Happy Anniversary

Blue Ribbon #2

I became enamored of the many fascinating and creative aspects of acetate a few years ago and this is one of two cards using acetate scraps that I submitted to the Fair.  I've saved all of the unscratched acetate packaging that was used for dies and other craft items I've bought and while it won't withstand a heat gun, it's perfect for making light, floaty layers . . .

Acetate allows you to elevate designs above the background which can make for interesting shadows.  But you will need to figure out a supportive arrangement of embellishments so that you can hide the foam pop dots behind them in order to keep the acetate suspended over the background.  You can also use decorative elements for support directly on the background which are designed to be visible and part of the layout.  In this case, black pearls did the job nicely . . .

Cardstock:   Bazzill Raven, Vanilla, Marcos Jute, Scrap Black,

                     Acetate

Stamps:       Hero “Happy Anniversary”, Designer Woodgrain,

                     Silhouette Grass, Stamp Camp Tiger Marble

Inks:             ColorBox Silver, StazOn Cotton White, Hero Shadow

                     Soft Brown, Distress Antique Linen

Emb Pwdr:   Delafield Silver

Dies:            Stampin’ Up Lakeside Framelets, Memory Box Pine

                     Needle Border

Doo Dads:    Silver webbing spray, Distress Stickles Black Soot,

                     pearls Black, McGill and Marvy punches Butterflies