Fun with alcohol inks!

[@pearllast8249]

Hi Rachel., wow., this painting is very., very nice., once again thank you for alway sharing your talent with us., yesterday I painting the gnomes with the girl & boy., but without the heart. In this scene the boy ask the girl: "what's for dinner dear"? And girl says "skip the dish., dear"!!! 😁 my family thinks is really cool., but I alway say; yup! Thanks to my friend Rachel on Rachel's rocks! !

[@maryjeanhodgkins4066]

Good morning from Kansas what a way to start my Friday to see this beautiful rock you created and hearing your laughter ❤😀 have a great weekend thank you again for your talent 😀 going to do this one this weekend

[@suereedel6034]

Beautiful! I love your giggles. 😁

[@michelleochinero1813]

I watch you first thing in the morning because I love your humor. Always makes me smile and laugh. And your rocks are fantastic too. Love this new technique. I will be giving this a try!

[@rosalealoveselephants4ever733]

Holy crow!!!!! I am obsessed!!! So beautiful 🤩

[@rainesonne1320]

So pretty and sparkly! I love the way you used the alcohol ink on these stones! You Rock Rachel!

[@nancyvanderhart9018]

How fun are those! The Santorini stone made me think of the tie dyed t-shirts we use to make in the 70's. I love how you embellished them....you are so creative. Can't wait for the next one 😊

[@bowmama8]

Ohmygosh!🥰...Rachel, you never cease to amaze & never disappoint. 💖

[@janonthelam3418]

This is a new medium for me but so tempting to try as you manage to simplify the process to the point that I feel anything is possible! 👍🏼💖😘

[@theresabrooks598]

OMG Fantastic. I have some alcohol inks waiting for a project....now I have one, Thank you so much.

[@NOName-un5dq]

The way the glitter movement is looks like it is crawling. So very cool 😎

[@elizabethwright7917]

So cool: like tie dye for rocks!! I have used sharpie markers with alcohol on canvas and it makes it looks like watercolor. Thank you for sharing, I would not think of this for rocks but it is lovely and fun. Always GLITTER!

[@frangoodrich8243]

thank you for sharing your new technique with us... I am excited to try this Its awesome that you make us feel we can try anything new. You are such an inspiration and YOU are good for my soul ..bless you and i soooo appreciate you. You will never know how much you helped me... love ya

[@rachelsrockscanada]

You are so kind! Love you!!!❤❤

[@CynthiasCraftsandmore]

Looks like tie-dye. Very cool. Thank you for sharing! Hugs and love to you and your family. ❤️✝🤗 Have a beautiful and blessed week. God Bless ❤️✝🤗

[@carolynduryea3175]

Use a if Kry lon Uv resistant clear of uv archival to sealed and then resin it. If you don't the alcohol colors will fade in the sun . Then you can resin. also use 91%or higher alcohol as 70% has water that will leave spots on you art work. I haven't used rocks yet for alcohol ink but I'm going to try it. Thanks

[@lucksart13]

Absolutely gorgeous!!

[@debstone4062]

Very pretty. Outstanding Rachael. Love what you do. Mmmwah from Australia

[@cristinad4835]

Beautiful.... Beautiful... Beautiful!

[@susanpettit8751]

Thank you so much - another way to make beautiful rocks!!! Great tutorial!

[@lizziebeggimbo]

These are beautiful

[@carolbrown5516]

If you can get Krylon Kamar spray it will act as a barrier between the resin (or a UV resistant sealer). It will not smear the inks when it is applied.

[@rachelsrockscanada]

Thank you so much!

[@aishk5744]

Amazing.... I have learned so much from you and still want to learn 💘💘

[@jacquihida8618]

It’s amazing on the Santorini. Looks like outer space already.

[@debbiecarrier701]

Great Rachel! Good thing I won some money at the casino! Everytime you bring in different materials to work with I am like a moth to the flame! LOL Simply Gorgeous 💜💜 I have seen where people work with molds and use just resin and add the inks.. so, pretty. Can't go wrong, I can see no mistakes. Like you said, everyone of them will be different like snowflakes. More please!!!!❣

[@cherylburkitt9722]

Ooooh....these are so beautiful...luv luv luv them

[@melissaleblanc1626]

Thank you racheal This was another awesome tutorial !!!

[@helengodard896]

Wow that alcohol ink is very colorful. I love the final results 💜

[@pjswish9059]

It's gorgeous,

[@coolbrierdjbbbclan6488]

I put my inks in small jars so I can use a small paint brush to control the amount of ink. And I use q-tips to soak up flooded spots or muddy dark areas. These are amazing!

[@hollysurbaugh8522]

😍😍😍😍😍 YOU ROCK RACHEL😍😍😍😍

[@saee_churmuresarvambh3620]

So beautiful ❤️

[@melissagardner4032]

Love them all.

[@lavenderrainbow5041]

how gorgeous! the alcohol inks remind me of watercolors.

[@jagdeeshkaur6182]

Lovely :) looks gorgeous

[@Tashakat]

I've never thought about trying alcohol inks, you've inspired me to give it a go :)

[@t1simplesolutions]

You can make alcohol ink with sharpies and alcohol. Very easy - I made 10 bottles for about $10 (cost of the alcohol, bottles and sharpies). Just sayin' :)

[@rachelsrockscanada]

Wow great idea!

[@pinkagave4774]

Lisa, how did you do that?

[@k.susieroloff4801]

Cool!... love them!❤️......😻

[@wendyzilli9735]

Sooooo beautiful

[@maryspringer1442]

I almost got rid of my alcohol inks because I just didnt care for doing them on canvas paper etc anymore, and they have just been sitting,.I never thought of using them on my rocks! thats fun! Keeping them now and have a project in mind thanks for sharing!

[@judydenham2110]

I've been using alcohol inks for a long time now and so have 2 tips for you. Rubbing alcohol works (although I would suggest the 99% instead of the 70 as others have suggested as well), but Ranger Blending Solution works better. It's more expensive but I think is worth it. Also, if you want to avoid hard lines in your blending, try putting a little blending solution on your rock before adding the colour. To move your ink around, you can also use a puffer, however totally good to use a straw. Love your rocks!! I'm a fan.

[@naptimecreations]

So pretty 🌈🌈🌈😍😍

[@1129richelle]

ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING MEEEE!!!!! AMAZING !!!!! I would eat it!!!

[@carolbrown5516]

Also, the more non porous your “canvas” is the easier it is to get the inks to flow. Santorini rocks are perfect for alcohol inks.

[@rachelsrockscanada]

Gteat information! Thanks 😊

[@kathrynseaman6482]

beautiful as always!

[@kristinasarttherapystudio3768]

Where do you buy/get your Santorini Rocks from? They are gorgeous and oh so sparkly!

[@carolbrown5516]

Oops, just one more tip...using 91% alcohol (if you can even get it) 🙄 plays better with alcohol inks. 70% is just that, the 30% is water.

[@DeeKlemann]

Wow!!! Simply amazing. How did you print the "you are enough"? Cricut? I would love to see how that is done too as I am still new to the cricut world. As always kisses and well wishes from Toronto ❤😘

[@rachelsrockscanada]

I was thinking of doing a quick tutorial on some of the stencils I can print to use, but worried people will think I'm asking them to go out and buy a cricit!! Lol

[@DeeKlemann]

If that's what they think, then that's their problem lol.

[@rachelsrockscanada]

😆

[@lorrained4896]

Today I used the alcohol inks for the first time , yes messy. Pretty colors, I bought from Amazon 24 colors

[@julliehunley323]

Love Love Love...... question though.... why do you do resin between the ink and the design? I totally get modpodge and uv spray.

[@rachelsrockscanada]

Thank you!🥰 The ink tends to bleed right through my painting, and so to make sure none of that was going to happen I resined it to seal all of that ink. I have had ink bleed through mod podge before in the past. So basically I just want to keep all of that colour where it is and be able to work on top of it.

[@JudyKritikos]

I noticed you put the ink on, and then use your brush with... rubbing alcohol? Can you explain why you use the alcohol?? It's SO vibrant and colorful!

[@JudyKritikos]

Ok, after watching TWICE... I heard what you said - to make the ink move... slapping forehead

[@rachelsrockscanada]

I just use it to move the colour and glitter around.

[@sashachamberlin5904]

Where can I find how to prep the stones before painting. It looks like there is something already on this stone before you started. TY

[@sashachamberlin5904]

Nvm. It was the type of stone.

[@sandrapayne7970]

So the glitter is a chrome powder

[@sarachristensen6719]

do you use a primer underneath besides white paint? ive been having spots of the ink not sticking and almost bleaching out the color with the white showing through. Not sure what im doing wrong.

[@lindarichard6113]

Interesting

[@NOName-un5dq]

The Lake Superior rocks looks like a watermelon

[@leslieboyette4368]

need 91 or 99% alcohol or blending solution