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AFTCM, I joined a swap that requires that I create an elegant acetate card that includes a sticker. It took a bit of time to come up with the layers for this card to insure that no glue or brad tangs were showing but it finally came all together. I started by cutting a piece of acetate that when folded in half fit in a large envelope. I cut another piece of acetate for my focal element, applied my sticker - a vase of beautiful sunflowers - to the front. I used alcohol inks on the back of this layer to create a soft watercolour look. I lifted the vase part of the sticker and added a piece of yellow vintage seam binding over the acetate and glued the ends to the back. I layered some decorative reflective foil to the back of this acetate and attached it using some double sided tape behind the sunflowers. I added this element to the card front using four brads through all the layers. To cover up the brad tangs I added an embellished layer of green cardstock slightly larger than the element to the inside of the card front using four large glue dots on the brad tangs and a couple piece of double sided tape in the center area. I had punched the one side of the green cardstock using a scallop border punch (SU) and pierced the scallops using a push pin. To the inside back of the acetate card I added an embellished layer of white cardstock using large glue dots in the corners. I had previously border punched one of the edges and added some dots and stitching using a coordinating blue gel pen. To cover up the sight of my glue dots on the back of the card I added four small sunflower stickers. To finish it off, I tied a small length of seam binding to the piece on the front with a single knot and tied on a sticker embellishment which I created using two round tag shaped clear stickers with a little sunflower sticker sandwiched in between.
Really love the dimension and interest created by that reflective foil I placed behind my acetate. It has been in my stash for YEARS!!!!!!!! Saved this foil wrapper from a KitKat bar when Lost World was the movie to see!!
Enjoy the last of the summer before the kids head back to school!!
Therese
