My card shape today is made from Acetate
which has been sandwiched between
layers of patterned paper.
This is my inspiration piece for
my Butterfly Challenge
I find acetate is normally quite a fiddly thing to use in making cards.
You either have to use as a window within a frame or
attach using brads to the front so that you do not see
any of your fixing tapes.
I found a great tutorial here by Kristina Werner which uses none of these ideas.
Kristina used an actual acetate card base for her card
but I just used a sheet of acetate cut down and scored heavily using my Scor-Pal.
The design papers were a freebie in Papercraft Inspirations magazine
called Vintage Treasures by Jennifer Ellory.
Image is by Lily of the Valley from their pre coloured
Art Pad Set 19 Cute Cottage Garden.
I used my Xcut rounder for the corners.
Here is the back of the card which shows the whole
of the acetate card with the design paper adhered to the back
which mirrors exactly the inside panel thus hiding all the double sided tapes.
The sentiment is made using Anita's silver peel offs.
Quite difficult to get good photos because of the glare you get
back from the acetate. Don't think you can see me pointing the camera!
Entering into the following challenges:
Crafting From The Heart #50 Anything goes.
Craft Your Passion #252 Anything goes.
Buckwells Crafty #6 Flowers
Natalie and Amy's Challenge #30 Flowers.
Sister Act #96 Anything goes.
Scrapping4fun Challenges #37 Anything goes.
Use Your Stuff #176 Monochromatic.
Through The Craftroom Door # Anything goes.
Fab 'n' Funky #250 Focus on the image.
Hiding In My Craft Room #190 Freestyle
35 comments:
So pretty Mrs A is your card l do like to see Acetate on a card and yours is gorgeous and what a pretty floral image you have used xx
What a great way to use acetate! Beautiful card, with a lovely image. xx
I find acetate fiddly so tend to avoid it! Liking your card.
Well I went to have a chat with the Girls about their fowl language and they were definitely not speaking those words at all. However, please will you and Ziva stop fighting for worms? It does upset me to see you two squabbling!
Hugs
xx
Gorgeous card...like the acetate!
xxx Margreet
Love the idea with the acetate, fabulous!
hugs Jacee
Simply Paper Card Design
Beautiful card Mrs A huggles Sue xx
This is so pretty Mrs A, love it. Carol x
This is so beautiful Valery, such pretty papers too, hugs Kate x
Acetate scares me to death, what a great card and a lovely LOTV image
Kath x
One time at a class we made a whole set of really great acetate cards. The card base was acetate like you have here and then you just had to plan your inside and outside layers thusly to hide adhesive. They came out great, much like your card here did!
Amazing card Mrs A. Never had the nerve to try an acetate card myself xx
Wow, this is pretty and different. I love the way it just opens up like a window. The vase of flowers is so springy.
Beautiful card Mrs A, I like the design
Kevin xx
this is a pretty creation
thank you for sharing your card with us at FNF
hugs Debby
Love that gorgeous image Mrs A! Beautiful card!
Lucy x
Hi Mrs A
Great use of the acetate and very pretty card.
Best wishes.
Ang x
you are right, it is fiddly stuff, but worth the effort...
sue xx
Beautiful card. Thanks for sharing at Craft Your Passion.
So pretty, lovely image and colours.
Ipad wouldn't let me finish. The die you asked about is called you mean the world to me by spellbinders. Code S4 - 497. Glad you asked as I found I had not noticed I had left a small square one inside the packaging. Glad I hadn't thrown it out! Thank you for your lovely comment. Carol xx
Beautiful acetate card! I too shy away from acetate cards, but I'll have to check out the tutorial and try again! Thanks for sharing at Craft Your Passion challenge blog.
wonderful acetate card Valery - I find acetate quite tricky but should try harder I think! Big hugs rachel x
What a wonderful idea and great use of acetate! I love that image too. Gorgeous card so soft and pretty! Thanks for joining us over at Use Your Stuff and for taking part in my monochromatic challenge. Hugs DT Shirl
Acetate works so well and gives another dimension to cards. Love how you used it. Thanks for popping in on me and for your comment.
Jo x
Gorgeous card Mrs A. Acetate works really well when it's embossed too xx
Aha, the hanging threads - or lack of them on my bag - believe it or not I thought of you as I was tidying them up - LOL xx
What a beautiful card you made. Thank you so much for your Entry at S4F Challenge.
Have a great Weekend.
Sandra DT
Ah, such a lovely card! Great earthy tones
Thanks for joining us at Use Your Stuff!
Lovely design. Thanks for joining us this week at Crafting from the Heart. x
So very pretty.
What a fabulous technique to create a unique card! thanks for sharing at Use Your Stuff's Monochromatic challenge.
Beautiful card.
Thank you for your entry at Scrapping4funChallenges.
Rachelle DT
http://scrapping4funchallenges.blogspot.com
I hate acetate! You've done brilliantly with it. Loving this pretty card and the lovely papers x
Fabulous card Mrs A, so different and a gorgeous image x
This is so pretty - I just love the colours, thank you so much for joining in our flowers challenge at Buckwells Crafty challenge this month hugs judith x
This is soooo pretty! I love the images. Thank you for playing along at Buckwells Crafty Challenge. Sammy-x
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