Drunken Chalks

Drunken Chalks

Hi There!

Good to have you with us today

and every other day you can

make it too!  

Continuing our crafty inebriation

theme this week is Claire Jackson

and this is what she has to say on

the subject:

"As I’m always experimenting to see if

 I can get new effects using well loved products 

I was keen to find out if the Distress Oxides 

blend with alcohol...and they do on yupo at least. 

If you haven’t used yupo before it’s a non-porous 

synthetic paper.

 First stamp a background using 

broken china Distress Oxide ink onto Yupo.

Stamp leaves around the top and bottom. 

I used cracked pistachio and peeled paint.

Spray the yupo with isopropyl alcohol. 

I used an IPA aerosol spray for cleaning 

computer parts. 

Surgical spirit will work but it has some 

oil added which will leave a slightly greasy finish. 

You must follow the instructions on the spray 

and do this in a well ventilated room. 

Allow the colours to blend to create a soft image. 

Before all the alcohol evaporates use a baby 

wipe to blend the centre section.

Build up more stamping and spray again 

with the alcohol to let it blend. 

Blot it after a few seconds to give a 

slightly harder image. 

Add centres to the flowers using a 

cotton bud.

 With a cotton bud add dots of colour

 between the leaves.

Use black Memento ink to add a sentiment 

and stamping to the edges.

Add white highlights in paint pen. 

Before mounting it give it a spray 

with acrylic sealant. 

This will stop the inks continuing to migrate

 on the yupo and eventually becoming a faded blur."

Materials used:

Yupo:
Distress Oxide inks:
Memento ink:
Impression Obsession background stamp:
Carabelle Studio and PaperArtsy rubber stamps:
White paint pen:
Sealant:

Lovely card Claire, thank you.

Who would have thought that

such loveliness could come from

"drunken" chalks...........😉

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx