Thursday, July 1, 2021

CAS Mix Up: Alcohol Inks on Vellum

Hello again!  It's time for another CAS Mix Up Challenge, hosted by Coni this month.  She's given us an interesting task -- alcohol inks on vellum.  Say what?  I've never done much with alcohol inks, period, let alone on vellum.  Come to find out it's fun and, as you might expect with vellum, it produces a softer result.  There are several links to video tutorials provided on the challenge blog.

The team's samples are hugely inspiring, and we're delighted to welcome the lovely Hannelie as our guest designer.  Girl knows her way around a CAS card, for sure.



I've used gold and black over alcohol inks on vellum.  As the graphic above states, in addition to the prompt technique we must use stamping and at least one other mixed media element.  See the sidebar on the CAS Mix Up Challenge blog for a list of MM choices.



My Tutti Designs stained glass dies come out differently every time, but always beautiful.  The top layer of gold sits on two 110 lb layers of white.  On the first white layer I popped out the background pieces, but left the frame, leaves and birds intact.   That assembly was glued onto the alcohol-inked vellum, then edges trimmed.   Finally it was glued to the white card base.

The next step was to color the inner image pieces with a black Copic, and then go over that with Wink of Stella.  I did my best to keep the actual card design CAS.  The sentiment is gold embossed and die cut.




If you enjoy making alcohol ink backgrounds, come try it on vellum and show us your card at CAS Mix Up.  We'd love to see it!  Have a good day!


Stamps:
  Altenew Wishing You  Paper:  Neenah Classic Crest Super Smooth Solar White 80 & 110 lb, gold mirror, vellum  Ink:  Versamark, alcohol inks Butterscotch, Stream, Wild plum  Other:  Ranger Princess Gold embossing powder, Tutti Designs Birds Stained Glass die, Spellbinders small rectangle di
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17 comments:

Viv said...

Lovely gold die cut overlaid on your gorgeous AI panel Leslie. Beautiful card. x

HilaryJane said...

This is quite stunning, love the effect of the gold and black over the vibrant alcohol ink. Really lovely xx

Glenda said...

Wow, this is stunning! I never knew vellum could become something so beautiful! Well done Leslie!

Yogi said...

wonderful. Love the background and that die cut is perfect for it. Have a great day

Nanny's Pansy Patch said...

What a beautiful media mix! I haven't done much with Alcohol inks let alone vellum but this definitely peaks my interest. I love the bird die and the dimension. Gorgeous card! I hope you have a great weekend and all is well with Lulu and Wally!

conil said...

Remarkable how much this looks like stained glass. It's beauty is jaw-dropping, a real work of art. The gold looks amazing over the color which looks pretty vibrant to me. Extremely striking.

nancy littrell said...

Your alcohol ink background really added to the die cut stained glass effect, Leslie. This was such a fun and challenging challenge this month. So many gorgeous cards by our design team. TFS Love and Hugs...Nancy

Pauline said...

Swoon!!! How did I miss this post! Oh my goodness Leslie, this is amazing! I've never done AI on vellum, but I think I need to give this a go. And your Tutti Design frame sure makes for a beautiful stain glass image. Love the black inner pieces with the glitter, stunning! I really think I need this die! I just took a look at what the rest of the team created and they are all beautiful! WOW!! Gorgeous card Leslie! Hugs,

crafty-stamper said...

Gorgeous card and love the fabulous stained glass window effect-brilliant
Carol x

Bonnie said...

Wow! This is so rich and elegant, Leslie! I love the colors in your background and the gold and black over it makes for a stunning combination! Wow!

Loll said...

Beautiful colours for your AI on vellum background Leslie! I hope you enjoyed playing with these amazing inks! Your stained glass topper is gorgeous. Love it in gold with the black accents. xx

Christine Alexander said...

Wow incredible stained glass effect with the AI's on velum. Love that die and the addition of the black is stunning ♥

Conniecrafter said...

Wow that is just stunning, I am working on a candle one right now and it doesn't even look close to being this cool, love the AI colors you used and the gold with the black is so awesome with it, Fantastic!

akmoose said...

Really beautiful! I love the gold embossing!!

Julia Aston said...

The AI's worked perfectly for your stained glass background - what a beautiful die you used cut out of gold - a beautiful card!

Susan Joyce said...

Loving the bright AI colours you used Leslie, perfect for your Stained glass die cuts. Gorgeous design!

Brenda in IN said...

This is WOW! So beautiful with the gold and black and the look of stained glass is gorgeous.