Old Technique ...

Hi everybody,

This technique was something that I tried years ago and I really liked the end result. You need Yupo paper, which is a synthetic paper that does not tear of pill, and some alcohol inks.

Craft Stash have lots on offer Yupo Paper

For this card I cut the Yupo paper with dies and added the flowers and leaves to a splattered background. It looks so pretty and although the Yupo doesn't tear it can be cut very easily with the dies.

From the paper I made lots of flowers and this is just one of the cards that came from that session. 

I added a video to YouTube about this easy, but messy, technique and here it is in case you wanted to give it a try .....

            

I will be using this techniques again to see what other ideas I come up with and I hope you like the end result.

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Yupo Paper & Alcohol Inks

Hi Everybody,

I have ben playing with Yupo Paper and Alcohol Inks and then adding in some gold leaf as it dries. 

It gives a lovely rich look to your design and the Yupo Paper die cuts really easily. 

I did three sheets of the paper and coloured one in reds, the other in oranges and the third one in a teal colour for the leaves

If you have never used Yupo paper then I have a couple of videos that you may find interesting and I will add them to this blog post.

Yupo is a synthetic paper that will not tear and it is perfect for Alcohol Inks.  

For this card I have used the Layered Christmas Rose, the leaves from the Rose Flourish set, and smaller flowers from the Layered Florals.

I made five cards in total each with different background and they will go into my charity box ready to donate

For this card I splattered the background in gold and teal and used the Layered Florals to die cut my flowers.

All the sentiments are from a new set from Craft Stash and there are many to choose from. 

They are all die and stamp sets that will cut the sentiment out ready to add to your cards.

I hope you enjoy the videos and will give Yupo a try for yourself. There are two thicknesses and I used the thinner one for my flowers.

There is a good selection of Alcohol Inks at Craft Stash too.

It is not a difficult process but if you are anything like me your fingers will be full if ink ... for days, as it doesn't wash off. 

It is well worth the mess to get lovely results that look so rich 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Yupo Paper

Hi Everybody,

It's quite some time ago now that I discovered the wonderful substance called Yupo Paper and the wonderful things you can do with it and Alcohol Ink Refills.

It is called paper but it doesn't tear or warp. It die cuts easily into any shape and if you don't like what you have done you can clean it all off and start again

I made lots of cards with the paper and I actually did two videos using it. 

So in case you are new to my blog pages I will add them again here for you to view.

Alcohol Inks and Yupo Paper  & 

Yupo Paper and Dark Alcohol Inks

Both are interesting to watch and the process is easy to do but very effective, and Yupo Paper is not expensive. Alcohol Inks come in wide variety of colours and the ones I used are Spectrum Noir

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx