Thank you so much - Inspired Thoughts & Artistic Dies - Ink and Inspiration Blog Hop October 2021

Hello and welcome back to my blog. You are visiting Ann Alexander from Australia. Today I have a card for the "Ink and Inspiration Blog Hop". Our theme this month is "Tool Time". 

I decided to pick Stampin' Blends as my tool. Most people would imagine that you only use Stampin' Blends for colouring images but they can be used in many ways. For my card I created an alcohol ink background using blends and combining them with Isopropyl Alcohol to give the wispy effect. I also used them to add accents to the Vellum and to colour the Rhinestone Jewels.

Additionally I used one of my favourite sentiment sets - the Inspired Thoughts stamp set as well as the Artistic Dies and Gold Shimmer Vellum.

Instructions:

- Use a piece of Basic White card A4/Letter cut in half lengthwise and folded.

- Colour the back of a piece of Vellum with Stampin' blends (see photo for colours) and use Isopropyl Alcohol 100% with an air blower and Water Painter to move the colours around. Apply adhesive sheets to the back and attach to a piece of Basic White card. Attach this to the card base with Stampin' Dimensionals. 

- Die cut the large floral image (from the Artistic Dies set) from Gold Shimmer Vellum. Colour some highlight areas of the vellum with a Dark Polished Pink Stampin' Blend. Attach to the card with Liquid Glue.

- Use a piece of Basic Black card and stamp a sentiment from the Inspired Thoughts stamp set with Versamark and heat emboss with White Stampin' Emboss Powder. Attach to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals. Add some Rhinestone Basic Jewels that have been coloured with a  Dark Polished Pink Stampin' Blend.

Stampin' Blends background created using Isopropyl Alcohol to help move the ink around.

Stampin' Blends used to create the background.

Measurements:

- Basic White Card base A4/Letter cut in half lengthwise and folded

- Vellum/Basic White: A4 5 1/2" x 3 3/4"/ 14.2 x 9.8 cm or Letter 3 7/8" x 5 1/8"

I hope the card you've seen here on my blog today has inspired you to create something today and that you will give using Stampin' Blends in different ways a try.

You are currently visiting Ann Alexander. Please see the list below and hop through all of the people on the list to see all our projects. There is so much inspiration, you won't want to miss any of the other projects! 

Blog Links:

Also don't forget to visit my Tutorial page for my brand new August-September 2021 Sale-a-bration Mega Tutorial Bundle which contains 39 tutorials and Dandy Garden Mega Tutorial Bundle which contains 62 tutorials for Dragonfly and Dandy Garden inspiration from Demonstrators all over the world. I also have my Love You Always - Mosaic Card Tutorial available as a tutorial too.

I am also sharing this card at TGIF Challenges #TGIFC339 Technique Challenge this week using the Alcohol Blending Technique.

My OCTOBER 2021 Host Code: WA9EAN99 . When you spend over $40 in my store, you will receive a handmade card and a FREE gift from me.

If you would like to purchase any of these supplies, please click here. 

Please email me if you would like a copy of the brand new 2021-2022 Annual Catalogue or the Aug-Dec 2021 Mini Catalogue Click to JOIN my team. 

If you would like regular updates from me, click my blog link here, and my newsletter link here.

Follow me on social media via Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Hope you are getting some crafty time today, chat soon!