Soot technique has always been a favourite of mine, such a simple thing as gloss card stock, a candle and a clean stamp, some fixing spray and you have the makings of a wonderful atc or card. To change things up a bit, we'll be embossing an image with clear embossing powder first, then maybe add a little colour (sponge on Distress Oxides), then add the soot. At this point, you can't touch any of it as you'll just leave fingerprints so you carefully wipe away some of the soot where you want to reveal either the white (now light grey) card underneath or some of your colour you sponged on. When you're happy with how it looks, spray with fixative and let it dry, then it's all done. Simple but very effective. Add your chosen embellishments to go along with your stamps and it's a quick and easy technique.
"Saltwater"...
"Find your wings"...
"Black"...
"Brightest Star"...
"Darkness"...
Finally, this is one from the last class where we used foil on top of mostly dry alcohol ink. For that class, we used Yupo with the alcohol and foil but below is a sample that I made using black gloss card, then the alcohol inks, then the foil. It has an amazing depth that the computer just can't capture. I used a fine Zig pen to lightly outline the die-cut shapes, then when tacky (about 1 minute), pressed some silver foil on to them. It really makes the shapes stand out from the background!
"Eternal"...
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