A Patriotic take: Alcohol Ink on Yupo Paper
Hi friends! Happy Sunday! We’re so delighted to welcome back special guest Anna-Karin Evaldsson to our blog to share a really fun project inspired by the holiday weekend! Keep reading to learn more and enjoy!
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Hi everyone! I am so happy to be here on the blog today to share a project with a fun and vibrant background technique. Alcohol inks look fantastic on yupo paper and here they were also combined with ghost stamping.
Since it is 4th of July tomorrow, I had fun creating a card with that theme and a color combination which I rarely use. You can turn the card into many themes. Experiment with different color combinations and add as much or as little texture as you want. Yupo is a non-porous, synthetic paper and it works great for many techniques, not only for alcohol ink.
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Add drops of alcohol ink on Simon Says Stamp Yupo Paper, starting with the lightest color. I used Lake Mist (but forgot to include that bottle on the photo), and then continued with the darker red and blue shades. Dabb and blend with an ink-blending tool using a felt applicator.
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Continue building up layers and adding texture by applying drops of both ink and ink-blending solution, as well as dabbing ink blending solution on the background with the felt applicator. To get the small dots, just lightly touch the paper with a felt applicator inked with a little bit of ink-blending solution.
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Stamp the background with stars from Tim Holtz Rockstar and Psychedelic Grunge and Alcohol-lift Ink. Wipe with a soft cloth to reveal the ghost image. I also stamped the background with Simon Says Stamp Open Grid Background, in the same way.
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Stamp a label from Simon Says Stamp Mixed Labels with Royal Pawsitively Saturated ink on a left-over piece of patterned paper. The paper I used came from Tim Holtz Backdrops vol. 2. Die cut with the coordinating Mixed Labels die and stamp a sentiment from Tim Holtz Crazy Talk with Cappuccino ink.
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Die cut butterflies from Tim Holtz Backdrops paper using the Simon Says Stamp Graceful Butterflies set.
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Emboss the butterflies in the coordinating folder. They get such a lovely pattern and texture.
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Ink with Distress Ink to reveal the texture. I turned the small butterfly blue.
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Shape the wings to give the butterfly more life. Layer the butterflies together and add a body. Adhere to the card with foam tape.
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Add Tim Holtz Design Tape and stars from Simon Says Stamp Pinata Sequin. The sentiment comes from Tim Holtz Tiny Talk.
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The ghost images add an interesting touch to the background.
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You can add even more texture and layers of alcohol ink, but I liked having some open areas, in particular this lighter Lake Mist area.
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With a different sentiment and colors the card could work for many themes.
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Here you can see the dimension of the butterfly better. I also added two sequins to the butterfly for an additional detail.
I hope this tutorial inspired you to test using alcohol ink on yupo paper and to do some ghost stamping.
Thank you so much for looking! Happy crafting! -Anna-Karin
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so beautiful