Hi everyone! I am here today to share with you a couple of cards I created with the new Alcohol Pearls from Tim Holtz/Ranger release. I am honored to be a Tim Holtz maker and am so excited to inspire you more with his products!
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New Alcohol Pearls, Tim Holtz/Ranger
Alcohol Inks are wicked fun to play with and Alcohol Pearls add a fun shimmer to any project! I had a lot of fun putting these cards together!
I started working on a piece of alcohol ink black matte cardstock. This paper is unique as it is not plastic like Yupo, but it still takes to alcohol inks really well. I used a combination of Snowcap Mixative Alcohol Ink, Blending Solution, and some of the new Alcohol Pearl colors; Opulent, Divine, and Elixir.
Using the Alcohol Ink Blower really helps move the inks in the direction you want them. This creates this magical, background with so much depth and shimmer! Once I got my backgrounds created, I cut them out with Lawn Fawn’s largest Outside In Stitched Rectangle die.
I recently demo’d on my YouTube channel my process of making alcohol ink backgrounds, and you can watch that here.
I also shared a quick process video over on Instagram:
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Those of you who don’t know, I am a mermaid, so it is proof that they are real 😉 Just kidding… sort of.
For the sentiments, I used two alphabet sets from Tim Holtz/Sizzix. I used Alphanumeric Tiny Type Lower Thinlits and Cutout Script. Cutout Script has been discontinued, but there are other fun alpha dies you could use instead.
I die-cut the letters from Gold Sparkle Cardstock. I used my Wendy Vechi Stay-tion, which is a magnetic board with a grid to help me place the letters nice and straight, you can see what I mean in my post here.
Once the letters were in place I mounted the stitched rectangle onto some Holographic Cardstock and added some Bubble Bath embellishments from Trinity Stamps.
I had a lot of fun with these cards, and I think they will be fun to send to friends to brighten their day! I hope these cards inspire you to get a little inky!
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Supplies Used:
Supplies I used are linked below. Click on the picture and you will be taken to the product. I use affiliate links when available which means if you make a purchase I get a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for your support!
 Tim Holtz/Ranger Ink, Alcohol Pearls Shop at: SSS | R |
 Tim Holtz/Ranger, Alcohol Ink Snow Cap Mixative Shop at: SSS | R |
 Ranger, Alcohol Ink Air Blower Shop at: SSS | R |
 Tim Holtz, Alcohol Ink Cardstock, Matte Black Shop at: SSS | R |
 Ranger Alcohol Blending Solution Shop at: SSS | R |
 Tim Holtz/ Sizzix Alphanummeric Tiny Type Lower Thinlits Die Shop at: SSS |
 Lawn Fawn, Outside In Stitched Rectangle Stackables Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Lawn Fawn, Holiday Sparkle Cardstock Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Trinity Stamps, Bubble Bath Embellishments Shop at: SSS | Trinity |
 Lawn Fawn, Holographic Metallic Cardstock Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Trinity Stamps, Tidy Tray Shop at: SSS | Trinity |
 Lawn Fawn Glue Tube Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Wendy Vecchi, 7 inch Stay-tion Shop at: SSS | shurkus | R |
 Wendy Vecchi, Make Art Stay-tion Shop at: SSS | LF | R |
 Mint Glue Tube Holder Shop at: shurkus |
3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Scrapbook Adhesives, 0.25″ white foam squares Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Mermaid Mint Shammy Case Shop at: shurkus |
 Altenew, Mini Blossom Die Cut machine Shop at: SSS | AMZ |
 Spellbinders Platinum Shop at: SSS | SB |
 Spellbinders Limited Edition Aqua Platinum Shop at: SB |
 Klutter Keeper Shop at: shurkus |
 ATG Gun Holster, Mint Shop at: shurkus |
 Tim Holtz/Tonic 8.5 Guillotine Paper Trimmer Shop at: SSS |
Your video on how to make these backgrounds was super helpful and loved it, especially the colors. I, also, liked your adding the foil sheets instead of the metallic inks as they seem to pool and weren’t nicely put like your foiling was. Thanks so much and think I will try some of these backgrounds now.
I love the colors. Look, my teddy bear who’s a member of the family knows he’s not real. That’s my favorite oxymoron. So, you just tell people you know mermaids aren’t real but you are one. Did I tell you our bear talks? Walks, too.
This is beautiful! Love your colors!