Monday 24 January 2022

Treats on Tuesday at Magenta - Floating Alcohol inks

Hi Everyone, I'm over at Magenta with some floating Alcohol inks and some fun fish stamps. 
During one of our recent zoom meetings we floated some Alcohol inks in water and dipped cardstock in, now I have lots of backgrounds to add to my stash 😏




Stamps and stencil used

Fish 
 [12.004.F] 

Fish 
 [38.009.F] 

TM164 Starburst 
 [TM164] 





Card Recipe
Stamps: Magenta
Paper: 110lb White
Ink: Ranger Archival
Accessories: Embossing Powder
Techniques: Floating Alcohol inks, Heat embossing

15 comments:

Susan said...

That floating AI background turned out beautifully - perfect for an underwater scene! I like the addition of the starburst.

aussie aNNie said...

A most gorgeously designed card, beautiful colours and texture. x

Ros Crawford said...

What a clever technique and the results are fabulous... Love this card Christine

Brenda in IN said...

You got wonderful results with your floating AI. The stencil made a beautiful water scene and the fish are so cool.

Pat said...

The background has worked beautifully with the AI's floated on water picked up on the card..a really pretty look Christine, and love the added embossing together with the fish which are so cute and pretty. x

Trina P. said...

Beautiful card. Cool technique… your floating AI background looks great.

Bonnie said...

Your floating alcohol ink background is fantastic, Christine! It's perfect for these colorful fish!

Mac Mable said...

Fabulous underwater scene, fun fish and loving the rays too Christine x

ahlers5 said...

These fish are just amazing! I love the colors. Great technique.

BożenA said...

Interesting technique, but I heard that you can expect Armageddon at home ...?
Nevertheless, you managed to create a beautiful background, perfect for the underwater scene. These menacing fish look really cool :-)
hugs,
BożenA

HilaryJane said...

What wonderful little fish and yet another amazing background. I might have to try that technique xx

Nstiz said...

Glad I remembered to check in and didn’t miss this beauty! Love that background and the fun techniques you used to create it. Those fish are so fun too. I do agree- that background does call for some underwater scene!

Papercraft Boutique said...

You created the perfect underwater background for the beautiful fish with AI floating technique, Christine! The starburst with sparkly embossing looks like sunlight coming from the sky. A fantastic card!
Hideko xx

Unknown said...

What a great card Christine! Thanks for the reminder about floating the alcohol inks on water. I haven't done that for a while but I love the results that technique produces. I love the addition of the fish on your card.

nwilliams6 said...

Fab technique and it made an awesome background for your cool fish. Love this!!!!! Hugz