While playing around with my newest purchase(alcohol ink),I discovered a cool way to make patterned paper. I used white card stock,three different colored inks,the Ranger ink applicator and mini mister,rubbing alcohol and cottonballs,and a foam stamp.
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I began by misting the cardstock,you want it damp,but not soaking wet...
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Apply the inks to your applicator. It doesn't matter where you place each color,they will blend in their own unique way.
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Begin stamping the damp cardstock. You may need to reload ink onto your applicator. Continue until you've covered the amount of paper you want.
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This is what you'll end up with:
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To soften and blend the inks,I applied rubbing alcohol to a cottonball,and lightly rubbed it over the ink. Go slowly,and don't press down hard.
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Next,I used alcohol ink on my stamp and stamped my paper several times.
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It ended up looking like this,it's so pretty in person.
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After this dried thoroughly,I used it on this layout. I really like how it turned out. Give it a try!