A few weeks ago during a crafty video call, I had fun making sheets of alcohol ink covered Yupo Paper (with one silver paper thrown in for good measure) and before I knew it, I had created a rainbow.
With suggestions from my crafty friends on the call, I added Therm-o-Web Silver and Gold DecoFoil to quite a few of the Pieces (you just place the foil on top of the Alcohol ink and it sticks where the bits of ink are still wet around the edges of pools) and some Alcohol Ink metallic mixatives to others.
This week, I decided I wanted to find a way to turn my rainbow of beautiful papers into cards. I settled on the My Favorite Things Snow Drifts Cover Up Die because it had 8 pieces, which worked perfect for my 8 colors. I used the Jennifer McGruire trick if using a piece of tape to hold each die together as a removed it, so I could easily remove the pieces I wanted as I assembled each card.
I die cut a 9th time using black card stock, so I could use the black frame to position the pieces on my heavy cardstock white card bases. I did some facing both directions.
I wanted to keep the overall card design fairly simple and mailable, so I started with a single Greenery Die from The Stamp Market cut from heavy white cardstock.
I paired with with a simple sentiment flag from Essentials by Ellen Pure Magic. These will be going out to crafty friends who have been the color in my world during the past few months.
I just love how they turned out. Here are a few more up close. The finishing touch was adding some clear adhesive dot embellishments.
It doesn't matter what order the rainbow is in … it still makes me smile
When was the last time you played with your Alcohol Inks?
These are beautiful! I have to get out my inks and Yupo paper.Very inspiring👍🏻
Stunning! I love your use of alcohol inks! Makes me want to start playing in the craft room! Thanks.
These are beautiful.
My goodness! What artwork you have created with these cards! Such beautiful colors and a brilliant way to showcase them by combining many into each card. Wow!
Love the colors and design. Beautiful!
Girl, I love these so much! I can’t wait to make something like this together soon! 🧡
I love what you did, such a great idea filled with color.
So bright and cheery!
Truly a labor of love! Super fun cards
Oh these are GORGEOUS!!! I LOVE the addition of the white leaf and the simple sentiment. STUNNING cards. Thank you for my card BTW. It was so nice to get some happy mail!!
Very eye catching!!!