Serenity

Imagine sitting by this lovely stream, right under the tree on the left. You are one with nature. Your surroundings fill your senses with serenity, as long as that one mosquito stays away...

Stamps:

   Peaceful Place

Paper:

   Wisteria Wonder A-2

   Basic Black 5-1/4 x 4

   Glossy White 5 x 3-3/4

   Basic White 5-1/4 x 4 (Inside)

Ink:

   Jet Black StazOn

Blends/Alcohol Markers:

   Coastal Cabana

   Melon Mambo

   Pumpkin Pie

   Wild Wasabi

   Wisteria Wonder

Technique:

   Alcohol Marker Marbling

Accessories:

   Alcohol in Spray Bottle

   Stamparatus/MISTI

   Adhesive

First, I placed a Basic White panel on my table as a template.

I then covered and secured a Ziploc-type plastic bag over it.

Next, I began coloring on the plastic with the alcohol markers. Basically, scribble with various colors. You do want to keep the colors separate, otherwise, you may wind up with a muddy mess.

I then spritzed the colors with alcohol until they looked wet.

Next, I placed the glossy side down on the ink and let it sit for a few seconds to lift up the ink. I carefully lifted it, and there was my background. In hindsight, I should have dabbed the edges with a paper towel. Still, I did like my final background.

I let it dry for a minute and placed it in my Stamparatus. Using StazOn ink, I stamped my image.

You can find a tutorial for this technique at SplitCoastStampers HERE.

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