"Customizing
with Alcohol Inks"
By Design Team Member
Brenda Marks
Alcohol inks allow crafters
to color a variety of surfaces, particularly the non-absorbent
surfaces such as plastic and metal.
Applying these inks requires some basic tools (such as an applicator
- Colorbox Stylus and a white foam tip was used - and hand protection).
Inks are sold under several brands including Fiesta and Ranger.
Some solvent based re-inkers (such as Staz-on) will behave similarly
to alcohol inks.
Ink was applied
to the plastic beads.
After the ink dried, it was then partially removed by using rubbing
alcohol on a tissue. This gave a weathered/aged look.
Step 2
Ink was also applied to the metal
letters. After the ink dried, another color of ink was applied.
One characteristic of alcohol ink is that it "erases"
previous layers of ink that are applied to non-absorbent surfaces.
(It almost looks like it is chasing the first layer away.)
Alcohol inks was also applied
to a clear plastic sticker.
The first layer was light, and so additional drops were added.
The drops were spread around the sticker with a Stylus tool and
a white foam applicator, used in a pouncing motion. (Wiping tends
to remove color; pouncing tends to blend or spread color.) The
sticker was then stamped.
A scrap of metallic paper was stamped with the same design, and
the sticker was layered onto the paper.
Finally, alcohol ink was applied to a metal
fern embellishment to customize the color.
It was originally pewter, and now it has
a green cast.
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