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Artsy Addicts First Blog Hop

So many techniques !! and so little time so we simply picked our favorites and you will get to see them all on this hop.

If you just came from http://www.flora-creativescrappin.blogspot.com/ you are on the right track!  If not, you will want go back to the beginning at Angee's blog (http://www.angeeleebutler.com/), to check out all the techniques being shared along the hop.

Now for my technique!

Marion Smith intrigued me with her alcohol ink on acetate video where she created acetate butterflies.  I decided to try this on a larger scale and created a 9X12 acetate overlay for one of my favorite pictures of my daughter. 

Materials needed are:
Alcohol inks (I used three colors)
Blending tool
Blending Medium
9X12 Acetate Sheet
Stamps
Staz on black ink
12X12 piece of cardstock
favorite picture
Bling and embellishments

Place felt on your blending tool and add desired alcohol ink color to the felt in desired amounts.  The more color you add, the darker the coloring will be.  On a covered work surface and starting off the page, blend ink by rubbing tool in circular motion around the edges of acetate and moving to the center of page  This will place the darker coloring around the outer edge.  Add more ink to felt as needed. 

To blend colors more and make intersting designs in your ink, sqeeze small amounts of blending medium on acetate.  You may use your blending tool to blend colors together more.  To create the areas of really intense color, I simply used the tip of the alcohol ink bottle as a pen and "drew" on the acetate.  Be careful to use light pressure.  If you do not like the way the colors are blending, you can simply clean off acetate with the blending medium and begin again.

I love this stained glass effect!

I then wanted to "erase" an area of ink in the area I wanted to place my picture. Blending medium was applied to a felt pad and I simply wiped the alcohol ink away to provide a clear space for the picture to show through.

Then it was time to grab my favorite stamps and my Staz On Jet Black ink pad.  I stamped the images directly on the acetate being very careful not to let them slide under too much pressure. 

The following pictures are simply showing the stamped fairies, mushrooms, dragonflies, and butterflies.

After I completed my stamping, I then began putting my 12X12 layout together.  I added the matted picture first and then added bling and embellishments to complete the project. 

I have also included the acetate butterflies I made to add as bling.  These were made using Marion Smith's technique and you can locate the video for this on her blog.

I love these bubble stickers :)

Love metal embellies as well....

 

 The finished product.  My lighting is horrible and this doesn't do it justice.  I truly loved the way it looked finished. I of course had to use my cricut for the bee and the knock knock title....

The picture below shows the inks a little better. 

I hope you enjoyed my technique.  Please become a follower if you like what you see.  I will be giving away a stamp set to a lucky visitor who leaves a comment and becomes a follower.  I will draw the winner on Sunday.  Please make sure you leave a way for me to contact you if you win!  Thanks for stopping by and

Your next stop is Heidi at http://www.gothamcitystampers.com/. 

Enjoy the rest of the hop!