Alcohol ink exbeariments

Hello there, it's Horace here with you today to share a technique I read about in this month's Craft Stamper magazine. The idea was to fold a piece of copy paper as many times as possible, then ink the edges with distress stain until it bleeds through the paper. Well I did this, then thought, ' hey, I wonder if this will work with alcohol ink and cardstock'. Being a bear of enquiring mind, I had to try it.




I'm also letting you into the secret of how the bears manage to keep their paws clean despite their inky exploits - rubber gloves!




I folded, dripped ink into the creases, unfolded, refolded to an undecorated creased edge, re inked.......until I achieved this effect, wow.




I then tried the technique as suggested in the magazine, with paper and distress stains. Ooh I like that too. I would suggest maybe letting your paper dry between folds though, as the constant squidging of distress stains onto thin paper makes for a very flimsy substrate!




I do love to craft in the garden on sunny days, don't you?




Once the cardstock and paper were dry, I rubbed distress ink over the white areas.




What a great technique. I do love Craft Stamper magazine for inspawration.




Now I just need to use these creations in a project or two. Why don't you have a go and see what effects you can produce? It's great fun.
With love from the bears