Alcohol Ink with Tools

I created this card using Alcohol Ink Pearls. a die and sentiment stamp from My Favorite Things Stamps, and Sentiment Labels dies from Simon Says Stamp.

I love the look of Pearls-so much sparkle and shimmer!!!

To begin the card, I put drops of Sublime Alcohol Ink Pearl onto a piece of Yupo paper and used a Giottos air blaster to control the spread of the ink. After it dried, I sprayed two coats of Krylon Matte Finish to seal the ink, waiting about 20 minutes between each coat.

I die cut the tools and used Multi Medium Matte to adhere the pieces of the tools together. Next, I die cut three different sizes of sentiment labels; stamped the sentiment; used Scor-Tape to adhere them together, and then to the inked Yupo paper.

I turned the tools over and put Scor-Tape on the sections that would be adhered to the sentiment label, with the exception of the screwdriver-I used Multi Medium Matte for that. I placed 3-D Foam on the sections of the tools that would be adhered to the Yupo paper.

To finish the card, I attached the Yupo paper to grey cardstock, followed by a black cardstock base.

I created this card for my youngest son’s birthday. He, and his wife, have done beautiful home improvement projects. For this card, I used the colors (as close as I could come to their paint colors) they had used for three of their projects. Incorporating the tool theme seemed like a good fit also, and he said he liked the card.

Materials Used:

  • Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink Yupo Paper, Translucent
  • Bazzill Cardstock, Tungsten
  • Darice Cardstock, Abracadabra
  • Scrap piece of aqua and white cardstock
  • My Favorite Things Die-namics, Tool Time, MFT-1754
  • MFT Stamps, Adorable Elephants Stamp Set, BB28: For the Sentiment
  • Simon Says Stamp Sentiment Labels Wafer Dies, SSSD-111836
  • Ranger TH Alcohol Pearl, Sublime
  • VersaFine Clair Ink, Warm Breeze
  • Giottos AA1900 Rocket Air Blaster, LARGE
  • Tim Holtz Stamp Platform
  • Ranger Multi Medium Matte
  • Tombow 3D Foam Tabs, Assorted Pack
  • Therm-o-web 3D Foam Squares, Pack: 1/4″ and 1/2″
  • Krylon Matte Finish
  • Scor-Tape: 1/8”, 1/4″, and 3/8”
  • Sheet of aluminum foil (to protect my table surface from the alcohol ink)
  • Rubber Gloves, Baby Wipes, and Paper Towels

Machine:

  • Sizzix Big Shot, with two cutting pads, and the magnetic platform.

Thanks for stopping by my website! Have a Blessed Day!!!

Diane