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Good Monday to all! I bet you thought we were going to do that oldie but goodie marble background...nope, we're going to do alcohol ink marbling. This was done a few years ago as a MIX, which I didn't do since I wasn't active at that time, but I happened upon a Jennifer McGuire video and thought it looked like fun. I think it's great to find a new way to use product you have. You only have to watch about 6 minutes of this video or maybe less if you get the hang of it. Just have fun and experiment.
I'm sorry, when I put in my cards, I lost the video. I'll ask Sabrina to put it back in. Didn't expect that.
I had a blast making a lot of backgrounds. You don't need many colors of ink for this if you only have a few; I found using two or three that blend well together work best. I also decided to spray them with a fixative when they're dry. Hair spray would be fine, I'm sure. They do take a bit to dry because they're just white cardstock. I'm sure you could hurry it along with your heat tool.
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__________________ Jean Bean the Dancing Queen "You can play a shoestring if you're sincere." -John Coltrane
**** If you don't have alcohol inks and still want to try, I have got good results in the past by scraping chalk pastels over water. In fact, I was considering using it as a TLC some years back.
Thank you Jean for this challenge, I don't got a lot of alcohol inks so used 3, I've framed the card with a double side tape and gliter, I forgot to mention that in the up write
**** If you don't have alcohol inks and still want to try, I have got good results in the past by scraping chalk pastels over water. In fact, I was considering using it as a TLC some years back.
Ah, Sabrina, I meant to put that in the write up. Thank you for adding that. Man, where would I be without you and the rest of the smarter people here?
__________________ Jean Bean the Dancing Queen "You can play a shoestring if you're sincere." -John Coltrane
Well this was fun!. I had better luck with my blue and purple colors...I tried red but it wasn't the best. My red ink might be old. I also didn't like the clumps left by the perfect pearls so I sprayed some of mine with a water and perfect pearls spray I have on hand. I got some really good backgrounds so I made 2 cards..combined with Falliday. Thanks Jean for a great challenge...:p
This technique is addictive! Hope my panels dry soon (I did hit them with a blast from the cool setting from hair dryer, but still not dry enough to play with).
I did an experiment after I created the AI panels; I had some pigment sprinkles and watercolor paper on my desk; got some clean water, added some of the pigment sprinkles and dunked the watercolor paper....it didn't marble; however, I may try again and dry the panel before adding another color. Seems with the sprinkles whatever was the last color added to the water is the color that became dominant.
I learned the AI technique at a craft convention a year ago but we used glossy cardstock.
I have had a little headache all day and perhaps explains why I've had an off day. Nothing that coffee and chocolate won't fix. Thanks for the easy and fun technique, Jean. And thanks for working the polls!
I loved the videos and really wanted to try this, but really wanted to work on a BAJ page so I made up a way to do faux marbling. I know it doesn't fit the challenge that well, but I did try and I do appreciate the inspiration, Jean. THIS is my page. Hugz
__________________ Nancy Williams - Hope your day is Spirit-filled and ink-filled (in that order)!DRS Designs-DT, Punchkateerforever, Dirty Dozen Alumni
I have a few Digi images of fairies so I chose one of those to color for the Fantasy challenge on the Alphabet Challenge today and I am combining this with the TLC Challenge for AI marbling!
Took a long break (several years) from stamping, and it has been a bit of a challenge just remembering how to use the plethora of supplies I have sitting in my craft area. I appreciate these challenges because they truly help me as reminders of what I used to do. Thank you!
Unfortunately, I'm not able to post URLs because I haven't made 3 or more forum posts, but it's there in my gallery. Thanks for the fun!
Thanks to everyone who created in the TLC this past week. I'm so impressed with your prints, they all look like you had fun. I see a lot of blue and purple, such great colors for holiday cards.
__________________ Jean Bean the Dancing Queen "You can play a shoestring if you're sincere." -John Coltrane
__________________ My Blog- Trusting in the Lord for Everything Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your path straight. My Stampin' Up WebsiteMy Gallery, BRAK New Member Mentor. New Grandmother to Mia Lou. 1st Grandchild.
TLC820 ~ Don't lose your marbles! ~ 11/09/2020
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