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Back in December, I showed a super easy way to create background on my blog using a piece of acetate and water-based inks.
For my cards, I used regular Distress inks and Distress Oxides but any water based ink would work.
I use a piece of heavier weight acetate but any backing from one of you stamp sets would work just fine.
I used a heavy weight cardstock as I like the way the ink sits on the surface and pools and I am able to dry it with my heat tool but if you prefer, try it out on a piece of watercolour paper.
Here is the process that I use.
*please note- the pics are taken from my blog and I used different colours for today's card sample*
Be sure to add the keyword to you card so it will be added to the gallery.
Karen- awesome technique, thanks! I went with a bread wrapper in place of acetate as that's what I had handy, swiped with ink pads, misted, folded and applied to card stock and dried. Propped up the bed full of hearts with a dimensional square, adding a large sparkly heart for pizazz. Dedicated to my DS who turns 25 in February. Here's Birthday Wish
__________________ "You can't use up creativity. The more you use the more you have." -- Maya Angelou
Karen- did a second card as I really enjoyed this technique- adding a dry embossed pine branch to my stamped image, complete with embellishments from my stamping friend Dr. Sonja. This card is dedicated to my dear dad who I just visited- who has a wonderful garden and lots of birds Here's Red Cardinal
__________________ "You can't use up creativity. The more you use the more you have." -- Maya Angelou
Had great fun doing this Karen and may do another one, loved how easy it was. I used some acetate packing that an embossing folder had come in. Here it is Glossy Greetings
Such a quick and easy...Fun Acetate Inking technique, Karen. I loved the artsy design for my background. TFS and hosting this weeks TLC my friend. Hugs
Karen, I love how you have all the white space around your inked backgrounds. ( all of mine so far have no white space lol) but, I had fun with this. thanks for sharing this, TLC675 Ink Fed by JBgreendawn - at Splitcoaststampers
Here is another one from me, this time you can only see a portion of the background which looks a little like grey clouds and sets the image off perfectly here it is; My Sunshine
This is really a fun technique, so I used it again on a card. One thing I did, however, is dipped my card onto the inked acetate, rather than pressing the acetate onto my card. I think that gives me more control on where I put the color. Here's my card: the card that morphed.
Finally had a minute to upload my card for this fun technique challenge!
__________________ -----Liz "Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your hands, ..." ~~1 Thess. 4:11 (NIV)
I had another go today, combining it with the mix challenge. By putting a lot less ink onto the acetate I was able to get a look closer to what you shared with us, Karen (inspired by the card on my mantel, too!). And I got a good workout going up and down the ladder to my attic, as my heat gun is too hot for drying, so I had to go and use DH's hairdryer.
TLC675 ~ Acetate Inking ~ {01/29/18}
TLC675 Birthday Wish
