Monday, January 26, 2009

Messing around with alcohol inks again!

I just can't leave them alone they are so fun. I tried a couple of things on coloured vellum as well as a thin frosted glass square. The glass came out like this:
The background of the glass is coloured using the alcohol inks and then the flower is drawn on with Marvy Markers . I expect a stamp would great a similar effect. Overall I was quite happy with it.


The vellum crinkles am bit when you add the inks which makes for a fun texture if you want to leave it that way or you could iron them on low to see if it makes a difference. I am going to post then first crinkled to see what you all think and them I will iron them and see the difference, You can tell me in the comments what you think of the difference.

Crinkly:

This frog was created by using alcohol inks for the background, a carved stamp for the frog, and water colour pens to give the frog some colour.



The love look was created by using alcohol inks as the background, a heart carved stamp, commercial lettering stamps and a glaze pen for the yellow dots




Ironed for the flat look:




I think I like them both ways, it just depends on what kind of look you are trying to achieve. If you want a more aged look then leave the paper with the crinkles in it but if you want a more modern feel then ironing then paper flat will give you that.

And that concludes todays experiments! Let me know what you think in the comments.

JennieGee

3 comments:

  1. Very interesting! I've never tried vellum with alcohol inks before. I never would of guessed that it gives a "crinkled" look. I love all the samples you show, I'm learning so much!
    ~Spirit Seeker

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  2. Gorgeous cards, Jen! I can't tell much difference on the computer, but I suspect that I would like the crinkly paper better. I really need to get brave and experiment with some new materials. Thanks for the inspiration!
    S

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  3. I like the look of the crinkly paper better but I'm wondering if I'd have the guts to work with it. I hate it when my paper doesn't lie flat to glue, tape, or otherwise stick down. Working with vellum has always been a nightmare for me, but I like the results I see here! I may have to step back into the shallow end of the vellum pool and try a few things!
    Thanks, JennieGee!
    Wyvern

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