Future Floor Finish

- Color Wash Sprays and/or Walnut ink, Alcohol Inks, Metallic Ink Additives

- Disposable Container (slightly larger than cardstock)

- Cardstock (matte, glossy, colored - any!)

- Wooden Skewer or Thin Stick

- Rubber Gloves (optional)

- Large Paper Sheet for Drying

For these backgrounds I used ordinary floor wax, in the UK it goes under the brand of Johnsons Klear and can be bought in all the big supermarkets. Other side of the pond its known as Future Floor Finish.

These backgrounds are very messy to make – but hey thats all part of the fun ya know ;)

Read on for details on how you can make em:

What You Need:

* Floor Wax

* Alcohol Inks

* Plastic Container – I used a washing up bowl

* Plastic Cling Wrap/Film

* Glossy Card (cut sheets so they fit inside plastic container/bowl)

* Heat Gun (for drying)

* Newspaper (for laying finished backgrounds on to dry)

How To Create:

1. Place the plastic wrap inside the plastic bowl to protect the bottom of the bowl as the inks will stain.

2. Pour a generous amount of floor wax in the container, you want just enough wax to cover the base of the container.

3. Next take your alcohol inks and gently drop ink from the bottles – you don't need a lot as the inks disperse in the wax.

Do not completely cover the surface with ink, allow spaces in between drops so that the drops can blend together and create interesting patterns.

I use approve 2-3 different colors for this.

4. Take your gloss card and place over the inks, gently tap, then lift off, allow the inks and wax on your card to move around to create texture and movement. Then place on your newspaper to dry out. You can speed along the drying process with an heat gun if you prefer.

Your background is complete.

You can now place more card onto the ink and wax mix in the container to lift off more background color. I keep doing this until there is no ink left. Then I add more wax and ink to replenish and make more backgrounds.