Art has no rules... lovebirds (or doves) with alcohol inks A6 card

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Art has no rules... lovebirds (or doves) with alcohol inks A6 card

 Hi Craft addicts!

 Well today's card is a bit of a happy accident as I had been working with a variety of alcohol inks and it looked a bit messy but had an idea and this was the result....


How I made this card:-
  • I took a sheet of Tim Holtz's Alcohol Ink Foil tape sheet (which is self adhesive) and added a selection of inks - from both the Ranger and Jaquard ranges. 
  • I wasn't really happy with it as some parts of it it looked a mess but thought that there were parts of it that could be salvaged and so trimmed it down and then used the Doves & Hearts die from Sweet Dixie to cut it out.
  • I then removed the backing sheet and placed it in the middle of an A6 white linen effect card, burnishing it to make it stick down properly. I should have fixed the inks first as I noticed that some of them transferred on to the card but I decided to make them part of the design!
  • I wasn't sure what sentiment I would use, but love this stamp from Visible Image's The World Needs Art set and so stamped it around the card using Jet Black Altenew Ink.
  • Finally, I added some Limoncello Jewel drops from Tonic Studios to add some more dimension to it.
Products used in this project
  • A6 White linen effect card with envelope
  • Sweet Dixie Doves and Hearts die 
  • The World Needs Art stamp set from Visible Image
  • Jaquard Pinata and Ranger Alcohol inks
  • Limoncello Jewel Drops from Nuvo Drops by Tonic Studios
  • Ranger Alcohol Ink Foil tape sheets
  • Jet Black Altenew mini ink cube
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