Good morning! I’m super excited to be a stop on the hop for the Simon Says Stamp Sending Good Vibes blog hop!!
Have you checked out the new release yet? It’s FANTASTIC!!!
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I’ve already shared four cards using the new release here (with a giveaway! 😉 ) and today I’m sharing a trio of bright and colorful alcohol ink cards using the beautiful Hibiscus Frame die!
I thought a gorgeous tropical die like the hibiscus frame called for some bright tropical colors and one of the easiest ways to achieve a super vibrant look is with alcohol inks! Add a little gold foil and we’re good to go! 😉
To start I took a 9×12 piece of yupo and added alcohol inks in red pepper, flamingo, watermelon, wild plum across the page with a little blending solution. I forgot to press record when I started this project but you can find instructions for a similar alcohol ink blended background and foil accented card here! I also added botanical and limeade alcohol ink to one corner. I moved the ink around with a camera air puffer until it was almost dry and then pressed a sheet of rose gold foil over the panel. I used a brayer to press the foil into the paper and then peeled it off. The foil sticks to the wet alcohol ink with no additional adhesive needed! Look at this shine!!
For my first card I die-cut the Hibiscus Frame die from the main alcohol ink panel and reserved the negatives. I die-cut the leaves of the Hibiscus Frame die from part of the green section. I also cut the same die from a piece of white cardstock. I laid the white die-cut outline guide over a white cardbase and used liquid adhesive to carefully inlay each negative pieces of the alcohol inked hibiscus. Once all the pieces were in I carefully removed the white outline guide and then placed a stack of clean acrylic blocks over the alcohol ink design while it dried.
While it was drying I die-cut the center of the flower and the sentiment with gold glitter paper. After it was totally dry I used foam mounting tape to adhere the flower center and liquid adhesive for the sentiment! The glitter paper perfectly matches the foil!
My second card uses the leftover alcohol ink die-cut outline to create a shaker card! I adhered a piece of acetate behind the alcohol inked hibiscus, added a double layer of foam mounting tape and filled it liberally with rose gold, red, yellow, orange, iridescent clear sequins, and clear confetti before sealing it up with a panel of red glitter paper.
I adhered the shaker to a black cardstock panel. Next I die-cut the Good Vibes sentiment and the flower center from black and gold glitter cardstock and adhered them to the card. I used regular adhesive for the flower center and foam mounting tape for the sentiment.
My last card might be my very favorite! I die-cut the Hibiscus Frame twice from my alcohol inked background and reserved the negatives. Then I die-cut the frame offset twice from a panel of black cardstock. I liberally applied adhesive to a white cardbase and then adhered the black cardstock panel over it. Then I carefully inlaid each alcohol inked piece into the frame openings to complete the flower. Then I die-cut the frame twice from gold glitter paper and once from the green alcohol inked section, inlaid those pieces, and then trimmed off the excess.
Next I die-cut the sentiment from Everett Solid Letters once using gold glitter paper and three times using black cardstock. I adhered them together to create a thicker embellishment and then adhered it to the card. Finally I added a few nuvo drops to finish the card! Definitely puts me in the mood for a tropical vacation! 😉 What about you?
Check out the Good Vibes gallery on the Simon Says Stamp blog for even more crafty inspiration! And we have a special gift for all of our blog hoppers this weekend!! Use the code PUFFY on any purchase at Simon Says Stamp this weekend for your gift!
To celebrate the Good Vibes release EVERY stop on the hop is giving away a $25 gift certificate to Simon Says Stamp! To enter, leave a comment on all the hop stops before 11:59PM ET Sunday, June 24th, 2018! Winners will be posted on the Simon Says Stamp store blog on Wednesday. Your next stop on the hop is the fabulous Amanda!! If you get lost or encounter a broken link, here’s a list of all the stops on the hop:
- Simon Says Stamp Blog
- Jennifer McGuire
- Kristina Werner
- Cathy Zielske
- Nichol Spohr
- Nina-Marie Trapani
- Jessica Frost-Ballas —> You are here!
- Amanda Korotkova
- Suzy Plantamura
- Kathy Racoosin
- Anna Kossakovskaya
- Bibi Cameron
- Elena Salo
- Heather Hoffman
- Gayatri Murali
Thanks so much for stopping by, have a fantastic day, and enjoy the hop!
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Love how you used the alcohol inks with this die, you’ve created some glorious cards! Love them all!
All of your cards are gorgeous, love the alcohol ink backgrounds.
Jessica, you have done it again and out shined yourself! These cards are incredible!!!! I just love all the added detail and the gold within the flowers.
Your sparkle says it all, always!
Beautiful, bright cards! I love the bright colours with the touches of gold and glitter.
Love the beautiful cards. Amazing colours as always!
I love all your cards! Great ideas and colors.
Wow!!These are GORGEOUS!!!!
Love the bold colors! I have already ordered this hibiscus flower, and after seeing what you’ve done with the alcohol inks and this die, I am glad I did! It will sell out quickly! Thanks for your inspiration, Jess.
Beautiful cards!
So vibrant. Love them all
GORGEOUS cards! Adding Gold to them make them absolutely stunning!
I am so glad you love this new die…you did an awesome job using it in so many wonderful ways.
Beautiful cards! I love the bright colors.
Really gorgeous! I LOVE seeing different card designs with the same die or stamp set. I can’t even choose a favorite here. Beautiful work!
Simply stunning cards. Need to use my alcohol inks.
Love your use of color! All the red gives me good vibes!
Gorgeous cards! I love that bright and beautiful red with the gorgeous glittery gold! That hibiscus die is absolutely a must have!
That hibiscus frame die is gorgeous and versatile! Thanks for sharing your beautiful cards. Love your backgrounds!!
This card is so stunning! Love the touch of gold foil.
Gorgeous cards–love the alcohol ink backgrounds. Plan to make some of those backgrounds tomorrow.
Beautiful cards! Oh I
love the inking and the
colors, great designs.
Carla from Utah
Oh my, how beautiful these colors/designs are and definitely put me in a tropical state of mind!! 🙂 I am new to paper crafting so I’m still learning so much and have been wondering about the alcohol ink’s and why/what to use them for….. you definitely answered that question for me LOL, I can see what is on my “wish list” now besides the Hibiscus Frame. 🙂
Love how vibrant these are!!
Love this. I’ve been wanting to try alcohol inking…