Sunday 27 April 2008

An alcoholic background


Latest challenge at Arty Girlz is to make handmade backgrounds. "Get those fingers inky & painted & make a custom piece of paper/card for your design".

This was a good opportunity to try my new alcohol inks. I mixed and merged two colours and then stamped in gold over the top using Art Impressions' serpentine stamp. I then stamped the dress, Inkadinkadoo's My Mother's Dress, and painted it with Twinkling H2Os and a smidgeon of alcohol ink, and added some bling. I cut a heart shape and used a Making Memories frame, and the letter brads at the top are by Colorbok.

13 comments:

Unknown said...

I adore this stamp. Love the background. Alcohol inks are so cool. Deb x

Veronica said...

Fabulous - I love alcohol inks, I don't use them enough...

Vron xx

Charlol said...

Love it. I needed this kind of inspiration as I have been asked to make a 'prom' card. Love the use of alcohol inks. Did you use a pad to apply the inks?

Sandy said...

Wow wonderful card. Fabulous work.

Shirley said...

Love the colours that you have used they look great on the card.

dddeeebbbzzz said...

The background is scrummy. Beautiful colours. I've not got any alcohol inks but I think they are having to go on my wish list!

Femmy said...

beautiful!!! love the colours and design!!

Paula J Atkinson said...

Very beautiful background I love your colour choice they are my fav AI ones.
Thank you for playing along with my challenge

Crissi Harvey said...

wonderful love the background and the colours
Thanks for joining in with the Arty Girlz challenge.

crissi xx

Julie Allain said...

Gail this is beautiful I love the colours you have chosen

Thanks for joining in with Arty Girlz once again xx

Crissi Harvey said...

Congratulations Gail you have won the prize over at Arty Girlz can you please let us have your addy :-)

crissi

Jennie -The Artistic Stamper said...

Gail, Congratulations on winning the Arty Girlz challenge. I hope you enjoy your prizes. Jennie ( The Artistic Stamper)

Anonymous said...

What a gorgeous card! The combination of the stamps and the background is really great. And congratulation on winning the price.