Alcohol pens and blending solution

I wasn't going do a blog today until I saw a post on my facebook feed. Someone was showing what they had done with alcohol inks, blending solution and glossy card and it reminded me that I had a play around last year to see if I could get a similar effect with alcohol pens and it was pretty successful.

Simply scribble or colour blobs ( technical word) onto a mat and then add some blending solution. Take a piece of glossy card ( I used cheap photo paper from a pound shop) place it glossy side down onto to inks and turn as if on a pivot although you can move the card any way you like. Lift and if you like set aside or if not go back into the ink or even add more and then go back. Do this as much or as little as you like with as few or as many colours as you like. I did like the ones with the addition of metallic promarkers and they give a similar effect as the alcohol ink mixatives by Ranger.

I also squiggled wobbly stripes of alcohol pen onto glossy card and blended with blending solution on a felt blending tool.

Hopefully you can understand what I mean here are a few pictures of what I did ( please excuse the fluffy slippers)

K x