Clear Scraps Project Post

With the new CHA releases, one of the cards I got to play was this Butterfly card from Clear Scraps' "Send-it Clear" line!!  These cards are so much fun to do – a challenge for sure to get all the layers to look good together, but so much fun! 

Since we just did a great swap with the people at Stampendous, I decided to use one of their giant stamps to dress up this butterfly too.

Obviously the stamp was WAY bigger than the butterfly and I didn't want the excess image stamped all over the rest of my clear card, so I put the 2 front pieces of the card together to form the butterfly and then masked the area around it with scraps of paper (red & blue in the photo)

This is what it looked like with the flower image stamped on the butterfly (with StazOn, of course).

Then I took my favourite-fav-fav Zig Painty Pens and coloured the stamped image from behind.  That's the beauty of acrylic, don'tcha know…..so many layers and surfaces to play with!!  

I finished the card off with a stamped sentiment on the front, a scalloped circle of paper behind the butterfly – to make it pop and also give me a place to write a little something-something to a friend maybe…?  and a quick run of a matching paint pen around the outside of the acrylic pieces (front and back).  Just a tip – it's a good idea to use something to border your acrylic projects like this….it helps your eye to stay focused on the project itself instead of wandering off the page/card, etc.  I attached my card fronts and back with the stickers provided but I also added a nice little border of Washi Tape at the seam!!  Love that stuff.

Thanks!

Cathy