Embosed Acetate Card
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I was making this card for a couple of challenges and thought it might make a good subject for a tutorial. This one is for a 14.9cm square card but you can use any shape and size you wish.
1. Cut a piece of acetate and 1 piece of card to 13.8cm square and a second piece of card to 13.9cm square in your choice of colour way. At first I was going to use the same card for both pieces but changed my mind later as you'll see. The 1mm less for the base card and acetate makes it easier to put together without the lower pieces showing where you don't want them to.
2. Put your piece of acetate through your cuttlebug folder of choice - the thicker the piece of acetate the better result you will get. Turn the acetate over and work on the debossed side. Using glue that dries clear add the glue to the debossed areas then sprinkle with glitter. You may find it better to wait for the glue to partially dry before knocking the excess glitter off so that the glue doesn't move. Then patience is required because you'll need to wait for it to dry - how long this will take depends on what glue you've chosen to use. Meanwhile you can be getting the rest of the elements ready.
3. Using your 13.9cm piece of card and a clear embossing or versamark pad, stamp a design in two diagonally opposite corners. I used parts of an oak branch stamp from one of my stampscapes sets. Then I heat embossed with a silver sparkle embossing powder.
4. Partially cut out a circle in the centre of your piece of card taking care not to cut into any of your embossed areas. Cut around these areas with a pair of scissors or a craft knife.
5. When your piece of acetate is dry, you can then assemble the card. Put DST around all four edges of the embossed side of the acetate - you want the glitter to be trapped underneath. Stick this to the prepared top piece of card. Put DST around the four sides of the wrong side of the bottom piece of card and self adhesive foam around the edge of the right side of this piece then attach to the acetate and card.
6. Attach this to your base card and add your choice of embellishments. I chose a flower with wire and a dragonfly which I rubber stamped onto vellum and embossed with silver detail embossing powder and decorated with crystals along the body.
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