Friends of Unity September 2023 Blog Hop, Technique

Hey, it's that time again! The Friends of Unity are hopping with a brand new cue, technique. But before I dive into this post, let me announce my winner from last month. Carla Hundley, you are my winner from last month's hop. Congratulations my friend! I can't wait to send you an Angie girl. Please email me at lovepaperetc@gmail.com with your address, so I can get your prize to you. 

I decided to try a technique I have never tried before. I have always wanted to try alcohol inks. Since our cue is technique, I said it's no time like the present to try something new. I watched a couple of Youtube videos first, before going in blind. I love the look of alcohol inks. They add a beautiful, grunge look to your art. I bought some alcohol inks awhile back and used them on this card. Enabler alert: Hobby Lobby has Ranger alcohol inks on sale right now. Packs of 3 for under $3. 

Here is my card:

All I can say is, "I'm hooked." Alcohol inks are my new obsession. I LOVE how this card turned out. I had so much fun moving all the inks around with the Tim Holtz alcohol ink blower. These are the inks I used: stream, butterscotch, and wild plum. I also used Tim Holtz alcohol blending solution. I also used Yupo paper by Ranger. 

This lotus is one of my favorite flowers Unity offers. It is from imperfection is beauty. This set was a collaboration between Unity and Donna Downey Studios. The beautiful sentiment is also from the same set. I used the Unity postage die on the Yupo panel. It was adhered to a white card base using foam adhesive. The lotus image is huge. I cut some of the stem off to make it work on my card. I colored the lotus with Karin markers. Since I placed the lotus at an angle, I thought it would be cool to do the same with the sentiment. Jewels were added last.

If you have not tried alcohol inks yet, do it. You will be obsessed! So many different color combinations. Please tag me on the Unity Show & Tell page with your alcohol ink creations. I can't wait to see them.

I am the second stop in our hop this month. You have arrived here from the beautiful, talented Crystal. Next up is my beautiful friend, Jane.

Here's the whole line up:

Crystal

me

Jane

Joyce

Rachel

Tammy

Gaylynn

Colleen

Bobbie Sue

Oh, I forgot to mention that my birthday is tomorrow, Sept. 3. Happy Birthday to me! I can't wait to celebrate with my family. See you again next month!

Inky hugs,

Dawn