Hello friends. Today I am posting for CutCardStock! I have been experimenting with alcohol inks on different substances. Today I am sharing a spooky card with an alcohol ink and stamped background.
Create the Alcohol Ink Base
Start with the alcohol ink color of your choice. I started with an orange as I wanted a spooky background. Trim a piece of 65 lb. Translucent Vellum to 4.0 x 5.25 inches. Using a glass mat, add a few drops of the alcohol ink to the mat and swipe the vellum panel through the inks at random angles to create a varied base color. Once you are happy with the coverage, set aside to dry. Note the inks will dry very quickly.
Create the Vellum Ghosts
Using a permanent ink such as Archival, stamp three ghosts on another piece of the 65lb. Vellum. Allow to dry and then fussy cut so you have three individual ghosts.
Stamp the Base Alcohol Ink Panel
Use Archival Ink or another permanent black in to stamp the background images. For the ghosts and the background images, I used Stampers Anonymous CMS 495 Boo Crazy Stamps.
I love layering images and the Vellum makes it so very easy!
Assemble the Card
Use a double-sided adhesive sheet to attach the Vellum base to another panel of Lessebo Flame Cardstock. Use a bone folder to smooth out the Vellum. Attach the Vellum to an A2 size piece of Pop Tone Black Licorice Cardstock. Use Cougar 110 lb. White Cardstock for the card base. I cut and score my own card bases.
Add the ghosts randomly on the front of the card. Vellum is a little tricky to adhere. You can use double-sided adhesive sheets. I have also had success with white glue, but you need to spread it out in a very thin layer on the back of the vellum pieces.
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