Supplies needed for Card at Left
3.75" by 3.75" square Shallow Pool Cardstock (212-0069)
4.25" by 5.5" Greedy Green Cardstock(212-0047)
Leaf Sentiments (146-0030) or Pressed Flowers Stamp Set
3.5" by 3.5" Acetate (available by the pack at office supply stores--look at overhead projector sheets)
Primary Elements Polished Pigments Kit # 5 (612-0981)
Square Steps Slot Punch (712-0257)
Dream Impressions Dye Ink Pad (412-0021) Black
Hermafix Transfer Adhesive (712-0053)
Double Stick Sheest (712-0609)
Misc: Stamp cleaner, paper towel, scratch paper, old soft-bristle brush (like a blush brush) hair dryer, heat gun, xyron adhesive tool, tidy tray
Directions:
Ink stamp and press lightly onto scratch paper.
Without re-inking press the stamp onto acetate. (Press straight down and pull straight up to avoide "sliding" the stamp.)
Set aside to dry.
Fold Greedy Green cardstock to make greeting card base.
Use Square Steps Punch to create 4 corners on Shallow Pool cardstock. (don't you love how easy these corner punches are now?)
Check acetate to see if image is dry. If not you may use a hair dryer or heat gun to dry the image. Careful with the heat gun since some acetate does shrink at that temperature.
Apply adhesive to acetate. The double stick tape sheets work well and so does the Xyron adhesive applicator. You can put the adhesive on either side of the acetate for different effects. I like to apply adhesive on the stamped side to prevent any of ink from rubbing off with wear.
Expose all of the adhesive side and brush or sprinkle polished pigments in various hues over the entire design. Keep applying until the acetate has no sticky areas.Brush off all excess polished pigment.
Insert the acetate square into the corner punched cardstock.
Use Hermafix to adhere cardstock square to card base.
Include a message or note inside and always sign your artwork!
Design Notes:
Applying adhesive again to the acetate after polished pigment can dull the design or pull off the polished pigment. Rolling it through a Xyron is about the only way this can be done effectively.
Polished Pigments give your images a soft glow, for more "razzle dazzle" try mixing the pigments with glitter or with gold leafing.
You can skip glitter all together and just stipple or spong ink directly on the acetate for a softer effect. Try the ColorBox Chalk pads for an opaque effect or use dye inks for a sheer color.
Do much work with vellum? Just about all the the techniques you use there will work on acetate except heat embossing.
Use pop dots to mount the acetate designs over paper and then cover the pop dot with punched peices or faux gemstones.
Stamp a script image or other design on acetate and layer it over photos with eyelets (no glitter or other color involved).
Design a card front as usual and then create an acetate overlay to go over the enire front of the card.
Stamp on acetate and then use it as a window for a shaker box.
Punch shapes out of any excess pigment polished acetate and use them to accent larger designs.
