Thursday 5 May 2022

Alcohol Pen Background

 



Good Morning Ladies,

Can you believe it's Thursday already!  I was planning a card for tomorrow and then it dawned on me that I need to think of our next Challenge not make another background!  

Today's card background was made by scribbling 2 different coloured alcohol markers on a piece of acetate, I then spritzed the acetate with Rubbing Alcohol (with a high Alcohol content)  abd then gave a quick blast my Heat tool, which mixed the two colours together,  I did spritz my craft mat with a bit more alcohol and smooshed the acetate a couple of times.  You don’t really see how amazing it looks until you put it on the white card.  I made this card quite small (4X4inch), put glue under the die cut butterfly to attach the acetate to card base. Although I popped a little in the corners and it didn't really show.  I finished the card by adding some black gems on the butterfly and added the sentiment.  I really was impressed with the effect of this technique.  What do you think ? 

I  hope that you all have a lovely day,

Love and hugs to all of you 

Sandra                                                                                  xxxxxx




6 comments:

  1. Hi Sandra and all in the Cafe today. What a pretty card with the lovely butterfly die cut. And a great technique. I can see why you enjoyed making the background as it looks great. And is easy to do too which is always a bonus isn’t it.
    I am hoping to get some crafting in today when I get back, fingers crossed!
    I hope you all have a good day. Love and hugs xx

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  2. Forgot to ask if it is easy to find the right rubbing alcohol? I have some but haven’t got a clue the % of alcohol in it so guess what I will be doing later 😀xx

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  3. A lovely card and a clever technique I haven’t tried doing this on acetate
    Funnily enough I nearly picked up a pack of 4x4 cards in Hobbycraft the other day and didn’t! Then OH wanted 5 Thank you cards I ended up making 5 cards together with envelopes!
    Take care everyone xx

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  4. Good morning everyone.
    Wow! This looks great 👍. A technique I like to try.
    It's a beautiful morning, nice after all the rain yesterday so we are going out this morning for a walk and always a coffee at the end.
    Wishing you all a good day.
    Many hugs to you all 🤗 xoxo

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  5. Hi everyone
    Love your card. The background is beautiful topped with the pretty butterfly 😍
    Mark’s out this evening and there’s not much on tv so I’m going to take the opportunity to sit and craft.
    Hope you’re all having a good day and have the lovely weather that we have here. Sending hugs to you all xxx

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  6. Hello, late again. Feeling very tired again today.
    Lovely card Sandra, might try that technique, if I can find my inks.

    Not done much today, R has been in London all day, so I’ve been watching the tennis from Madrid.

    Hope you all have a good night, Lilian

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