Splitcoaststampers - Gel Card Help

Gel or Water Card

Supplies

5 1/2" x 8 1/2" piece of cardstock for card

4" x 5 1/4" piece of cardstock for card front (window piece)

3 3/4" x 5" piece of cardstock for window border (optional)

3 1/2" x 4 3/4" piece of white cardstock (for image)

Ziplock® bag (I used 3" x 4")

Hair gel

Coluzzle©

Double sided tape

Eyelet setter tools and eyelets

Step 1.
Use your Coluzzle© to cut a window in your card front. You could also use your paper cutter,
a punch or your hobby knife for this task.

Step 2.
Cut the next size smaller oval into a complementary colored piece of cardstock to create
a border for the window.

Now you should have two frames like these.

Step 3.
Decorate your card front.

Step 4.
If you have a border piece tape it behind your card front. Set aside.

Step 5.
Squeeze some hair gel into your ziplock® bag. Only add enough to cover the inside of the bag. Too
much gel might cause the bag to "pop" later on.

Step 6.
Press excess air out of the bag, close it and spread the gel evenly over the entire inside of the bag.

Step 7.
Turn your card front around and tape the gel bag over the opening. Use double sided tape.

Step 8.
Stamp the image you want to be seen through the bag on white cardstock.

Step 9.
Center image behind gel window and adhere it to the window.

Step 10.
Tape the card front to your card.

Step 11.
Add eyelets to the corner of the card. Gel bags are heavy and tape alone won't be enough
to keep it together unless you use sticky tape.