MAKE IT EASY: PAPER CASTING/ DIY ALCOHOL INK

Not quite sure why, but this picture doesn't depict the colors of inks I used for this card...the inks I used are given in the instructions.

White glossy card stock (Pacon Fadeless Art Board) was the background for this card. Two Clearsnap Ancient Page inks (Emerald and Saffron) were blended with 70% Isopropryl alcohol (one part ink to four parts alcohol); each blend was put into a separate fine mister bottle. The Emerald blend was lightly misted over the paper, followed by a light misting of the Saffron blend. The inks were heat set and the card stock was creased so that the fold was across the top of the card. The fold line was burnished flat, and the card was set aside.

Tissue paper and Sulky Paper Solvy was layered on an All Night Media Spiral Frame with water that had been lightly tinted with Emerald Ancient Page (see Worthy of Mention, Sulky Paper Solvy, June 20 entry, for instructions). When the tissue was dry, an Ancient Page Saffron pad was lightly patted over the raised areas and detail gold embossing powder was immediately (immediately!) sprinkled over the inked areas. The powder was melted with a heat gun. The center opening of the paper casting was cut out.

A piece of scrap white card stock was cut to a piece that was 1" wider and 1" longer than the opening of the frame. The 'be' stamp (All Night Media) was inked with Ancient Page Emerald and set aside. Embossing ink was patted over the cut piece of card stock; Embossing Powder Candy Store Gold Liquid Glass was sprinkled over the paper and melted. A second coat of Gold Liquid Glass was immediately sprinkled over the first coat and melted. The inked stamp was immediately placed in the still warm Liquid Glass; the stamp was left in place until the powder had cooled (less than five minutes).

The paper casting of the frame and the thermal embossed card stock stamped with 'be,' were run through a Xyron 510. A twist-off bottle cap was used to burnish all areas of the white liner on the fronts of the pieces (see Easy Does It, Weekly tip, June 27 entry) to secure the adhesive to the surfaces and to eliminate sticky edges. The thermal embossed piece (with the 'be' image) was positioned on the front of the card; the paper casting of the frame stamp was positioned over the thermal embossed piece. All areas were burnished to secure the bond.

There's not one drop of either pink or blue ink on this card, not one drop... Honest!