Acetate & Tissue
by Beate Johns
A great technique to try when you need vibrant colors or if you want something to look like it is caught in a liquid (fish) or a crystal (like a fossil in amber!).
Supplies
- Rubber gloves
- Tissue Paper
- Acetate, Window sheets or other acetate, such as overhead transparencies
- StazOn Ink™ or Versamark™ and Embossing Powder
- Stamps, Gina K's Holiday Cheer used here
- Crystal Effects™, or other clear drying glue or glaze
- Dye Ink Reinkers
- Pearl Ex or Glitter , (optional) Pearl Ex can be rubbed in with the reinkers for a more sparkly, metallic look
- Neutral colored cardstock
Step-by-Step
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Step 1
Stamp your image on the Acetate with Stazon™ . If you use overhead transparencies, you might be able to emboss your image as well. Just be careful heating your image or you will warp the actetate.
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Step 2 (Optional)
Stamp your neutral colored cardstock with an image you want to appear in the back of your Acetate piece.
Hint:
This will only work if you use light colored reinkers for your background..
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Step 3
Turn the "unstamped" side of the acetate up and scribble Crystal Effects™ over it.
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Step 4
Add a few drops of dye ink reinker randomly around the sheet.
Hint:
Don't use too much. You can always add more later.
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Step 5
Wear a rubber glove and move your reinker over the entire image. You can do that by smearing the ink, or tapping it with your finger.
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Continue to move your ink around until you like the coverage. Add more reinker drops if neccessary.
Hint:
When using multiple colors, be careful that they don't blend too much or it will look muddy.
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Step 6
Apply a light dusting of glitter to add some sparkle.
Hint:
Pearl Ex™ can be used here as well.
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Step 7
Add a slightly bigger piece of tissue paper over your piece of Acetate.
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Step 8
Turn Acetate piece around and place it on top of your neutral cardstock piece.
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Step 9 (Optional)
If you want a less wrinkly, more liquid, clear look, press your Acetate into your cardstock.
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Continue to move the glue/reinker mixture around with your fingers until you like how it looks. Let dry.
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Step 10
Cut your image down to the size needed. (Spellbinders Label 3 Nestabilities were used here.)
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Step 11
Finish your card.
Video!
Variations
Cut it up.
Cut your finished piece apart and use only part of it. This sample uses only one of the three pears.
Skip the stamping.
Skip Step 1 and don't stamp an image on the acetate. Use it as a background and layer a cut out image on top, or stamp on it later.
Paint it
Apply your reinker to the glue mixture with a paint brush for more control.
Your Turn
You've seen the tutorial, now you try it! We've got a section of the gallery set aside for Acetate & Tissue. Try this technique, then upload your artwork to the gallery. Show us your creations!
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Questions and Comments
We'd love to get your feedback or questions. Leave your comment below.
I have never tried this technique with a dryer sheet. If you try it, use a used dryer sheet.
Thank you.
Yes, you leave the tisuse paper on.
Smadson and Trish K,
You will need to use gift wrapping tissue paper, not kleenex tissues.
Hugs and smiles
this is is my first time following a tutorial using distress inks, but this is not my first use of this acetate and tissue idea, i made atcs a few years ago, so here are my tips for those who dont think they have any acetate or tansparency. i use clear plastic from packaging after i have carefully washed and made sure there are no scratches, i use pva glue and if i have no tissue i use 3 ply kitchen roll just take the back layer of, even if it has a embossed pattern thats fine it either disappears or adds to it. Hope these alternatives work for you, another idea i have yet to try is laminating sheets just run through the laminater and you have something to work with.
i use the clear plastic from packaging,as its stiffer, never had a problem with it curling, i have even made atcs that only require plain white paper (copy) on the back to write my details on then put in a clear plastic wallet,
if yours is curling try brads to fix to the card stock then dst to fix to the card base.
Hugs and smiles
This is a really fun technique. I did this several years ago with future floor wax instead of the clear glue.Smae technique different product, we made large 81/2 x11 sheets and cut them up for further use as panels on cards
It just takes the floor wax overnight to dry
this is more instant !
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