Embellishing Acrylic Halloween Style

Happy Halloween everyone! Today is one of my favorite holidays and I am happy to share a Halloween layout I created!  Did you know you can make your own acrylic shapes?  The 12×12 Clear Scraps Acrylic Sheet is perfect to cut into any size to use in your die cut machines. 

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For my layout, I first cut a 4×6 piece of acrylic to use with the Tim Holtz Movers and Shapers Mini Bat and Skull die. 

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After running the die and acrylic through my Vagabond, I now have two fun acrylic shapes to incorporate into my layout!

For the skull piece, I used Glossy Accents and Tim Holtz Distress Stickles Clear Rock Candy Dry Glitter. I applied a light coat of Glossy Accents around the edges followed by sprinkling the dry glitter. 

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FYI, the glitter goes everywhere so use it sparingly! 🙂

For my bat piece, I used Tattered Angels Glimmer Glaze in Oil Slick.  

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I applied a light coat and let it dry. It is helpful to stir the solution beforehand to ensure you get lots of glitter on your brush. Also you will need to let it dry for at least 30 min.  

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Here are close ups of my finished acrylic skull and bat:

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Check out my blog here to see more pictures!  As always you can find a lot of great techniques on the Clear Scraps blog!

Thanks for reading! -Jennifer

additional supplies:  paper and cardstock sticker letters:  Authentique and Making Memories; baker's twine:  Whisker Graphics; flair:  {a flair for buttons}, kraft tag: Jillibean Soup; bingo card:  Jenni Bowlin; stamp:  Pink Paislee; ink: Ranger; journaling pen: American Crafts; misc: thread. 

 

 

22 responses to “Embellishing Acrylic Halloween Style”

  1. Pinky Avatar

    Just adorbs girl!

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  2. LinhC Avatar
    LinhC

    Love the skull and crossbones!

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  3. Lexi D Avatar

    Love it! I love using diamond glaze on my acrylics!!

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  4. Ange Avatar

    So fun! Great idea and cute layout!!

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  5. eleele Avatar

    very creative, love it

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  6. Lynne Knobel Avatar
    Lynne Knobel

    Love this!!!

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  7. April H Avatar
    April H

    Absolutely LOVE all the ideas you bring to us through this blog. I have learned to do some pretty neat things that I would have never known how to do if it wasn’t for this blog teaching me. Thanks so much!
    April H. in Oregon

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  8. Ruth M. Avatar
    Ruth M.

    A little goes a long way with the beautiful skull.

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  9. adora Avatar

    super cool layout!! love the acrylic embellishments you made.

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  10. Ann Jobes Avatar

    I love how you cut your own shapes and embellished them!

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  11. Pinky Avatar

    Just adorbs girl!

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  12. LinhC Avatar
    LinhC

    Love the skull and crossbones!

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  13. Lexi D Avatar

    Love it! I love using diamond glaze on my acrylics!!

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  14. Ange Avatar

    So fun! Great idea and cute layout!!

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  15. eleele Avatar

    very creative, love it

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  16. Lynne Knobel Avatar
    Lynne Knobel

    Love this!!!

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  17. April H Avatar
    April H

    Absolutely LOVE all the ideas you bring to us through this blog. I have learned to do some pretty neat things that I would have never known how to do if it wasn’t for this blog teaching me. Thanks so much!
    April H. in Oregon

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  18. Ruth M. Avatar
    Ruth M.

    A little goes a long way with the beautiful skull.

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  19. adora Avatar

    super cool layout!! love the acrylic embellishments you made.

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  20. Ann Jobes Avatar

    I love how you cut your own shapes and embellished them!

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  21. Leah Crowe Avatar

    fantastic homemade embellishments!! love the layout!

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  22. Leah Crowe Avatar

    fantastic homemade embellishments!! love the layout!

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