I have heard artists talk about using craft plastic with their alcohol ink. I received a package from Amazon in a white plastic bag and it made me wonder how it would work with alcohol ink. So I had to experiment. I am rather pleased with the results.
Materials:
- plastic mailing bag
- alcohol inks
- rubbing alcohol
- cosmetic sponge
- paper tape
- heat tool
- scissors
Directions:
I began by cutting a piece of the plastic mailing bag and taping it down to my work surface.
mailing bag
cut piece taped down
alcohol inks used
I dropped ink onto the plastic sheet, building layers and removing any areas that were too think with ink using a cosmetic sponge.
I liked the result.
I remembered seeing someone selling fused plastic so I thought, "what if I apply heat?"
I used two layers on the plastic mailbag and a heat gun.
The results were a textured surface.
I applied alcohol inks in the same way as above.
Again, I liked the results.
I like the texture and added thickness from the fused plastic.
I wondered what I could use this for and decided to see if I could die cut the plastic.
Yeap, it worked really well. Here is an example of the plastic after I die cut it and applying it to a greeting card.
This was so fun I can't wait to explore more with the plastic mailbags and ink.
I think they could also be sewn with a machine so that would open up more applications and experimentation.
Another thought, instead of a heat gun, what if I used my Cricut EasyPress?
