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Rainbow Hey

28 Jun

Good morning!  It’s been awhile since I’ve played with my alcohol inks and decided to spend a little time with them yesterday!  I’ve been wanting to try Jennifer’s smooth alcohol ink technique for awhile now and thought it’d be perfect for today’s card!

Rainbow Hey by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Simon Says Stamp

I’ve been very inspired by Jeff Lindberg’s #craftcocktails series this month and wanted to join in before June was over!  I didn’t quite have the supplies that Jennifer used in her cards but was able to find things in my craft room that worked!  First I took a cutting plate from an old mini die-cutting machine and wrapped a smooth Viva paper towel that I had folded several times around one edge.  I used purple tape to hold the paper towels in place and then added a good amount of blending solution to the edge on the paper towel.  Next I added a drop of the following alcohol inks to the edge keeping them close together: flamingo, watermelon, valencia, sunshine yellow, clover, indigo, and wild plum.  Then I held the end of the cutting plate and dragged it across a panel of yupo paper.  I dragged it both directions allowing the colors to blend together.  Then I let the panel dry.  The layer of alcohol blending solution really kept the plate pretty clean but just to be on the safe side I rubbed a bit of isopropyl alcohol over the end of the plate with a clean paper towel to make sure I got any excess ink off!

Rainbow Hey by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Simon Says Stamp

While the panel was drying I die-cut the Hey die from The Stamp Market from white and black cardstock and adhered them together with liquid adhesive.  Next I die-cut a few hearts from a Lawn Fawn die set and colored them with copic markers in R35, R37, and R39.  I also added a few accents with a white gel pen.  Once the panel was totally dry I trimmed it down, adhered it to a card base, and adhered the sentiment and hearts.  To finish the card I added a layer of spectrum noir clear sparkle and nuvo crystal glaze to each heart! 🙂 I love the combination soft rainbow with the bold and vibrant sentiment and I hope you do, too!

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a fantastic weekend!

Oh, and don’t forget to shop Simon’s 15% off Lawn Fawn branded products sale this weekend! 😉

Interested in the products I used?  To make them easy for you to find, I have listed them below. (Affiliate disclosure can be found here). Your purchases help keep my blog running and I thank you for the support!

The Stamp Market HEY Die Set tsm2082…
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Lawn Fawn HEARTS Lawn Cuts Dies
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Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink FLAMINGO Ranger…
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Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink WATERMELON…
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Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink VALENCIA Ranger…
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Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink SUNSHINE YELLOW…
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Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink CLOVER Ranger…
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Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink INDIGO Ranger…
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Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink WILD PLUM…
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Yupo WHITE MIXED MEDIA 9×12 74lb…
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Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#…
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Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH…
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Copic Markers
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Crafter’s Companion CLEAR OVERLAY…
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Tonic CRYSTAL GLAZE Nuvo 947N
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Sakura WHITE MEDIUM POINT Gelly Roll…
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3M Scotch PINK ATG ADVANCED TAPE…
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Tim Holtz Tonic MAXI GUILLOTINE…
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Crafter’s Companion GEMINI JUNIOR…
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Comments:
5 Comments
Categories:
card-making, crafting
Tags:
alcohol ink, lawn fawn, the stamp market

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Comments

  1. hsmom24kids says

    June 28, 2019 at 9:44 am

    I love it, Jessica!

    Reply
  2. conil says

    June 28, 2019 at 11:26 am

    So impressed with how lovely these colors blended on the card. Just beautiful.

    Reply
  3. Terrie D. says

    June 28, 2019 at 11:43 am

    What a beautiful card! I love how your rainbow background turned out. 🙂

    Reply
  4. Patt H. says

    June 28, 2019 at 11:54 am

    Love this card & technique, Jess! You make it sound so easy & the results are gorgeous! I’m going to try this as soon as I can play in my craft room.

    Reply
  5. Tara Prince says

    August 9, 2022 at 2:02 pm

    wonderful card

    Reply

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