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Backgrounds w/ Alcohol Inks on Glossy Photo Paper & Ranger Alcohol Ink Paper

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Channel: Crafting For Almost Everyone · 2017 · Howto & Style

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I wanted to test the difference between glossy photo paper (very inexpensive) and Ranger Alcohol Ink paper that isn't as inexpensive.  Unfortunately, I kept referring to the glossy photo paper as glossy card stock, which it was not.  I took my photo paper out of the package it came in, so I don't know the maker of it, and I apologize for that.
  I wanted to show how to cut paper for an A2 size 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" card front.  You put the paper in your trimmer so the 11" length is along the measuring bar.  Line it up to 5 1/2" and cut.  That will give you the actual A2 size cardstock, but since we are shooting for the fronts of cards, you'll take the piece you cut and turn it the  8 1/2" length and put that on your measuring bar lined up to 4 1/4" and cut.  Do this again to the other long piece, and you end up with four card fronts that measure 4 1/4" x 5 1/2".  You will probably end up cutting 1/8 to 1/4" off of the card fronts so you have a little border on your card, once you place these on a card.  I'm making cards with these in upcoming videos so you can see ways to use them.
  I used Adirondack Alcohol inks in a variety of colors to create my backgrounds.

  You will want to open windows when you play with alcohol inks as they have an alcohol odor, and it's not safe if you don't have good ventilation when playing with these.

  I used the Adirondack Alcohol Blending Solution to move my colors on the cheaper photo paper and I also used a Tim Holtz blending tool that I cut pieces of inexpensive craft felt in rectangles to cover the top.  The solution does a great job of moving the ink where you want it, especially if you apply the ink right to the felt on the  blending tool.
  When I used the Ranger alcohol paper, I noticed that it was thicker than the photo paper.  The ink when dropped directly to the paper looked like I blew it with a straw as the edges of the circles were waffly looking, where the cheap paper, circles were circles, and didn't have unusual edges.  You can blow alcohol inks with a straw, but I didn't try that as I wasn't looking for any backgrounds with a blown look to them.  
  The difference when using the blending solution is that it lightens the inks on the Ranger alcohol paper but on the cheap photo paper, it didn't lighten the ink but did move it around on the paper, especially when you coat the paper with the solution first and then apply the inks, or if you put the ink on the felt pad and stamp it around with the alcohol solution also on the felt pad.
  Both papers curled after you laid a lot of ink on them, but the photo paper seems lighter weight and it bled through a lot more than with the Ranger alcohol ink paper.
  Both papers performed well and it's impossible to tell which of the backgrounds is used with Ranger paper for alcohol inks vs. inexpensive glossy photo paper.  In the photo of all of the backgrounds, the one on the bottom left that is green with red and yellow is done with the Ranger alcohol ink paper. The rest are all on glossy photo paper.

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