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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Clear Floral Card

 Hello crafters! It is Monday and I hope you had a good weekend. 

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This week our theme at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog is We can see clearly now. Fun! I love to use clear elements on projects the the clear Lego pieces were always my favorites (and still are). Don't miss the lovely project by our July guest designer Natasha Vacca aka Natasha's Colorful Creations.

I have always enjoyed clear cards and thought it was time to make a new one. A fun thing with clear cards is that you can do layering in a different way, since you will see all the layers from the front of the card. I used a tag on the inside of the card, both as a space for a message, but also since it looked nice as a backdrop to the idea-ology Transparent Layer that I used on the front. 

The tag was die cut from a Tim Holtz Backdrops Vol. 4 paper, using the Framed Tags set and Watering Can ink.

I stamped the circles with brown and pink ink, using Simon Says Stamp Mix and Match Circles.

For the main sentiment I used a Quote Chip Label and glued it to the front. White paint was applied around the Transparent Layer to create a frame. It was then stapled to a folded Simon Says Stamp Clear Acetate Sheet.

On the tag, I added lace and a little cheese cloth. It also created space between the tag and the clear front, adding dimension.

The ribbon was dyed with a little Frayed Burlap.

I also stamped a sentiment on the back of the tag, visible if you turn the card around.

Clear cards are a challenge to photograph because of the reflections.

I hope you will join us this week in our We can see clearly now 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.

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Thank you so much for stopping by here today!

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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Embossed Shaker Card Tutorial

Hi friends! Today I have a fun shaker card to share with you, using both dry embossing and stitching, for a different look.

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It's been quiet here on the blog lately, since I was very busy packing, moving and unpacking, but now things are starting to settle down. I was in the mood for a fun card and the Simon Says Stamp Toadally Unfrogettable Card Kit was perfect for that. The kit is sold out, but you can still get the parts separately.

I love the look of dry embossed acetate. The sheet in the kit was folded in half and I embossed the front with the Pinpoint Starlets folder. Acetate embosses differently and it also depends on how detailed the folder is. 

I smooched alcohol ink between the two layers and then added more ink and some drops of blending solution.

At the end, I dropped Patina ink in a few areas, to create lily pad leaves.

Trinity Stamps very cute Lily Pad Leap embellishment mix was placed in two areas in between the folded acetate sheet. I folded a card base and then stitched the acetate to the front, being careful not to stitch on top of the little embellishments. The embossing folder had a stitched look to it, which I thought worked well with the machine stitching.

Frogs and cattails from Toadally Unfrogettable were stamped on watercolor paper. This stamp set has such a fun name.

Watercolor with Distress Inks.

Then I added details and shading with colored pencils, using my Prismacolor pencils. Highlights were added with a white gel pen.

I used Ranger Stickles Super Nova gel on the crown and Moon Dust in a few places on the other two designs.

The sentiment was stamped with two colors Simon Says Stamp ink.

Since the card is stitched, the pieces inside don't move around as freely as they do in an ordinary shaker, but they do move and the layers of alcohol ink and embellishments give a fun look. I also glued a few pieces to the front of the card, making those inside the shaker look like they are in the water.

These frogs are so cute. Here you can also see the bits of glitter.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and that it inspired you to create some shaker cards. For another card with dry embossed acetate, check out my Clear Floral Card.

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by here today! 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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Clear Floral Card

Hello friends! Today I have a clear card to share with you, with an embossed background and vellum flowers.

Our theme at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog this week is We Can See Clearly. Fun! You can use any kind of clear or transpluscent element. Don't miss the gorgeous project by our June guest designer Nikki Acton created for you.

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It has been a while since I made a clear card, which is something I enjoy a lot. I also really like the look of embossed acetate or Clearly For Art Modeling Film and here I used the beautiful Simon Says Stamp Vine Canopy embossing folder.

Make a card base from acetate or Clearly For Art Modeling Film. You can also use plastic packaging. Emboss in the Vine Canopy folder or in a different embossing folder.

I did a fun technique for the flowers. Ink flowers from Anna's Flowers with Distress Oxide ink. Stamp on vellum. Sprinkle a little white embossing powder on the flowers and cover the rest with clear powder. Always be very careful when using a heat tool and never touch the melted powder until is has cooled down completely.

The flowers get a nice mottled look, but are also shiny because of the embossing powder.

I die cut two branches with the Simple Stem die from vellum and from glittery white paper.

The sentiment was stamped with Lavender ink.

Here's another look at the flowers. You can also do the technique on white paper.

I cut a border from glittery white paper with the Slimline Borders and Edges set, to cover up the unembossed area at the spine of the card.

The translucent flowers look nice if you hold the card up to the light, since it almost looks like the vellum shines. For more inspiration on the Vine Canopy embossing folder, check out my Watercoloring a dry embossed background and Silver Embossed Tropical Card.

I hope you will join us this week in our We Can See Clearly 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.

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

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by here today! 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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