Reverse Acetate Painting

This card uses one of my favorite techniques with Creative Inspirations paints. It's almost fail-proof and it's really easy. First, I started with a piece of acetate to fit the front of my card. For this card I cut a piece from an acetate box I had received some craft accessory in. Then I stamped my image using Stazon on the front side of the acetate. For this card I used the fuschia stamp from Heartfelt Creations. Once the ink  had a minute or two to dry and I flipped over the acetate to the reverse side. It was then time to paint the image. I used citrus, evergreen, sunshine, fuschia, plum and pink highlights for my image. The one thing to remember is that what you paint first is at the front of the finished image. I started by painting the shading of the flowers. Then I painted the other areas. One other tip is that I find that I get a better look if I dab on the paint rather than stroke. Once the image was painted and dry, I could flip it back over and use it on my card. For this card I used the lace die from Heartfelt Creations. Often I will use a dry embossed panel, but I thought the lacy die cut was perfect for the flowers. I adhered the lace die cut to a lighter green panel and attached the painted acetate to the panel with four gold brads. All layers were adhered to a darker green card base. The Happy Birthday sentiment is an Outlines Sticker. It's my dd's birthday today. I hope she likes her card.
Barbara Washington - designer