Alcohol Ink Background Technique & Video

Hello crafty friends! I hope that you're having a wonderful holiday season. Thanks to a reduced work schedule (yeah for vacation time!), I have found more free time to create just for fun...that's the best crafting time! I had a bunch of tags left over from the LetterIT release and decided I wanted to use them in an art journal layout. The above project, combined with an alcohol ink background technique, was the perfect way to spend an afternoon! Close up photos below, along with a video and a link to my Big Picture Classes, which features the alcohol ink technique along with four others, all developed by Wendy Vecchi and focused on using her fabulous products! (All techniques demonstrated with Wendy's permission!) Happy Crafting!

See another alcohol ink technique, along with four others, in my Technique Tags class with Big Picture Classes. Click here!

Supplies: -Dylusions Art Journal - http://bit.ly/2C5dtCp -Specialty Stamping Paper - http://bit.ly/2lnUUOE -Alcohol Reinkers - http://bit.ly/2C5tybj -LetterIT Tags - http://bit.ly/2C6WvUA -Gesso - http://bit.ly/2puawn3 -Dina Wakley Paint - http://bit.ly/2CfmiZY -Wendy Vecchi Stamps (I used Just Sew Artsy, It's Face Art, & Art in a Jar) - http://bit.ly/2C6QkQ2 -Wendy Vecchi Mat Minis (I used Hearts & Stars) - http://bit.ly/2BOpk3D -The Crafters Workshop Gel Medium Matte - http://bit.ly/2qvGhLb

Reverse Stamping Technique with Wendy Vecchi Products

Tap, tap...is this thing on? I know, my crafty friends, it has been ages since I've posted on my blog. Hopefully I still have a few readers, who have stubbornly refused to believe that I was gone for good. LOL! I am still around and occasionally crafting, but with my new full time job it has been challenging to find the time or energy to craft. But this week...this week I have not one, but two projects to share!

The first is a tag featuring new products from Wendy Vecchi. These new goodies were announced in the September time frame and Wendy was kind enough to send me a few products to try. This tag features her new coffee mug mat minis, which are so adorable! This set of mat minis is sure to be one of my favorites. The mug and the pink background feature a transfer technique using Wendy's new Reverse stamp. I love this stamp and can't wait to share even more techniques using this new product. A close up of my tag is below, along with a step-by-step video, and links to where to purchase the products I used on today's tag. I hope you enjoy! Happy crafting!

Supplies:

Wendy Vecchi Translucent Embossing Paste - http://bit.ly/2miCH92 Wendy Vecchi Archival Inks - http://bit.ly/2zQP02b Wendy Vecchi Mat Mini Butterflies - http://bit.ly/2ABqU8O Wendy Vecchi Mat Mini Get Mugged - http://bit.ly/2zQME3E Wendy Vecchi Mat Mini Hearts - http://bit.ly/2hkZnQC Wendy Vecchi Lots of Leaves - http://bit.ly/2mgKRPo Wendy Vecchi Flourishing Art - http://bit.ly/2i6JRIX Wendy Vecchi Checkmate Stencil - http://bit.ly/2jjuv7o Wendy Vecchi Classic Words - http://bit.ly/2yT5as1 Wendy Vecchi Blooming Art - http://bit.ly/2zv52OO Blending Tool - http://bit.ly/2pmq8KG Distress Oxide Inks - http://bit.ly/2ouE7tT Wendy Vecchi Enamel Accents - http://bit.ly/2hsM0Sg

Wooden Shrines from Joggles

Hello friends! Today I'm sharing a mixed media home decor project on the Joggles design team blog. Head on over to their blog for more details and photos! Video tutorial is below, enjoy!