HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!
I wanted to share a quick way to alter metal embellishments with my archival inks...
tim's new idea-ology metal pieces are awesome & really fun to customize to coordinate with any project...
I started with these 3 pieces...
they're from the adornments nature set...
I used a piece of tape under the butterfly to hold her securely to my craft sheet...
I pressed the forget-me-not archival pad over the butterfly to ink most of her...
then using the orange blossom archival pad, I lightly swiped the pad just over the raised areas and got this...
*note*...if you don't like your color choices, rubbing alcohol (surgical spirits in the UK) will remove the archival ink & you can start over again...
heat with the heat tool to dry the inks...
*REMEMBER* heated metal is HOT...these pieces are solid metal, so they hold the heat for quite a while...
to color the rose, I used these archival reinkers...
leaf green and carnation red...
I put one drop of each reinker on my craft sheet & used a cut n dry nib to "paint" the colors on the rose...
you could also use a tiny paint brush to achieve the same results...
I added a dot of fired brick distress stickles to the rose center...
then dried it...
in a matter of 5 minutes...
these 3 pieces went from this...
to this...sorry for the glare...
oops...for the arrow I used the tree branch archival pad & just pressed the arrow onto the pad & dried it...
tree branch is an awesome color...it looks sort of antique gold when used over the silver metal...
and here's a quick mini card...
manila cardstock...
the dots and dashes background stamp was inked with
red geranium for the lace borders...
scattered straw & brushed corduroy over the whole card...
and jet black archival for the sentiment and bird...
the altered rose was a perfect fit...
so this is another way to use archival inks and reinkers...
for
stamping
stenciling
reinker/rubbing alcohol backgrounds and...
altering!
and that's why
archivals are AWESOME to...
make art!
wendy
ps...next post I'll show you the tag I made using the butterfly & arrow...see you soon!
These are gorgeous. I do love these colors.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! The archival inks are next on my shopping list. I just love your colours x
ReplyDeleteWendy there isn't anything you CAN"T do with your fabulous inks! My 'other" inks are feeling neglected :)
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to give this technique a try TFS!
Amy*
Gorgeous! I have some of those metal adornments. Can't wait to try this technique.
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome! Love the coloring!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty!!!
ReplyDeleteHappy St. Patrick's Day!!
Oh wow, these look stunning!! It's amazing to see what a bit of color will do the the metal!! Absolutely fabulous!! Happy St. Patrick's Day :)
ReplyDeleteLisa
A Mermaid's Crafts
Brilliant! You're right, those are just perfect for colouring!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool idea! Can't wait to try.
ReplyDeleteThey are great. Thanks for letting the rest of know how to do it. Just love the butterfly... ;0)
ReplyDeleteI love the rose makes the adornments look so different x
ReplyDeleteGorgeous alterations! Love the finished card!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous Wendy, the colours look so vibrant, love them. Tracy x
ReplyDeleteSuper, can't wait to try this out. Thanks for the inspiration and Happy St. Patrick's Day from Dublin.
ReplyDeleteSo excited Wendy. Those colours were just delivered last Friday, so I'm off to try this. Beautiful rose and the butterfly looks stunning. TFS. Hugs Rita xxx
ReplyDeleteglad you're back! missed ya!
ReplyDeleteVery cool! I haven't altered metal embellishments in a long time...guess I need to change that!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, these pieces are so pretty. And simple to do too. Thanks for sharing with us and Happy St. Patty's day to you.
ReplyDeleteThe Archival inks colours look fantastic on metal!
ReplyDeleteWow, beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteThose are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteWay to rock the color!
Why do you and tim always have such nice clean Craft sheets?
I could never use mine for pictures, it's cut, warped, stained and I guess really used!
I absolutely LOVE your new colors Wendy. They're front & center on my desk because I'm ALWAYS reaching for them!
ReplyDeleteI love it ... I gotta get some of those embellishments, I love all the cool things you can do with them !!
ReplyDeletethanks for the tips - beautiful colors!
ReplyDeleteSandra ltb
Wow, they look fabulous!
ReplyDeleteFabulous!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThey are gorgeous!! I haven't tried altering metallic embellishments with my Archival Inks yet.
ReplyDeleteYou clever girl you! Love what you did with the metals.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea Wendy - it looks fab! :) Loving your new Archival colors!!!
ReplyDeleteFabulous makes and gorgeous bright colours.
ReplyDeleteGreat tips Wendy and the end result is just stunning, I adore butterflies but that rose is just 'to die for'!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the fun ideas, looking forward to some inspiration when meeting you in NH this weekend!
ReplyDeleteThat's cool Wendy - so effective :o)
ReplyDeleteGORGEOUS... need those charms now :O) TFS x
ReplyDeleteWow. Now I need to complete my collection of archival inks and Alterations metal bits!
ReplyDeleteOops. Not Alterations. Adornments.
ReplyDeleteStunning transformations! Love these incredibly versatile inks. Nicola x
ReplyDeleteGorgeous pieces. Love the archival inks!
ReplyDeleteStunning Wendy! Archival is my all time favourite ink ever. Amazing stuff!
ReplyDeleteVery cool technique! I love altering metals and usually use alcohol inks. Must try the archival reinkers. Thanks for inspiring us to use them in so many new ways!
ReplyDeleteOooooh lah lah! What an amazing and speedy transformation. Will definitely be playing with my AIs and reinkers soon.
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