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Today's card project uses heat resistant acetate to create a clear window with an embossed greeting. My intentions were to create a shaker window, but instead, I ended up embossing a greeting on the acetate, allowing a beautiful alcohol ink background to show through. I didn't want the beauty of the alcohol ink to be hidden with sequins. Let's get started!!
To start, I cut a 4" x 5 1/2" Lawn Fawn Mermaid cardstock panel. Next, I cut a circle using Hero Arts Infinity Circles running the die and cardstock through my Big Shot die cut machine.
I then die cut a frame for my window using the next size up from my circle dies and the second largest circle from Lawn Fawn Reverse Stitched Scallop Windows die. I use Purple Tape to hold the two dies together and run them through my Big Shot using white cardstock.
I now take a panel of Judikins Embossable Window Plastic and treat it heavily with my Anti Static powder bag to avoid extra embossing powder from sticking. Next, I place my window plastic into my MISTI stamp positioner. *Using the MISTI is very helpful so that the stamp does not slide on the plastic when stamping. Using Versamark ink, I stamp my greeting from Right At Home Script Greetings. I then add White embossing powder and heat set with my Wagner heat tool. *A tip when embossing on acetate, is to heat from behind so that the powder doesn't blow around from the flow of your heat tool. Even after treating with my anti static powder bag, there were still specks of embossing powder left on the plastic. I took a Swiffer dust cloth and gently buffed them away.
Next, I glue down the white scallop frame onto the window panel. I then place it into my MISTI stamp positioner to stamp a sentiment from the same stamp set using Versafine Clair Nocturn.
Using Double Sided Tape, I adhere my embossed window plastic to the back side of the panel making sure it is centered. I then take an alcohol inked piece I had leftover from a previous project, and adhere it behind the window. Next, I attach my panel onto a white card base, leaving space on each side.
I take my Pinkfresh Studio Leafy Branch die and cut out of Vellum using my Big Shot. I then add some jewels from Lucy's Cards Rainbow Sparkle mix to the vellum branch using Liquid Glue. I strategically place the jewels, as this is where I add liquid glue, behind each jewel then attach to the lower left side of the scallop frame and this completes my card.
Today's card was a good example of having an idea in my head of what I wanted to make, then part way through, I switched directions! Whether using acetate for shaker card windows or creating a floating greeting, acetate gives a nice finished look. If you plan on embossing on acetate, just make sure it is heat resistant so it doesn't melt.
I hope you come back tomorrow for another fun card project!!
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