Splattered Alcohol Ink Fairy Card

I've seen this technique done several times on different videos but never did it before as I didn't have  glossy cardstock. Then I found some glossy blank cards which I have no idea what I bought them for. Sorry the picture does not do this card justice. It shimmers from using pearl watercolor and gold acrylic paint.

I used a combination of alcohol ink and soap dye leftover from my soap making days. Alas I ran out of canned air. I didn't like the bare spots so decided to brush a pearl watercolor over it. That is when I discovered that soap dye is water based. I did get a beautiful pearl green out of it. Then I thinned gold acrylic paint and brushed it on. I waited a couple of minutes and then took a paper towel and placed over it letting the paper towel soak up the puddles and giving a nice texture. I wanted to add a stamped element since my goal is to stamp on every card. I decided to go with a background stamp of flowers and butterflies. I don't have black Stazon ink so had to use my royal purple. I held my breath hoping that I would get a good stamped image as this background stamp can be fussy at times and not stamp crisp.

The fairy is an image from Dover. It was a little tricky turning the image into a print and cut with point editing. I'm pleased how nicely though she turned out. I colored her in with colored pencils and chalk. I also used crystal glitter on the top of her wand and the ornament she is holding.

There you have it my frugal card using supplies I have on hand. Thank you for stopping by and do come back. Wishing you Happy Frugal Crafting till we meet again!