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April 26, 2018

Jewel Toned Jewels!

Good morning!  Jess here with a bright jewel-toned alcohol ink card using the fabulous Geology Rocks set!

You're a Real Gem by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Heffy Doodle

I loved the giant gem in that set and wanted to see if I could create the look of a real diamond using a combination of copic coloring, heat-embossing, sparkle, and shine! 😉 I started by stamping the diamond with a very pale ink on white cardstock.  I added shading with grey copic markers and set it aside.  Then I stamped the gem a second time on vellum and heat-embossed it with silver tinsel embossing powder.  I used vellum adhesive to adhere the vellum over the white cardstock.  Next I added a THICK layer of spectrum noir clear sparkle to the vellum and once that dried I added a layer of nuvo crystal glaze and let it dry overnight.  It might not be a perfect diamond replica but I love how much it shines and sparkles when it catches the light!

You're a Real Gem by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Heffy Doodle

I stamped the sentiment from Geology Rocks onto black cardstock and heat-embossed it with silver tinsel embossing powder.  Then I die-cut it with the Strips of Ease set and cut a fishtail banner for one end.  I adhered the other end behind the gem.  I wanted to create a background that would be bright (since the diamond was all white and grey) but wouldn’t take attention away from the diamond.  So, of course, I turned to jewel-toned alcohol inks! 😉 I blended pool, mermaid, and stream alcohol inks onto yupo paper with alcohol ink blending solution to create an emerald and sapphire toned background.  I also added a little extra shine by applying turquoise foil to the sticky areas of the background.  You can see it in the lightest areas in the photo above.  I wish I could capture all the sparkle and shimmer of this card…it’s really fun how the different areas catch the light!

Thanks for visiting and have a wonderful crafty week!

-Jess

April 26, 2018

13 Comments on “Jewel Toned Jewels!

Gayle Hathaway
April 26, 2018 at 10:41 am

Stunning card!

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Mary Lehett
April 26, 2018 at 10:53 am

Stunning card! Thank you!

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Patt H.
April 26, 2018 at 10:59 am

Love this gorgeous “gem”!!!

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Brandy
April 26, 2018 at 11:43 am

Very beautiful!

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Arianna Barbara
April 26, 2018 at 2:16 pm

Wow! Simply stunning!!!

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Diana O
April 26, 2018 at 3:15 pm

Hello Jess, I love receiving and reading/viewing all of your posts, but this one is really beautiful!
Thank you for sharing and teaching so freely. You are appreciated and admired. God bless you.

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Terrie D.
April 26, 2018 at 6:32 pm

What a gorgeous card!

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Pamboe
April 26, 2018 at 7:01 pm

Your foil on alcohol ink is my favorite new technique

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MelissaF
April 26, 2018 at 11:01 pm

Gorgeous card, your diamond looks brilliant and the alcohol ink background with the turquoise foil makes me swoon!

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Celeste Goff
April 26, 2018 at 11:30 pm

This is just amazingly gorgeous Jess!

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Cheryl Robertson
April 27, 2018 at 1:56 am

I love the background! So pretty!

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Geneviève
May 5, 2018 at 11:43 am

I really love the colors you get with the alcohol inks .

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Michelle
May 6, 2018 at 1:53 pm

Great card. What vellum adhesive did you use? Also what turquoise foil did you use?
Thanks again for sharing your creativity.

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