Colored Candles

You might remember that we moved into a different house last Fall. In getting the house ready, I realised the white candles along the fireplace needed some color. I got my trusty alcohol inks out and got to work on the candles.

Here is a short 4 minute video explaining how I colored them.

My candles were old and have battle scars where our cats have knocked them over on several different occasions, but with a little ink, they look pretty good. (at least from a distance...LOL)

Cross Cards

I have been playing with my pain patches again. I ddded alcohol inks, then embossed them. 
(Cuttlebug  Musical Flourish and Tiffany in picture above) Then I went over the raised areas by rubbing a black pigment ink pad directly over the embossed portions. When I wipe the black ink off with a baby wipe, the black ink takes the alcohol ink underneath it away. The silver foil shines through and creates a really cool effect.

I also made a new cross cut file. I got the inspiration from a tattoo style cross. It is hard to see all the detail in the silver foil paper. Here is a picture of the cross.

You can download it here.

Here are a few more cards I made.

The panel on the left side is what the foil paper looks like when it has been inked and embossed. I used a Sizzix TH Texture Fade there. It gives a wonderful deep impression.

I used the same Texture Fade folder on the background here. I embossed the blue card stock then wiped the top with a silver chalk ink. I edged the embossed panel with a cool new Prismacolor Metallic Silver  pen. It covered the area perfectly even though it was uneven from the embossing. 

I used a Cuttlebug folder. Grace's Frame, around the sentiment.

I think I have given the sentiment out before, but here it is again if anyone wants it. You can right click it and save it to your computer then open it in a picture editing program.