Monday 20 April 2009

Using Alcohol Inks...

for the TMTA theme this week. I printed a pattern onto acetate, added alcohol inks to the backgroundm then created a crumpled foil background and applied the acetate on top. Then I stamped some butterfly wings, added alcohol inks to these and adhered to the surface, using a red gem for the centre of each.

It was definitely back to work with a bang today! That first sounding of the alarm at silly O'clock really shakes your bones! But up I got and got to work on time, after forgetting how bad the traffic can be if you hit it at the wrong time, only to find that I could not access any of the school work I had done over the break because I had filled the server disk and it would not synchronize with the school system! So I unplugged it from that and tried to access the files to move them to another area so I could use them, only for the computer to tell me that I could not access them unless I was synchronized with the system!!!!! Argghhhhh........

I eventually managed to move other files around and access what I needed in time for my lessons, then we had a fire drill to boot! What a welcome back, here's to the rest of the week.....

15 comments:

Farrary said...

Sally, lovely artwork and I hope your creative time helped buffer the crazy day you had. Best wishes, Angela

Unknown said...

I am really liking the butterfly stuff you have been workin gon lately Sally. I love the look off the inks its just a technigue I have never personally used.

kc_froglady said...

Oh I really like this with the green color and the butterflies! I saw someone else talking about this challenge and am thinking I need to get my alcohol inks out to play! LOL Sorry your day was a little off too.

Char said...

Your butterflies and gorgeous. Colors turned out great.

Dragon said...

Shame for the silly computer!! But this piece is amazing. I LOVE the colour and the soft focus of it. Please join me on my new blog for a weekly tag challenge.

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xx

~*~Patty S said...

Lovely ATC Sally, especially like how your butterflies are moving off the page!

Nancy B said...

Wow! You really created a beautiful ATC in the middle of your crazy day.

Ed said...

Love your ATC Sally, gorgeous soft colours and the butterflies flying away - love it !!

Shelly Koskinen said...

This is beautiful!

Kathy W said...

like the butterflies, I never have used alchol inks- it looks fun

kc_froglady said...

just wondering if you are ok you haven't posted in awhile.

hugs,
Karyn

Chrissy D said...

Absolutely beautiful! I see it has been awhile since you posted, I hope you are all right!

Ceal said...

Beautiful! I love butterfly's

Chris said...

So beautiful. love the colours and those amazing butterflies :)
hugs
Chris xx

Gayle Page-Robak said...

Gorgeous imagery...great ATC!