“expect miracles”, Sofia Butterfly, and Cottage Flower Circle Frame
by Anne Thompson

May 13, 2019September 25, 2025

Today's card got me playing with pearlized alcohol inks, blending solution and alcohol ink cardstock.

materials used:

• white notecard
• Ranger Alcohol Ink Cardstock
• Ranger Alcohol Pearl Inks–Intrigue (pink) and Tranquil (blue)
• Ranger Alcohol Ink Blending Solution
• paper straw; paintbrush
• COTTAGE FLOWER CIRCLE FRAME 9424
  
• SOFIA BUTTERFLY 94234
• "expect miracles" stamp from SPRINGTIME TYPEWRITER SENTIMENTS Clear Stamps Set CL5239
• VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink (medium gray)
• glue pen, pop dot, tiny bow , glue dot, tiny pearls in two sizes

To start I put drops of the alcohol inks onto the alcohol ink cardstock followed by drops of the blending solution.  Because these are pearl inks I had to shake the bottles a bit first to mix in the pearlized material.  I used a straw held close to the paper and blew the inks around a bit.  I kept adding ink and blending solution, blowing it around with the straw, until I liked the way it looked.

Then I used the paintbrush soaked with blending solution to spatter the design.  This added interesting little drops and more texture.

From this panel I die cut the Cottage Flower Circle Frame and adhered it to the front of the top-fold notecard.

You can see in this closeup photo where I added the extra flower sprig to the inside right-hand side of the circle frame and used tiny pearls for the flower centers.

I repeated the inks and blending solution process to make another panel for cutting out the Sofia Butterfly.

I stamped "expect miracles" in the lower left corner after popping the butterfly on the upper left.  I rounded the bottom corners of the card and added a small white bow with a pearl in its center.  Done!  Another card ready for almost any occasion.

I wish photos could show more easily the shine on these die cut pieces.  The pearlized inks glisten on the alcohol ink cardstock and look almost like enamel.  I also love the way that two colors of ink blend to create more colors.  I can tell that I'm going to need a larger supply of alcohol ink cardstock for future projects!

Happy Crafting!