More alcohol ink pieces

In the forest

alcohol on yupo

4x6

I loved how this came out! I was experimenting with lifting off the alcohol ink using stamps and a new product called "Lift Off" by the infamous Tim Holtz. I can't wait to see what magic he shows at Creativations this week!  Anyway...this has an earthy quality. I love the brown and blue mix and the resulting greens that showed up. Its an uncontrollable medium for the most part. 

I think this will make a lovely card front. 

Happy Crafting!

Alcohol Inks and Yupo- a match made in heaven!

Portal

4x5 

Ink on Yupo

I love alcohol inks. They are so unpredictable and that just adds to the fun! This is my latest creation on Yupo paper using alcohol inks. I also used a liquid adhesive around the red for texture and so the foil would stick to it. When the ink was tacky, I rubbed Decofoil on top to get the shiny turquoise shimmer. Love that! I love the red and turquoise combo.

When it was all dry, I stamped the butterfly on top using Ranger archival inks. The stamp is an OLD Stampin' Up stamp that is no longer sold. 

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Putz house fun

I love making these little beauties. This one is sold. I usually sell a few at this time of year. The roof is glittered as is the snow. Not over the top though. Inside is a battery tea light that casts a lovely glow at night. I have a village of these, each one being different.

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Foiling is addictive...

I wish you could see how lovey and shiny this background and the "Merry Christmas" is. I used Deco red foil on laser printed card stock I designed in Adobe Photoshop. I have a very inexpensive laminating machine and it worked perfectly.  Ink jet prints do not work. So I printed it out on my ink jet and took that to my local UPS and for a whopping 35 cents I was able to get my design printed onto thick card stock. The flower I made awhile back. It all came together easily and I like the result.

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Creativity takes Courage

I spent the day crafting with a friend yesterday and she gifted me several rubber stamps she no longer wanted. I will never say no to rubbah...lol

Last night I used two of the stamps in this spread in my art journal. First I used Distress Oxide inks for the background, then used embossing powders to make it all grungy. The butterfly is just from my stash and I mounted it on to paper covered chipboard. 

I am pleased with the result.

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Recovering

I finally had a total hip replacement, so I have not been able to do any crafting this past month. Just getting to the point where ideas are filtering in. In the meantime, I made this card just prior to my surgery.

I made the poinsettia from my Cricut. I think my Cricut has already paid for itself in the dies I have NOT purchased. Instead I make cut files on Cricut and cut away. I also cut out the green background piece. 

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Purple for Christmas

5x7

I have a friend that loves the color purple. I made this Christmas card for her. I painted cardstock with Jaquard halo purple gold paint. Then I embossed it. Then I used an old Stampin' Up die set (retired) for the ornaments. I layered dark purple, gold and the paper I made. The angles are from Anna Griffin Christmas Angels.  I am not a huge fan of purple, but I do love how this card turned out.

Happy Crafting!