The December Stock Your Stash Challenge at Reverse Confetti is Thank You. I decided I wanted to use the Reverse Confetti Thanks Die with one of my Alcohol Ink Gel Press Prints. I added a sentiment from the Reverse Confetti Thank You stamp set along the bottom of the die cut.
The current Seize the Birthday Challenge is all about Hobbies and Pastimes. If you follow me on Instagram, you know that seeking out locally brewed craft beers (and the good food the corresponding brewery restaurants offer) is one of our pastimes. I started with this fun yellow alcohol ink panel that was made … Read more
The fine ladies at The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers are celebrating Y is for Yuletide. I decided to pair it with the Sketch Challenge at the Retro Rubber Stamp Challenge. I started by cutting one of my Alcohol Ink Backgrounds into 1" strips. Next I paired it with the Ticket to … Read more
The November Unity Stamp Company Challenge is to create holiday cards in non-traditional holiday colors. As I went through my stash, I clearly tend to lean toward sentiments in my Unity Stamps, so I decided to create simple cards by pairing them with Gel Press Prints and Alcohol Ink Backgrounds from my stash. I loved … Read more
I had fun spending time in my studio using some Gel Press Prints & Alcohol Ink backgrounds from my stash. I started with two snowflake Embossing Folder Gel Press Prints that I made during one of the ABC's of Gel Printing Event. I die cut them with Essentials by Ellen Essentials Rectangle Die Cuts. … Read more
For our last Jingle Belles prompt of the 2021 season, we're making holiday cards inspired by this year's blog banner, which looks a bit like this: I loved the rich all-over green of this year's Jingle Belles banner, so that is what I tried to emulate with my card design. I used four … Read more
This week at Jingle Belles is Ornamental, My Dear Watson … creating a card that features Ornaments. I used Alcohol Inks on Silver Sparkle Alcohol Ink Paper and then die cut layers A & C of the Birch Press Radiant Ornament Dies from the glittery paper. I traced the ornament shape onto a scrap … Read more
Tonight's card started with a desire to use the remainder of the Alcohol Ink Gel Press Printed leaves. I picked the Global Design Project Card for my inspiration (swapping Autumn Leaves for Holly Leaves). I wanted a little contrast to my colored cardstock, so I embossed with a wood grain embossing folder which … Read more
I had the pleasure of hanging out with crafty friends at the Scrapmania Retreat House. I spent most of my time showing them how to Gel Press with Alcohol Inks. I made several pages using different shades of oranges that I pulled with a super-fine gold paint. They reminded me of the glory of Autumn … Read more
When I was playing with my alcohol inks on Sunday night, I started on a piece of Ranger Black Alcohol Ink Blending paper, but I couldn't quite make it work, so I set it aside. Last night I tried again bringing out pearlescent and glitter inks together with some white and finally got a cool … Read more