Handmade Zinnia Alcohol Ink Cards

I am SO excited!

Isn't it great when you create something you admire?

Well, call me arrogant, I don't care.

I very pleased with this pair...

Back to, or rather, still at alcohol inks and dies.

Wa Hoo to the creators of those two things and 

all the varieties to choose from.

I need a library to hold all the toys!!!

The first card is: Memory Box Lucienne Tile and Zinnia Dies

The second card is: Memory Box Piestra Tile and Zinnia Dies 

The second flower used the background die on the flower.

Love the color combinations.

Let's play some more!!!

Alcohol Ink Partial Die Cut Card

I followed Jennifer McGuire's tutorial on Partial die cut borders. 

You can find it here:

I think Jennifer does an excellent job showing and explaining.

She is my "Go To" lady for learning new things!

Thank You, Jennifer!

The background is alcohol inks, again.

This time I pulled the felt across the glossy cardstock

to gain the striped look.

I like it - this card looks springy to me.

Add a few score lines, Spellbinder "Flower Box" die and

Paper Smooches "Dots & Dashes" die.

Some bling, stamp, black ink and coordinating green cardstock.

It was fun to try a little twist on my favorites:

Dies and Alcohol Ink!!!

Yeay for today!

True Friend

This one was fun, too . . . but what isn't?

I masked off the area on the top third of the card and

clear embossed the leaves.

Then I sponged several different colors until I got the intensity that I liked.

Finally, I stamped a few leaves in the same color as the sentiment,

removed the mask, did some scoring, a simple stamp, 

added just a few layers, and there you have it.

I like it!

I should make some more!

I think I will!

Sunflower Cards

My friend and I had another "Fun" Day. Once we get started with the alcohol inks - we just can't seem to quit. It is so awesome to see the varieties of shades of colors that come out of just one inking of the felt pad. I can generally get 6 backgrounds out of one inking with a little additional alcohol blending solution on the last 2 cards. It was fun to decorate the insides of the cards, too. If you haven't tried playing with alcohol inks - you certainly should!