Teri Anderson
Feeling the urge to try something new? Well, I have a fun inking technique that might make you think you’ve landed in the 1960s.
Enter: Exhibit A. I like to call it the Tie-Dye look.
Groovy, huh?! It’s super easy, but you do a need a few supplies to pull off this colorful technique!
You need clear transparencies (I found mine at the office supply store), a dry embossing folder and die-cutting machine, a couple bottles of alcohol ink, and an applicator tool!
Cut your clear transparencies to fit in inside an embossing folder. It is hard to see the transparency here, so you just have to trust me it’s there! By the way, I like to use a decorative tape to hold the transparency in place so it doesn’t move while I emboss it.
Emboss it by running it through your die-cutting machine.
Remove the transparency from the machine. And, now, the real fun begins! Flip your transparency over so the debossed side is facing up.
Run lines of alcohol ink down the transparency. Don’t worry if the lines aren’t perfect or blend together.
Then apply a few drops of blending solution right onto the ink lines. (Word to the wise: less is more! Two to three drops of blending solution is best for this technique.)
Let the blending solution spread out a little bit and then gently tap the color and solution several times with the tool.
Let the transparency sit for a little while to give it time to fully set and dry. And then use clear adhesive to adhere the completed transparency (ink side down) onto a white card!
All you need to finish the card is a sentiment and a few embellishments.
And don’t be afraid to try this technique with different colors. I used just three colors on these two cards and thought the results were equally fun!
Want to try this technique out? Thanks to Tim Holtz and the good folks at Ranger Industries, one lucky commenter is going to an Alcohol Ink Applicator Tool and some bottles of Tim Holtz Adirondack Alcohol Ink!
Yours in crafty happiness,
Teri Anderson, Paper Crafts Go-to Gal
PS. You can pull off this inking technique with alcohol-based markers, too! Head to my blog to see how!
Great technique, thanks for sharing!
what a wonderful way to make paper. cannot wait to try .
I absolutely love this effect, the cards look amazing…I only have 1 problem.. you didn’t say which embossing folder it is.. I NEED IT lol
Love this look! Thanks for sharing…I can’t wait to try this technique.
I don’t own any alcohol inks but have always thought they looked cool! I’d love to win!
Wow, what a fun, i mean groovy, technique!
Very cool technique! Time to get the inks out and give this a try!
I made some and love them. On a couple white cards I stamped a large size over-all script in black and put the transparency over it and that was cool. I also used some of my die cuts and cut out dies in black and added some gemstones to them and put on top of the tie dye piece and they came out great as well. Thanks for shaving.
Ooops, meant thanks for sharing. Hard to type with bandaides on my fingers.
Awesome look. Can’t wait to try this – just have to remeber to take transparencies home. Thanks for sharing.
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Hi, I have some alcohol inks sitting on the shelf looking at me. This is making me want to grab them and get inky. I don’t have blending solution so maybe I shall wait, although it looks like it might give a great colour with just the inks. Thanks for the inspiration. Love it
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Great technique and love the colour combinations. Will be digging out my alcohol inks – happy to have another use for them. Thanks for sharing!