I love how quickly this easy and elegant card came together. It’s another one of those “looks like it’s more difficult than it actually is” type of techniques – aka my kind of technique!
This card uses the Golden Garden Designer Specialty Acetate, which is available in the January-June 2021 Mini Catalogue. Trust me when I say the hardest part of this card is peeling off the layer of protective plastic from the back of the acetate. I actually thought that maybe these sheets didn’t have that layer because I couldn’t seem to catch the edge of it…but trust me, it’s there. And trust me, you need to take that layer off for this technique to work well.
Anyhow! Once I was able to peel of the plastic…..I simply added colour with my Stampin’ Blends alcohol based markers on the back of the acetate. I used Night of Navy, Rich Razzleberry and Granny Apple Green, and I actually only used one of the shades – I didn’t do any shading/blending. The variation in the colours that you see is just from the way I coloured and the way that the ink collected on the acetate and I love the effect!
You can see that the colouring doesn’t have to be super precise! I’m not sure that it shows very well, but the background paper has been embossed with the Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder, just to add a little texture without distracting too much from the main image.
On the close up of my easy and elegant card, you may be able to pick out the Mini Glue Dots that I used to attach the acetate to the cardfront – I placed them in the centre of the flowers, because I figured even if they showed a bit, they just make the centres more distinctive.
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I’ve spent the weekend in a virtual crafting session and it’s been so fun! In all honesty, I haven’t actually completed many of the projects, but it’s been great to watch the classes and get inspired. It’s also given me a bit of a kick in the pants to get working harder on -my- next online class offering! I think I actually prefer the online versions to the in person versions as a student….because there’s no rushing to get anywhere….and I can stay in my comfy clothes (which may or may not be my pyjamas…). Have you ever participated in an online class or retreat? I’ll be sure to let mailing list subscribers know when I’m ready to launch my next online class. Don’t forget that commenters have the opportunity to help me clear out my collection of sample cards! I’m randomly selecting a few commenters and sending some happy mail their way.
