Alcohol Ink Earrings - No Yupo Paper Needed - A simple Technique!

Alcohol ink is one of those art supplies that gives endless hours of creativity. The effects you can get with alcohol ink are absolutely amazing and you don't need to be a brilliant artist to get some wonderful backgrounds and abstract designs that you can use in other craft projects. I have used alcohol ink to create designs for beads, earrings, journal covers, pendants, digital art blends - all sorts of projects and I never get tired of playing with it.
In my previous videos about alcohol ink projects, I have talked about using Yupo paper as a substrate for dripping the alcohol ink onto. And that is because it is not paper at all but a smooth plastic that resembles paper. Alcohol ink needs a smooth, non-absorbent surface to do its well known magic of blending and forming all sorts of wild and wonderful abstract images.
Any absorbent surfaces, such as chipboard, are thirsty and just drink up the alcohol ink as soon as you drip it. So you can't use chipboard to create alcohol designs then - right? WRONG! Yes you can and in this video, I show you exactly how you CAN use chipboard and get similar results to using a smooth non-absorbent material.
The technique I am sharing here is really effective for making earrings because it allows you to make the design directly on the base material you are using to make your earrings. In other videos, I show you how to drip ink onto Yupo paper to get your wonderful abstract designs, but then you have to make earring bases out of layers of cereal box card, stick them together, cut your Yupo designs out to match the base shapes and stick them on.
The technique I show you in this video is quicker because you have only two layers of chipboard with the alcohol ink design directly on it. The earrings are gorgeous - they feel lovely and solid to touch but they are comfortable to wear and have a really nice texture to them.
You could easily make these to sell and because they are quick to make - you can build stock very fast.
If you like the alcohol ink design I used in this video, you can go to my website and download it as a free printable but I highly recommend having a go at creating your own designs using the technique I show you here.
Have fun with your alcohol ink projects and thank you for watching.

[@melindalacatus5722]

Hi! Thank you for another great tutorial. Huggs! 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@RainbowLane]

Hi Melinda, thanks so much for your support - I really appreciate you showing up here😘

[@PaperToPetals]

Ooo very cool idea! The earnings turned out so pretty! Thanks for the video!

[@RainbowLane]

You are very welcome Debbie and thank you for watching - your support is much appreciated🙏💕

[@TRMURRAYNY]

Great ideas!!!! Thanks much. The earrings are beautiful.

[@RainbowLane]

Thank you and you are welcome. Thanks too for watching and taking time to leave a comment. 🙏❤️

[@candigates8999]

Brilliant and so pretty. Thank you for sharing.

[@RainbowLane]

Hi Candi, thank you, so pleased you like them. And thank you for watching, much appreciated. 🙏💕

[@diegooland1261]

Cool, thanks for the ideas.

[@RainbowLane]

You are welcome. 🙏

[@Jazeill]

I love Ur Work! This Video was Fabulous for Me Lov♥️😉🥳 ThankU Much for Sharing ‼️ Have A Wonderful Blessed 2022🖼👨‍🎤🧑‍🎨🧚‍♀️🧜🏽‍♀️💃🏾🕺🏾🙏🏾

[@RainbowLane]

Thank you Stefhani, and the same to you! Sorry for late reply, I still haven’t made it back to work after Christmas! 😱😍Thanks for watching🙏💕

[@jusfe]

Gilly, I was going to buy some Yupo paper, but you have saved me some money! You are amazing! Thank You Gilly! I look forward to your videos!

[@RainbowLane]

Oh brilliant Jusfe - I’m glad you hadn’t bought any! Yupo is nice to work on but not necessary and it is very expensive. Thank you so much for taking time to watch and comment - much appreciated. I have another video coming out at 8.45pm U.K. time this Saturday that you might like. Have a great day! 💕

[@janiceblough]

I can’t wait to try it! Thanks!

[@RainbowLane]

Hi Janice, hope you have fun trying this out. Thanks for watching and taking time to comment. 🙏❤️

[@allisonkeevers1969]

Yeh I'm first !!! Love the video, now I don't have to save up for yupo paper, just a puffer. Yummy has been racing around like a kitten all afternoon and is now sound asleep, so I will have to watch your video again tomorrow with her. Keep up the excellent ideas, Ally.

[@RainbowLane]

Yay Ally! 👏 Is that the first time you’ve been first? Thanks so much for your support💕 Watch out as I have another one coming on Saturday (unless I decide to get outside in the lovely sunshine of course!) But hopefully there will be one at my normal time on Saturday - so maybe you will be first again! 😍 Love to Yummy and all your other little creatures of course. 🐈x

[@allisonkeevers1969]

@@RainbowLane First time being first ! I played it again for Yummy, she adores your voice. She purrs so much. Today my work was throwing out thin white card in A3 size that came as packaging. It's just normal on one side, but it's shiny on the other, so maybe it will work like yupo paper. I hope so because I was able to get 20 sheets of it.

[@RainbowLane]

Ooh the shiny card sounds brilliant! Let me know how you get on. Twenty A3 sheets - that’s a lot of earrings! 😂😂😂Wouldn’t it be great if you made hundreds of earrings and sold them all on Etsy - how to turn free card into gold🤗Give Yummy a big hug from me.x

[@Rainbowsandswirls47]

Brilliant idea thanks so much for the tip and great video. Just run out of yupo paper 🙂🌈

[@RainbowLane]

You are welcome. Thanks for watching 🙏💕

[@kathybray7156]

Alcohal ink earrings resiin❤😂 thankyoou for your help

[@RainbowLane]

You’re welcome 🙏💕

[@gradyel6563]

Love the earrings I just ordered my inks and pump can’t wait to try it

[@RainbowLane]

Thank you. Apologies for such a long delay in responding - how did you get on with the inks? Many thanks for watching and reaching out.🙏

[@kristinb9420]

This was such a cool project

[@RainbowLane]

Thank you Kristin - I really appreciate that. Sorry I took so long to acknowledge your comment. Thanks for watching.🙏

[@Soapartisan875]

Beautiful earrings ❤ just my style.

[@RainbowLane]

Glad you like them!🙏❤️

[@St4r.girl.03]

Great video!!!!

[@RainbowLane]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching and reaching out.🙏

[@rashemechester9035]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@RainbowLane]

Thanks for watching Rasheme🙏

[@kathybray7156]

Hood instruction thanks!😂

[@RainbowLane]

You’re welcome and thank you for watching. 🙏💕

[@merxeverazvi2725]

Me has dado una idea genial! Tengo una tapadera de caja de cartón muy grande y fuerte y pensé hacer una bandeja pero no sabía cómo decorarla. Creo que le daré una capa de cola blanca para impermeabilizar el cartón y luego haré un diseño con tintas, siguiendo tus consejos. Gracias! Por cierto, como quedaron las tintas sobre las superficies con pegamento transparente y cola blanca? Porque la que tú utilizas es la que impermeabilizaste con Deco Maché, verdad?

[@RainbowLane]

Hola Merxe y gracias por tu comentario y pregunta. ¡Tu bandeja de cartón suena como una idea maravillosa! Me encantaría verlo cuando esté terminado. ¡Se verá increíble! Para responder a su pregunta sobre los diferentes pegamentos, el Deco Mache fue el mejor. Le dio un hermoso acabado suave a los pendientes. El pegamento blanco también estaba bien, pero el pegamento transparente no era muy bueno. Se tardó más en secarse y estaba pegajoso. Creo que Deco Mache, cualquier buen pegamento para decoupage sería lo mejor. Muchas gracias por mirar y comentar. Es muy apreciado.🙏💕💐

[@merxeverazvi2725]

@@RainbowLane gracias!

[@user-dn9vd9xg9p]

What size jump rings are those please? These earrings are so pretty.

[@RainbowLane]

I can’t remember off hand but will dig the bag out and measure them. They are pretty big. Will come back here and let you know. Thanks for watching. 🙏❤️

[@RainbowLane]

Hi again, the larger jump rings that go through the earring are 18mm. Thanks again for watching.🙏💕

[@denisem1632]

Hi thanks for the info. I will watch again and try to find the glue here in the 🇺🇲 states. Take care 🙂

[@RainbowLane]

Hi Denise - pretty much any white glue will do - just the usual PVA - I think you might call it school glue over there - not sure. Thanks for watching - much appreciated. 🙏😘

[@denisem1632]

@@RainbowLane ok Thanks, that make me excited to try it now. I will let you know how it comes out and later today I will check your site to get some earring templates. 😊

[@RainbowLane]

It’s pretty messy but still good fun! Message me via the contact form on my website if you want any earring templates.

[@denisem1632]

@@RainbowLane ok thanks 😊I will contact you

[@heatherflynn8725]

What did you use to line the hole for the ear wire? And have you used a metallic color sharpie in silver or gold to trim edges?

[@RainbowLane]

Hi Heather, I use metal eyelets to line the holes. It finishes them off nicely. Yes I have used metallic markers for edging but I prefer a more subtle look. Thanks for watching, much appreciated. 🙏💕

[@kyrathomas-moore9945]

Another great idea, thank you. What did you use to cut your chip board. It's pretty tough stuff, so was just wondering. Be well and take care!

[@RainbowLane]

Hi Kyra, I usually use a scalpel and metal ruler. Many thanks for watching. 🙏💕

[@bonniejeansongofthedove9680]

Can you tell me what grommet or eyelet tool you use to use the grommets? I have some yupo paper quite thick and want to cut through. Thank you

[@RainbowLane]

Hi Bonnie Jean, I use the Crop-O-Dile tool by We Are Memory Keepers. It should cut through even the thicker Yupo. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching 🙏💕

[@joon4yu]

Hello, new subscriber. Love the earrings but wanted to know the size of the eyelets used.

[@RainbowLane]

Hi June, thank you for subscribing - much appreciated🙏 I will check the eyelet size tomorrow and come back here to give you an answer. I know they are Woodware brand and I THINK they are 1/8th of an inch - I just need to get into my craft shed tomorrow to make sure. Thanks for watching. 💕

[@joannemccrary158]

Beautiful where can I purchase those finding used. Thanks for sharing.

[@RainbowLane]

Hi Joanne, apologies for long response time. Which ones? Do you mean the earring wires or the little metal grommets, or both? I get my earring findings on Amazon and I'm pretty sure I got the little metal grommets there too, but I can't remember. Are you UK based? Thanks for watching.🙏

[@DrPhylCunningham]

What if you painted it with white acrylic after the glue treatment? It's cheap and the colors may pop more (?)

[@RainbowLane]

Hello there, thank you for the suggestion - it is probably worth a try, sounds like a good idea. Many thanks for watching and reaching out with an idea. 🙏

[@h.a4326]

Can we paint by acrolice instead of alckole ink ?

[@RainbowLane]

I’m sure you could use acrylic - but you would get a different result. Thanks for watching🙏💕

[@robynsartandgifts2860]

Do you seal them?

[@RainbowLane]

Hi Robyn, I didn't seal mine and I haven't had a problem - however, if you were selling them or wearing them a lot, yes, you should seal them for longevity. You could use a spray on sealer such as Krylon Kamar Varnish. I don't like using varnishes because spraying chemicals isn't great for the lungs and I am ultra sensitive but if you were doing this commercially, you could get a proper mask to wear and do it in a room with an extractor fan. Thanks for your question and for watching🙏💕

[@marshaharrison5242]

Can You use another type of paper?

[@RainbowLane]

Hi Marsha, you need a surface that will not absorb the alcohol ink. So normal paper won’t work as it would just soak up the ink. Thanks for watching. 🙏❤️

[@jacquiegaskin4311]

Is chip board & cardboard the same thing?

[@RainbowLane]

Hi Jacquie, I think that card board is called chip board in the USA. Chip board in the U.K. is very different to cardboard though, it’s Chips of wood glued together and compressed. So it depends where you lived as to what chipboard actually means to you. Hope that helps. Thank you for watching. 🙏💕

[@DrPhylCunningham]

It's like cereal box material in the US

[@RainbowLane]

Thank you!🙏