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Alcohol Ink Backgrounds with Embossing

Alcohol Ink Backgrounds with Embossing By Lucy Chesna Using alcohol inks is something I have only tried a few times and to be honest looking at the inks, mixers and blending solutions it really looked difficult craft to figure out.  I took the plunge and with a lot of trial and error, I started having fun seeing the results. I really love creating backgrounds with the alcohol inks. Here is a simple but fun way of creating a beautiful background with alcohol inks and embossing powder Supplies Cardstock for card base White cardstock (1/4 inch bigger around the glossy paper) Glossy paper (3 x 4 ¼) Large rubber stamp image Alcohol Inks Alcohol Blending Solution Blending Tool Dye Ink Pad Embossing Powder VersaMark Heating Gun Directions 1.     Remove the top from your first bottle of ink. You are going to squirt a bit of ink onto the felt that is attached to the velcro. However, to avoid spills, place the felt side over the tip of the ink bo