My alcohol inks "landscape" looks quite intricate but was fairly quick and simple to make. Here's how:
1. Put some blending solution onto your Yupo card, add a couple of drops of yellow and red ink, tilt the card to spread it all over the card. Leave to dry completely.
2. Put a line of blue ink across the card and quickly add one or two drops of yellow and green.
3. Use the flat edge of a drinking straw to smoosh the inks across the card and blend the colours and the magic happens!
4. Add more blue and green and spread with the straw until happy with the results.
5. The "sun" was made using a cotton bud and drop of blending solution to wipe off the ink.
And there we have it, smooshing with a straw.
I'm playing at:
CAS Mix Up - Stamping + Alcohol Inks + Your choice
City Crafters - You don't bring me flowers (project with no flowers on it)
Seize The Birthday - Anything Goes
Watercooler Wednesday - Masculine Anything Goes
And there we have it, smooshing with a straw.
I'm playing at:
CAS Mix Up - Stamping + Alcohol Inks + Your choice
City Crafters - You don't bring me flowers (project with no flowers on it)
Seize The Birthday - Anything Goes
Watercooler Wednesday - Masculine Anything Goes
It's a beautiful card, Sue. It seems like painting! Thank you for the great instructions. I love this straw technique. Kisses, my friend.
ReplyDeleteSue your landscape is totally amazing. Your use of a drinking straw to blend the inks, a cotton bud to create the sun and blend of the alcohol inks was brilliant! Thanks for the instructions on how you did it, very inspiring. Glad you joined us for the Watercooler Wednesday Masculine challenge this week. Great card!
ReplyDeleteOh My Gosh, Sue...absolutely Stunning alcohol ink landscape and CAS design!!! TFS your beauty and your steps. Again...Wow! Hugs
ReplyDeleteAwesome end results with the inks - I really need to try that Yupo paper! Thanks for joining in at STB.
ReplyDeleteOh Sue, I love the gorgeous results of the straw technique! Your landscape turned out to be so striking with those alcohol inks. Love the textured frame edges, too. They, and the white die-cut, keep it minimalist but finish it off beautifully. Thanks so much for joining our Watercooler Wednesday Challenge this week.
ReplyDeleteMagical way to create a landscape! Thanks for joining in at City Crafter.
ReplyDeleteStunning Sue and I thank you for your little tutorial. I have used the straw technique before and it looks awesome on your card. One question can I ask the name of the frame die please, love it.xx [aNNie]
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing, Sue! Your landscape is beautiful and the framing and die cut are so perfect for showing it off! Thanks so much for sharing this with us at CAS Mix Up!
ReplyDeleteOMG it's gorgeous, I love the colours and the sweet little die cut flowers
ReplyDeleteYour landscape is stunning, Sue!! Beautiful mix of colours that you've used. And perfect with the white deckle frame and white sprigs. Thanks for sharing with us at CAS Mix Up!
ReplyDeleteOh I love the landscape image so much. You're very clever, Sue!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card
Love this Sue, looks beautiful with those colours and then the die cut really finishes things off perfectly. I will have to give this a go but have to wait on more yupo, used up every little speck in the house.
ReplyDeleteSue, this is so beautiful. The colors are perfect and the bottom looks like a rocky beach. It looks like a fishing pole is in the water right by the white branch. This needs to be framed.
ReplyDeleteMagic is right! This card is GORGEOUS!!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful results of your AI's on Yupo Sue! Your skyline scene is beautiful! Love the wonky die cut out framing and little white die cut stem! thanks so much for joining us in the CAS Mix Up challenge! Julia xx
ReplyDeleteFabulous landscape background! Thanks for the detailed instructions. Thanks for joining us at Watercooler Wednesday.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you gave your step-by-step technique for creating the lovely landscape - a fabulous background for the flower sprig. And I really like the deckled edge of the die cuts! Thanks so much for joining us at CAS Mix Up.
ReplyDeleteQuite a stunning card! Love the watercoloring. It turned out very nice! Thank you for joining Marsha's Masculine challenge at Watercooler Wednesday this week!
ReplyDelete~A stunning card - think I have to go and find some straws!!! - thanks for joining us at Watercooler Wednesday this week
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the Top Pick for the CAS Mix Up August Challenge, Sue! Your AI effects and colors are stunning! I love your framing and the little flower/stem die-cuts too. The white panels are so effective to enhance the beauty of your AI skyline scene! Hideko
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