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Holiday Ornaments With Brea Reese

November 2, 2019

Hey everyone. Happy Saturday. I’ve made some holiday ornaments with Brea Reese alcohol inks for one of may holiday cards this year. These were so easy to pull together and you can make the ornaments any color or combo of colors you wish. Holiday ornaments with Brea Reese alcohol inks are a perfect way to use up some of those alcohol ink backgrounds you might still have laying around. Let me share with you how I made mine.

Holiday Ornaments With Brea Reese alcohol inks

First I stared out making a quick background using alcohol inks. I made sure to keep the colors bright and in a “somewhat” rainbow order on my paper. Once everything was dry I splattered on some gold liquid metal alcohol ink and white gouache for some added interest. Next I pulled out an ornament die from my stash and selected the colors from the background paper I wanted to create ornaments with. My alcohol ink paper was large so I’ll get plenty of ornaments out of it. Once I die cut out each ornament I backed each one with silver glitter paper. This gives the center of each ornament some sparkle.

Holiday Ornaments With Brea Reese

For added weight I layered the alcohol piece with the glitter center onto another die cut ornament from white card stock. This will keep the ornament from being to flimsy. Now it was time to add the topper and ribbon. I die cut the ornament toppers from the same silver glitter paper and adhered them to the ornaments with liquid glue. Next I die cut out the ribbons from white card stock and colored each one with a coordinating Copic marker. I adhered the ribbons to each ornament with liquid glue. Adding fam dots to the back of each ornament will help me to pop them up on my background.

Holiday Ornaments with Brea Reese

For added interest, I die cut a quilted backdrop from white card stock and slid in a backer piece of rainbow striped design paper behind it. This way to color could peek through each flower. The colors are lined up behind each coordinating ornament. This looks so awesome in person. Adding a sentiment in rainbow colors kept the card cheerful. I will have to say this is one of my favorite holidays cards I have made so far this year. It just screams happiness to me. Here is a link to more Brea Reese alcohol ink projects I have made. All the products I used for this card are listed below. These are affiliate links however there is no cost to you for using them. Thanks for stopping by today. I’ll see you back here next week.

Masculine Card With Brea Reese Alcohol Inks

October 17, 2019

Hey peeps. I’m back with another masculine card with Brea Reese alcohol inks. I know many of us struggle with making masculine cards. I’m trying to break that cycle and make at least one masculine card a week so I have plenty on hand when I need them. Making masculine cards with Brea Reese alcohol inks is quick and easy.

For today’s card I wanted to add lots of texture to my card for a really cool look. First I applied three darks colors of ink onto 110lb card stock with a blending tool. Next I came back in with a piece of felt wrapped around the edge of a straight ruler and laid down a few irregular stripes with yellow, red and green inks. This gave a great color variation. Once this panel was dried I ran it through my die cutting machine with an embossing folder. I have done this technique before and I always love how it looks.

Keeping this card clean and simple, I die cut out a quick thanks sentiment from Simon Says Stamp using brown and yellow card stock. Next I stamped out a sentiment from the Thankful Heart stamp set also from Simon Says Stamp and heat embossed it in gold embossing powder. I trimmed that piece down to form a small banner I could pop under the thanks die cut. I also swiped on a small amount of gold alcohol over there raised areas of the background. To finish off the card I adhered it to a yellow card base.

I’m so happy with the way this card turned out. What’s so amazing with the Brea Reese alcohol inks, the variations of backgrounds are endless. Here’s a close up of this stunning card. You can click on my Brea Reese Alcohol Inks link to see more projects from me.

I would love to see what designs you come up with using Brea Reese alcohol inks. Make sure to tag me on Instagram so I can see your work. Have a great day everyone and I’ll see you back here soon.

Galaxy Sky Background

October 2, 2019

Hey peeps. I’m back sharing a galaxy sky background card made with Brea Reese inks. As you know, I love alcohol inks and how you can create amazing backgrounds with them. So for today I have a very clean and simple galaxy sky card that took no time at all to complete. (To see more of my Brea Reese alcohol ink backgrounds click here.

To begin making this card I needed a striking background. I pulled out my Brea Reese Waterproof paper and a few inks to make a galaxy background. Anytime you are using Brea Reese inks, make sure to pick colors that will blend well together. For these backgrounds I used Cadmium Red, Pink, Ultramarine and Purple. Making sure to keep the inks moving, I started with clear blending solution before I added my colors.

Galaxy Sky

While adding my colors I made sure to keep the paper moving by tilting it back and forth so the color would run together. Once I had the desired look, I heat set it with my heat tool. Mixing in different inks to get this galaxy background was so addicting to do. To add some stars to the background, I splattered a mixture of water and white gouache together. I used an acrylic block and a fine paint brush to flick the white stars on. You can use white or even silver for a beautiful affect.

Galaxy Sky Background

While the paint was drying I die cut out a small frame of winter trees. For some added weight, I die cut each one twice in white and once in a purple shade of card stock. The reason for the purple paper was to give some darkness underneath the white once I placed it on my alcohol ink background. This is a great tool to use when adding something to dark paper.

Now to complete my card I took a white piece of card stock and stenciled on some faint gray lines. Trimming down a piece of paper slightly bigger in width than my framed trees gave me a great background piece for my alcohol ink. Stamping a sentiment in a coordinating blue purple color to match my background keeps my card clean and simple. I adhered the framed trees to the lined piece and popped the line piece up with foam tape onto a white card base. I love how clean and simple this card turned out.

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Brea Reese Pirate Friendly Sea

September 23, 2019

Hey peeps. It’s Brea Reese Pirate Friendly Sea on the blog today. I’m back to share a really cool alcohol technique using Brea Reese Alcohol inks. Last Thursday was International Pirate Day and I was meaning to post this card then, however I had a family emergency to take care of so it’s a little late. I loved how this card turned out and it was so easy to do. Here’s how my pirate friendly sea came together.

To start I trimmed down a piece of Brea Reese waterproof paper to 4.25 x 5.50 size. Starting with the lightest blue color (Ocean Green) and blending solution I swirl the two colors together across the bottom half of the paper. Once I had the desired effect, I hit it with my heat tool to dry that layer. Next I came in with the next shade of blue (Lake Blue) and blending solution to create my second layer. I used a paint brush to keep the color right below the first color. I don’t want this two colors to blend right now. Again, once my desired effect was achieved I hit it with my heat tool. For the last layer, I directed the darkest blue (Prussian Blue) and blending solution towards the bottom of the paper. Moving the color with my paint brush again to keep the color flowing.

Now it was time to create the waves, I used a q-tip loaded with blending solution and worked the back and forth across the paper for definition and movement. This was super easy to do. You get lovely waves with this technique. Now that everything was looking the way I wanted, I drew in the white highlight waves with a white gelly roll pen. The water was complete and I moved on to work on the sun and clouds. Using a q-tip soaked in Cadmium yellow alcohol ink I drew on my son. I heat set it so I could move onto the clouds and sky. I poured a few drops of ocean green ink onto a paper towel and started dotting on the blue background making sure to keep some white areas. This way my clouds would have very soft edges. I love how this panel turned out.

To finish off my card I stamped and colored a pirate ship from the Pink and Main Pirate Critters stamp set. I also stamped out a sentiment from this set and glued it to the background. For added dimension, I popped up my ship with foam take. The waterproof paper is very thin, so I placed a piece of fun foam behind it for stability and glued it to a white card panel. This wavy card background is just perfect!! Here is a closeup of the water.

To see more of my cards using Brea Reese Inks, click here. Thanks so much for stopping by today. I’ll see you back here soon.

Glitz Glitter Gel – Customized Colors

August 18, 2019

Hey peeps. I’m back today sharing a card make with Glitz Glitter Gel. I’ve customized my colors for this card and it was so easy to do. Glitz glitter gel is one of my favorite products and it really allows you to get creative. Here in my tutorial you will see how I customized my color palette using the gel and Brea Reese alcohol inks. Let’s take a quick look at the card I made.

First let me say that the clear gel can be tinted to sooo many colors with other mediums. The bonus is you don’t lose the sparkle of the gel at all. That’s a win-win for sure. Thermoweb and Gina K. have outdone themselves with this gel. It comes in some of Gina’s ink and paper colors as well so it’s great to use with all her products.

Let me give you some advice…GET ALL THE COLORS. 😂I know, full set syndrome speaking however they are just too gorgeous to not have on hand. Again, you can mix the gel in with all your Brea Reese inks for custom colors at a snap.

Here’s a quick tutorial. You can watch it here or over at my Youtube channel mzdanajoy. I’ve used affiliate links for your convenience at no cost to you.

Thanks for stopping by today. If you have any questions, please feel free to leave a comment and I will answer you back. Have a great day everyone and I’ll see you back here soon.