Saturday 21 January 2017

Valentine

Happy Saturday!!

Meet today's simple card.  I don't make a lot of Valentines but wanted to play with the new sentiment set from Penny Black called Friendship and Love.  I just love the curly font!

I just recently got some new alcohol inks and wanted to try them on Yupo paper to see what I could come up with.  Yupo paper is a synthetic paper with a unique surface that many different mediums can be applied to with unusual results everytime.  
I dropped the inks on the Yupo, then placed a piece of plastic wrap over the piece and set aside overnight.  When I removed the wrap, it revealed this gorgeous piece of inked paper.  The rich colours are amazing.  I fussy cut out the heart then placed it over the scored card lines.  I made those by using my Scorbug and my ScorPal.  





Adding my card to these challenges:

Craft Stamper Magazine- ANYTHING GOES

Crafty Gals Corner- ADD A HEART

Stampin Royalty- VALENTINE

Brown Sugar- ANYTHING GOES

Penny Black and More- ANYTHING GOES

Have a great weekend and a big thanks for coming to take a look!

 Check out my friend Loll Thompson's video for more inspiration.

Supplies:  stamp- PB/ ink- Memento, Alcohol Pinata/ Scorbug/ Scorbug/ Misti/ plastic wrap/ pop dots

34 comments:

Christine Alexander said...

Karen, the colours are gorgeous, love the saran wrap effect.

marilyn said...

Love this and love using saran wrap over the years with stunning effects!

Verna Angerhofer said...

This is so beautiful. I love those rich colors too! Awesome design pattern as well.

Lisaerica said...

Omg it came amazing! The colors are gorgeous. I so want to try this out. Thanks for sharing and inspiring.

Loll said...

This is really beautiful Karen. Love the deep mix of colours and the design from the cling wrap. xx

nancy littrell said...

Gorgeous results Karen from your AI's and plastic wrap. Your rich colors on your heart are stunning. Love your pretty new sentiment too. TFS my friend. BTW, which AI colors did you use?

Susan said...

Stunning colours, Karen - such a wonderful rich effect. Your scoring gives a great simple extra interest and texture.

Mac Mable said...

Such an amazing result with the alcohol inks. Unique and different every time x Love the embossed background and the sentiment...clever idea x

Craftychris said...

That heart is beautiful! Fab technique - gorgeous card! xxx

Bonnie said...

WOW! This is gorgeous, Karen! The plastic wrap made such a pretty pattern with those rich colors! Love the score lines and the sentiment too! They go perfectly with the sentiment!

Bobby said...

Love, love, love this, Karen. The mix of colors and the added texture of the wrap are just gorgeous.

Aileen said...

Ohh my goodness Karen, I dont know what colours you used for this heart but it is stunning, so rich, just beautiful. You nailed it here perfect card.

Cathy said...

Wow! what amazing colours! This is so stunning Karen, love the embossed lines too, Cathy x

Anonymous said...

such a pretty plastic heart on a lovely CAS card. thank you so much for playing along with us at penny black and more!
linda

Nstiz said...

Unbelievably beautiful colors with the Pinatas! Just got mine yesterday. Thank you for the reminder about the plastic wrap too! I can't seem to leave these alone.

Rufus said...

Beautiful! Would love to know which colors you used. I've gone through a giant roll of plastic wrap since I started playing with it with my various inks and sprays. Unwrapping them is always a fun surprise!

Diane Jaquay said...

That heart is so pretty!

Evelyn S. said...

This is dramatic and gorgeous! I bought two pads of Yupo and haven't tried it yet. Alcohol inks used to be my favorite medium, but I haven't used them for more than a year, I think. I will certainly try this! (I used this technique with ink sprays...but only during the summer when I could dry them quickly in the sun.)

Lisa Lara said...

Jaw on the floor stunning Karen girl.

dnisme@blogspot.com said...

just love the colours! You sure know how to make the heart take centre stage with your placement and background effects!

Gunilla/Nilla said...

This is gorgeous! Love the effect with the plastic wrap. Maybe I finally will try my Yupo paper. Thanks for the inspiration.

Marsha said...

Beautiful. haven't heart of Yupo paper. Thanks!

Susanne Vargas said...

What a spectacular effect you have achieved with the plastic wrap! Love it! Fabulous card!

Heartwarmers from Vicki said...

I love using alcohol inks on Yupo paper! I even have two of my granddaughters hooked on it! This is a technique using the plastic wrap that I haven't heard of. Gotta try it!

Suchi said...

This is stunning!! :)
Hugs
Suchi xx

Rae Ann said...

Wow! That heart is gorgeous! Love it against all of the white and the embossing adds a great touch.

Thank you for joining us at Crafty Gals Corner for our Add a Heart challenge.

Elena C said...

I LOVE THIS!!! It is beautiful!!! Where did you get the YUPO paper? My email is ibgranny.c3@gmail.com

Mervi said...

Beautiful card!
Thank you for sharing over at Penny Black and more;-))m

Pat said...

Alcohol inks and yupo are a wonderful combination Karen and I love the strong colours you have got with that pattern using cling film and the little added white heart looks so sweet and pretty, and the scored dashes and elegant sentiment in the background work beautifully. A gorgeous card. x

Cheremane said...

Stunning thanks for entering the Craft Stamping Challenge Good Luck and Hope to see you again soon xxx

Mary Lehett said...

Wow, this is gorgeous!

Ellie Knol said...

LOVE your entry for the challenge of the TIMI challenge! Thank you for playing along!!
XXX Ellie Knol xxx

maria's knutselplezier said...

What a beautiful , warm coloured heart I just love it!!!

Have fun!!
Maria

Julia Aston said...

What a wonderful look placing the plastic wrap over the inks! your heart is gorgeous Karen!