Hi all ! Its a new challenge over at The Sisterhood of Crafters blog and this fortnight, the theme is “Anything Goes”! Were you one of the winners of our last challenge, check it out here.
For this Anything Goes challenge, I decided to play with my alcohol inks when inspiration hit me at 1am one early morning! I did not really have this in mind when I made it, I just went with my feelings… and a Q-tip!
Yes those anemone looking things in the middle of the flower were created by sliding a Q-tip through the inks. The sentiment is from Altenew and it was stamped with Stazon jet black ink, as I was using Yupo paper and Stazon is the only ink I trust which will not wipe off a glossy surface.
I was really disappointed my phone’s battery was dead when I made this, so I couldn’t take a video of the making of this card. As I created the flower so randomly, I wasn’t sure I would be able to re-create it again, but I really wanted to show you the process. So I tried again and I was really happy to be able to create a similar looking flower in my video at the end of my post.
This is the second flower painting I created using the same method as the first. I used Tim Holtz’s Wild Plum, Teak Wood, Citrus alcohol inks & Alcohol blending solution. Which flower do you prefer?
So I hope you like my first alcohol ink flower creations. I personally really like it so I don’t think it’ll be my last! I would love to hear your comments about my card as they are always so appreciated.
Hop along to my fellow team mates at The Sisterhood of Crafters and leave them some love too and I hope to see your creations in our “Anything Goes” challenge.
Thanks for stopping by!
I’m sharing this with:
CAS Mix Up – Stamping, alcohol inks and … is using a Q-tip sponging?
House of Cards – Floral images and or colours, I went with both!
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge – Back to School. A reminder for my kids to be their own person under the social pressures at school
Casology – Bud…as in flower bud in my case
Addicted to CAS – Friends
Cards Und More – One layer card
The Artistic Stamper – My 2nd entry to their Anything Goes challenge
This is absolutely stunning! I wish I could do that, love everything about it and your alcohol ink blossom is beautiful! Thank you for joining the House of Cards August Challenge. Thank you for entering and I hope we see you enter again this month Karen P (HOC DT)
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Thanks for your kind comment Karen!
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A gorgeous creation! thank you so much for joining in The Artistic Stamper Creative Challenge x
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WOW! Amazing card. Love the bright splash of colour. Thanks very much for playing along Simon Says Stamp Back to School Challenge. Gayatri xx
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WOW!!! This is so stunning! The bold, rich color just grabs my attention!!!
Thanks so much for joining us over at CASology!
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These are simply gorgeous! I love the vibrant look you get with alcohol inks on Yupo. Simply wonderful! Thanks for playing along with CASology!
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Bold and beautiful! This is a gorgeous card, Gwendolyn.
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Your inkings look just like an iris to me – what beautiful colors and flow of AI’s! Thanks for joining us in the CAS Mix Up Challenge! Julia xx
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THATS’s what it is!! Thanks! I was actually wondering what flower I painted as I didn’t really have any particular one in mind! 😄
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Wow, Gwendolyn! This is gorgeous. Love the brightness of the alcohol inks and this color is magnificent. Beautiful work.
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Wow! What a stunning image. Thanks for the video!
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Thanks Vickie so glad you enjoyed it!
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A great card! Such a unique idea. I must try it! Thanks for sharing.
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Bold and beautiful flowers, Gwendolyn! Love the vibrant colors. Thanks for sharing the useful video! I want to try the technique someday. Hideko
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Thanks Hideko. I’m glad you like the video too and I do hope you’ll try it one day!
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These cards are so amazing! Wow, wow! The rich colors are so fabulous! Thanks for sharing these buds with us at CASology!
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WOW! Your big bloom is stunning! The bold color and freeform design make for one great piece of art. Thanks for sharing your process and so glad you joined us at CASology this week.
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Wonderful vibrant colours! And great to have your video to see how you did it. You asked if using a Q-tip counts as sponging for CAS Mix Up – I’d have to say “no” as it is the equivalent of using a paintbrush IMHO. But I’m still so glad you linked up your card at CAS Mix Up as otherwise I wouldn’t have seen your gorgeous cards or your video – I want to try your technique! Thank you!
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Haha I thought so, I could have diecut it so that it would fulfill the challenge rules but I couldn’t bear to cut off any part of it. I’m so glad you liked it though.
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Wow this is brilliant – it really gives a feeling oof movement to the flowers!
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Thanks so much!
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wow – amazing!!
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Thanks for stopping by!
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Ohh wow .. How pretty!!! I LOVE that color…its gorgeous!
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Both your Alcohol Ink flowers are gorgeous, Gwendolyn. I do not have a favorite and I am so impressed you came so close to your flower in your 1st card on your 2nd card. TFS and joining us again on CAS Mix Up. I will be saving your video to watch a little later. Hugs..
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Oh my gosh … these flowers are so beautiful, Gwendolyn!! Thanks for the wonderful video. I have to try this! Both flowers are equally beautiful … I couldn’t pick a favourite. Thanks for sharing with us at CAS Mix Up! xx
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Can’t choose a favorite, Gwendolyn! They are both my favorites! What gorgeous flowers! Thanks so much for sharing them with us at CAS Mix Up! Now I’m going to watch this video and bookmark it! Thanks!
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This is so beautiful!
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Love your artwork!! You are so talented and will watch the video to see if I can absorb some! Truly stunning!
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Oh Thanks! Thats so sweet of you to say so!
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Wow … this a gorgeous!
Thanks for sharing!
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WOW!!! This is stunning. I’ve bookmarked the video, need to watch that again. Thank you for sharing xx
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So glad you liked it Linda and that you enjoyed the video too! Thanks for stopping by!
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These are AWESOME … love the first one! Thanks for sharing a video … well done … I truly enjoyed watching! Haven’t played with my alcohol inks in a long time … guess what I’ll be doing later today! LOL Great job!
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So glad I’ve inspired you to play with your alcohol inks again, I look forward to seeing what you create!
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Both cards are beautiful and very creative, love the bold flower and the lovely sentiment!
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Thanks Diane!
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its gorgeous!
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Thanks Fiki!
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