Wednesday, 7 March 2018
Alcohol ink on glossy cardstock
I really like the look of white embossing over alcohol ink, but I wanted to try making a card with some more white space (love my white space!). So this background was done on glossy cardstock, not Yupo - one reason is that Yupo warps when you heat emboss (it can be done, but you have to be VERY careful!), and also I wasn't sure how I would go stamping the sentiment on Yupo. So I went with glossy cardstock.
I used a floral stamp from Penny Black, and a sentiment from Clearly Besotted. I stamped the sentiment in Versafine onyx black, and I embossed it with clear embossing powder.
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simple and so beautiful Michelle - love the colors!
ReplyDeleteLooks fantastic. Thanks so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a beautiful card. I've never embossed over alcohol inks but now I'm sure going to try.
ReplyDeleteStunning!
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful card...I would love to case it but cannot find the Penny Black stamp. Could you please tell us its name? Many thanks.
ReplyDeleteThank you - the Penny Black stamp is called Flower Cascade.
DeleteDid you emboss before or after the alcohol inks? I was going to try this as well. Thanks
DeleteI embossed after the alcohol inks - if you emboss before, the embossing will take up the colour of the inks
DeleteBeautiful! Going to give the heat embossing on the alcohol inks a try. Glad you said the Yupo paper warps. Need to find some glossy cardstock. What type do you use?
ReplyDeleteHi, Georgiana - I used Ranger Inkssentials gloss paper :)
Deleteabsolutely beautiful
ReplyDeleteI instantly recognize your work by the use of white space!! I love it too. It really takes a great deal of experience, restraint and good judgement to reach a nice balance of white space vs color. You are the master!! I'd love to read more about your techniques for achieving this balanced look. I thoroughly enjoy your cards. I've poured over your blog all the way to the very beginning. You are the single biggest influence and inspiration for my own cards. Thanks a million!! Paloma Greenwald
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely comment - thank you!
DeleteBeautiful! I love the colors used and the white embossed image. Thank you for sharing the details.
ReplyDeleteAs a self taught artist I am very interested in learning more about your process creating these beautiful cards with alcohol Ink.
ReplyDeleteI have some videos on my YouTube channel showing how I use alcohol inks :)
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