Everyone knows of courses that alcohol inks are translucent but because of this, when applied to another surface that is also semi-translucent it creates another wonderful technique. The receiving surface needs to be able to withstand liquid in the form of alcohol inks and rubbing alcohol without falling apart so something like tissue paper is out of the question. Enter... deli paper! It has a waxed side and a matte size which means it has the ability to stand up to the amount of inks & alcohol you need to apply for this technique. But when dry, it can be applied with PVA glue, gel medium or even a Xyron over the top of another piece of card with a stamped image (or book paper even!) on it and the underneath shows through. It gives a very watercolour painterly effect.
See the little hearts on the first card below? Those hearts are punched out of the deli paper and applied as well, but you need to enclose the deli paper between 2 pieces of normal copy paper as the deli paper is too soft to punch cleanly. I layer several sheets of deli paper and each underlying layer is softer and more muted so you have lots to choose from. Pay attention to your white areas too, as you can see below in some of the examples, the white bits add to the effect. This means you don't cover the whole of the deli paper with ink, leave some white bits showing as these totally blend into the background so you can see the uneven edges where the alcohol inks are.
"Stupid"...
"Live a life"...
(over book paper)
"Key to change"...
"Believe in tomorrow"...
Lastly, this is my final sample from the previous class using the Distress Oxides.
"Periodically"...
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