Creative Chemistry 102: Faded Alcohol Ink Layers

I found this stray set of pictures from my Creative Chemistry 102 class.  This technique is interesting and I definitely need to play with it more.  First, a layer of various colors of alcohol ink is applied to the alcohol ink paper using a this technique.  While the ink is still wet, place a stencil over the inked background.  Apply Ink Blending Solution to the felt pad on an Ink Blending Tool.  Lightly tap the blending solution through the open areas of the stencil.  In my case, I used the Tim Holtz Bubbles stencil and a letter stencil from the stash- at least a decade old.  After I lifted enough ink off, I dried the entire surface with my heat tool.  The rose is stamped using Archival Black ink.