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Monday, May 28, 2012

Acetate Glaze

Happy Memorial Day everyone. I know I should have had something a lot more patriotic however, I did not bring my war hero stamps or phrases on my move. I did get some new stamps in the mail and I really wanted to try stamping on acetate. Well it did not work out to well as I do know have the right kind of ink and it just kept smearing!!! I really need to go pick up some Staz-On!

Well from my card today I have a new stamp I got from The Great Impressions Stamps and it was so much fun to use and it would have been better if it stayed on and in place. This card took a little improvising on my part as I did not bring everything with me when I moved and I have yet to get anything out of boxes or bags :(...... But I managed this. I am hoping today to find some cheap storage solutions for the tiny closet space I have for all my craft items. 


So first I tried stamping the image on the acetate, because that is how it was suppose to be done. Since that didn't work I stamped it on some white cardstock. After cutting the image out I laid down some glossy accents and mixed in the paint then laid the acetate down on the image and smoothed it out. 
(YES IT MAKES A MESS :( I was not ready for that!) 
Once dried I cut out a border to overlay on top of the image and bam added it to a panel. I am sorry it is such a plain card but as I unpack all my goodies I will have a lot more to add to it later I just have to find everything. I really like the glazed look in the background and I really want more silhouette style stamps to try this with for different times of dusk and dawn!!



Colors I used are




6 comments:

  1. Shanna, thanks for sharing your acetate experience! I have never tried it, but it looks really pretty. I appreciate your inspiration!

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  2. If I had done this, I would call this a happy mistake, although I don't think your creation is a mistake. Love how it turned out and can't wait to try it.

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  3. This is so different and unique, and I'm certainly looking forwards to trying it out!

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  4. I really like how your card turned out. It's a great design.

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  5. This is such a cool technique!! thanks for sharing!!

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