alcohol blends color block technique

Color Blocking using the alcohol spray and blends technique is simple and so much fun!

I used our largest acrylic block, paper towels, a Stampin’ Spritzer filled with 99% alcohol, Stampin’ Blends in assorted colors and a piece of 5 1/2″ x 3″ Basic White cardstock.

Place a folded piece of paper towel down to protect your work surface, then the cut piece of Basic White cardstock and then lie the large acrylic block on top of them both. The reason I layer it this way is to protect the work surface and also to give you an idea of how much of the cardstock you wish to cover with color.

Gather your desired Stampin’ Blends colored markers – I used So Saffron Dark, Flirty Flamingo Dark, Pool Party Dark, Granny Apple Green Dark, and Highland Heather Dark.

Color in blocks of color in your desired pattern and portion of the cardstock you wish to cover with color (in this example I colored the entire width of the paper – at the end of the blog post I will post a picture of an alternative card that I did not color the entire paper – to show you the difference)
I colored So Saffron at the bottom followed by Flirty Flamingo then Pool Party then Granny Apple Green and finally the Highland Heather.

Remove the cardstock from underneath the acrylic block and set aside to avoid spritzing the paper. Using 99% Isopropyl Alcohol in a Stampin’ Spritzer liberally spray the colored portion of the acrylic block and turn upside down and press into the cardstock.

Carefully peel the wet cardstock off the acrylic block and allow to dry.

Decorate and give to someone special!

This is so easy and the cards come out beautiful and different every time!

Now it is your turn to try this technique and go and create your own artwork – one stamp at a time!!

Happy Stampin’

Natalie