How To Colour Crepe Paper Flowers with Alcohol Ink

Dying your paper flowers is one of the easiest ways to make them look more realistic. Today I'm showing you how to change the colour of your crepe paper with alcohol inks to create full colour washes, gradients and ombre effects, and combining multiple layers of inks. Stay tuned for more colouring techniques coming soon!
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MATERIALS I USED FOR THESE PAPER FLOWERS -
- Heavyweight German Crepe Paper (Lia Griffith Range) in:
- Blush, Raspberry, Plum, Aubergine (🇺🇸 - amzn.to/3v4Yntr, 🇨🇦 - amzn.to/3Pfgvrr, 🇬🇧 - amzn.to/437TIn8)
- Onyx (flower centre) and Spearmint/Basil (leaf) I then added colour with paints or alcohol inks (🇺🇸 - amzn.to/4c8bieJ, 🇨🇦 - amzn.to/48UeYyc, 🇬🇧 - amzn.to/3TrslRH)
- Scrap crepe paper in any colour
- Aleene's Tacky Glue (🇺🇸 - amzn.to/49CzW5M, 🇨🇦 - amzn.to/49Epyu6, 🇬🇧 - amzn.to/3uWwuUi)
- Cocktail Stick
- Small pot for glue
- Floral Wire - Paper or fabric covered
- 16 or 18 gauge x 1 (🇺🇸 - amzn.to/43ahW0c, 🇨🇦 - amzn.to/48FYv0l, 🇬🇧 - amzn.to/3v2Z1Yk)
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- Scissors (🇺🇸 - amzn.to/3TjmPAG, 🇨🇦 - amzn.to/48KHPES, 🇬🇧 - amzn.to/3V2EH48)
- Pliers
- Jar or Pot
- Isopropyl Alcohol
- Alcohol Inks, Tim Holtz by Ranger (see quantities below)
- Purple Twilight (🇺🇸 - shrsl.com/4g7bs, 🇨🇦 - shrsl.com/4g7bl, 🇬🇧 - shrsl.com/4g7c3)
- Raspberry (🇺🇸 - shrsl.com/4g7br, 🇨🇦 - shrsl.com/4g7bn, 🇬🇧 - shrsl.com/4g7c5)
- Amethyst (🇺🇸 - shrsl.com/4g7bt, 🇨🇦 - shrsl.com/4g7bo, 🇬🇧 - shrsl.com/4g7c0)
- Red Pepper (🇺🇸 - shrsl.com/4g7bq, 🇨🇦 - shrsl.com/4g7bp, 🇬🇧 - shrsl.com/4g7c6)
- Cool Peri (🇺🇸 - shrsl.com/4fyf6, 🇨🇦 - shrsl.com/4fyf0, 🇬🇧 - shrsl.com/4fyeq)
- Indigo (🇺🇸 - shrsl.com/4fyf7, 🇨🇦 - shrsl.com/4fyey, 🇬🇧 - shrsl.com/4fyev)
- Mop Brush
METHOD 1 -
Paper = Raspberry
Inks = Purple Twilight (4 drops), Raspberry (1 drop), Amethyst (2 drops)
Isopropyl = 10ml
METHOD 2 -
Paper = Raspberry
Inks = Purple Twilight (4 drops), Raspberry (1 drop), Amethyst (2 drops)
Isopropyl = 10ml
Paper = Plum
Inks = Indigo (5 drops), Cool Peri (5 drops)
Isopropyl = 10ml
Paper = Aubergine
Inks = Indigo (5 drops), Cool Peri (5 drops)
Isopropyl = 10ml
Paper = Blush
Inks = Red Pepper (10 drops), Indigo (5 drops)
Isopropyl = 0ml
Then, Cool Peri (10 drops)
Isopropyl = 3ml
METHOD 3 -
Paper = Blush
Inks = Purple Twilight (4 drops), Raspberry (1 drop), Amethyst (2 drops)
Isopropyl = 10ml
Then, Purple Twilight (10 drops), Raspberry (3 drops), Amethyst (5 drops)
Isopropyl = 5ml
Then, Amethyst (3 drops), Red Pepper (3 drops)
Isopropyl = 3ml
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Happy flower making!
Michelle

[@paulyngoi529]

Thank you Michelle❤

[@TaMuchlyPaperBlooms]

Thanks Paulyn, you’re very welcome! Hope you find it useful! 😊

[@lisaleech1447]

OMG - you make this look so easy.

[@TaMuchlyPaperBlooms]

Thanks Lisa! I think it can be quite daunting if you’re not sure of the process, but hopefully this shows that’s it nothing to be scared of!

[@alisannsmookler139]

Very nice. Thank you!

[@TaMuchlyPaperBlooms]

Thanks! I’m glad you liked it! ☺️

[@honcianoportfolio]

I have like art alcohol markers. COuld I use the basic alcohol to wet the paper, and the markers to apply the color? I imagine I'll need to brush the color onin one area for it to get saturated and spread out as it did with yours.

[@TaMuchlyPaperBlooms]

I think it would depend on the particular markers you have. With some of the higher end markers, possibly. But it’d probably be easier to just buy a few inks if you can.
Certainly with some of them you can blend them using isopropyl alcohol (that’s usually what the blender markers have in them I think). But I suspect you’ll end up with more of a precise area of colour rather than a colour wash or gradient effect. Which can equally be a nice effect to use, but probably not the technique you’re looking for!
I think the best bet would be to just give it a try on some scrap paper so you can do a few tests and see if you like the results. I’d try wetting the paper first that’s most likely to be the best technique. But also try marker first with then brushing the isopropyl over it to blend it out, put more at one end and then maybe do a few passes over it to break up any hard lines from the marker.
I hope that helps, let me know how you go on with it!