DIY: Alcohol Inked Rocks
Welcome to the blog everyone!! It’s Shari here with a super fun DIY project for you and your family.
Painted rocks are all the rage, especially on trails. There are apps where you can track the ones you’ve left to see how far they’ve traveled.
My husband has been bringing home rocks for years, specifically heart rocks. Also, our front garden is edged with more of his found beauties, so I had plenty to work with.
My goal was to create colorful rocks to sprinkle in and around our flower garden to add more splashes of color.
Wash and dry your rocks before stating. I painted mine first with Picket Fence Distress paint until they were as white as possible, this helps the color of the inks pop. Use as many coats as needed (I used two). You can use gesso as long as your final coat is acrylic paint (it’s smoother). Let them dry completely before adding your alcohol inks.
Use a crumpled piece of foil to prop your rocks up from the surface, this allows the alcohol inks to flow down and around the sides. I’ve used my favorite colors, plus a Silver Alloy for some shine.
Once you have your rocks colored, you can decorate them with dots, gems, and doodling.
If you plan on displaying your rocks outdoors, coat them with a waterbased polyurethane found at the hardware store.
Check out the video below for the full process.
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Crafty Bunnies: Masked Scene Slider Card
Hi friends! Happy Monday! Please join me in welcoming back the super talented Ashlea Cornell as a special guest on our blog!
Ashlea combined our brand new adorable Crafty Bunnies stamp set and the Slide on Over die set from Lawn Fawn to create a slider for the bunnies to share their crafts on the cart! How cute is that?! For added interest she made a pretty background combining our Wisteria and Lake Shores inks with our new Geo Leaves stencil!
Be sure to watch the video for all the details and enjoy!
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Thanks so much for stopping by and thanks to Ashlea for being our guest!
Card Kit Reveal and Inspiration: Home Sweet Home
Our July 2020 Card Kit, Home Sweet Home is full of welcoming, hometown cheer!
In the kit are some fantastic Simon exclusive products—the delightful Home Sweet Home 6×8 stamp set and Postage dies from CZ Design!
You’ll also find a mini Tim Holtz Speckled Egg Distress Ink pad (SO cute and not yet available for sale individually!!), as well as one mini jar of Cosmic Shimmer. There are a variety of cheerful Waffle Flower patterned papers, 7 Simon brand envelopes, 3 sheets of Simon brand cardstock, and 1 sheet of Neenah Solar White, too.
Our Home Sweet Home card kit will make you feel right at home, neighbor!
The NEW Home Sweet Home 6″x8″ stamp set and the CZ Postage wafer-thin dies are available for individual purchases in our store!
Don’t forget! We have LOTS of gorgeous card kit inspiration to access and add to in our Card Kit Galleries!
You can purchase the kit at $34.99, or you can subscribe to our kit of the month program for just $29.99 (plus S&H) per month to have our kits delivered right to your door each month!
If you are a subscriber who used Paypal to purchase your subscription, please be sure to pay the invoice that we send you within 3 business days. We have a limited number of this card kit in stock and don’t want you to miss out. For easier and quicker monthly processing, please contact us via email or telephone and we will put your credit card on file as a courtesy for you. Card kits bill and ship anytime between the 16 – 30 of every month.
