Craft My Stash: Marbling With Altenew Ink Pads

Marbled Paper Made With Ink Pads

One of my 2023 goals is to work through my craft stash and use the things I have or to let them go if they no longer serve my needs. For the past few days, I have been playing with ink pads and glossy papers to make marbled paper. Marbling is a very fun, unpredictable way to create card backgrounds, art journal or junk journal pages, or to add unique pops of color to scrapbook layouts. This post is mainly about my results when marbling with Altenew ink pads. It is also my submission for the AECP Level 2 course, With A Twist. The twist is that I have not heard of anyone using regular (not Distress) dye-ink pads for marbling. And the bonus twist is the addition of the pigment ink pad, Aqua Bronze Gold, and Gilding Flakes, too!

Card Made From Marbled Paper Using Altenew Ink Pads

Originally, my intention was to only use an old-nearly-dried gold pigment ink pad to add some metallic elements with the Altenew inks. But I found some other fun things to try as well. The video below explains the process and the pitfalls of my experimentation. 

The card pictured below is made with one of the pages that I said, in the video, was going to end up in the trash. Using a die to cut out the circled 'hello' brought life to the paper and popping it up on another not-very-interesting piece of marbled paper made a successful pairing. The glossy cardstock came from my stash. (Yay!)

The following two pictures show more detail of the marbling done on photo paper. It is Epson Premium Photo Paper Glossy, which I purchased at Target. The paper is 4" x 6". That means the card base size will either need to be modified, the piece will need to be cut down, or there will be uneven borders. All of these options are a great way to explore your creativity and see what is pleasing to your eye.

Altenew Crisp Dye Ink with Gold Pigment Ink on Epson Photo Paper

The sparkle that the gold adds to the paper is an unexpected treat. However, the blue-purple piece without any metallic highlights, pictured below, is also beautiful.

Altenew Crisp Dye Ink on Epson Photo Paper

Lastly, this card is an example of a smaller-size card. It is a mini-slimline, measuring 6.25" x 3.25". It is top folding with the base cut at 6.25 x 6.5" and folded in half at the 3.25" mark. The popped-up shaker element is 6" x 3". The floral images for the shaker windows and the embellishment blossom are from the Build-A-Flower: Primrose Layering stamp and die set. The sentiment was cut using a Silhouette electronic die cutter.

Mini-Slimline Shaker Card

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Products Used:

Circled Greetings: Hello Die

Circled Greetings: Hugs Die

Build-A-Flower: Primrose Layering Stamp & Die Set

Northern Shore Ink Family

Sea Shore Ink Family

Frosted Foliage Fresh Dye Ink Family

Heart Beat Crisp Dye Ink

Marigold Crisp Dye Ink

Fresh Lemon Crisp Dye Ink

Firefly Crisp Dye Ink

Puffy Heart Crisp Dye Ink

Cotton Candy Crisp Dye Ink

Razzleberry Crisp Dye Ink

Aqua Bronze Rich Gold

This is similar to the gold ink pad that I used: Honey Bee Gold

Gina K. Designs Barely There Amalgam Ink

Gina K. Designs Soft Stone Dye Ink

Gina K. Designs Tangerine Twist Dye Ink

Wild Lilac Glitter Glitz

Master Layouts 1 Set

Brutus Monroe - Glitter Glaze - Tangerine
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