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Meet today's card.

I got out my salad spinner again to create my card.

For anyone that may have missed my little video using the salad spinner and Alcohol inks, please check it out.

Salad Spinner video

So here's what I did to create my card.

• I began by getting out my salad spinner, an inexpensive one that I got at the Dollar Store.  It must be a dedicated spinner and not ok for food after using it with inks.
• I cut a piece of Yupo paper and placed it into the bottom of my spinner.  I dropped in some Ranger Alcohol inks....green and a hint of blue (sorry I didn't write down the colours I used).... then sprayed in some Rubbing Alcohol to help the inks move.  I placed the lid onto the spinner and then spun away.  DO NOT SPRAY BLENDING SOLUTION, you can drip it in to help get the inks moving as well.  
• I repeated that process to fill my whole piece of Yupo with ink.
• When the panel was dry which took almost no time at all, I splattered with my black Posca pen and set aside.
• I stamped the sentiment in my Misti and used a hexagon die to cut it out.  I cut a piece of green cardstock as well and glued them together.
• When the inked piece was dry, I used a larger hexagon die to add an impression around the area that I was going to add the sentiment. It gave a framed look without cutting into the Yupo.  (I did cut a hexagon from the Yupo right where my sentiment is, but changed my mind and left it off.)
• I glued the panel onto some white cardstock, then onto a piece of green cardstock and finally onto a white card base.
• I pop dot mounted the sentiment over the front of my card and added 3 silver gems under the sentiment.  

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- ADD A DIE CUT

Get Creative- USE GREEN

Simon Says Mon.- USE GREEN

Supplies

Stamps- Hexagon Greetings (SSS)

Inks- Ranger Alcohol ink; Versafine Clair

Paper- Yupo (Amazon); heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.)

Accessories and Tools- salad spinner (Dollar Store); Hexagon Infinity dies (Hero Arts);

silver gems; black Posca pen; Misti (My Sweet Petunia); foam tape