Easter Bliss

Wednesday 22 August 2012

Acetate Dome

This is a card I've made for a challenge at Merly Impressions, the theme is "Acetate" and there's a fabulous prize of some Kaisercraft goodies. It's time to dig out all the pretty acetate you've been buying and not using. Or, like me, keep that safe and print your own. You have until the 4th of September to enter.


I started by creating a backing card, and an acetate overlay of flying birds, in MCS from the Quintessential Country Garden CD.  I stamped the birdbath stamp from Kaisercraft in Memento London Fog and coloured it with Promarkers. I inked the background with Spun Sugar and Antique Linen Distress Inks. The rose paper is from Wild Rose Studio, which I layered onto card I'd edged with a Pastel Green Promarker.


I coloured a piece of  Guipure lace and wrapped it around the rose paper before fixing it to the backing card. I then attached the birdbath panel, raising it slightly down the center with foam pads. I cut out a few extra acetate birds I'd printed and stuck them down with Pinflair glue and added some flowers  in the corner.

Once everything was dry I attached the acetate to the backing card giving it a dome that stands about 2cm proud, then I mounted it all onto an 8"x8" card blank. Photographing acetate is a bit of a nightmare and it's a shame the effect doesn't show too well, but I'm pleased with the effect of the birds flying past without them obscuring the beautiful stamp.


15 comments:

  1. This is stunning as always Andree, the stamps are fab as is the layout and the papers..Px

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  2. Hi Andree,

    Wow what a fabulous card and that acetate overlay works perfectly with the theme of your card. I also love the soft colour tones - beautiful.

    Thank you for taking part in the Challenge.
    Chrissy xXx

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  3. Such a pretty and beautiful card as always . That stamp is so lush . I love how you have worked with it xxx

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  4. stunning! a simply beautiful card, the birds compliment the stamp perfectly and the colours are wonderful

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  5. wow, a stunning card-so much detail, love the soft colours xx

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  6. Amazing Card love Acetate to work with xx

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  7. WOWSERS Andree this is absolutely awesome! I adore the beautiful image and the colours are gorgeous.

    Hugs
    Linda xxx

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  8. Absolutely stunning card hun, beautiful xx

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  9. Wow Andree! I love your take on the challenge and what a great idea to print your own! xxx

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  10. Wow it's stunning hun. good luck it's certainly a winner x

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  11. Andree this is just sublime.
    "A thing of beauty is a joy forever" was never more true. Vee xx

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  12. Absolutely beautiful, I love the colours and the that lace is gorgeous
    Lindsay xx

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  13. This is stunning. So beautiful design. How can i learn to design such nice like this for joining the Plastic card printing and designing company? I really appreciate this.

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  14. Thank you for the lovely comment Hank. I should think there would be copyright issues involved if you wanted to use the images for another purpose. You should contact Kaisercraft about their licensing policy.

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  15. stunning card its lovely very pretty xx

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