Hello and a very warm welcome to my blog. I have some cards to share with you using Fall Farvest and Lapis Lazuli Alcohol Ink and in one card the Firebrick Alcohol ink.
You can head to the Altenew blog https://wp.me/p6Dps1-gy8 to start the hop at the beginning of follow the order using the link list at the end of this post. Altenew’s Alcohol Ink Bundles can be found here https://altenew.com/collections/alcohol-markers-refills
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$300 in total prizes! To celebrate this special blog hop, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $25 gift certificate to 8 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 09/06/2022 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 10 winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 09/08/2022.
Let me show you what I created. I really hope you like them!
Card 1:
I began by cutting a yellow cardstock panel from my stash to A2 size then a navy panel just 1/8 inch smaller to layer ontop. I then added gold splatters to the background for an artsy look. I then used my yellow alcohol panel to die cut the flowers and leaves from the Floral Doodles Die Set. The sentiment is cut from the Essential Sentiments Die Set
Card 2:
For this card, I used a large wide flat paint brush to add a wash of colour to the panel using just 3 colours from Lapis Lazuli, Fall Harvest and Firebrick to create a rainbow across the panel. By overlapping the colours I created 2 new colours of orange and green. I then die cut a panel from Tangled Loops Cover Die using Brushed Gold Metallic Cardstock. A sentiment in black for contrast was stamped and die cut from One Go Birthday Greetings Stamp and Die Set
Card 3:
I used all 4 colours in the Lapis Lazuli to colour a panel then when it was almost dry and there were still sticky lines where inks meet I rubbed on some gold tonor foil from my stash to add some organic specks and streaks of gold shimmer. I just love this look. It was mounted onto an A2 mottled silver cardstock from my stash.
Card 4:
The Fall Harvest Panel was then used to Hot Foil the Gilded Rose Hot Foil Plate using silver hot foil. I felt that this large rose is enough and the design was gorgeous just as is once the sentiment was added.
Card 5:
Another rainbow background created using the same blue and yellow ink sets and slanting the paper in a few different directions to get the inks to mix a bit. I then used Exquisite Marble Hot Foil Plate to add the stunning marble effect to the panel. I think the foiling just steps it up a notch.
Card 6:
For my final card, I added the Chevron Background Hot Foil Plate to the alcohol inked background panel, matted it with black cardstock for a striking contrast and then die cut the script Thinking of You die in black to give a cohesive look to this simple card. A few gold gems were added for even more shine and glitz.
Thank you for stopping by. I hope you like my designs. If you are interested in purchasing any of the products I have used for my cards, the links are below in the table. I would so appreciate you using my affiliate links at no extra cost to you as this helps me purchase extra supplies and maintain my blog and YouTube channel. Thank you so much! Crafty hugs, Annemarie
Products Used
 Essential Sentiment Strips Die Set Shop at: ALTENEW |
 Navy Cardstock 25 sheets Shop at: ALTENEW |
 Brushed Gold Metallic Cardstock (10 sheets/set) Shop at: ALTENEW |
 One Go Birthday Stamp and Die Bundle Shop at: ALTENEW |
 Fall Harvest Alcohol Ink Bundle Shop at: ALTENEW |
 Lapis Lazuli Alcohol Ink Bundle Shop at: ALTENEW |
 Firebrick Artist Marker Refil Shop at: ALTENEW |
 Gilded Rose Hot Foil Plate Shop at: ALTENEW |
 Exquisite Marble Hot Foil Plate Shop at: ALTENEW |
 Chevron Background Hot Foil Plate Shop at: ALTENEW |
 Floral Doodles Die Set Shop at: ALTENEW |
 Tangled Loops Cover Die Shop at: ALTENEW |
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Beautiful, beautiful projects!!!
So glad you like them Cindy đŸ™‚
So many fantastic examples đŸ™‚
Thank you so much!
WOW There is no way I would be able to pick a favorite. I looooove them all. All the different colors and ways to use them. tyfs đŸ™‚
Thank you so much Linda
Your cards are beautiful! I love the touches of gold.
I love your backgrounds and card! I need to make a background stash!
Thanks Gail. It’s so easy to make a stash of these backgrounds because once you start, you cannot stop!!!
The blue/green/gold card is incredible! I LOVE the whole look
Great inspiration pieces! I absolutely love the foiling.
Gorgeous cards! Such colorful backgrounds and flowers.
Thanks for sharing.
Great cards. Love the marble streaks on the one card.
You made beautiful alcohol ink backgrounds! I LOVE the colors!!! I love the flower one!
I love the yellow, it so vibrant. Your cards are gorgeous.
Thank you so much Theresa
Did you use the gold alcohol ink on the gold paper for the flowers and green inks on green paper?
Yes I did. Thank you so much for visiting my website.
OMG Annemarie…ALL your alcohol ink cards are Stunning examples of a variety of alcohol ink techniques. I can not possibly chose a favorite. Thank you so much for sharing all your beauties. Hugs…Nancy
Thank you Nancy, so glad you liked my cards and were inspired!
I absolutely cannot pick a favorite! Your cards are amazing!
Thank you so much Audja
Gorgeous cards! i love the yellow flowers!
Thanks for sharing so many beautiful cards! I especially love the marbled one.
Wow, so many beautiful designs. I honestly don’t know which one I like best. The rainbow card was so unique! I’ve never seen alcohol inks used with a brush. Great idea!
Thank you Maryann
Very pretty!
FOh Wow! Your cards are spectacular! My favorites are card 5, 2 and
3! I love how you add the bits of gold to them! I especially like the 2nd rainbow card– it has a wonderful masculine vibe to it, imo! I always need
ideas for cards for the men in our family. I’m loving this hop! Thank you for the creativity shared!
So glad you like my cards Traci
Thank you so much Nandini!
Im very happy to find this web site. I wanted to thank you for your time just for this fantastic read!! I definitely liked every bit of it and i also have you book-marked to see new things in your website.
Thank you so much!
Wow! So. Inch to like! I love the foiling on top! I also love the idea of using a paintbrush to apply them! So different to how I have typically seen them used!
Thank you Sarah
Gorgeous cards but my absolute favorite is #5 the birthday card!!
Thank you Rufus
Card #5 just BLEW ME AWAY! I am going to try slanting the card stock and to let the alcohol “do its thing”. I never thought to hot foil over the alcohol ink. The result is GORGEOUS!
Thank you for your kind words June.
Wow, wow, wow…you’ve been very busy!! I love all of these and my favorites are the two rainbow cards!
Thank you Patty. Once I start I cannot stop LOL! So glad I inspired you!
All are so pretty! Love the one with Lapis Lazuli! đŸ’™
Thank you Lynn. Yes, the blue is very striking.
The metallic additions make such an impact on these! Wow!
Thank you for visiting my blog Liz. I’m so glad you like my cards
I love the use of foil with the alcohol inks. Thanks for sharing that method.
I love it too! It’s really so quick and easy to achieve!
Beautiful cards… so many great ideas
Thank you so much Deborah
Fantastic cards!! Love number 5 with that gold. Just stunning!
Thank you so much Mendy
I just love the marbled foil plate and the rose. All of your cards are stunning!
Thank you Jami, I love that card too!
So pretty!
Thank you Marisela
I love them all … the fifth card is absolutely beautiful. The blue, green and gold combination is perfect.
So glad I could inspire you Anita!
Your cards are so awesome. I kept thinking this is my favorite then I would see the next card and it would be my favorite and so on. Loved the hot foiling on them too!!! Thanks.
Thank you so much Carrie!
Thank you for sharing, it looks like you had a lot of fun!
It is SUCH fun! You need to try it!
I myself have a hard time using ink for backgrounds. I love these and hope to do it myself one day.
It’s much easier than you think! Don’t be afraid to give it a go. Just buy 2 or 3 colours to start with and play! You will get hooked!
Beautiful cards. What cardstock did you use for your alcohol inks?
Thank you Vickie. I used a new paper from Crafty Critta who are in Australia. I follow Nancy Stamps on YouTube (she’s in the USA) and she recommended it so I decided to buy some to try as I’m in New Zealand. It is incredible and foils so well and is also perfect for alcohol inks. Of course, the usual Yupo paper is also excellent for this if that is easier for you to come by.
I love that you showed that you don’t have to use Yupo paper with Alcohol inks to get amazing results. The foiling really does set the ink colours off beautifully.
From another Anne Marie … I love all these and you really die an awesome job! I usually go for my Yupo paper when I use these inks, now I am learning new things. TFS
What truly beautiful backgrounds and gorgeous cards, Annemarie. Love them all! So inspirational. Thank you for sharing.
Your blue, green and yellow card is stunning.
I like the variety of cards you created with alcohol ink backgrounds.
What can I say but WOW! Gorgeous! I love all your cards. Thanks for the inspiration.
Your creations are gorgeous, everyone! I don’t have a favorite, as they are ALL my favorites, each unique and intriguing.