4 Alcohol Ink Cards
Get the most out of your alcohol ink panels and use up all your beautiful scraps. Follow along to see how I made 4 cards from 1 panel. Video tutorial & products below.
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I started off by creating the alcohol ink panel with Ranger Alcohol Inks in Stream and Sunshine Yellow. For a lighter teal, I added Copic Various Ink in BG10 and used a colorless blender to move and spread the inks.
Play around with how you drop the inks on the Ranger Yupo paper. I started by squeezing which added large drops and towards the end shook the ink bottle down like shaking the ketchup down in the bottle. This resulted in small successive drops.
![Create Alcohol Ink Panel](https://i0.wp.com/notableink.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_6711.jpg?resize=900%2C750&ssl=1)
To add texture and shimmer, I sprayed the panel with a Ranger Mini Mister filled with Perfect Pearls and water. This added texture to the areas that were still wet (bottom left) and shine without texture to the dry areas.
Tip: In order to keep the white space with hard edges I was careful not to move the paper. Just let the ink do it’s own thing without manipulating it.
![Stamp with Alcohol Lift Ink](https://i0.wp.com/notableink.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_6713.jpg?resize=900%2C675&ssl=1)
Next, I inked up the Simon Says Stamp Sketched Flowers Stamp with the Ranger Alcohol Lift-Ink Pad and stamped the large arrangement onto the panel.
Tip: This will lift ink off of the panel. Instead of wiping this ink off, use it to stamp another panel for a cool multi-colored effect!
CARD DESIGN 1
The first card design really puts the alcohol ink panel to use as a complete background panel. I trimmed half of the original inked panel down to 4 x 5.25 inches.
I then die cut a large you out of the panel with Simon Says Stamp Big You Die. Be sure to keep the pieces from inside the y and o. This die is no longer available, but I linked alternatives below. I cut 4 more you’s out of white cardstock and glued them together.
![Alcohol Ink Cards with Simon Says Stamp October 2018 kit](https://i0.wp.com/notableink.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/October2018Kit-Amber-Rain-Davis-1-Square.jpg?resize=900%2C900&ssl=1)
I adhered the background to a card base, inlaid the you, and pieces from the y and o, and added a sub-sentiment with Simon Says Stamp Tiny Words Stamp Set. I love the texture and pops of bright white in the background!
CARD DESIGN 2
Yay, for two-fers! I took the you that was die cut from card 1 and stacked it on top of 4 more white die cuts. This time I didn’t die cut a you from the background panel, which is a piece of Gina K Designs Pure Luxury Petite Pattern paper. And I wish I had as I could have gotten a 3rd card out of it!!
![Alcohol Ink Cards with Simon Says Stamp October 2018 kit](https://i0.wp.com/notableink.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/October2018Kit-Amber-Rain-Davis-2-Square.jpg?resize=900%2C900&ssl=1)
I lined the you up with the diagonal background lines and adhered it with Ranger Collage Medium Matte. I then stamped Sending Good Vibes in VersaFine Onyx Black ink and clear heat embossed it. I stacked the sentiments over the “o” to read, “Sending You Good Vibes”. I thought this went well with the graphic background!
I embellished with Pretty Pink Posh Clear Droplets to magnify the diagonal lines, and I just love that effect!
CARD DESIGN 3
Next up, a super quick and easy window card.
![Alcohol Ink Cards with Simon Says Stamp October 2018 kit](https://i0.wp.com/notableink.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/October2018Kit-Amber-Rain-Davis-1.jpg?resize=900%2C675&ssl=1)
I used the Lawn Fawn Reverse Stitched Scalloped Window Circle Die to cut out a window from an A2 sized piece of Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80lb cardstock.
![Alcohol Ink Cards with Simon Says Stamp October 2018 kit](https://i0.wp.com/notableink.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_6984-1.jpg?resize=900%2C750&ssl=1)
I cut a square from the alcohol inked panel and adhered it behind the window. I then stamped and clear heat embossed a sentiment from the Sketched Flowers stamps set under the window added the panel to an A2 sized card base and called it done.
![Alcohol Ink Cards with Simon Says Stamp October 2018 kit](https://i0.wp.com/notableink.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/October2018Kit-Amber-Rain-Davis-2.jpg?resize=900%2C675&ssl=1)
Check out the shimmer and shine from the Ranger Perfect Pearls!
Card Design 4
Now let’s use up the alcohol ink panel scraps from the last card. I loved the shapes on the panel on the left and wanted to accentuate them. So I trimmed it into 4 strips so I could spread it out on the card front.
![Cut scraps into 4 narrow strips](https://i0.wp.com/notableink.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_6988-1.jpg?resize=900%2C750&ssl=1)
The scrap on the right was all that was left of the original panel, and I’ll be sure to make a 5th card with that at a later date!
![Alcohol Ink Cards with Simon Says Stamp October 2018 kit](https://i0.wp.com/notableink.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/October2018Kit-Amber-Rain-Davis-3-Square.jpg?resize=900%2C900&ssl=1)
I popped the strips up with Darice Foam Strips. I penciled in a guideline and adhered the strips to the card panel.
Tip: Rather than penciling in a line, use a piece of washi tape. I found it challenging to erase the line once the strips were adhered.
I stamped off some individual flowers and leaves from the Sketched Flowers Stamp Set and clear embossed and fussy cut them out. I chose 1 flower, popped it up with foam tape and arranged the leaves.
I framed the panel with Simon Says Stamp Peacock Teal Cardstock, stamped and clear embossed a sentiment, added some clear droplets, and called this card done.
I hope you enjoyed these cards and will give alcohol inks a try. This has been my favorite SSS Card Kit to date!! Get creative and remember to Breathe · Ink · Inspire.
Supplies
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