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Alcohol and Alcohol Ink Resist Texture Technique

Alcohol and Alcohol Ink Resist Texture Technique? Yes, that is EXACTLY what we are doing today! It is SUPER fast, fun and EASY! My favorite kind of technique to do and show you! Just think of all of the possibilities! You can add different colors for a theme background or just one to make a certain color stand out in your creation! The possibilities are really ENDLESS!!

Supplies:

Colored alcohol ink

Colorless alcohol ink in a sprayer

Protected or wipeable/cleanable work surface

Ink applicator, cotton ball or make up sponge

Glossy paper or photo paper – that’s what I used 🙂

supplies needed

To do the Alcohol and Alcohol Ink Resist Texture Technique, take your paper and alcohol ink out and drip ink onto your paper. Approximately 6-10 drops.

apply dots of ink on your paper

Take your ink applicator and move the ink around covering your paper surface.

move ink around on the paper to fill the paper in

This is what it looks like once it has been covered as desired. I smeared it and blotted it with the ink applicator.

this is what it looks like after covered paper

Now take your sprayer filled with colorless alcohol or blending solution. I use the ranger mini misters and fill them with alcohol or blending solution. I love the fine mist they give. The paper to the left is what I did for my first sample. the outside has a small amount of clear alcohol as the inside is saturated to give a more muddled look.

alcohol ink sprayer

Now to use the Alcohol and Alcohol Ink Resist Texture Technique, keep your mister/sprayer approximately 5-10 inches away depending on your preference of results, spray your paper. This is what it looks like with one spray.

first spray

This is after the second spray.

spray 2

This is after the third spray.

spray 3

This is a close up of the final results.

close up pic of mist

You are finished! You have mastered the Alcohol and Alcohol Ink Resist Texture Technique!

The below shows you the difference between more saturation in the middle and a fine mist on the outside (left) versus just a fine mist (right) and what the difference in results will be.

both looks with alcohol

THank you so much for coming by and checking out our tutorial. We appreciate your time and hope you enjoyed going on A Creative Journey with Melissa.

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Salt and Alcohol Ink Texture Technique

Salt and Alcohol Ink Texture Technique? YES! And the texture you will get is awesome! I love texture and love to add a little something different to my creations. This technique is easy, fun and gives a great look!

Supplies

Alcohol Ink

Applicator, Make Up Sponge or Cotton Ball

Spray water bottle

Glossy or Photo Paper

Kosher Salt (large granules versus table salt for better texture)

Supplies

Place drops of alcohol ink on your glossy paper. I used photo paper.

add ink

Use your chosen applicator and spread your ink on your paper.

Spread ink on paper

Check to see if your ink is wet enough on your paper. If not, add a slight spritz of water to re-wet the surface.

add water

Sprinkle your kosher salt on your ink covered paper. Wait approximately 5-10 seconds.

Add saltThis is a close up of what it will looked like when I added the salt.

close up of salt

Tap off as much of the salt you can preferably over a garbage can. Then, take a DRY paper towel or towel and dab off (tap from the paper off) the salt from your paper.
wipe of salt

You are done! Check out this amazing result! Imagine how great it would look if you had done multiple colors? Try it and be sure to let us know how it came out!

Thank you for taking the time to visit today and I hope you enjoyed going on A Creative Journey with Melissa.

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Peroxide with Alcohol Ink for a Textured Look

Peroxide with Alcohol Ink for a Textured Look? Yes, it’s true and really cool! I love to make different textures with my creations and what better way than to add peroxide to alcohol ink! I really love the way this came out.

Supplies Needed

Glossy Paper ( I used photo paper)

Alcohol Ink

Applicator (could be a cotton ball, make up sponge, etc.)

Peroxide in a spray bottle

Paper towel or wipes

supplies

To create this Peroxide with Alcohol Ink for a Textured Look, take out your alcohol ink and glossy paper. Place drops of ink on your glossy paper.

add ink to paper

 Use your applicator to spread the ink around the glossy paper.

spread ink

Take your peroxide spray bottle and spray your inked paper.  Adding Peroxide with Alcohol Ink for a Textured Look can vary depending on how much or how little you use of the peroxide.

spray peroxide

You can blot off the excess peroxide or you can set aside to dry.

dab off peroxideIn the video, I blotted it off and some of the texture from the paper towel  shows in the paper. What a wonderful unplanned surprise!

YOU DID IT!

finished paper

I hope you share with us what you created using Peroxide with Alcohol Ink for a Textured Look.

Thank you for joining us today and for going on A Creative Journey with Melissa.

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Saran Wrap and Paint Technique

Do you want to learn a cool technique today? Thanks for joining us for Monday’s with Melissa. Today I am going to be showing you how to use acrylic paint and saran wrap (plastic wrap) for a really neat background effect for your creations. We are going to use the background creation to create a birthday card. Whether you learn better by video or a pictorial, we have both! Let’s get started!

Here is a list of the supplies you will need to create this:

Baby wipes

Paper for paint technique

Saran/Plastic wrap

Paper for sentiment

Scissors

Twine or ribbon

Adhesive and foam squares

Paint and palette or plate

Sentiment for card

Ink

Stamping block

Punch

Card

Supplies

Gather saran wrap in a loose

put paint on palette and gather saran wrap

With the paint, you may have to blot (pat) off a little bit of the paint to get the desired look because you don’t want too much on your creation or else you will miss the texture of the plastic/saran wrap.

dab saran wrap in paint

Pat paint onto paper

clean off your work area

Gather your sentiment paper, stamps, stamp block and ink.

peel ink and stamp sentiment

punch out sentiment

Take your twine or ribbon and wrap around punched out tag.

Take your twine or ribbon and wrap around punched out tag.

If you watched the video, you will see that I didn’t like where the knot was for my tag sentiment. This is a quick tip on how to solve that problem so that you don’t rip your paper while trying to move your knot or bow to the place you wanted it to be for your project.time saving tip

Add foam squares to the back of the punched out sentiment

Adhere dry painted paper to your card base.

Take paper off of the foam squares and adhere to your card.

The Result:

finished product

We hope you enjoyed this technique and creation today. Please be sure to subscribe to our blog and YouTube channel to keep up to date with our tutorials and products! Have a great day and we hope you enjoyed taking A Creative Journey with Melissa.

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