Embossed Tin Foil and Alcohol Ink Backgrounds

[@cathygreear2598]

Great technics! You can use that last panel to a a grunge card or it would look great with bee 🐝 theme

[@handiscandi]

Yes, yes! Thank you! 👏👏👏

[@lauravance8261]

IF THE BUBBLE ON WAS BLUE IT WOULD BE COOL for a watercolor background. Great idea

[@handiscandi]

Yes indeed! I actually have another one ; a quatrefoil pattern with with blue inks. Underwater is exactly what my plan was with it! Thank you for the suggestion! Those bubbles are great for that!

[@wayfaringpanda2936]

The backgrounds look so pretty with the foil and alcohol ink.

[@handiscandi]

Thank you so much

[@MariaNyceDesigns]

AAAHHHHMMMAAAZZZIIIINNNNGGGG!!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE this!!! The background with the circles would be awesome with other larger circles in the colors of the alcohol inks so they look like bubbles or balloons. That would look fabulous! Thanks so much for sharing your creativity!!! Sending you blessings, love, & hugs!!!

[@handiscandi]

I'll take those hugs, love and blessings, and return them back to you as well. Muwah!

[@KellieMarie33]

Inky fingers are the best. Great idea. The one panels reminds me of honeycombs.

[@handiscandi]

It's a fun technique, for sure. The laments you are taking about... are you suggesting a card with a honeycomb, bee, etc theme?

[@KellieMarie33]

@@handiscandi I was leaning that way but then saw your other card had a bee on it. Or my mind was playing tricks on me. Lol is was about 1:30 AM.

[@JoanOrloffDK]

Great techniques Nancy 😻 I love your techniques, your backgrounds and your fabulous bonus card WOW ❤️ thanks for sharing your creativity Hugs Muwah

[@handiscandi]

Muwah! Kiss kiss kiss!!💋💋💋

[@DreamCraftCreate]

Great backgrounds, Nancy. 🤩 Thanks for the reminder! I have some foil sheets from Ranger that haven’t been played with in quite a while. 🙂

[@handiscandi]

👏👏👏Fun! Can't wait to see what you create!

[@carolwortman2657]

Always sooooo nice to escape to watch you. Great technique. I Remember your previous rusty gears and cherish my personal sample you sent to me. I too first thought bee, thinking the folder dictated that, so quickly reverted to a rusty door and metal. Hugs ! ( a straw works well as a cheap blower or a baby nose sucker (sorry yuck) from dollar store). Luv ya

[@handiscandi]

Absolutely right regarding the blower options. I've used a straw before. In the moment though I was no at all prepared so I improvised 🤷‍♀️ in the end is alright. Thank you, love ❤️

[@paulajohnston7518]

Such a cool technique! Thanks for sharing.

[@handiscandi]

Thank you so much!

[@AnnieCollins09]

Oooooo I love this technique!! I am going to try this. As for the panel you asked about-- I think I masculine card would be awesome. Thank you for sharing your talent with us.

[@handiscandi]

Thank you so much! Tag me please if you try this and share on social media... I'd love to see!! And thank you for the card suggestion ! Great idea!

[@lisadelong1455]

These backgrounds with the alcohol ink on tin foil came out so cool. I wonder if using the heavy duty tin foil would work even better? Your bonus card is beautiful

[@handiscandi]

Hmmm.. that's a good question. The one I have is quite thin. If you give it a try I'd love know how it comes out

[@joyceparkes2678]

Great process 🙏🏽 I may adapt to decorate paper jewellery 🎉

[@handiscandi]

Awesome! I'd love to see what you create!

[@TRsPlace]

Holy smokes! First question... How did all that ink get on the back of that panel. I don't understand. But you make good use of it! Because that card is phenomenal. And I don't use that word lightly for good reasons. And as always don't make me go out and buy alcohol inks!!! Why do you do this to me? 😁😁😁 You're just amazing. Thank you for sharing. Hug, 💛TR

[@handiscandi]

Hahaha! You are funny! The ink is on the back because the foil is very thin, and even with the adhesive on the back, it is still thin and the pressure from the embossing folders going through the die cutting machine, causes tiny little fissures in the foil, allowing the ink to flow right through.

[@TRsPlace]

@@handiscandi oh you're right! Of course! 😊 Micro tares. Explains a lot 😉 I really like this. I'm going to put it in my safe techniques!

[@valeriarae581]

Steampunk design!

[@handiscandi]

Love that idea!

[@juliesmith3857]

What is the adhesive that you used to back the aluminum foil? Could you use any other product? And then how do you attach the aluminum panel to your card front?

[@handiscandi]

The adhesive I've been using is a removable sticker paper from Rock Paper Scissors on Amazon. This is where I ordered it: www.amazon.com/Printable-Sticker-Paper-Count-8-5/dp/B01M6XBILQ/ref=sr_1_8?crid=1WDPO0QSFGESZ&keywords=rock%2Bpaper%2Bscissors%2Bsticker%2Blabel%2Bpaper&qid=1696014840&sprefix=rock%2Bpaper%2Bscissors%2Bsticker%2Caps%2C91&sr=8-8&th=1

[@kathybost1879]

fun! I bet you could also just use etoh ink markers. tfs

[@handiscandi]

You know, I bet you're right! It's the same ink. Will have to try it. And I love that you used the chemical title for alcohol! etoh.. LOL!

[@kathybost1879]

@@handiscandi I was an IP coder for 23 yrs. That's how it's always written in the chart. Old habits never go away. Once a coder always a coder. Medicine has it's own language. 😊😊

[@handiscandi]

It does! I'm a medical, Rehab, military, polytrauma... license clinical social worker... so very familiar. Lol. My job incorporates several types of social work practice in one setting. I love it

[@nancystrohm283]

Do you seal this technique?

[@handiscandi]

I've never used a sealant with alcohol inks, no. I have tried other mediums, and I continue to experiment. If I use a medium that does not dry permanently, I have put a sealant on it, for instance oxides or other sprays.. They never fully dry on foil. So I did seal them. I can't say that it helped that much, to be honest.