Alcohol Marker Background Technique Card

Today’s card features a classic (and always stunning!) technique—creating a soft, dreamy background using alcohol markers and rubbing alcohol on vellum. This technique gives you a one-of-a-kind look every time!

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✂️ Supplies Used

• Phrases and Frames Stamp Set

• Delicate Whispers Bundle

• Scalloped Wishes Dies

• Vellum Cardstock

• Thick Basic White Cardstock

• Basic White Cardstock

• Secret Sea Cardstock

• Delicate Dreams Designer Paper

• Mossy Meadow Blends

• Hydrangea Hue Blends

• Secret Sea Blends

• Crumb Cake Ink

• Secret Sea Ink

• VersaMark Ink

• Copper Embossing Powder

• Secret Sea Bordered Open Weave Ribbon

• Adhesive-Backed Metallic Gems

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📏 Measurements

• Thick Basic White: 8½" x 5½", scored at 4¼"

• Basic White: 5" x 3¾"

• Vellum: 5" x 3¾"

• Secret Sea: 4" x 5¼"

• Vellum (oval layer): 2¾" x 3½" (die cut)

• Hydrangea Hue: 2¾" x 3½" (die cut)

• Ribbon: approx. 6½" and 5"

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🎨 Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Create the Background

• Using alcohol markers (light Secret Sea, dark Hydrangea Hue, light Mossy Meadow), randomly color one side of the vellum.

• Spritz with rubbing alcohol.

• Move the color around using:

  • A heat tool or

  • A drinking straw (such a fun technique!)

👉 Let dry (it will curl—place a tool on top to help flatten slightly).

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2. Adhere the Vellum

• Choose the side you want facing up.

• Flip over and apply liquid glue lightly using a silicone mat and brush.

• Adhere to the 5" x 3¾" Basic White layer.

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3. Build the Card Front

• Attach layered vellum panel to Secret Sea cardstock.

• Wrap ribbon around and secure.

• Adhere to card base.

• Tie a knot around the ribbon with the other piece of ribbon

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4. Create the Focal Point

• Die cut scalloped shapes from:

  • Secret Sea (label base)

  • Hydrangea Hue (frame)

  • Vellum (oval)

• Stamp greeting on vellum with VersaMark.

• Heat emboss with copper embossing powder.

• Layer:

  • Hydrangea Hue frame onto Secret Sea label

  • Embossed vellum oval in center

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5. Add Embellishments

• Fussy cut floral images from Delicate Dreams Designer Paper.

• Arrange into a cluster on the card front.

• Add adhesive-backed metallic gems for sparkle ✨

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6. Finish the Inside

• Stamp floral image in Crumb Cake.

• Add sentiment in Secret Sea ink.

💡 Don’t forget to stamp your envelope to match!

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💡 Tips for Success

• Use light layers of alcohol—you can always add more!

• Vellum is delicate—apply glue sparingly to avoid showing through.

• Each background will be unique—embrace the variation!

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🎥 Watch the Full Tutorial
Be sure to check out the full video tutorial where I walk you through each step of this card, including how to create that beautiful alcohol marker background on vellum! You’ll get to see the technique in action and pick up extra tips along the way.

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Beautiful Sunflower Card Tutorial 🌻 With Video

Today we’re making a stunning sunflower card using embossing folders, sponge daubers, and ink blending. This technique creates a bold, textured look that really makes the sunflowers pop.

Measurements

• Card Base: Secret Sea – 4 ¼" x 11", scored at 5 ½"

• Layer 1: Crushed Curry – 4 ⅛" x 5 ⅜"

• Layer 2: Basic White – 4" x 5 ¼" (x2)

• Accent Strip: Basic White – 1" x 4"

• Sentiment Strip: Secret Sea – ¾" x 3"

Instructions

Step 1: Adhere the Crushed Curry layer to the Secret Sea card base.

Step 2: Emboss one of the 4" x 5 ¼" Basic White pieces with the Sunflower 3D embossing folder.

Step 3: On the debossed side, lightly drag the Secret Sea ink pad across the surface. Repeat in the opposite direction with Pecan Pie ink. Use a light hand so the texture shows through.

Step 4: Color with sponge daubers:

• Petals → Crushed Curry

• Leaves → Mossy Meadow

• Flower centers → Crumb Cake + Early Espresso

Step 5: Repeat this same process on the 1" x 4" Basic White strip.

Step 6: Adhere the decorated strip to the second 4" x 5 ¼" Basic White layer for the inside of your card.

Step 7: Stamp your greeting onto the ¾" x 3" Secret Sea strip with Versamark ink. Heat emboss with white embossing powder.

Step 8: Die cut the sentiment using Stylish Shapes banner die and adhere to the card front.

Step 9: Finish by scattering a few 2025–2027 In Color Flat Pearls across the card front.

Here are some other samples I have for you using the same technique.

This card was colored with Stampin' Blends, instead of sponge daubers. Background was drug with Secret Sea, the petals are Dark Darling Duckling, dark and light Daffodil Delight, the leaves are dark and light Old Olive and the centers are dark and light Crumb Cake, light Pumpkin Pie, light Pecan Pie and dark Cajun Craze.

 

For the purple card the background was drug with Crumb Cake and Early Espresso, the flowers are Highland Heather and Crushed Curry, the centers are Crushed Curry and Crumb Cake and the leaves are Mossy Meadow

This card was done using the same technique, just with the Jolly Holly Hybrid embossing folder. The background was drug with Mossy Meadow ink, the holly was colored with light and dark Old Olive Blends and the berries were colored with the light and dark Cherry Cobbler Blends.

Envelope Decoration ✉️

Stamp three sunflowers from the Darling Dino set onto the envelope. Color them with:

• Daffodil Delight (petals)

• Crumb Cake (centers)

• Mossy Meadow (leaves)

This extra touch ties the project together beautifully!

✨ This sunflower card is full of texture and color, perfect for brightening someone’s day.

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You can watch My Video where I show you how easy this card is to put together.

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Joseph's Coat with Artistic Leaves

Joseph’s Coat Technique with Artistic Leaves 🍂

Today’s project features the Joseph’s Coat technique—a fun way to create rich, layered backgrounds with color and embossing.

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Supplies

• Stamp Set: Artistic Leaves (#166162)

• Cardstock:

  • Cajun Craze – 8.5" × 5.5", scored at 4.25" (card base)

  • Secret Sea – 4" × 5.25"

  • Old Olive – 3.75" × 5"

  • Basic White – 3.5" × 4.75" (front layer)

  • Basic White – 4" × 5.25" (inside)

• Ink Colors: Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Crushed Curry, Secret Sea

• Other: VersaMark ink, clear embossing powder, heat tool, embossing buddy, blending brushes, open weave gold ribbon

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Joseph’s Coat Technique

1. Blend Colors:

   • On the 3.5" × 4.75" Basic White piece, blend Cajun Craze, Old Olive, and Crushed Curry until the whole surface is covered.

2. Prepare for Embossing:

   • Use your embossing buddy over the blended piece to remove static and make sure the ink is set.

3. Stamp & Emboss:

   • Stamp the line images from Artistic Leaves in VersaMark ink.

   • Cover with clear embossing powder, tap off excess, and heat set.

4. Overlay Color:

   • Swipe the Secret Sea ink pad directly across the embossed panel, covering the entire background.

   • The embossed leaf images will resist the ink, allowing the blended colors to shine through.

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Assembly

1. Layer Secret Sea → Old Olive → Joseph’s Coat panel.

2. Wrap gold ribbon around the center and adhere to Cajun Craze card base.

3. Use a shorter piece of ribbon to tie a knot onto the wrapped ribbon.

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Inside of the Card

• Stamp the large leaf in Cajun Craze in the bottom right corner.

• Stamp the coordinating image in Cajun Craze, stamped off once for a softer effect.

• Lightly sponge Old Olive over the leaf for added depth.

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✨ And that’s it! You now have a stunning fall-themed card using the Joseph’s Coat technique.

You can watch My Video to see how this card comes together.

Here you can find the complete supplies list.

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Beautiful Butterflies with a watercolor/salt background

Hello my stamping friends. I am sharing a simple card with you today that has a really neat background technique. By using Fluid 100 Watercolor paper, reinkers, and course salt you can make beautiful backgrounds. I have the measurements and a video for you below that shows you exactly how to create this.

Measurements:

Secret Sea: 8½ x 5½ scored at 4¼ for the card base

Floral Delight dsp: 5½ x 1¾

Secret Sea: 4¾ x 3½

Fluid 100 Watercolor paper: 4¼ x 3 & 3½ x 5

Fresh Freesia: 5¼ x 4

Basic White: 4¾ x 3½

Pastel Ombre Glimmer paper: scrap for butterfly body

All of the supplies can be found in My Online Store

You can watch My Video to see this technique in action.

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Painter's Tape Background Stamping

Hello stamping friends. My share for you today is a card I did at my card class this month and it uses painter's tape for stamping. That's right, we can stamp backgrounds using painter's tape. It is really simple as you can see in my video below. The supplies for this card are simple as well. I have the measurements, supplies and video below for you.

Measurements:

Cloud Cover: 8½ x 5½ scored at 4¼
Cloud Cover: 1¾ x 7

Basic White: 4 x 5¼ * 2

Ribbon: 8 to 9 inches

Supplies can be found in My OnLine Store.

My Video shows you how this card was put together.

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Thoughtful Wishes with block stamping

Hello my stamping friends. My share today is a card from last month's card class and we focused on different techniques. In this card we used Stampin' Up!® clear block D to make the background. It's a really easy way to add color to your card. All you do is color the block with Stampin' Write Markers and then mist it with water then use the block as your stamp and press it onto a layer of the card. I used Granny Apple Green, Petunia Pop and Balmy Blue on this card. I have a video below for you as well as my measurements and supplies list.

Measurements: 

Thick Basic White: 4¼ x 11 scored at 5½

Basic Black: 4 x 5¼, 2⅝ x 2⅝

Basic White: 3½ x 4¾, 2½ x 2½

Petunia Pop: 1¾ x 3½

Granny Apple Green: 1¾ x 3½

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Shaving Cream Technique with Poised Peony

Hello my stamping friends. Today I have card for you featuring the shaving cream technique. This is a messy technique, but you can make really cool backgrounds with it. I got my shaving cream at the dollar tree so it was really inexpensive 😁. You start out with some shaving cream (enough so that it's bigger than your layer) and add 2-4 colors of reinker. You randomly add a drop all around your layer of shaving cream, alternating the colors. Then you take a knife and swirl the reinkers into the shaving cream creating a marble effect. Lay your cardstock layer on top of the marbled shaving cream and tap it down into the shaving cream. When you pull it off of the shaving cream, you will have excess shaving cream. Take a paper towel and dab it off of the cardstock. You don't want to rub it or else your marbled colors will become one solid color. Once you have the excess shaving cream off, let it dry and then cut it down to 3¾ x 5. Save the scraps for the inside of the card. For these cards I used Blackberry Bliss, Gorgeous Grape and Highland Heather reinkers. I show you how I made these cards in the video below.

Measurements:

Highland Heather: 4¼ x 11 scored at 5½

Gorgeous Grape: 4 x 5¼

Basic White: 4 x 5¼ *2

Flowering Zinnias DSP: 1½ x 5

Blackberry Bliss: 2½ x 3¼ cut with the Greetings of the Season dies

Silver & White Sheer Ribbon: about 9"

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Happy Hibiscus with Baby Wipe Technique

Hello my stamping friends. My next couple of videos will be about different stamping techniques. Today's post includes baby wipes. This is an oldie, but goodie. Take a couple of baby wipes and fold them in half. Add 2-3 different reinkers to the baby wipes and you now have a multi-colored stamp pad. Today we are just using it to add color to a border, but you can use it with your stamps as well. I have the supplies and a video below for you.

Measurements:

Basic Black: 4¼ x 11 scored at 5½

Coastal Cabana: 4 x 5¼

Basic White: 4 x 5¼

Basic White: 3 x 4 for stamping

Basic White: 1 x 5¼ die cut with Elegant Borders

Black & Very Vanilla Large Check Ribbon: 6½" & 4½"

The complete supplies list can be found HERE and I have the video below.

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Twisted Ribbon Technique and Winner

Hello my stamping friends.  My share for you today features the twisted ribbon technique. Frenchie and I were live on YouTube Friday night demonstrating these cards.  If you missed that recording, you can catch that video here.  With that video, each of us had a give away and my winner is frogquilter - "Great cards, loved watching you both create".  Frogquilter, please email at dartbabe19@msn.com and give me your mailing address so that I can send you a package of love.  Thanks so much everyone for all of your kind words.

I am giving you all of the measurements and supplies used for the 4 cards I showed on Friday.

Supplies:

Card Stock/Paper: Real Red - 102482, Evening Evergreen - 155574, Crumb Cake - 120953, Pool Party - 122924, Basic White - 159276, Boughs of Holly - 159600

Misc: Wintery 3D folder - 155433, White Crinkled Seam Binding - 151326, Red Rhinestones - 146924, Stylish Shapes dies - 159183, Real Red Stampin' Blends - 154899

Stamp Set: Merriest Moments- 156353

Ink: Real Red - 147084

Measurements:

Real Red: 8½ x 5½

Evening Evergreen: 4⅛ x 5⅜

Crumb Cake: 4 x 5¼

Pool Party: 2 x 5

designer paper: 10 strips - 5 each of 2 designs ½ x 2¾

Basic White: 2 x 2, 4 x 5¼

Supplies:

Card Stock/Paper: Very Vanilla - 101650, Blackberry Bliss - 133675, Rich Razzleberry - 115316, Pretty Prints

Misc: Painted Posies 3D folder - 159175, All That dies - 159078, Pearls - 144219

Stamp Set: Artistically Inked: 154542

Ink: Blackberry Bliss - 147092

Measurements:

Very Vanilla: 8½ x 5½, 4 x 5¼, 1¾ x 1½

Blackberry Bliss: 2⅛ x 5⅜, 2½ x 1¾

Rich Razzleberry: 2 x 5

designer paper: 10 strips - 5 each of 2 designs ½ x 2¾

Supplies:

Card Stock/Paper: Basic White - 159276, Mossy Meadow - 133676, Old Olive - 100702, Rustic Harvest designer paper - 159633

Misc: Stylish Shapes dies - 159183, Leaf Label & Amber Gem Combo pack - 159969, Stitched Greenery die - 155451

Stamp Set: Hello Harvest bundle - 159644

Ink: Early Espresso - 147114, Crushed Curry - 147087, Stampin' Blends - Calypso Coral, Pumpkin Pie and Cajun Craze

Measurements:

Basic White: 8½ x 5½, 2 x 5, 2¼ x 2½, 1 x 2½

Mossy Meadow: 4⅛ x 5⅜

Old Olive: 4 x 5¼

designer paper: 10 strips - 5 each of 2 designs ½ x 2¾

Supplies:

Card Stock/Paper: Evening Evergreen - 155574, Soft Succulent - 155776, Basic White - 159276, Glimmer Specialty paper - 159537, Texture Chic - 158808

Misc: White Crinkled Seam Binding - 151326, Festive Pearls - 159963, Stylish Shapes dies - 159183, Soft Succulent Stampin' Blends - 155521

Stamp Set: Merriest Moments- 156353

Ink: Soft Succulent - 155778

Measurements:

Evening Evergreen: 8½ x 5½

Soft Succulent: 4⅛ x 5⅜

Evening Evergreen glimmer paper: 4 x 5¼

Basic White: 2 x 5, 2 x 2, 4 x 5¼

designer paper: 10 strips - 5 each of 2 designs ½ x 2¾

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