I have seen some amazing projects all over the
internet using this technique. So, I watched
a bunch of different folks on YouTube, read some blogs, checked out Pinterest
and then I started to experiment. Not
all of my attempts were successful but eventually I did figure out how to make
this amazing background using Vellum cardstock, Stampin’ Blend Alcohol Markers
and 91% (yes it does need to be 91%, I had some disasters with the 70%) Isopropyl Alcohol. I was thrilled with what I was able to create
using these simple products (be on the lookout for lots more).
Here is what I came up with…
I am very pleased with the outcome of this experiment
and will certainly be creating many more of these cards. I think my ladies at card club are going to
love them as well. I decided to make my
focal point the Friends are Like Seashells Bundle and the coordinating Sea Shells
3D Embossing Folder and boy they did not disappoint.
The card base is Cajun Craze cardstock that is cut 5 ½
x 8 ½”, scored at 4 ¼”. To create the marbled look, I started with a piece of
Vellum cardstock that measured 4 x 5 ¼”.
I scribbled it with three different Stampin’ Blend Markers (I used the
Darks only), I chose to use Soft Succulent, Calypso Coral and Cinnamon
Cider. After I had scribbled (I found
fairly large areas of each color works great).
I started with the Calypso Coral and I took my Water Painter (it had
nothing in it I used it more like a paint brush) and I dipped it into the 91% Isopropyl
Alcohol and just dabbed up and down on all that color. I would wipe my brush and reload the alcohol
frequently. I allowed it to spread into
other colors some but not too much. When
I was done with the Calypso Coral I moved onto the Soft Succulent and then the
Cinnamon Cider and did the same to each of them. Once I had them blended, I simply took my Water
Painter and dipped it into the alcohol and hit it against my finger to splatter
some more of the alcohol on my vellum (this is what causes those cool looking
spots). I then allowed everything to dry
well.
Once I felt my vellum was good and dry I used a sponge
and sponged on the Multipurpose Liquid Glue all over the side that I had put
the alcohol on (that’s right we are going to flip it over to use so we have a
softer look, this is a personal choice, I did some each way and like them
both). I attached that to a piece of
Soft Succulent cardstock that measured 4 x 5 ¼”, I found this added to my
vellum and gave the Soft Succulent in the vellum a little more drama. Once that was all done, I added little lines
of the Liquid Multipurpose Glue onto the front of the vellum (I liked them to
be random in size and shape) I let this set up for just a few minutes and then I
added the Gilded Leafing. I put a lot on
and let it sit for a few minutes then I rubbed it in good with my fingers. To get all the little pieces off I used a
stiff stencil brush. I just love how it
turned out.
For the final decorations I stamped the sentiment “You
are unique and completely amazing” from the stamp set in the bundle onto a scrap
of Cajun Craze cardstock with VersaMark Ink.
I added Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder and heat set it with my Heat
Tool. I also stamped the shell from the
set onto a piece of Soft Succulent cardstock using VersaMark Ink and again used
the gold embossing powder to emboss it.
After I was done with the embossing, I used one of the dies from the
Painted Labels Dies to cut out my sentiment (I also cut a second one out of
Gold Foil and cut it in half and put it under my sentiment to give it some
extra interest). I die cut the shell
using the die from the bundle (note: you
will have to do some of the cutting by hand as the die cuts a larger group of
items but it is really simple to do).
Once it was cut out, I slid it in place inside the Sea Shell 3D
Embossing Folder and embossed it. I
used Dimensionals to pop up both the sentiment and the shell.
For the inside of the card and the envelope I wanted
to keep it fairly simple. I used a Very
Vanilla Envelope and I cut a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock to 4 x 5 ¼”. I stamped each with the sand dollar from the
stamp set using Cajun Craze ink.
I hope you enjoy this card but more importantly I hope
you try this technique, I certainly enjoyed doing it. As always you can find the supplies to create
this card and much more on my website at https://craftwithronnie.stampinup.net
or by click the shopping button at the top of this blog or the link to the
supplies listed below.
Product List
.jpg)
