Have you ever discovered one of those art supplies that really captures your heart? Well that’s how I feel about alcohol ink. It has the vibrant color the attracts a second glance while it can still be subtle. Above are papers created by adding alcohol ink to papers through some stencils from StencilGirl products. I really love Seth Apter's designs for this process. One of the unique qualities of alcohol ink is that it works and non-porous surfaces. This opens a world of subs

For me, there is just nothing more striking than art created with alcohol ink. Those vivid colors and unpredictable results are so pleasing. Let me show you what I mean. This is a piece I created on Yupo paper. The flowers are stamps and dies from designer Tim Holtz. While I find this pleasing, I am already planning more projects like this in different colors. I have been playing with my gel plate and printing interesting alcohol ink papers. Check out my latest YouTube video