Stenciled Acetate Card Tutorial

by Adrienne Boese - 4:22:00 PM

Acetate isn’t just for shaker cards and tags!

Stenciled Acetate Handmade Card created with Scrapbook.com pops of color, snowflake stencil, acetate; Tim Holtz distress oxide and glaze in salvaged patina; Pinkfresh essentials jewels and metallic pearls

This fun card technique was inspired by a friend of mine. She put glitter paste through her stencils and created a floating card front of acetate over a white card base. It was absolutely stunning and I just had to try it out!

For my floating card front, I decided to use pearlescent Pops of Color. This embellishment has a thinner consistency than other drops so to get it to go through a stencil nicely, you just have to mix up a bit of the drops with another art medium. I used 3D gloss gel, which has a transparent base giving it a very ethereal look.

Simply put a small dollop of the 3D gloss gel on your non-stick craft mat. Squeeze some of your Pops of Color onto the gel and then mix it up with a palette knife. The more Pops of Color you add, the deeper the color, but also the thinner your mixture. So if your stenciled image doesn’t come out clean, add more 3D gloss gel and give it a go again.

To help you keep your stencil in place over the slippery acetate, use strips of 4” mint tape to hold the stencil onto the acetate—I tape it on the back of the stencil and acetate. Then scrape your mixture through the stencil and remove the stencil from your acetate. Make sure that you clean off your stencil right away.

Your stenciled image should dry pretty quickly. Once it’s dry, trim it down if needed, then place foam squares on the back in strategic locations. Then glue the acetate down over the card stock base.

All that is left is to stamp and emboss your sentiment, maybe back it with some glitter paper for a little extra sparkle and add a few gems if desired!

Super easy and super fun! Until next time, happy crafting!

Adrienne

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