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I've never used Tim Holtz alcohol inks and it would be interesting to have your views on them. It would also be lovely to see what you ladies have done with these inks.
I like them a lot and use them mostly for doing the polished stone technique (on paper ,dominoes, etc). They recently added some new colors (think 6 or so were added this Fall). I also have the pinata colors and work with both for my projects. One of these days I will fire up the scanner at work and try my hand and making a little gallery.
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I only have three colors the mustard, teal and cranberry (don't know official names) and I don't like them. They are way too intense in colors and the clear stuff that you use with it just makes the colors run rather than lightening them like it is supposed to.
I love the distress ink that I have, I have the antique linen color.
I think you would be better off buying SU reinkers and rubbing alcohol, it would work out much cheaper I think and the range of colors is far wider, so for people like me who like a subtle effect, you could go for the paler colors and for people who like a more intense effect they could go for the darker colors.
Maybe I need to take a class in using them properly but I have had them out of the case once and don't think I will be going back to them any time soon.
Then again, I have seen what Tim Holtz has done with the inks in various magazines and books and the effect is way too dark for me. In all of the examples he does everything looks brown. I like what Jeanne did with hers though.
I tried these for the first time at a holiday open house in late November and they are AWESOME! I now have all of the colors and am still experiementing with the techniques (featured in the latest edition of Rubber Stamper)! I've made style stone ornaments and used on backgrounds; but there are many things one can do with these!
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Many thanks for your replies and useful advice. Maybe the best thing for me to do is to take a class or at least see those inks demonstrated at a convention.
Jeanne, your card is gorgeous!!! I particularly like the way you mixed the Krylon pen with the alcohol inks. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the beautiful examples of your work, Jody! I quite like the copper/lavender/black color combination of one of your cards - very original and effective!
I love them. They are intense, but lots of fun. I love that I can change the color of anything!! Brads, glossy surfaces, glass, etc.... I have done glossy tiles, then stamped with archival ink and embossed. Great look.
I love them also, I tried them at a class and bought several of the colors along with all the metallics! So much fun. I have the applicator from Tim Holtz but at the class we used a cotton ball and that was a cool effect also. :razz:
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Here is a ceramic snowflake ornament (Michaels) I made using the Ranger inks... Also, check out my gallery and you can se a few card samples there as well. FYI: I tried using regular SU dye ink w/rubbing alcohol on the glazed ornaments and it didn't work at all (ink beaded up and didn't "take") - the Ranger inks worked great, however.
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Here is a ceramic snowflake ornament (Michaels) I made using the Ranger inks... Also, check out my gallery and you can se a few card samples there as well. FYI: I tried using regular SU dye ink w/rubbing alcohol on the glazed ornaments and it didn't work at all (ink beaded up and didn't "take") - the Ranger inks worked great, however.
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I love that "french pears" card of yours using the alcohol inks, Jody. I have two sets of these inks and they're a lot of fun to play around with.
Thank you! I used a gold leafing pen (3 dots on the glossy before I started blending the colors). They are fun to play with. I am going to have to drag them out after Christmas.
What metallic inks do you use with these? Are they Tim Holtz too? I just picked some of these up at my LSS but they didn't have any metallics. TIA
Cheryl
Here is a ceramic snowflake ornament (Michaels) I made using the Ranger inks... Also, check out my gallery and you can se a few card samples there as well. FYI: I tried using regular SU dye ink w/rubbing alcohol on the glazed ornaments and it didn't work at all (ink beaded up and didn't "take") - the Ranger inks worked great, however.
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This looks great! It reminded me that the intense colors of the alcohol inks are a plus for projects like this. I'll have to experiment with them on acetate.
My husband uses the alcohol inks as the first layer inside the clear glass ornaments - puts in a few drops and then blows them around with the pressurized air duster, and then adds Liquid Laminate, drains out the excess and then adds different colors of Pearl Ex and some glitter. They are gorgeous! I'm attaching (I hope) a picture of them (he made the displayer too).
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What metallic inks do you use with these? Are they Tim Holtz too? I just picked some of these up at my LSS but they didn't have any metallics. TIA
Cheryl
I've seen the Tim Holtz metallics, but you can also use a leafing pen. I don't know how it compares since I haven't purchased the Holtz metallics but that is an option anyway.
Your views on Tim Holtz alcohol inks
