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Rainbow Alcohol Inks on Nara Black (VIDEO + GIVEAWAY!)

7 Aug
T-Rex Alcohol Inks on Nara Black

Good afternoon and Happy Friday!  Today I'm popping in to share a video tutorial using T-Rex alcohol inks on Nara Black paper!  I love playing with alcohol inks and I always mean to record a video but I always forget to turn my camera on when I get started.  But I've gotten several requests to put ... View Post

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crafting, video tutorial
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alcohol ink, alcohol inks, nara black, t-rex alcohol ink

March Essentials by Ellen Release Blog Hop (+GIVEAWAYS!)

8 Mar
Mondo Succulent by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Ellen Hutson

Good afternoon!  It's been really hard to keep this a secret but I am SUPER excited to share that I am now an Ambassador for the Ellen Hutson design team!!! :) I've loved Ellen Hutson (she is such a sweetheart!!) for years and I cannot wait to share more inspiration with you using these fabulous ... View Post

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77 Comments
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bloghop, card-making, crafting, design team, ellen hutson
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alcohol ink, ellen hutson

Waffleflower July Release Blog Hop (+GIVEAWAY!)

5 Jul
Hello by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Waffle Flower

Good morning!  I am so excited to be a stop on the hop celebrating the gorgeous July release from Waffle Flower Stamps!  Today I’m sharing a card using the pretty Bouquet Builder 4 stamp set! To start I stamped the lily from Bouquet Builder 4 onto watercolor paper and watercolored it using ... View Post

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bloghop, card-making, crafting, guest-designer
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alcohol ink, waffle flower

Rainbow Hey

28 Jun
Rainbow Hey by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Simon Says Stamp

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! I've been very inspired by Jeff ... View Post

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card-making, crafting
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alcohol ink, lawn fawn, the stamp market

Gina K Designs Alcohol Ink Cards (+VIDEO!)

4 Jun
Alcohol Ink Backgrounds by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Gina K Designs

Good morning!  Today I'm sharing a video pairing alcohol ink backgrounds with beautiful stamped cakes from Gina K Designs to create a quartet of cards perfect for birthdays, weddings, or anniversaries! You can watch the video below at at my YouTube channel! To start I created alcohol inks ... View Post

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card-making, crafting, video tutorial
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alcohol ink, alcohol inks, altenew, copic, gina k designs

Alcohol Inks and Die-Cutting

31 May
Alcohol Inks and Die-Cutting by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Memory Box

Good morning!  I recently had the opportunity to play with some new Memory Box products and thought they'd be perfect to combine with alcohol inks! I started by applying RV09, RV19, and RV69 copic refills to a 9x12  piece of yupo paper with isopropyl alcohol and pinata brass metallic alcohol ... View Post

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card-making, crafting
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alcohol ink, memory box

HBD Birthday Cards, Part 1!

25 May
HBD by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Simon Says Stamp

Good morning!  Over the next two days I'm going to share four birthday cards using the same fun HBD die from Simon Says Stamp and CZ Design!  There's a lot of variety in the finished cards and hopefully they'll give you some new ideas!  Today I have a pair of more feminine birthday cards to ... View Post

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card-making, crafting
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alcohol ink, birthday card, foil, stencil

Picket Fence Studios 1st Birthday Celebration!!

28 Apr
Little Coral Girl by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Picket Fence Studios

Good morning!  I am thrilled to be helping Picket Fence Studios celebrate their first birthday!!  It's hard to believe they've only been around for a year!!  All month long they're celebrating their birthdays with lots of guest designers and giveaways!  At the end of my post I'll share how to enter ... View Post

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card-making, crafting, guest-designer
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alcohol ink, picket fence studios, watercolor marker

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