Thinking Inking

3 easy steps to embossed alcohol ink tags

September 8, 2010
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(Click here to view a larger version.) Hi there! Today I’d like to share another pair of quick and easy alcohol ink tags. How I made my tags To make these tags, I started by getting out some 12″ x 12″ glossy paper. I cut a 5″ tall strip from it, to use for multiple [...]

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3 quick steps to rainbow alcohol ink tags

September 6, 2010
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(Click here to view the image larger.) Hi there! Today I’d like to share how I made this pair of rainbow colored alcohol ink tags. I used one of the techniques that Jennifer showed in her videos about using alcohol inks. How I made my tags To start, I got out my non-stick craft sheet [...]

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36 ways to use alcohol inks

August 30, 2010
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Hi there! I am revisiting Jennifer McGuire’s free 9-week class at Two Peas in a Bucket called Thinking Inking. This week I will be revisiting Week 5 of Jennifer’s videos, about Ranger alcohol inks, which come in 48 translucent colors and 4 metallic mixatives. You will probably also need the alcohol ink applicator and felt, [...]

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Painting a stamped image with Distress Crackle Paint

August 27, 2010
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(Click here to see a larger version.) Hello! Today I’d like to share how to paint a stamped image with Distress Crackle Paint, as I did in the tags shown above. On Wednesday, I showed a pair of brightly colored tags that I made using Distress Crackle Paint. So, this time I thought I would [...]

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5 steps to tags with Distress Crackle embellies

August 25, 2010
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(Click here to see a larger version.) Hello! Today I’d like to share two sets of tags with embellishments that I made using Distress Crackle Paints. How I made my tags To make the tags shown above, I started with an empty cracker box (Cheezits). I cut open the box and used it as chipboard. [...]

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15 ways to use Distress Crackle Paint

August 23, 2010
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(Click here to see a larger version.) Hi there! I am revisiting Jennifer McGuire’s free 9-week class at Two Peas in a Bucket called Thinking Inking. This week I will be revisiting Week 4 of Jennifer’s videos, about Ranger Distress Crackle Paints, which come in regular and metallic colors. Distress Crackle Paints are a special [...]

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4 steps to light acrylic paint resist tags

August 13, 2010
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(Click here to see a larger version.) Hello! On Wednesday, I showed how to make a pair of tags using Ranger Paint Dabbers, which are basically matte finish acrylic paints. Many of the techniques that work for Paint Dabbers will work using any kind of acrylic paint – whether matte finish craft paints or more [...]

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6 steps to amazing Paint Dabber tags

August 11, 2010
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(Click here to see a larger version.) Hello! Today I will be sharing a pair of tags that I made using Paint Dabbers, based on techniques shown by Jennifer McGuire in her free 9-week class at Two Peas in a Bucket called Thinking Inking. How I made my tags To make the tags shown above, [...]

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10 things to do with Paint Dabbers and 1 thing not to do

August 9, 2010
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Hi there! I am revisiting Jennifer McGuire’s free 9-week class at Two Peas in a Bucket called Thinking Inking. This week I will be revisiting Week 3 of Jennifer’s videos, about Ranger Paint Dabbers, which come in regular colors and metallics. Paint dabbers are basically acrylic paints in a bottle with a convenient applicator tip. [...]

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Two different multi-embossed tags using the same 3 steps

August 6, 2010
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(Click here to see a larger version.) Hello! I am revisiting Jennifer McGuire’s free 9-week class at Two Peas in a Bucket called Thinking Inking. I used techniques she showed in the second week of videos about embossing powders to make the tags shown above. How I made my tags To make the tags shown [...]

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