It is cold.
My son is in bed with a fever.
My husband had to go to work for a few hours.
A perfect afternoon for me and my girl to play with alcohol inks.
I bought a few alcohol inks by mistake.
Thought... why not buy more colors along with the recommended tools
and see the error as a delight in disguise?
Bea and I cut some shiny paper into bookmark-sized rectangles
and proceeded to make a huge mess.
Now we are in love with these inks.
Not sure what we will do with these,
but they have a Hubble Telescope Photo kind of allure.
We can't stop looking at them.
Product Info: These inks are Ranger Adirondack. You can buy them at big craft stores here in the U.S. or you can buy them on Amazon.com. These are the colors and supplies I used:
Ink Colors (these came in packs of three):
Purple Twilight
Sunset Orange
Sunshine Yellow
Watermelon
Citrus
Sail Boat Blue
Metallic Mixatives (came in a pack of two):
Gold
Silver
Alcohol Blending Solution
Applicator and pads (This is a wooden velcro-covered stamp with a stack of felt rectangles. You apply the ink to the felt and stamp the color onto the surface. Toss the felt and start with a fresh one when you change colors. You can buy more felt rectangles, but I am just going to use craft felt that I have on hand and cut my own.)
Have fun!
These are so cool! I've never heard of alcohol inks, will have to go google that. looks like a perfect activity for me and Semay to do:)
ReplyDeleteSuch a great effect. I dont know if we can get those in Oz?
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your comments ladies! I am editing my post to add product info. I really did not think I would have so much fun with them.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like fun. I've never used alcohol inks but will give them a try. Did the inks dry completely on the shiny paper?
ReplyDeleteMia, the inks dried completely! They are meant to work on non-porous surfaces like shiny paper, foil, metal, and glass. Haven't tried those, but that might be next!
DeleteAren't alcohol inks so fun! The way they spread out and blend. I love your work. Great colors!
ReplyDeleteJenny - I added some of these to my "stash" and used them first on metal. Very interesting. I also saw a very intriguing article using them on clothing. Now you've done these magical pieces with great colors.... I may have to go play with mine soon! : )
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