Seaside #bestdayever
Hi readers! Happy Thursday to you! Thanks for joining us today!
So… I thought I was really longing for beach time. Then, I saw this gorgeous card duo by Richele Christensen and now I REALLY am counting down the days until beach time! Do you live near a beach? There’s something about an ocean breeze + sunshine that is just pretty much a zen like experience for any and every time I find myself at a beach. Anyhow, I’ll stop rambling so we can get down to business! I hope you love today’s inspiration as much as I do!
Enjoy!
Hi everyone! It’s Richele Christensen…I’m so happy to be back with this fun technique with Layering Stencils and Alcohol Inks. Did you know you could use Alcohol Inks with your stencils? Tim Holtz taught this Faded Layers technique in his Creative Chemistry 102 Class.
- To create our background apply Alcohol Ink directly to your Craft Sheet. Add Blending Solution to the inks. I’m loving the new colors!
- Swipe Alcohol Ink Card Stock through the inks.
- I was able to create 3 generations from the inks on my craft sheet, a dark, a medium and a light version. Great way to make several cards at the same time.
- Tape Layering Stencil from the back of the card stock to hold in place.
- Apply a little Blending Solution to a new Ink Applicator pad and pounce over the entire stencil. You may have to go over the stencil a few times. Trust your tuition that the technique is working. Tip: Less is more…to much Blending Solution will make it bleed under the stencil.
- Move the stencil as need to cover the entire piece of card stock.
- Color the Mirrored Stars by apply Alcohol Ink and a little blending Solution to the Applicator tool and pouncing over the Star.
- Sand the Core’dinations Card Stock to reveal the core with a Sanding Grip.
- Trim pieces as desired and mat with black card stock. Adhere together.
- Add Mini Corners with pliers.
- Tie Jute String around card with a bow.
- Stamp a Hashtag message with Jet Black Archival Ink. Trim message with a “V” on the left side to create a little flag. Use foam tape to adhere to card.
- Add embellishments as desired.
I hope you will try this fun technique! It’s so easy and the results are magical!
Thanks for stopping by!
Gorgeous backgrounds! And the cards made me think of summer already.
Can’t wait to try this with stencils.
Beautiful cards and lovely technique. Thanks for sharing :)
Wow Richele! Great tutorial. I just love alcohol inks. Can’t wait to give this a try.
WOW!!!! Just WOW!
Amazing results! Need some of that special card stock right now!
LOVE these cards!
Wonderful tutorial and technique!
Beautiful cards and great technique.
The backgrounds are stunning!
both card are awesome love them and tim holtz products are fantastic
Love those NEW alcohol ink colors! Fantastic technique!
Wow!! This is an amazing card! Those backgrounds are gorgeous and I really like all the little details you included.
Beautiful cards
So gorgeous!!
Beautiful cards! thanks for the tutorial!
What beautiful cards!! Love the alcohol ink technique for the card background.
Awesome! Love the reaction the blending solution had on the ink!
Wow, what amazing cards … such gorgeous colours and what an awesome technique! Anita :)
Wow do I love these stamps and the background technique! Beautiful and artistic!
Thanks for the great tutorial! The cards are gorgeous & I can’t wait to try this technique myself!
A great technique and gorgeous finished cards!!
This is great! I have to try it.
It’s always fun to come over here and see whats new on the blog today!
I have always wanted to play with alcohol inks but have never bought some. They look great. I should get around to getting some.
now that is an awesome technique. i’ve done the alcohol inks before but never would have thought to use the stencil like that. thanks a lot. :)
These turned out fantastically!
Had to send another. Got a new email address and this is it. Love both of these!!!
Wow, lots of fun with
this! Lovely work.
Carla from Utah
Beautiful technique, Richele! Thanks for sharing it with us!
Gorgeous backgrounds!
I love the sea horse stamps!
What cute cards! I love the colors and the sea horse.
very fun! Thank you for sharing …. where have I been? I did not know there were new colors – they are wonderful.
Sandra ltb
TFS! Alcohol inks might go on the ‘need’ list!
Beautiful cards today. I am glad to see someone get out the stains and create a beautiful background. I have not used my stains for a long time and I think this has inspired me today to get mine out again.
Great technique! Thank you!
Wow, this is just too cool! I would love to try this as I have only used AL inks once and this looks so fun! Thanks for sharing!
Great technique!!
Love anything Tim Holtz! Great cards.
These cards are beautiful! I will definitely have to try out this technique, I had never thought to do this. Beautiful colors and love the embellishments. Thanks for sharing.
Katie B.
So beautiful. Thanks for sharing with us!
Great backgrounds!
Gorgeous cards Richele and a fun technique ! :-) I will definitely give this a go :-)
luv
Lols x x x
Fab projects … love the inky BG :)
Love the backgrounds and the cards. Thanks for sharing.
Awesome technique giving amazing results! I need to try this. Thank you for the inspiration xx
Amazing techniques and cards!
I LOVE everything about these cards! Thanks for giving us such wonderful inspiration!
Oh what pretty results you achieved with this technique! Your cards are so stunning.