Alcohol Ink Panel Cards

I spent some time playing with alcohol inks the other day. Oh, man, they are so much fun and I can't wait to explore all you can do with them.

For these cards, I used Sailboat, Citrus, and Indigo alcohol inks, as well as rubbing alcohol and the Ranger Blending Solution. I moved the ink around by blowing into a straw. I love the different pools and whirls this technique makes. Using the Ranger lift pad, I stamped the bubbles using Unity Stamp Co's You Can Do It kit. I cut out two panels and adhered them to a white card base that has Peacock Feathers ink spatters.

This card uses jellyfish from Unity Stamp Co's She Mermaid kit that I stamped, colored, and fussy cut . The sentiment is from Unity Stamp Co's Hugs, Kisses & Birthday Wishes sentiment kit.

 

For this card I used Stampin' Up's Sea of Textures' octopus and cut the net from the coordinating die set. The sentiment came from one of Stampin' Up's Sale a Bration's sets, By The Bay.

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Monday Quick Cards

Welcome to another edition of Monday Quick Cards. Today's card employee the use of stamps with dies. No coloring, just fun paper and intricate dies. It took me 17:20 to make this card that's perfect for a wedding or other fancy celebration.

For this card I used Cake Soiree, by Stampin' Up. It comes by itself or in a bundle with coordinating dies. I used the dies for the cake stand and bow, as stand alone elements. I then stamped the cake on Stampin' Up white card stock, die cut with the coordinating die and mounted on some pretty patterned paper, adding some filament behind the cake. I finished it off by adding some pearls and mounting on black card stock. I think the longest steps where weeding that intricate cake stand, but it's so pretty! I love that this is another card where I didn't do any coloring in, yet isn't missing color. I let the paper shine instead. The grey/yellow/white is super elegant too.

Elegant doesn't necessarily mean fussy and time consuming. Remember this next time you need a quick card for an elegant event. See you next week!