Transparent colorful companions

Hello everyone…Lynda here!  I am so very excited to bring you my first post as a new designer for My Stamp Box!!!  I decided for my first step-by-step tutorial that I would show you what I love to do…play with alcohol inks and transparencies.

First gather your supplies, you’ll need
favorite My Stamp Box stamp set – I used Colorful companions

transparency – any will do
permanent ink – I used Stazon black
Alcohol inks – I used various colors…the more the better
blending solution
scissors
clear thread – I used beading elastic
liquid adhesive – I used Helmar 450 glue
hole punch, pattern paper, cardbase, sandpaper

Start by dropping some alcohol inks onto the transparency…I let each color pool and dry before adding the next.

I then turn the transparency over once it has dried and stamp my images onto the opposite side. I do this so that if I need to lighten the color on the transparency using the blending solution I can do so without the stamping ink smearing. These butterflies from the Colorfun Companions set are perfect for this type of project. I then selected the one butterfly I would use for my project and cut it out.

I then covered my card front with pattern paper (Kiki Art) and punched the circle from the center using a large punch.

I then attached the clear thread to the card with liquid adhesive; using the same adhesive to attach the butterfly to the thread on the inside of the card behind the cutout.

I then used sandpaper to rough the edges of the card and along the circle cutout.

I added a printed sentiment to the front of my card and it is complete. This is a great way to add some fun action to any card!

I hope you like my project and will give transparencies and alcohol inks a try! Until next time….happy crafting! Lynda