Alcohol inks!

Here are a few new cards I made using Ranger alcohol inks. They're easy to use, particularly if you have a craft mat (mine is by Inksentials). Also metallic and pearl mixitives add just a bit of shine!

On this one, I used alcohol inks on an acrylic butterfly. The scallopped circle was made using Versamark ink and Perfect Pearls. I stamped over it using archival black ink. The stamp says "God is, and all is well." It's hard to see because of the shine, but it's really pretty.

The rest of the cards

The rest of the cards from this weekend are generic. I was inspired by a little something for each (or both since two are basically the same!) and just threw them together. Not a lot of thinking.

These first two are using some Memory Makers journaling spots that I have a whole package of but have only used once or twice. They worked perfectly here. I also love the kraft background.

Yikes! I am starting to run out of some of my favorite paper flowers. Time to restock!

This one is from a design I saw online. Probably on Hero Arts' blog. Anyways, I loved the white dots on the background. I used white Staz-on for this, but I may try another one using white embossing powder instead. Might make for more stand-out dots!

Butterflies!

I did not much care for the owl craze of last year. This year's butterflies, however, are a bit cuter. Maybe I should have tried harder with the owls because I'm thinking those would work for masculine cards as well as feminine.



I made this for my niece who is 16 today.

The sentiment is a stamp on a small rectangular Tim Holtz fragment. I would love to get a package of the charms or the ovals, but all I have is squares/rectangles. I'm making do!

I used alcohol ink and mixatives on the back of the fragment to get the color then stamped the sentiment using Staz-on white ink. The flowers are white primas that I used alcohol inks on. I used some pearl mixative with the alcohol ink to give the pretty sheen.

This one is going to be hard to see, but may be interesting to try.

I was reading in a magazine (really looking for inspiration and this one hit me) and the author of a particular article was talking about what we use for backgrounds. She mentioned plain cardstock. She mentioned patterned paper. She mentioned transparencies.

Transparencies?

Hmmmmmmmm. It just so happens that I have three packs of transparencies (12x12) from Tuesday Morning (sort of like Big Lots!) that might just do the trick. And since I didn't pay much for it ($5 for the whole thing), it would be okay if it didn't work out and I needed to throw it away.

Instead, I'm kinda liking how it turned out. In person, you can see the subtle blue tint to the transparency and the tiny blue dots. In this photo you can really only see my office door! However, take a moment to enjoy the fact that you can see my office door through my layout and you get the whole point. It's see through!

I am going to try this one again. I'm sure I've got some black and white photos that will work with just about any color transparency I have. :)

Finally!! Some mojo!

I scrapped this weekend.

Yes. I understand. You and I both need a moment for the wonder of that comment to sink in.

So anyhow, with my granddaughter around, it's had to get into crafting. She wants to be right there, talking and asking questions and generally getting underfoot (literally - she plays with the dog who lays at my feet). She wants to sit on my lap and look at pictures.

While I love sharing the time with her and having someone who likes to look at my pages, I also enjoy ACTUALLY CRAFTING!!

She went to friend's with her mom yesterday so I took advantage and did a little scrapping. Made a few cards and two layouts.

This is my youngest grandson, Hunter. He's 1 and a half. And, unfortunately, he doesn't have that adorable mop of curls since his mom got his hair cut. *sigh* This layout was inspired by the color combo (dark red, teal and white). I saw it in a mag the other day and really wanted to try it out. Unfortunately, I need cardstock. Particularly in the red family. The little bit that I used on this layout was IT. One small 12x5 inch scrap. Time to shop!!