Alcohol ink bonanza!

Design inspiration from Kelly Latevola - see her tutorials at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mWYv7D7vu8

I have been playing with alcohol inks a bunch lately, creating many backgrounds using Yupo paper and foil with the inks.  I am loving the vibrant colors and abstract papers I can create so easily with them.  But I was coming up almost blank when it came to using them in my card making.  So, I went to YouTube of course and found a wonderful artist named Kelly Latevola.  She had designed some cards that I fell in love with instantly.  Now those of you who know me know that I don't steal designs very often - in fact, almost never... but when I needed a sympathy card and a birthday card this weekend, I couldn't resist creating my own version of her wonderful cards.  I have put a link to Kelly's videos under the photos, so I would encourage you to go check them out... stunning to say the least.

(I don't feel right putting these into challenges since they are not my design...)

Have a great Wednesday!

Hugs,
Jodi

With Love - some watercolor fun

It has been such a fun week playing with my new stash from Crafter's Companion.  I am enjoying the Spectrum Aqua Markers so much!

For this card I used the aqua markers to color directly onto the stamp (Sheena - As Seen On Screen - Wouldn't it be Lovely 1).  I then put a tad bit of water on a small brush and applied it to the stamped image to spread the color slightly.  I love how easy this makes a watercolored look.  After that, I used the fine line side of the markers to add some of the detail back into the image.  Such an easy technique for such an artistic look.

Make sure you head over to the Crafter's Companion website and check out the wonderful birthday sales they have going this week - lots of great things to celebrate 10 years for the UK business.

Love to enter this card in the following challenges:

Fussy and Fancy Friday - flowers
Craft Your Passion - anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - anything goes

Thanks for stopping by - hoping your week is delightful!

Hugs,
Jodi

Magic - Just Magic

This card was a labor of love... and much more complicated than it looks.

I started by stamping the fairy and then using a copier to make the image bigger. Than I attached the copy to a piece of black cardstock with temporary adhesive. I used my craft knife to cut out the stamp image sillouette. (I have done titles on scrapbook pages this way for years). I misted it with some glitter spray for extra sparkle, then I put a piece of transparency behind it.

I couldn't find any patterned paper that was vibrant enough for the look I wanted. So I took some glossy cardstock and swiped it with alcohol inks in three different colors. This gave me amazing color! I added a shimmering material over the top of it, then also used that material for the bow.

I popped the stamped image up just a little bit to give it even more demension, added just a little tag with the sentiment. I added white dots from my gel pen for more pop, then lots of black mats and it was done... Told you it was more complicated than it looked! But I love the dramatic way it came out!

I would like to enter this card into these challenges...

Just Add Ink - Fussy Cutting

Paper Crafts Color Inspiration - #5

Catch the Bug - Bright Colors

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Holidays

I just found this card last night as I was cleaning out my studio - It was my Christmas card last year. I try to always save one and not send them all out, but last year I thought I had blown it and sent them all. I was thrilled to find that I still had one left.