Altenew | Get Inky with Alcohol Inks Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello there, I am delighted to be taking part in Altenew's Get Inky with Alcohol Inks Blog Hop today. If you have followed me for a while, you will know that I really love using alcohol inks. Although I am definitely more of a clean and simple card maker, I really love that you can get lots of different looks from alcohol inks and still give them a CAS look, even if they are messy to work with! 

PLEASE NOTE: This post contains affiliate links. Please see below for my full disclosure.

Altenew sell alcohol inks to match their colour collections. You can buy them separately or in bundles. They can be used standalone as alcohol inks or can be used to refill your Altenew Artist Alcohol Markers as well. I love when a product works for different things! 

I started off by creating four panels of Yupo paper (a synthetic paper) with alcohol inks so that I could die cut them to create flowers and leaves.

I first took a panel of Yupo paper and added a few drops of Alcohol ink Blending Solution on top (to help the alcohol inks move more freely). I then added drops of Altenew Lapis Lazuli Alcohol Ink on top. I used an Alcohol Ink Blower to move the inks around. 

I used the two lighter shades on one panel and then the two darker shades on the other. I splattered on some Alcohol ink Blending Solution before setting aside to dry. 

I did the same thing with the Altenew Green Meadows Alcohol Ink Bundle. I used the two lighter shades on one panel and the two darker shades on the other. This gave me some variety when it came to die cutting the flowers and leaves. 

I then took the Altenew Craft-A-Flower: Buttercup Layering Die Set and die cut the panels using the blue panels for the flowers and green panels for the leaves. Because yupo paper is a little thinner than regular cardstock, I did back some with white cardstock layers too. 

The flowers were assembled and adhered together using Altenew 2 in 1 Precision Glue Pen. I took a panel of white cardstock and cut a fishtail banner at the bottom using a ruler and craft knife. It was adhered to a US A2 sized white card base with Altenew Instant Dimension Foam Tape. I then adhered the flowers and leaves on top. 

The sentiment from Altenew Sentiment Strips 3 Stamp Set was stamped on to black cardstock using Altenew Embossing Ink and then I applied Altenew Pure White Crisp Embossing Powder before heat setting it. It was cut in to a strip and added to the card with foam tape. To finish off, I added a few Eggshell Pearls. 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except those from Clearly Besotted, Hero Arts or those marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

BLOG HOP:

As mentioned, this post is part of a fun, inspirational blog hop with prizes. For the hop, you should have arrived here from the amazing Kelly Taylor. Next on the hop is the fabulous Seeka. If you get lost along the way or want to start the hop from the beginning, please head over to the Altenew Blog. 

GIVEAWAY:

$300 in total prizes! To celebrate this special blog hop, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $25 gift certificate to 8 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 6th September 2022 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 10 winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 8th September 2022.

As you can see, the leaves do hang off the side and top of the card base. I couldn't bare to cut them off, so I will make a handmade envelope for this card. Thank you so much for stopping by to see me today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a great time on the rest of the hop and an excellent rest of the day too!