Mercury Glass Acetate Magnolia Blooms Thank You Card

This card features the Mercury Glass Designer Acetate and the Magnolia Blooms stamp set

I've been using the Mercury Glass Designer Acetate on a lot of Christmas cards recently (take a look back through my posts and my addiction will be revealed!) so I decided to use it on a thank you card instead.

I backed the acetate with a piece of Blueberry Bushel cardstock and then placed it onto the Balmy Blue base card.

I stamped the Magnolia Blooms onto Whisper White cardstock by inking the image with Stampin' Write Markers in Lovely Lipstick and Mint Macaron.  I then added some subtle colour with coordinating Stampin' Blends alcohol markers.
TIP: I used the Color Lifter to blend the colour out on the petals.

I hand cut the blooms and added them to the card front.

I used the coordinating label and frame from the Ornate Frames dies to create a secondary feature on the card.  The Frame is Lovely Lipstick and the label is Balmy Blue with the greeting stamped in Blueberry Bushel ink.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - All available for purchase in my online store

Mercury Glass Designer Acetate

$20.00

Magnolia Blooms Photopolymer Stamp Set

$24.00

Ornate Frames Dies

$59.00

Blueberry Bushel A4 Cardstock

$15.25

Balmy Blue A4 Cardstock

$15.25

Lovely Lipstick A4 Cardstock

$15.25

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

$17.00

Lovely Lipstick Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

$15.50

Mint Macaron Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

$15.50

Many Marvelous Markers

$215.25

Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop - Card / Project Kits - Looking Up Variation: Z- Fold card

Welcome to the monthly Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop.  You are currently visiting Stephanie Fischer (The Crafty Thinker) from Australia.

Our theme this month is to highlight card or project kits.  I couldn't wait to get my hands on the Looking Up card kit when it came out (Annual Catalogue).  I love the designs and how easy they are to put together - perfect for a beginner but still enjoyable and rewarding for the avid cardmaker.  

The Looking Up card kit - find it on page 202 of the Annual Catalogue or in the Beginner Brochure

And, having made several in the standard way, I've created my own card using some of the elements - actually it's a CASE of a card I made several years ago!

The aircraft from the Looking Up card kit is attached to the acetate in this Z-Fold card

The Z-Fold card looks quite impressive but is, in fact, super-easy to make.  I've included dimensions and instructions for the fold at the end of the post.

This is how the Z-Fold card looks when closed

Having cut the three panels of Whisper White cardstock to size, I used some home-made masks to quickly sponge the cloudy sky and grass.  

I cut and folded the piece of Window Sheet Acetate and fixed it into position then glued the sponged panels into place.  I had to cut a slit into the large panel to accommodate the acetate but it doesn't really show.

Then I attached the trees to the card and the aircraft the acetate.

The best part is that this card still fits into the matching envelope that forms part of the kit!

The Z-Fold card fits perfectly into the envelope that forms part of the Looking Up card kit

Z-Fold card created with some sponging and elements from the Looking Up card kit

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Cut the Mint Macaron cardstock to 4.5" x 11"
• Score at 5.5" and 2.75" and fold
• Cut a piece of Window Sheet acetate to 1" x 11" and score at 5.5" and 2.75"  
• The longer length of acetate attaches to the front (smaller) section of card and the shorter piece attaches to the inside (larger) section of card. 
• The sponged panels measure 2 5/8" x 4 1/8" (two of these) and 51/4" x 4 1/8"

TIPS:  

• I chose to trim off a little piece of acetate at each end in order to ensure that it would be completely covered by the sponged panel
• Keep your masks for use in future projects

Thank you for visiting.  I hope you enjoyed this card.  You are currently visiting Stephanie Fischer - please see the list below and click on the next person on the list to hop through all of the projects - you don't want to miss any!

'Til next time!

Stephanie


Product List - All available for purchase in my online store

Looking Up Card Kit

$47.00

Mint Macaron A4 Cardstock

$15.25

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

$17.00

Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Window Sheets

$8.75

Mercury Glass Acetate: Peaceful Boughs Noel Card

A glamorous Christmas card that's actually quite easy to make
It features the Mercury Glass Acetate, Brightly Gleaming paper and Beautiful Boughs dies

Well, I'm still addicted to the Mercury Glass Designer Acetate!  Look back over a few of my other posts and you'll find it popping up a lot!

The base card is Pool Party and there are layers of Brightly Gleaming Specialty Designer Series Paper and Noble Peacock Foil Sheet.  The foliage (from the Beautiful Boughs dies) is cut from Coastal Cabana cardstock and there's also a layer of that behind the acetate so that I could tuck the ends of the foliage behind it.

The letters are cut from Pretty Peacock cardstock with the Hand Lettered Prose dies and I added some Shimmery Crystal Effects for a bit of subdued sparkle.  I also added some to the foliage.

close up of the foliage treated to a layer of Shimmery Crystal Effects

I'm not sure if they're stars, snowflakes or flowers - but whatever they are, they're cut from Silver Foil Sheet with dies from the Detailed Deer set.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - All available for purchase in my online store

Mercury Glass Designer Acetate

$20.00

Detailed Deer Dies

$59.00

Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels

$10.50

Pretty Peacock A4 Cardstock

$15.25

Card Stock A4 Coastal Cabana

$15.25

Pool Party A4 Card Stock

$15.25

Silver Foil Sheets

$8.75

Noble Peacock Foil Sheets

$17.50

Beautiful Boughs Dies

$61.00

Shimmery Crystal Effects

$8.75

Brightly Gleaming Specialty Designer Series Paper

$25.00

Hand-Lettered Prose Dies

$66.00

Mercury Glass Acetate, Tin Tile and Detailed Deer

A Christmas card featuring a panel of Mercury Glass Acetate backed by Copper Foil Sheet

Here's an idea for a quick, simple but effective Christmas card - or change the die cut and sentiment to make a card for any occasion!

The base card is Smoky Slate to which I've added layers of Basic Black and Pretty Peacock.  I used the Tin Tile Embossing Folder to add some texture and pattern to the Pretty Peacock layer.

I cut pieces of Copper Foil Sheet and Mercury Glass Designer Acetate to the same size and adhered the acetate on top of the copper.
TIPS:  I found I could get away with using the tape type of adhesive - I added it to the back of the acetate around the edges.  Remember to peel away the protective layer from the acetate before you use it!

I popped the resulting silver and copper background onto a layer of Basic Black and adhered to the card front.

In order to continue the shiny theme, I cut the deer from Black Foil Sheet but I'm sure Basic Black cardstock would also work well.  Having glued the deer to the centre panel, I added a Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewel for an eye.

I cut one of the greetings from the roll of Classic Weave Ribbon.  It needed a bit more oomph, so I kept it simple by adding a couple of strips of Mint Macaron ribbon and some more of those Holiday Rhinestones.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - All available for purchase in my online store

Mercury Glass Designer Acetate

$20.00

Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels

$10.50

Detailed Deer Dies

$59.00

Copper Foil Sheets

$8.75

Black Foil Sheets

$8.75

Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate

$15.25

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

$15.25

Pretty Peacock A4 Cardstock

$15.25

Mint Macaron 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Textile Ribbon

$12.25

Very Vanilla/Copper 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Classic Weave Ribbon

$14.00

Mercury Glass Acetate Noel

Mercury Glass Acetate forms a beautiful backdrop for the die-cut letters.
The stunning Feels Like Frost foiled papers create quick, easy and beautiful Christmas cards!

Well, I've become addicted to the Mercury Glass Designer Acetate!  I shared an #Elfie card here and that was just the start!

Today's card is soooo simple ... and looking at it again now, I can see that I could have made it even more simple for myself!

To the Coastal Cabana base card I added a piece of the beautiful Feels Like Frost Specialty Designer Series Paper.  The next step is to adhere a piece of the acetate to a larger piece of Noble Peacock Foil Sheet (I actually backed the acetate with a piece of Bermuda Bay cardstock - not necessary!)  Then I adhered this to a piece of Coastal Cabana card before adding it to the card front.

The letters are cut from Bermuda Bay cardstock using the Hand Lettered Prose dies.

I can't resist an extra bit of bling, so I added some Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - All available for purchase from my online store

Mercury Glass Designer Acetate

$20.00

Feels Like Frost Specialty 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

$25.00

Noble Peacock Foil Sheets

$17.50

Hand-Lettered Prose Dies

$66.00

Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels

$10.50

Card Stock A4 Coastal Cabana

$15.25

Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay

$15.25