Liquid Color for CAS Mix Up Reminder

January is half over already!

There's still time to enter at CAS Mix Up

Here's something I hope will inspire you.

Using Stamping, Alcohol Ink and Acrylic Paint (as my liquid color), Stenciling, Die Cutting, Splattering and Heat Embossing

I laid my stencil down on some coated paper and used the felt applicator 

to dab Alcohol Inks through the stencil.

I went back over it after adding a little blending solution to my felt pad.

I topped the flower off with some Pearl Mixative.

I splattered first with some Black Soot Distress ink smooshed and watered down.

I didn't like that at all.

I found a bottle of Licorice Acrylic paint and used a drop of that to dilute with

just a bit of water and splattered.

I liked that better but still had all those splatters I didn't like.

So it's no longer a one layer card!

Dies are wonderful ways to rethink a design!

Here's another that I did but using Distress Stains instead of Alcohol Ink.

But that flower was so bright!

So I dabbed a little Picket Fence stain on my craft mat and used a

dry paint brush to add it over the pink.

I still didn't like it so I dabbed a bit of yellow on my craft mat and 

repeated the process.

I like it better now.

I really had to work for these 2 cards!

I hope you'll join us at CAS Mix Up.

The challenge is open until the 24th.

Remember your color needs to start out as a liquid.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Endless Thanks (SU)

Ink:   Whisper White

Paper:  Solar White (Neena 110 lb.), Basic Black (SU), Woodgrain (TH), Coated Paper (stash) 

Other:  Lovely Large Flower Stencil (Wendy Vecchi), Adirondack Alcohol Inks (Shell Pink, Wild Plum, Lettuce, Pearl Mixative), White EP, Licorice Acrylic Paint (Plaid)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Script Sentiments #1 (Inky Antics)

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:  Neena, Basic Black, Heavy Whisper White (SU), Paper Vellum (retired SU)

Other:  Distress Stains (Worn Lipstick, Mowed Lawn, Picket Fence, Squeezed Lemonade), Stitched Mats Rectangles Die (LI), White Gel Pen