Acetate Snowflake Card

When I first saw the snowflakes in the Peace and Joy set from Our Daily Bread Designs, I immediately thought of doing an Acetate card!

The white snowflakes are stamped all over the acetate with opaque white stazon ink. I then stamped the sentiment which is from the His Gift set in black on whisper white paper. The snowflake border was punched with Martha Stewart's snowflake border and corner punch.

Next, I used a bit of black satin ribbon across the top of the card, tied a bow, and then added a snowflake charm from Making Memories. To finish the card off, I added some tiny clear rhinestones from Zva Creative in the center of each punched snowflake along the border.

Thanks so much for visiting today! Have a wonderful day!!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Peace and Joy & His Gift - ODBD
Paper: Acetate, Whisper White, Basic Black

Inks: Basic Black, Opaque White Stazon

Accessories: Mini Rhinestones, Martha Stewart Punches, Black Satin Ribbon, Snowflake Embossed metal Charm.

FTTC12 - Lovin' Acetate!

Today is another Timeless Tuesday challenge over on the Flourishes blog, and today's challenge was to use acetate on your card. I decided to give the acetate and tissue technique another try, and let me tell you every time I do it...I just love it!!

There is a great tutorial on this technique over on SCS, and I followed it pretty closely. The only different I did was to use Tim Holtz Adirondack alcohol inks instead of the SU reinkers used in the tutorial. I first stamped the image in black stazon directly on the acetate. I then turned the image over and added the alcohol inks. To apply the inks exactly where I wanted them, I used an Adirondack alcohol ink applicator. For the flowers I used eggplant, for the leaves I used lettuce, and for the background I used a mixture of denim and cool peri with a bit of blending solution to lighten it up. Once it was dry, I applied some crystal effect and then smoothed the crumpled tissue paper over the back. I had a scrap of the background left over so I used it for the sentiment also, which is covered with a designer label silver hodgepodge hardware.

I really wanted to add a bit of purple ribbon to this card too, however, I really don't have much in the line of purple since it is not a color I use often. So out came my trusty white satin ribbon, and SU elegant eggplant reinker, and I dyed the white ribbon purple! I thought it turned it very close to the elegant eggplant paper accents on the card. However, my fingers are another story, LOL!!! To finish off the card, I added four small crystal brads from my SU pretties kit.

I really do like the look this technique gave this wonderful violet image...it is kinda like an abstract watercolor!

Have a great day!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Sweet Violets - Flourishes

Paper: Acetate, Tissue Paper, Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant

Inks: Elegant Eggplant reinker, Stazon Black, Alcohol inks: Denim, Cool Peri, Eggplant, Lettuce

Accessories: Crystal Brads, Hodgepodge Hardware, Designer Label punch, White Satin Ribbon dyed purple, Crystal effects.

New Innovative Stamp Release Today!

Innovative Stamp Creations is releasing three new stamp sheets today, and you can save 10% on your ISC purchases by using code apr09 - good through April 24, 2009. How fun is that!! You can view the three new sets by clicking of the links below:

Birch Tree Paintings

Nature Silhouette II

Dainty Daisies

Over the last three days, I have shown you some cards made with each set, and today, I have two more cards to share with you.

This first card uses Birch Tree Paintings. This card is pretty simple and self explanatory, but I feel this image is so dramatic it does most of the work for you! I stamped the tree, tall grass butterfly, and sentiment with palette black ink on confetti cream paper. I then embellished with some riding hood red ribbons original and stick pen and beads both from SU.

The second card is from the Nature Silhouette II sheet. Here I used the Acetate & Tissues technique. You can find a tutorial on how to do this technique over on SCS. To start my card, I stamped the flower image with stazon and flipped it over. I then added some crystal effects over the whole back side of the image, and dropped some new Cool Peri alcohol ink all over the back, sprinkled some light blue pearl-ex and then spread it all around with a small paint brush. I then took a wrinkled piece of white tissue paper and spread it over the glue, trying to get all of the bubbles out, but leaving some of the wrinkles. Once it was dry, I was able to add it to my card.

For the base of my card I sponged some flourished with a new Tim Holtz mini mask with brilliant blue ink. The DP is from Teresa Collin's Family Matters collection called Family Home. I then heat embossed a couple of the pretty little butterflies from with set with black craft on some brilliant blue card stock. Next I cut them out, placed the larger one at the top of the card, and the smaller image on a Tim Holtz mini clip, which is clipped to a piece of basic gray taffeta ribbon. To finish off the card, I added the sentiment.

I am so in love with all three of the sets released this month from ISC...be sure to go and check them out!!

Card 1 Details:

Images: Birch Tree Paintings

Paper: Basic Black, Riding Hood Red, Confetti Cream

Inks: Palette Black ink

Accessories: Riding Hood Red Ribbon Originals, Pretties Stick Pin and Beads

Card 2 Details:

Images: Nature Silhouette II

Paper: Acetate, Tissue Paper, Brilliant Blue, Going Gray, Teresa Collins Family Matters DP.

Inks: Blue Peri Alcohol ink, Stazon Black

Accessories: Pearl-ex, Crystal Effects, Basic Gray Taffeta Ribbon, Tim Holtz Mini Clip

Innovative Stamp Release AND SALE!!

Yep, the new releases from Innovative Stamp Creation's are here! The release consists of four new stamp sheets and a new background sheet! I have given you all a sneak peek of the sheets already last week, but have made all new samples for you today! Oh, and how exciting is this...the following new stamp sets are all on SALE until Friday 13, 2009!! Check out the reduced prices for these four sheets:
She's so Sweet
Precious Kitten
Men of Wisdom
Delicate Roses
Also, received 3 FREE word-stamps with the purchase of Little Specks Background size: 5x6

Let's start with the new Delicate rose sheet. LOVE these beautiful roses! WOW!! For this card, I used the rose background inked in red stazon and stamped it on a piece of acetate. The bottom pink pirouette piece is stamped with the new Little Specks background stamp. The rose image is colored with copics, and the card is finished off with some red satin ribbon, and the circle punched sentiment.



Card Details:
Images: Delicate Rose
Paper: Acetate, Pink Pirouette, Real Red
Ink: Palette Black, Copics, Real Red, Red Stazon
Accessories: Ribbon, Circle Punches






This next card uses the Men of Wisdom stamp set...this set is just perfect for the men in our lives!! For this card I used the soot stamping technique, which was a perfect technique for ssnotime73 negative stamping! A tutorial of this technique can be found here. I have never done this technique before, but have to say, it is soooo very awesome! I just love the aged look it can give a card!


Card Details:
Images: Men of Wisdom
Paper: Glossy White, Very Vanilla, Basic Black
Inks: Basic Black
Accessories: Candle, Acrylic Spray Clear Coat, Black Twill Tape, Key Charms




The next sheet I used is the Precious Kitten sheet. For this card I used some Raspberry Tart DSP for the background panels, along with some gray and pink ribbons. This adorable image was colored with copics, and I sponged the background with a bit of going gray.


Card Details:
Images: Precious Kitten
Paper: Basic Gray, Rose Red, Regal Rose, Raspberry Tart DSP
Ink: Palette Black, Copics, Basic Gray
Accessories: Ribbons, Sponges


The final sheet I have to share with you is called She's So Sweet, and sweet she is!! For the image, I paper pieced her dress and hat with almost amethyst DSP, and the flowers with so saffron DSP. I colored the rest of the image with some copics, and then added the sentiment with the hardware, ribbon and stamped the Little Specks Background on the base.


I just love the versatility of all these images! They are just so very fun!


Card Details:
Images: She's So Sweet
Paper: Almost Amethyst card stock and DSP, So Saffron card stock and DSP, Mellow Moss
Inks: Palette Black, Copics
Accessories: Hardware, Saffron Brads, Saffron Ribbon