this card is from Visible Image Alice in Wonderland Collection which I colored with my Copic markers, die cut it using my ScanNCut and adhered it with fun foam to complete this card.
Copic Colors:
Hair: E31, Y00, Y02
Dress, Bow: B16, B12, B000
Skin: E00, E21, E11, E04
Socks, apron: C2, C1, C0, Blender
Shoes: C7, C5, C3
Using a felt pad tool saturated with blending solution, I added drops of red alcohol ink to the Yupo paper and smeared it around. I kept adding layers of ink and blending solution until I had a nice dimensional layer of red color on the paper. To create the background I envisioned, I added polka dots of black alcohol ink to the entire background and then added gold maxitive in the same form and then used a clean felt pad with blending solution to blend everything out. I paired this background with the Queen of Hearts from Visible Image that I colored using Copic markers.
Copic Coloring:
Hair: R39, R27, R24, R22, C9, C7, C5
Dress: R39, R27, R24, R22, C9, C7, C5, C2, C00
Skin: E00, E21, E11
Crown and pendent: Y06
For this last card, I used a couple of different shades of blue to create this background by first pouring some blending solution into a plastic cup and adding a couple of drops of alcohol ink. Then, I poured the mixture over my Yupo paper and tipped the paper to remove the excess. I added several pours of the mixture of blending solution and ink to create this background. Using a large floral image from the June 2018 Simon Says Stamp Kit, I white heat embossed the detailed image onto the Yupo paper. I melted the embossing powder very carefully and quickly so that i didn’t melt the Yupo paper. To finish off the card, I created a frame using antique frames dies from Penny Black. I decided not to add a sentiment and leave this card with just the focal image as the star of the show.
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Below you will find links to the supplies used to create this card. Compensated affiliate links used at no additional cost to you. Thanks for your support!
 Visible Image Alice In Wonderland Stamp Shop at: SBC |
 Visible Image Queen of Hearts Stamp Shop at: SBC |
 Hero Arts Stamp & Cut Mermaid Shop at: SBC |
 Spellbinders Away We Go Etched Dies Shop at: SBC |
 Technique Tuesday Iris Stamp Shop at: AMZ | SBC |
 Spellbinders Lovely Lilac Etched Dies Shop at: SBC |
 Spellbinders Rosy Summer Flowers Etched Dies Shop at: SBC |
 Altenew Sentiments & Quotes Stamp Set Shop at: SBC |
 Hero Arts Rectangle Infinity Dies Shop at: AMZ | SBC |
 Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangle Frames Dies Shop at: AMZ | SBC | HSB |
 MFT Die-namics Stitched Mini Scallop Rectangle STAX Shop at: MFT |
 Penny Black Antique Dies Shop at: SBC |
 Ranger Ink Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink Yupo Paper White Shop at: SBC |
 Ranger Ink Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink Blending Solution Shop at: SBC |
 Ranger Ink Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink 3 Pack Valley Trail Shop at: SBC |
 Ranger Ink Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink 3 Pack Summit View Shop at: SBC |
 Ranger Ink Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink 3 Pack Dockside Picnic Shop at: SBC |
 Ranger Ink Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink 3 Pack Lakeshore Shop at: SBC |
 Ranger Ink Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink 3 Pack Countryside Shop at: SBC |
 Ranger Ink Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink 3 Pack Farmer’s Market Shop at: SBC |
 Ranger Ink Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink 3 Pack Nature Walk Shop at: SBC |
 Ranger Ink Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink 3 Pack Wildflowers Shop at: SBC |
 Ranger Ink Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink 3 Pack Mariner Shop at: SBC |
 Ranger Ink Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink 3 Pack Rustic Lodge Shop at: SBC |
 Ranger Ink Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink Mixatives Snow Cap Shop at: SBC |
 Ranger Ink Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink Pitch Black Shop at: SBC |
 Ranger Ink Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink Mixatives Gold Shop at: SBC |
 Ranger Ink Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink Blending Applicator Shop at: SBC |
Your mermaid background is just stunning and I also love the silhouette card. It’s so vivid and hopeful. Gotta try the dipping paper in a tray. Beautiful results.
Your cards turned out great. You have a knack for picking out images that go well with the backgrounds you created. I think my favorite backgrounds are the ones done with alcohol inks floating on water and the one on the mermaid card. However, my favorite card is the one with the white embossed flowers on the blue background. Thank you for the video and all the ideas you shared.