I Failed... How to Break A Blank Page using Alcohol Inks part11 ♡ Maremi's Small Art ♡

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[@edejesus331]

Marta - Just an FYI - alcohol inks dry quickly. They work best on non-porous materials like yupo, ceramic tiles, glass, etc. Also, before tossing the pieces you think are "fails", try spraying rubbing alcohol on them. It might re-activate the ink and "lighten" it up a bit. I hope this helps. By the way, I think they aren't fails. If anyone can find a way to experiment and make it work, YOU can! Good luck!

[@betsyd3894]

My favorite Marta sayings "Mmmmhmm" "Oh, I love that!" "Why not?" - I love your videos!!

[@gingerblue]

Or "if you wish" instead of "if you *want*"- it reminds me of the Princess Bride

[@ingridmulder4984]

You are almost the only one who shows the "failed" projects. Not every crafter on KZbin shows when it doesn't go as planned. I like that about you, because it shows that it isn't a big problem if your project doesn't turned out the way you hoped for. That is something that happens to me quite a bit. But as you said! " throw it away an begin a new one!! It isn't a big problem".

[@kimbain4368]

"I really think with randomness now." I love that! You are a master at that and it is a great talent.

[@THE1andONLYHairfish]

My 3rd grade teacher said: "If you learn something from it, it's not failure." That was well over 50 years ago, and I remember it to this day! Your "failures" can be cut up into tags and other ephemera, and you've learned a LOT about alcohol inks (and I've learned that I'd better stick with my trusty watercolors!). I love your videos, your chit-chat, and I love to learn new things! Thank you, Marta!

[@deborahdoesscrap]

Marta, I had to pause the video to tell you not to throw them out. They are not failures. Like you said, try adding white gesso or spray them with alcohol or drop alcohol blending solution on them where you want it to flow more. I think they are beautiful. Now I will watch the rest of the video and see what you are doing next! Happy birthday, Hannah!

[@craftinglady]

Hey Marta, it was me who told you about the scissors :-) I hate to fuzzy cut scrapbook paper with it, but it's fine for double-sided tape. I never tear the stuff. Btw: I love your collages. You always grab a little bit of everything and the end-result looks amazing. And I absolutely disagree with you in one point: You did NOT fail. Art can not fail at all. You might not like the result, but others might do. For example, I love the purple one with the birdie :-)

[@pmsnowraven4211]

I'm watching you and stippling on my drawing at the same time. You have such a calming voice. It really really helps with my anxiety. When I'm stressed, i like watching one of your vids. It's very soothing.

[@MaremiSmallArt]

🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗 Hugs

[@WaywardArtistStudios]

You bring me such joy while you create. I’m an art teacher for high school and middle school students and you always inspire me to help my kids accept things as learning opportunities.❤️

[@madonnafriedman1877]

Marta these are great pages. I've used alcohol inks and have found it the surface is slick the move great . I haven't used water just alcohol to make them move better. Transparencies work good, tiles anything with a smooth surface. I just experimented til I found what I liked. Thanks for sharing 😊♥️👍

[@karlahartzell2786]

Marte, I think your compositions are so interesting and lovely ....you really have a talent for effortless perfect compositions just stunning!

[@catb737]

Metal leaf on a Rub-on! Again, never would have thought of that! Thank you for sharing your inspiration and information. And yes, trial and error is essential in life! 👍👍

[@suzieq1024]

It’s nice to see your daughter is interested in crafting. I enjoy hearing her talking with you about what you’re doing. ....I will try the alcohol inks this way. Thanks for sharing

[@ACraftParty]

thank you for all you do for all of us viewers, hugs from Ohio

[@paulcotter5181]

The thing I just love about you is how you encouraging everyone to stretch themselves. Crafting is about having fun and enjoying yourself. Every craft should begin as a learning experience, trying to expand one horizons. You are the best therapy for unhappy crafters who are frustrated with themselves and their crafts. I have found if you have a disaster and it does not come out the way you want. Sometimes you can cover the mistake with something else, or try to make it into a new creation.

[@susanjerrell9220]

Thanks for trying these inks out for us. The two finished ones are absolutely gorgeous. You could use the other two torn up as backgrounds on your canvases you do. Sometimes you just want a peek of color so they may work amazingly there. Love to all the family and congratulations to Emily. 💚💙❤💜💛

[@bettygraham8703]

I also agree with your other peeps - not a fail! Just learning curve issues. Like you, I LOVE your successful makes - they’re gorgeous!

[@sarahpeck4669]

Hi Marta beautiful as always. The alcohol inks do behave very differently on different surfaces. They will barely move and soak straight into most papers but will move and blend on more slick, smoother surfaces X

[@leannemitchem8865]

Love that you show your not so loved ones. I am sure you will make them look better by covering them up with other things. I would love to see how you fix the two you didn’t like. This way we get ideas on how to fix ours. Please! 🥺

[@glendacox6540]

Wow...Eva of bohemian crafting was really singing your praises in her latest video! Another fan!❤️

[@lauretteluluchartier8513]

Today’s failure is tomorrow’s success! Keep trying, learning and believing!

[@GE-vo4lf]

I love your enthusiasm,. I feel it puts Joy in your heart when you do what you love.. You do such beautiful work and loving what you do is even better. Thank you for sharing your talent with us. I enjoy just watching you. Looking forward to trying your techniques.

[@traceydietrich7376]

No fail Marta.....embellishment opportunities! Like you said....you can add white gesso to them and they will be beautiful! I have used the inks like this only I used alcohol to move the ink...they react better with alcohol than water. I am always so excited when I see a new video from you....I am always inspired by your work and I thank you so much for your teaching and encouragement! You have helped me get through some rough times this past year with your wonderful videos ❤️ I got to keep my mind occupied and busy! By the way....thank you for skipping doing your nails and recording for us😉 Happy Birthday to little Miss Hannah and congrats to Emily and her class on their accomplishment! And yes....the time flies waaay to fast!

[@pmsnowraven4211]

As Bob Ross would say, they are HAPPY ACCIDENS. Never fails. You can always go back and work with them some more. You are great at that.

[@goldiegirl777]

Marta thank you for your courage in trying new things. I have found that if you use at least 91% isopropyl alcohol rather than water you will have better success with dark colors. However, you have given me the inspiration to try water with certain projects. Each color can act differently due to the opacity and pigment density some move more than others. I LOVE LOVE LOVE alcohol inks and have had plenty of "failures" before I found those special ones that make me squeal. Your finished projects were great! Love you!

[@michelles9117]

The 2 pages you finished are both gorgeous. I was sort of wishing you were going to attempt a rescue on the others because they started out beautifully....but I know from experience that sometimes if you're not feeling the love for a project it won't happen! Not fails though, Dear Marta.😘😍

[@paulinefollett3099]

The one with the bird that you said was a fail was my favourite. I just loved the way it turned out. I enjoyed learning about alcohol inks. Thanks so much Marta.

[@alicejump2290]

Love your courage! Without taking risks nothing new can happen! Take your time we love you and understand!

[@damarad6914]

Glad to hear Emily is well again. Great pages. So pretty. I have some of those papers, I should dig them out soon. My first mixed media I used the alcohol inks and blended them with acrylic paint. It made neat coordinating blends wherever I used it on the canvas. I also made sprays with it, not a good idea. The over-spray stains everything.

[@jessbutterfly1934]

Thank you for being honest as you always are and for making me feel like I’m not alone that those I look up to like you can also have bad art days

[@Corntassels]

I'm just popping in a year later to say I think they're beautiful. Alcohol ink is a specific creature that needs a blender pen (usually acetone) or plain alcohol to manipulate it most effectively. Water works fine, as we see here, but the ink lays down a lot of pigment fast, and the alcohol evaporates. Don't give up on them, Marta! It wasn't anywhere near a failure, rather an experiment you did with us, and for us. Thank you❤️

[@diannenash2832]

Bad girl, Marta. It's not a failure! It's a learning experience. You tried.😘💛💛💛

[@melodybeierly7222]

I actually like how they looked. Like you said, a little white gesso and then try something else. And again, I still can't believe Hannah has turned 1, but as a mother with teenagers I do know how time fly's by so quickly. Tfs Marta!

[@annettejenks6118]

How I wish I could 'fail' like you!! I have so many moments during your videos thinking 'I wonder what would happen if...?' it's as if you have taken a can-opener to my imagination! Thank you SO much for what you do!

[@teresahamilton7801]

beautiful. thanx too for reminding me to use my rubber stamps to make my own embellishments. i love white embossing powder on vellum & so easy to make.

[@cherryshrimp4120]

I would not say you failed, if you were just experimenting to see how the inks worked. Please do not throw then out, you are very clever at being able to turn these pieces into something fabulous as you always do. You done a great job and you are very skilled at overcoming your 'mishaps' I've seen you recover loads in the past and always make beautiful pieces of art work. I'm not in any way trying to be rude but I was just thinking that maybe if you tried the blending solution instead of water the result may be different. Something you may just like to think about if you decide to give this another try, which I really hope you will. Also sending Hannah virtual birthday hugs from Scotland.

[@kkat54]

There are loads of ways to use alcohol ink. You can color a pearl, and small metal objects. Take some alcohol ink background and cut them up into shapes, circles or hearts etc. Make various other backgrounds by putting drops of alcohol inks along with blender solution on the felt pad then pounce or pull through on alcohol friendly paper to make other type of designs. You can also use a straw to blow ink you drop on your alcohol friendly paper. It comes fun to play with and often inspiring.

[@anushkasingh260]

They all looked gorgeous to me.... Really exited to create something inspired by today's vedio!!!! Thank you for sharing this even the unfinished one.. 😊😊❤️❤️

[@MartatheJoyfulCrafter]

Absolutely gorgeous.

[@fauziatariq2904]

Its beautiful..we all experiment..and its a part of learning...u didn't fail...we learn from our mistakes

[@donnaconaway9368]

I am going to try backing my pieces from today with the glossy side of Lean Cuisine boxes. Maybe the ink will not go through that. You are considering butterflies at the moment. I love butterflies too. I started with my inks when you did. I AM SO EXCITED!!!! I am going to order more inks and more doilies. I have used them up. I have yellow, blue, red, and green inks. I will add pink and purple at least. Marta, make sure you spray with water right after you drip on your alcohol inks. Now I am using no images. Definitely better. Gilding flakes are awesome, but I need to get some more ideas on how to use them. I have a special brush for the flakes...it is a stipple brush.

[@saracoopey1349]

Love these pages, love the blue one. I have alcohol inks but haven’t used them yet. You have inspired me to give them a go

[@charlottevanstraten339]

Marta, please do not take offense at me. You are wonderful. Mostly I agree with you. I learn all I can before I play by researching the medium first before I play. I think you can too! I want to see take two after you study up. Not to compare how you present but to understand the tools. Don't change cause we all love your style! And your cute family! Congrats to emily! Love hanniska! And even shy hubby! Mine is too!

[@nannykat1057]

No fail....I'm simply happy to see a new video; makes my day. :-) And I've realized as I mature, lessons learned from mistakes are usually more powerful than from successes... ;-) MUCH love from Texas!

[@sharonling-LetsArtToday]

Hi Marta! Brave lady! Try using the blending solution to move your inks. It brings the inks “back to life” xxx

[@sociallyawkwardqueen6303]

I love the one with the pink roses and black ink. I think it looks great 😁

[@QueenNoTeetha151]

"I don't know where I'm going with it,but you know,I am going somewhere!" lol I love how you say things. xx

[@suefanning8788]

Fabulous Marta. Amazing the difference between the two that you finished (which are awesome) and the two that didn’t work so well. I think it must be the paper and instant absorption of the alcohol inks. And I would never have thought of using water to blend and move the alcohol inks around. Great exercise and learning. Thank you.

[@deborahrusignuolo7612]

These came out so very pretty thank you for sharing.

[@catb737]

I never would have thought to use water with alcohol inks! Cool 😎 These are great! Thanks for another great art exploration video. 💜👏

[@SD-mj7ln]

Marta I absolutely love you!! You are so kind and sweet and I do feel like I have a friend while doing my artwork! I am very isolated and you are just wonderful. Thank you for all you do from a friend in Alberta Canada:)

[@rainbarber7657]

Experiment.......my motto for 2019. Never would have tried to journal with alcohol inks. Thanks for once again thinking outside the box Marta!

[@htcrenshawjr]

Amazing works of art!!

[@jessbutterfly1934]

I love it when you say OMG love it

[@jenr3540]

Too funny. I put your video on to have on while I attempt to clean my art space. I like your long videos to watch/listen to while I art or clean :) Thank you!

[@bonnerdebbie]

No fail, they came out beautifully!

[@ArtstudiobyApexa]

Both of them are super gorgeous dear Marta... Thank you so much dear for sharing and inspiring 💖💖💖💖

[@efi235]

Awesomeness as usual!! Thank you for experimenting with us Marta. Great lesson and really interesting. Everything you do is amazing. Love ya.

[@wendyk2557]

Loved the video! Thank you for experimenting for us!

[@sabinecuppers]

These embellishements❤️❤️ Your courage💪❤️

[@elizabethvallely4044]

Enjoy the video once again great ideas and tips! The pages are beautiful Marta! Thank you for sharing love and Hugs Liz xx PS All the best with the newsletter and web site 💖

[@the_Toby_dream_life]

I don't even think ur error pages are errors! I love all of ur pieces though!! I see how u could use white jesso over the parts u don't love and simplt add in pieces for textures to blend down onto them. And congrats on ur daughrers class success, how exciting!!!

[@Monikas_Handmade_Compendium]

Ok finally seeing tutorial. Those backgrounds are so pretty. It’s been a while I saw beautiful backgrounds. Refreshing to see 😀👍💜🙏

[@loke-art7383]

So wonderful❤☺

[@christianecarson4321]

WoW INDEED!!! Great experimenting...who knew alcohol inks work with water??? You're so brave and inspirational Marta :) Just one thing I have just got to say... DO NOT THROW AWAY THE FIRST TWO!!! A magic finger, some white gesso, a butterfly or two and some splashes and a bit of Marta Magic... Hey Presto!.. they'll go from fail to fabulous in no time at all!!! Love and hugs always

[@navyboymommygramma]

I'm sorry if this was already mentioned but maybe you could put some alcohol in a spray bottle to move those inks on the page. Just a thought, i have never used themince they seem out of my price range.😊

[@jamiwomack2129]

I think your right it could be that the graphic 45 papers don't work with the inks well. Looks like the washy tape not good with the inks as well. Thank you for all the hard work you put into your videos to help us get rid of our fears. I have a canvas that is painted white and ready for me to take the plunge. Just got some gesso and molding paste to try and see what I can come up with :)))))

[@Veronim78]

Happy 1st Birthday Hannah. 🎈🐕. Love your projects.

[@gwenanderson1914]

What about trying to paint your velum butterflies with the alcohol inks. I wonder if that would work. Loved it - I would never have thought it would work with water but you did it.

[@dellxazkamal7986]

Wow Beautiful 👍😍💕

[@natashawise2676]

I would love to see you try to work over the "failed" ones with different mediums to make a completely different piece, just to show us how failed work can become something else instead of throwing them out.

[@tararead4670]

loved the video. I think the gesso has a lot to do with the success. I tested along side...

[@gemssparkle2485]

Beautiful 😍

[@sweetcurly28]

These are so pretty Marta!! I love your creations... I wonder, what if you used the alcohol spray instead of the water. Maybe that would help not to stain so quickly.. The white gesso is absolutely necessary to keep paper from grabbing the ink.. So happy to see a new video!! So fun and interesting!! Made my afternoon 😘 Happy that everyone is all better..🙏🏻

[@catb737]

Pausing video, as you just said you were going to throw away failures. Yikes! I hope you will give them a stay of execution and instead layer in with some stamping and embellishments to find new beauty blossom in the continued journey that unfolds. 💜😊

[@cristinaravelo6031]

BEAUTIFULLLLL MAREMY!K VIVA EL CARNAVAL DE TENERIFE!

[@Elizabeth45840]

So Beautiful! I wonder if the two that didn't work didn't have as much gas so so it soaked in instead of spreading. Just a thought.

[@inspiredcaroline24]

Gosh, that was brave and your results were cool, for sure👏 I'm grateful to you as even if I were curious, I couldn't experiment with such expensive products (to me, I appreciate we all have different budgets). I'll stick to using them for what I know works. Yep, a coward, lol. Congratulations again to Emily and her class👌🥇🎊. Ty as always for sharing with us!👋🦋🐾🐾

[@kittyk1283]

Alcohol inks work primarily on non-porous surfaces (Yupo, plastic, acetate, metal, transparencies, etc.) or porous surfaces with a glossy finish (glossy card stock, glossy photo paper, etc.). You can mist with rubbing alcohol to help spread them since you can't spray the blending solution.

[@pamelakaliher5716]

try using the blending solution or rubbing alcohol to get ink to move - great video

[@tararead4670]

up up and away!

[@charlottevanstraten339]

Try putting texture paste then glue foil (aluminum) on it then paint on the alcohol ink.

[@aidarivers7975]

Enjoyed watching you today. Maybe try alcohol spray instead of water spray. I would love to see how that would work.

[@hankejoosen4029]

Very nice 💖💖💖

[@XiomaraRivera]

So beautiful 😍

[@danielitajosue2008]

Oh, Martha! Those horrible pages . Please send them to me🙏🙏🙏 so I can discard them properly😏😁🤣🤣. I love how excited you get when you like the results. I do that too 🥰

[@drikaweb]

I really enjoy the Break a Blank Page Series. I'm quite comfortable with collage and layers but I just didn't get brave enough to use colors. So all my works are half way. 😣

[@michellefay2435]

Yes allot of sickness all 3 of my children are sick it's horrible I blame the weather cold then warm love this video x

[@pamtowers4385]

Hi Maremi Try alcohol blending solution instead of water x

[@joanhourigan867]

Don't use water - alcohol inks need rubbing alcohol to blend and flow - not water they would have spread and blended more evenly with alcohol

[@laurie3881]

I'd love to see a video on how you recover a work of art when you think you have failed. I hope you use the two of your first two works.

[@victoriatucker7774]

You can add flowers and other embellishments on the spots that didn't move and make those "failed" pieces into card fronts. They are still pretty, not failures at all to me.

[@auntbubbels12155]

What is the difference of using your new alcohol inks vs your sprays? Ok, you just said it's about trying and experimenting - I get it. I think that alcohol inks are supposed to be used on a certain type of paper and I don't remember seeing anyone using them without the blending solution - you go girl!!!

[@estherchucha]

🎉🎊Happy Birthday Dear Cutiepie Hannahbanana ❤️🥰🤗 She brings so much happiness to all the videos she has made her debut and subsequent appearances in ☺️ Wishing her every Blessing from Above and only goodness and laughter all her days 💝 🎉🎊 Congratulations to dear Emily and her class for their outstanding achievement! Just brilliant! So happy for her 💝 Marta my dear friend, you are an absolute joy to watch and such a wonderful teacher! 🤗 Thank you for sharing all your creativity and inspiring us to go into our creative journey with boldness and confidence and just try and give it our best and enjoy the process and be delighted with the surprise outcomes ☺️ You are truly an amazing person and I’m so glad we all have you in our lives 🤗 P. S. I kinda liked the one with the bird and think it’s a different kind of pretty and can work, but I also understand that at times one may not want to continue with a piece and that’s also fine 🤗 Have a great day and hugs to you and your little darlings from across the World 🥰🤗

[@TOBYCAT93]

Esther Chucha yes I agree with you dear crafting enthusesist. Love listening to Marta and seeing her lovely family.👍

[@estherchucha]

Carlyn newport 👍🏻☺️

[@chaiscraftyadventures]

I love your doilies and collage ephemera. May I ask where you get your doilies?

[@catb737]

Awesome butterflies! Where can one get those?

[@chavigupta7517]

It looks great to me. You didn't fail.

[@pamenglish692]

Isopropyl alcohol in a spray bottle would work better than water with the alcohol inks. You could also use it to clean your desk. You can also use hand sanitizer to clean your desk.

[@SAVED55S]

did you know marta that the best way to sharpen scissors is to cut alfoil with them until they're as sharp as you want. it works cos i do it to sharpen mine all the time. {cheap too lol} :)

[@lindamfindley1]

Does your clear goes so have an excessive tooth? What brand of clear goes so do you use?

[@bonniekitt1]

LOL So much fun to watch you try new ideas. Maybe it would help to know that alcohol inks are meant to be used only on non-porous (glossy) paper, glass, plastic, yupo, metal. The clear gesso might have not fully covered areas of your papers and thus stained the paper instead of flowing on the paper. It’s not meant to be used with water, but you never know unless you try. Also, what if you use alcohol blending solution instead of water? Just don’t put it in a spray bottle as it will clog up the spray. You cal also use alcohol ink with stencils. 😁