Jun 01 2009
Alcoholic Hummingbird - Tutorial #218
Alcohol inks, don’t you just love them? They are great on glossy card stock and they work extremely well with transparencies as I will show you in this tutorial.
Before we get started though I have a couple of new Brayer Workshop locations to announce. I will be coming to teach in Mechanicsville, Virginia on March 12-13, 2010 and Monroe, Louisiana on February 6-7, 2010. Please e-mail me at mzindorf@aim.com for more information on these workshops.
Now let’s get started on today’s tutorial. 
Supplies:
| Stamps: Stampin’ Up Spring Song |
| Paper: Stampin’ Up Designer Paper, Whisper White, Apricot Appeal & Bordering Blue |
| Ink: Stampin’ Up Bordering Blue, Tim Holtz Alcohol inks Meadow, Lettuce & Peach Bellini, Palette Noir Black |
| Accessories: Alcohol Blender Solution, Aqua Painter, White Gel Pen, Transparency, White Ribbon, Sponge, Silver Brads |
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Stamped Spring Song Hummingbird with Palette Noir Black ink on a 3.25″ x 4.75″ piece of Transparency. I like to use either Palette Noir ink for this or Stazon, either one works fine.
This is my Alcohol ink drawer. :) I have a few colors to pick from, lol.
After the Palette Noir Black ink has dried, I flip the transparency over. The stamping is side down now. This also reverses the image.
Cut a piece of Stampin’ Up Design paper for my background. I like to do this early in the project so I can put my transparency image over it to see how I like it.
I use another transparency as a ink palette. I put a few drops of Lettuce Alcohol ink on the transparency. I keep an Aqua Painter filled with Alcohol Blender Solution for the technique.
With the Alcohol Blender filled Aqua Painter I paint the Lettuce Alcohol ink on the leaves, stem & humming bird.
I didn’t like the Lettuce color on the humming bird so I went over it with Meadow Alcohol ink.
Now that is better.
Cleaned my Aqua Brush with a bit of alcohol and rubbed it on my scrap paper.
Painted the flowers in with the Aqua brush and Peach Bellini Alcohol ink.
Cleaned my Aqua Brush and my palette transpanency with Alcohol.
Sponged Bordering Blue ink around the edges of the Designer paper and the Bordering Blue Panel.
Added White Gel Pen highlights to the flowers and humming bird.
Put the card front together and added ribbon and silver brads.
Here is the completed card measuring 5″ x 6.5″.
Hope this tutorial has inspired you to dip your brush into some Alcohol inks today.
Until my next post. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Huge Hugs,
Michelle
Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:
Dayton, Ohio
Buffalo, Minnesota
Webster, New York
New Johnsonville, Tennessee
Stoughton, Wisconsin
Columbia, Missouri
Lynchburg, Virginia
Greenwood, Indiana
Castro Valley, California
Yardley, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia)
Knox, Maine
Broomfield, Colorado
Moore, Oklahoma
Nashville, Indiana
Portland, Michigan
2010
Phoenix, Arizona
Monroe, Louisiana
Jacksonville, Florida
Mechanicsville, Virginia
Salem, Oregon
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Another great tutorial and learning experience! !!!
Bravo!!! Just love those alky inks!…………..deanna
http://www.girlsinthecraft.blogspot.com
Oh what a great tutorial! I have these and have never used them, i didn’t no how to use them for coloring in. Your card is fantastic and i love the colors you used! I learn so much from your tutorials. Thanks for all you do. If i ever get a chance i want to take one of your classes.
This is awesome, love the dp. And I have this stamp so I am going to try this out :).
Sorry i forgot to ask, but can you use them on white card stock also? Will it dry?
I have been eyeing the alk inks, but I have purchased any. I sure love what you did here. It is gorgeous!
Gorgeous! I use alcohol inks a lot, but have never tried colouring with them in this way. Next on my list to do!
Very pretty.
Any day one learns a new technique is a great day!!! I have never worked with alcohol inks but looks like I need to. Can you use Copic markers in much the same way? I’d love to try this with them. Michelle, this card is beautiful and would be very easy to do………..if I had the inks.
LOVELY!
Another beauty! I am so excited to finally meet you and learn from you in person.. see you on Friday and again on Saturday!
I’ve just started my alcohol ink collection, cant wait to try this. Your tutorials really inspire me to try new things. Awesome card
Oh my so Beautiful!
That looks marvelous! I’ll have to try this one too.
OMGosh…MONROE, LA!!! I’m from W. Monroe…looks like I need to plan a trip to my parents!
This is just FABULOUS! I will definately have to give this a try! Wow!
hi Michelle,
beautiful beautiful card!!!
ou keep coming up with such amazing cards.!! How talented you are and
so kind as to share these stunning cards with us!!. Thank you so much.
I used the same stamp this am for my card but definitly a different technique. Lovely card and something I must give a try doing.
Hugs
Heather
Oh hummingbirds are my favorite!! Love the card!
WOW!!! This is stunning. Great job!
Trish
You are one awesome artist. Your hummingbird art is so refreshing with the wonderful background you have provided. Just wonderful. Happy STamping !!!
SUNNNING
Hi Michelle - Just got the new brights and lights of Alcohol Inks - I am definitely going to give this a try. Thanks so much for your detailed tutorials - you are awesome!!!!!
LynneZ
Very pretty Michelle!!
Take care and STAY POSITIVE!
Beautiful! I’m always amazed at your work. I just bought a pkg of 3 alcohol inks on Sunday. Do they work on regular cardstock if you fill a dry inkpad and use it to stamp with?
oh wow!!!!
Wonderful!
I am trying to arrange a trip to America and will be sure to place my order before I arrive so it will be there waiting for me! Thank you for telling me to turn the acetate over! I cannot tell you how many I have ruined trying to fill in the stamped side, lol!
Silly question, days later, what Stampin up DS? I’ve been away on holidays to Arizona, what a state? LOVE IT was trying to figure out how to move there.
But back to your cards, amazing as always Michelle, I have that set and just love it, it’s just too cute eh.
Debra