Good morning! I know it’s been awhile since I’ve shared a video but now that Creativation is over I’m going to try to be a little more regular with video posts! However, I hope you’ll forgive me because this is one I’m really excited to share and I hope you’ll like it, too!!
As you can probably tell from my Instagram feed, I’m totally head over heels for alcohol inks these days! I was working on swatching all my inks earlier this week and got a little annoyed because some of my inks didn’t want to dry completely. After accidentally smearing a swatch or two I hunted out the wet ones and set them aside to dry for 24 hours. But who wants to wait that long when you’re making a card, right?! So I wanted to figure out a way to deal with those sticky areas. I tried a few things…first I just dusted the sticky areas with powder from my powder bag. And that worked, but it also dulled the alcohol ink and that wasn’t what I was looking for. Then I tried blotting it with copy paper…which also worked but left residue on the copy paper which meant it was pulling the ink off the paper. But that gave me the idea that it was sticky enough that it might hold something else…something like FOIL! I’m already in love with the bright vibrant look of alcohol inks…but now I can add shiny metallic accents?! *SWOON* 😉
You can watch the video below or in HD at my Youtube channel!
Honestly, it’s the simplest trick…no laminator or fancy tools needed! Just foil and alcohol inks! After you finish applying the alcohol ink to your liking press a piece of foil over the ink (really press it in…I used a brayer to apply even pressure but your fingers work just fine, too!) and then carefully peel it off. Any areas where your alcohol ink was wet will adhere to the foil leaving behind these shiny areas that look almost like granite or marble! And the more ink you use, the more likely you’ll develop those sticky areas where the ink pools. And as you’ll see in the video I was able to use an air puffer to speed up the drying process in certain areas of the paper but leave other areas wet.
It’s very tricky to photograph but in the photo above you can see the foil on the shiny areas on the left side of the card. You can also see a little bit of the turquoise color of the foil underneath the words “you more.” I finished my first card with stamps and dies from Simon Says Stamp, the full supply list is linked below! But when I trimmed my alcohol ink panel down to adhere to the card base I was left with a few strips of the background. And I didn’t want to just throw them away! 😉
So I die-cut the thanks sentiment using the leftover strip and adhered it to a white card base. Then I stamped the sentiment from Thoughtful Messages with Simon Says Stamp Blue Violet ink to match the alcohol ink. Finally I added a few gems for a little extra sparkle. There’s just a touch of foil along the “t” and the “h” but it really sparkles when it catches the light! It’s a fun way to use scraps to create a bright but CAS card!
And that’s it! I hope this inspires you to try combining foil and alcohol inks! I can’t wait to try gilding flakes and other mediums next! 😉
I’d love to give someone else the opportunity to experiment with alcohol inks and foiling so I’ve put together a little package with some foil sheets, yupo paper, and alcohol inks for one lucky commenter! Please leave me a comment letting me know if you’ve ever used alcohol inks before and if you’d like to see more alcohol ink experiments from me (or if you want me to go back to other mediums, ha)! 😉 Please leave your comments before 11:59PM EST on Sunday, February 11th, 2018!
Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you have a fantastic Thursday!
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i’ve always loved to play with alcohol inks and am so pleased to see they are back in vogue – amd definitely going to give this technique a go – definitely would love to see more a.i. experiments from you.
I play with alcohol inks, but never seem to get the results I see from others. Please keep playing with these inks as I’d love to learn to use them better!
Awesome -TFS! This technique is so cool – haven’t seen it before. Gives me even more reasons for adding alcohol inks to my supplies. I can’t wait to create such interesting backgrounds. I love the hints of gold through the design. Who would have thought alcohol inks could be so versatile…
What an amazing idea! I cannot wait to give this a try! The finished card is gorgeous!
Very nice technique. Fun playing with alcohol ink. What cardstock did you use? Regular stock or yupo? Would love to see more.
I haven’t tried using alcohol inks, although my sister has a few (don’t think she’s tried them yet either). I love how they turn out though and would love to try them! Love the cards!
OMG! You ROCK!! This is absolutely a fabulous technique you showed us. I think most of us are always looking for something new to try that’s pretty and fun to do. There’s no doubt that you have done that today for me today by combining my 2 favorite products of alcohol ink and foil. Thank you so much for sharing.
I have not tried alcohol inks but you do such fabulous things with them. Just gorgeous!
Thanks for the chance to win! I personally love the bold colors from alcohol inks.
Both your cards are amazing ! You’ve inspired me to take the plunge with alcohol ink backgrounds!
What an amazing card! The results are awesome. I would love to try it. May not be as pretty as yours, but I can try. ha-ha =)
Jess, your card is drop dead gorgeous with all of the colours of alcohol inks & foil!! Thank you for making a video of the process too. I’ve never been able to buy alcohol inks but anytime I’ve seen cards done with them I just yearn to have some. I don’t know that I’ve ever seen more beautiful backgrounds & you’ve just taken it to another level. You are so talented. Thank you for the chance to win – that is very generous.
No, I’ve never used alcohol inks before and yes, I would love to try this!!
It looks so cool!!
Thanks for taking the time to create these lovely cards and fabulous video! I have bought some alcohol inks and played with them one day and you’ve inspired me to try it again soon. I love the shades of blue you used. I follow your blog and your youtube channel. Thanks for inspiring me and the opportunity to win!
🙂 Marie
Fabulous card! I have a couple of alcohol inks(5-6) , I really want to get more but with the renewed popularity they are really hard to find.
This technique looks like so much fun and the results are stunning! I would love to play around with this neat technique. Thanks!
Well this is amazing! I really love the foil and you are right – it kind of makes it look like marble! I’m trying hard to resist the alcohol inks craze as I’m so behind on using the stamps I have currently, but I’m having a harder time now that I see this amazing foil technique…
Beautiful! Someday I’m going to get me some alcohol inks…can’t afford them right now, but they sure do seem beautiful! Just hope when I do I remember to try this, cause it’s so cool! Thanks for the video and LOVE the colors you used in both of the cards in the video!
I would love to see more videos on alcohol inks. I just purchased some but havent had the chance to play with it yet!
This technique looks
amazing! I have not
used alcohol inks.
Carla from Utah
Gorgeous Cards!!! Thanks for sharing the foil techniques!
I’m inspired by your alcohol ink makes! I have tried them before on glossy paper, years ago. Have not tried yupo paper yet! I like seeing a mix of projects here!
I really want to use alcohol inks on foil to try homemade jewellery . Bling lover.
I tried Alcohol inks about 10 years ago using the rectangle blender and felt to apply the ink. I haven’t tried using alcohol ink recently.
Stunning cards and such a clever solution (with amazing results)! I have played some with alcohol ink and would love to try this technique.