Let's Make CLEAR CARDS featuring the INBLOOM and the DANDY GARDEN SUITES

I always love to browse social media platforms for new and different ideas in card making.  My latest find is CLEAR CARDS.  What are clear cards you may ask?  They are cards who have card bases made of clear acetate.  That's it!!  It's nothing too crazy but the designs can be so beautiful. 

For the card, I used an acetate card base, use a piece of  cut at 4-1/4in by 11in folded and creased at 5-1/2in.  On the inside of the back panel of the card base, adhere a piece of DSP from the FLOWERS FOR EVERY SEASON SUITE cut at 4in by 5-1/4in. 

Next create the inside mini card element using a piece of BASIC WHITE card stock cut at 6-1/2in by 4-1/2in and scored and folded at 3-1/4in on the LONG SIDE.  Using the TRI-CORNER PUNCH, round the outside corners of the folded panel.  

Cut two coordinating designs from the paper stack, cutting one at 3in by 4-1/4in and one at 3in by 1-3/4in.  Adhere them to the front of the mini card, rounding the corresponding corners first. Adhere the mini card to the back panel DSP with the fold lined up along the left edge.

The last few elements are adhered to the front of the acetate.  On a piece of BASIC WHITE card stock cut at 2in by 2-1/4in, stamp the sentiment from the INBLOOM stamp set using MEMENTO INK.  Adhere an identical piece of cardstock on the underside of the front panel to cover the adhesive.  Under the sentiment, adhere a strip of DSP cut at 3/4in by 2in.  For embellishments, cut out a MAGENTA MADNESS flower, a MISTY MOONLIGHT middle and a JUST JADE pair of leaves using the PIERCED BLOOMS DIES. Adhere them to card front under the sentiment.

1)For the card base, use a piece of acetate cut at 4-1/4in by 11in folded and creased at 5-1/2in.  On the inside of the back panel of the card base, adhere a piece of DSP from the DANDY GARDEN SUITE cut at 4in by 5-1/4in. 

For the front panel, cut a piece of BUMBLEBEE card stock at 3in by 4-1/4in and the striped DSP from the DANDY GARDEN SUITE cut at 2-3/4in by 4in.  Adhere them together then to the front of the acetate card base.  For the inside panel for the sentiment, cut a piece of BASIC WHITE card stock at 2-3/4in by 4in, line it up with the front panel and adhere it to the back of the card base on top of the DSP. 

3)Cut a SOFT SEAFOAM circle using the STITCHED SHAPE DIES. Then on a piece of BASIC WHITE scrap, stamp the dragonfly image using MEMENTO INK, color using the SO SAFFRON and SOFT SEAFOAM BLENDS.  Punch the image out using the DRAGONFLY PUNCH.  Adhere the circle to the center of the front panel and place the dragonfly using DIMENSIONALS. 

4)For the sentiment, cut a strip of MOSSY MEADOW card stock at 3/4in by 4-1/8in.  Stamp the sentiment using VERSAMARK INK and apply WHITE EMBOSSING POWDER.  Use the HEAT GUN to set.  Adhere it to the front of the card as shown. 

Here's a video tutorial to see how both cards came together.

I originally used the WINDOW SHEETS to make the card bases but found them to be a little flimsy.  I found a great solution on AMAZON. Below is the link.

10mil Plastic for Card Bases

All the other products can be purchased in my online store.  The link is below.

The Wexford Stamper's ONLINE Store

If you LOVE this project, don't forget to download the PDF tutorial.

PDF TUTORIAL

Thanks for dropping by my blog.  I hope you feel inspired to try a CLEAR CARD yourself.  If you have any questions about this or any other project on my blog, don't hesitate to email me at blreed@comcast.net  Drop by next week.  I will be sharing two more CLEAR CARD designs.

Keep Stamping,

Barb Reed

The Wexford Stamper