Acetate

Glittered Pumpkins on Acetate

December 3, 2010
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Hi there! Today I’d like to share an autumn card that I made, featuring pumpkins. The background is brown card stock covered with Krylon Webbing Spray in gold. It comes in a half-height spray bottle and I was first introduced to it by my friend Jan (Far North). The acetate matte is made from recycled [...]

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36 ways to use alcohol inks

August 30, 2010
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Hi there! I am revisiting Jennifer McGuire’s free 9-week class at Two Peas in a Bucket called Thinking Inking. This week I will be revisiting Week 5 of Jennifer’s videos, about Ranger alcohol inks, which come in 48 translucent colors and 4 metallic mixatives. You will probably also need the alcohol ink applicator and felt, [...]

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Acetate Butterflies Mother’s Day Card

May 14, 2010
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(Click here to view the image larger.) Hi there! By now, mothers have received their cards and gifts, so I can share the Mother’s Day cards with you. To make this card, I started with an acetate card base. I stamped Hero Arts CG153 Dandelion Frame onto the acetate using Staz-on Opaque Cotton White permanent [...]

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Color Inspiration – Part 5; Color Inspiration Journal – Part 1

September 17, 2008

Hey there! Today I’d like to share a variation on a card I previously shared – based on my new color inspiration journal! You may recall back in August that I posted the following card, which I called Watercolor Hearts, showing three green hearts on an alcohol ink background. August’s Watercolor Hearts card: (Click on [...]

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Window Card – Some Bunny Loves U!

August 5, 2008

I’m excited to be sharing this handmade window card with you! The window card has a piece of acetate that lets you see through into the inside of the card. Some items are placed above the acetate and some below for depth. The finished handmade window card: As with most of my cards, the base [...]

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Sending Sunshine

July 31, 2008

This week’s challenge on the Hero Arts Blog is to make a card or scrapbook layout for someone you think is amazing. I’ve been sending cards about once a week to this lady I know who has terminal cancer – and I think she is amazing! Her favorite color is burgundy and I wanted to [...]

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Wrap Around Acetate Thank You Card

July 25, 2008

This week’s challenge on the Hero Arts Blog is to make a “wrap around” card, where the design and sentiment are carried through from the front, to the inside, to the back. I used this challenge as inspiration for a Thank You card on a see-through, acetate base. Let me start off by saying that [...]

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