Clear Acetate Card Tutorial

Hi friends! Today I have a clear card to share with an alcohol ink background and dimensional paper flowers.

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I really like to make cards from acetate. You can make them more or less transparent by adding various media and stamping. Here I colored the card front with alcohol ink, aiming for textures. The flowers were die cut with Simon Says Stamp Divine Peony from the Sunny Vibes release, and inked with Distress Ink.

Start by die cutting the Divine Peony from heavystock paper. Later, I die cut it one more time.

Ink with Distress Ink using a Tiny Ink-blending tool.

Shape with Tim Holtz Shaping kit, to add dimension.

Glue the flowers with Simon Says Stamp craft glue. 

Color the Simon Says Stamp Acetate Card with alcohol ink. Dabb on different colors ink with a felt ink-blending tool. To add even more texture, dabb alcohol ink blending solution on the background too.

The sentiment was stamped with Simon Says Stamp Create stamp set and die cut with the coordinating Create dies. Die cut it once more from dark brown cardstock for a shadow.

The flowers were adhered with Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect foam tape.

I like that the Divine Peony set also includes a flower bud.

I made one of the flowers mainly blue and the other turquoise.

This sentiment also comes from Simon Says Stamp Create and was die cut with the coordinating die. I also added some fibers to the card, as soil. I have had these for a very long time.

The card has quite a bit of dimension. The back is entirely clear, but you can add a piece of cardstock to it to write a message.

It is hard to photograph clear cards. Here you can see that the card is transparent. 

Thank you so much for stopping by here today! 

Anna-Karin

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Olive Branch Tag

Hello crafters! Today I have a tag to share with an olive branch on a dry embossed background.

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I rarely use cardstock for an entire background and had fun making this striped background combined with dry embossing. The olive branches were colored with Distress Ink and Distress Oxide ink. Both the Tuscan Olive Branch and the Swirled Ridges comes from Simon Says Stamp Cheering For You collection.

I started out by picking three shades of Simon Says Stamp cardstock: Orange Peel, Burnt Orange, and Sunshine. Cut them into strips and adhere to a tag. Trim the edges.

Emboss the tag in the Simon Says Stamp Swirled Ridges 3-D Embossing Folder.

Die cut Tuscan Olive Branches from heavystock paper. 

Smear Distress Inks on a non-stick craft sheet and mist with water. Press the branches and olives into the ink. Let dry.

Repeat with more Distress Ink, let dry again and then add Distress Oxide Ink as the last layer. Only dab the branches here and there into the Oxide ink.

Use Tim Holtz Shaping Tool Kit and Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect Craft Pad to give shape to the olives and leaves.

Plan where to place the branches and start gluing them down. I cut some of them in two parts. Adhere the olives with Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect Foam Tape.

I also doodled white highlights on the olives with a white gel pen.

The olive branches stand out nicely against the colorful background.

The sentiment was stamped and die cut with Simon Says Stamp Create stamp set and coordinating dies. Adhere the larger sentiment with foam tape.

The May Arts Faux Wrinkled Silk Ribbon was dyed with Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated inks in colors coordinating with the background cardstock.

Don't add glue to all the leaves, since you want to dimension.

Thank you so much for stopping by here today! 

Anna-Karin

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Embroidery Florals Tag

 Hello crafters! I hope you are well and had a good weekend!

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Tag It is our theme this week at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog! Tags are such a fun shape. Make a stand alone tag, add a small tag to something or make a tag card. Lots of options!

Don't miss the last project by our August guest designer Carrie Swift aka Redfire Studies.

I love to make tags! There is something about the dimensions and often vertical shape that I like. Tags are carefree and a perfect place to experiment with techniques. For this week's challenge I made a tag with a textured crackle background combined with a watercolored flower.

Start by coating a tag with gesso and when dry, add Distress Crackle Paste. The thicker the paste, the larger the cracks. I didn't cover the entire tag.

When the tag is dry, paint with Distress Paint and mist with water to blend. Add more paint here and there until you are happy with the result.

Let the tag dry. It might take a while. Add a little Sizzix Silver Luster Wax with your finger.

Stamp Tim Holtz Embroidery flower on watercolor paper. 

Watercolor with Zig Kuretake Gansai Tambi paints.

Die cut the flower with the coordinating Simon Says Stamp Embroidery die set. I use Simon Says Stamp Very Very Low Tack Tape to hold the die in place when die cutting.

Ink with Antique Linen.

Add a little shape with Tim Holtz Shaping Tool Kit and Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect Craft Mat.

I really like this Create stamp set and the coordinating dies from the Simon Says Stamp Sunny Vibes release. So many versatile sentiments. Stamp 'Create' with Grapefruit ink on inky watercolor paper and die cut with the coordinating die. I die cut it once more from grey cardstock. Stamp one of the small sentiments too and die cut. 

The crackle background is pretty cool, and the bits of silver adds even more texture.

I glued Simon Says Stamp Dazzling Gems Warm Tones to the background. They are so shiny.

The flower was adhered with Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect Foam Tape. The coordinating die cuts the flower design out with great details and is so much easier than cutting with scissors and/or a craft knife.

I added some dyed cheese cloth / mummy cloth at the bottom of the tag to create soil for the flower. The sentiment was adhered with foam tape.

Dye the May Arts Faux Wrinkled Silk ribbon with the same dye inks that you used on the project.

My favorite parts of the background might be where the crackle areas meet the areas without crackles.

Join us this week in our Tag It challenge! You have a chance to win a $25 gift voucher to do some fun shopping at Simon Says Stamp. You have until Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in.

Don't miss the Kid's Summer Vacation Challenge! Read more here. 

Do you use Instagram? If so please add #sssmchallenge so we can see your entries there too.

Thank you so much for stopping by here today! 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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