Good morning! Today I’m hopping along to celebrate the Diecember release from Simon Says Stamp!! I shared my first Diecember card yesterday and today I’m sharing eight cards along with a video! I know, I know…I never make this many cards at once…but you’ll see how easy it is and you’ll make a ton, too! 😉
You can watch the video below or in HD at my Youtube channel:
Alcohol inks are making a comeback in a BIG way these days and I wanted to try using them as I see alcohol ink artists use them on big canvases on instagram! I’m not a fan of using the felt blending pads…they never really seem to give me the effect I want and all the colors blend together too much for my liking. I follow several alcohol ink artists on instagram and I love the way they put droplets on a canvas, blow them around, and then add more colors. It seems like a very free-flowing organic process and I figured there’s no reason I can’t do something similar for a card, right? So basically I used that concept but on a much smaller surface, a 9×12 piece of yupo paper. I used alcohol inks in indigo, denim, turquoise, amethyst, pool, and sailboat blue. Off camera I used those colors with pitch black alcohol ink on one piece of paper and then on camera I used those colors with silver mixative for a brighter, sparkly look. After the inks dried I splattered the yupo paper with copic opaque white paint to create the look of snow across a wintery night sky. I let that dry as well and then cut up the 9×12 paper to create a variety of cards!
For the first two cards I simply cut 4″ by 5.25″ inch panels of the alcohol ink background and adhered them to a white card base. Then I die-cut the Bliss, Joy, and Felicity snowflakes using the new glitter paper from Simon Says Stamp and adhered them to the panels. Finally I die-cut the sentiments from older SSS releases and adhered them over the snowflakes. I used two layers of white cardstock on the lighter card and a layer of blue glitter over a layer of white cardstock on the darker card.
I mention this in the video but either of these backgrounds could be used for galaxy cards or underwater scenes! Lots of ways to use these fun backgrounds for a variety of cards! 😉
For this card I die-cut the Sensational Snowflakes from white cardstock and reserved the snowflakes. Then I adhered the alcohol inked background behind the white cardstock and adhered two white snowflakes on top. Finally I added a die-cut sentiment using the silver glitter paper!
My next card uses the pretty Picture Book Tree die! Again I die-cut it from a white card panel, adhered the alcohol inked background behind it and finished it with a glittery sentiment!
This card uses the same Sensational Snowflakes Collage die I used on my card yesterday but this time it’s backed by the alcohol inked panel. I stamped the sentiment from Christmas Essentials with versamark, heat-embossed it with silver embossing powder, and then popped it up with foam mounting tape.
The rest of my cards follow a similar layout just using different sections of the alcohol inked background. I love how unique all the cards look even though they’re using the same panel! I hope these cards give you some ideas for how to incorporate alcohol inked backgrounds into your card designs. And if you don’t have alcohol inks…you could easily create a similar look with a watercolored background, color burst sprinkled background, or a distress ink blended background…or even by using patterned paper or glitter paper! I used only a small portion of the amazing dies that Simon Says Stamp just released for Diecember so make sure to head over and check out the full release! What’s your favorite one?
And what’s a hop without a giveaway, right? Simon Says Stamp has generously offered a $25 gift card to EVERY stop on the hop!! All you need to do is visit and leave a comment on each blog. The winners will be randomly selected from each blog and announced on the Simon Says Stamp blog! There’s also a second blog hop tomorrow with even more inspiration and giveaways so don’t forget to check that out! In case you encounter a broken link here is the full hop list for today:
- Simon Says Stamp Blog
- Jennifer McGuire
- Kristina Werner
- Debby Hughes
- Amanda Korotkova
- Jessica Frost-Ballas —> You are here!
- Kathy Racoosin
- Bibi Cameron
- Heather Hoffman
- Barb Engler
- Sarah Moerman
- Anna Kossakovskaya
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Could these be any more gorgeous? I think not! I am absolutely blown away by the vibrancy of these cards and can’t wait to try and get the same results!
I love the background you created with the alcohol inks, I can’t wait to try it.
I’ve been afraid to try the alcohol inks. Not any more! Thank you for your beautiful designs. Can’t wait until my inks are delivered now.
Beautiful cards! Love the backgrounds!
Wow! Your cards blow me away. I love using alcohol inks as they are so vibrant. The inks combined with the dies result in cards that are worth framing. The dies are so versatile as I can see believe and the forest scene being used year round!
Those alcohol ink backgrounds are gorgeous!
I really like the backgrounds – I need to make time to play with my alcohol inks. They are spectacular! The dies are so fun with them!
Love the beautiful colors!
Love the alcohol ink backgrounds!
This is a technique I definitely need to try! They are very nice.
Absolutely in awe of the colors in these cards – beautiful!
Oh boy the alchol ink backgrounds are amazing with the white cards. Yikes, i don’t have room to add supplies for this new technique. Santa please bring me a new craftroom. Thank you for sharing!
Beautiful cards; love that inking!
Background turned out fabulous! Cards are beautiful!
I love the brilliance of color that your inks make. It is lovely.
What sparkly fun backgrounds! Love them…
You make those tree die cut-outs look like stained glass windows. Just love your cards. Thanks.
I love the colours on these cards. They’re gorgeous. Thanks.
amazing techniques!
I have not used alcohol inks but will give them a try now that I have seen the dramatic background on your cards. I really like the glittery sentiments too.
Unsure if my comment went through the first time. Thanks so much for the amazing inspiration! Your post with these beautiful cards nudged me to try this process for the first time, and I love it! 💕😊💕
Such beautiful backgrounds! I’ve been intimidated by alcohol inks, but I may just have to give them a try.
These backgrounds are gorgeous! I absolutely love the dark ones, they’re just like looking up at the night sky. The snowflakes look fabulous with them.
Stunning set of cards with mesmerising colours – love these!
I love the colors used. Snowflakes and a starry snowy sky is so perfect.