This month was acetate month at stamp club. We used acetate on three different projects, in three different ways.
I am a bit sad that the Just Beachy stamp set isn't being carried over to the new catalogue. I had to use him at stamp club one last time before he gets relegated to the "retired stamp set" bin in my office. So, we made shaker cards!!
This card is a snap to make, once you know the "tricks". We started out with some wild Tangerine Tango cardstock, added some Bella Rose DSP and some Tangerine Tango striped grosgrain ribbon. The fish was stamped using Kiwi Kiss Classic ink, and was then punched out using the 1 3/4" circle punch. The sentiment (from another retiring set - Hugs and Wishes) was stamped using Tangerine Tango ink. It looks a bit washed out in the photo, but it's darker on the card.
To make the actual shaker box, I sorta punched out a circle from the acetate using my 1 3/4" circle punch. I say sorta because the punch wouldn't completely go through the acetate. I punched as much as I could, and then cut the rest out by hand. The circle doesn't have to be perfect. The Tangerine Tango frame was created by punching a circle using the 1 1/4" circle punch. I then centred the hole inside the 1 3/4" circle punch, and punched again. Voila! Instant frame. The acetate was then glued to this.
Tip alert: To make the "box" for the beads, use the long strips of Stampin' Dimensionals that you find on the sides of the sheets. Cut off 3-4 bumps' worth, and then carefully lay them on the acetate, under the frame.
Once you have the entire frame completed, pull off the paper from the dimensionals, and then add some beads to the box. Place the fish on top, image side down (so that it's resting against the microbeads), and you're done.
Try this technique, and then e-mail photos of your cards to me. I'd love to see your projects!
Happy stamping!
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