Designing alcohol ink backgrounds

supplies needed:

• alcohol ink paper

• paper trimmer

• alcohol ink blending tool with felts

• alcohol ink blending solution

• alcohol lift ink

• alcohol ink air blower

• alcohol inks, alloys, mixative, pearls

GOOD PLACES TO GET THE

ABOVE SUPPLIES

• simonsaysstamp

• ranger ink

I usually cut alcohol ink paper down to 4 1/2" x 5 1/2" and generally smaller after alcohol

ink is applied and has dried.

Then I decided on a technique, air blower, or blending tool with felts and adding blending solution.

I layout the paper on a surface that can withstand inkiness because it will be running and dripping.

Start with the fun, squeeze out a few drops of ink separate or overlapping add

few drops of blending solution where you want the ink to move use an air blower or blending tool with felts to move ink quickly (alcohol-based inks dry quickly, but reactivate

with blending solution, and/or direct spritz of alcohol) this is a process I dearly enjoy as well

as turning into cards to send my friends and family. Thank you for reading my blog post.

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