Hello there, friends!
This is Rita Edwards and today I would like to share my new creation that reminds me of old stained glass windows, something I’ve been fascinated by as long as I can remember. When I received the new Butterfly Labels 1 Peel-offs, I knew immediately what I was going to make next: stained glass windows! Well, almost stained and almost windows and lots of fun! This is how we can create one together:
1. Take out your Butterfly Labels 1 Peel-offs, a sheet of transparent Double Sided Adhesive and a clear sheet of acetate.
2. Peel off the release sheet from the Double Sided Adhesive Sheet and adhere the adhesive side to the clear acetate sheet. Peel off the other release sheet and set aside.
3. Place three Butterfly Label Peel-offs facing down (sticky side up) onto the release sheet and place the Double Sided Adhesive Sheet on top.
4. Cover the adhesive with Warm Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter, rub the surface with your finger and brush off the extra glitter.
5. Fussy cut around each peel-off and use the remaining material to cut out a small butterfly, “Thank You” note and some small flowers.
6. Use your Copic or other alcohol markers to color the surfaces.
7. Add Glossy Accents to the areas you would like to bring out further and let it dry overnight.
8. Cut four accordion pages using the Accordion Fancy Label die from clear acetate.
9. Also cut four pages from the blue patterned paper and cut out the center of all four. You will now have just four frames which will function as edges.
10. Assemble the accordion card with all the elements.
I hope you enjoyed today’s tutorial as much as I enjoyed creating this card. And I especially hope that you try this technique yourself too.
hugs, Rita
Supplies by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs:
– (771) Accordion Fancy Label die set
Supplies by Elizabeth Craft Designs:
– (728) Bunch of Flowers die set
– (713) Small Butterfly die set
– (788) Thank You die set
– (SKU 2569) Butterfly Labels 1 Peel-Off Sticker
– (501) 5″ x 12″ Double Sided Adhesive Sheets
– (639) Warm Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter
Other Supplies:
– DCWV Violet Leaf cardstock
– Clear Acetate
– Copic Markers
Love this card. How did you fasten the butterfly to the clear acetate. Does glue or tape show thru?
very pretty!
Sandra ltb
I can’t wait to try this! BEAUTIFUL cars and wonderful instructions.
What a great card Rita. I love the idea of putting the Peel-Off onto acetate, covering with glitter and Glossy Accents….can’t wait to try it myself.
Thank you for your kind note, Raquel! I cannot wait to see your take!
Absolutely gorgeous Rita! I love it.
Thank you so very much, Joy!
A very nice addition to our cardmaking! Beautiful! Love the new look of the stain glass effect!
Thank you very much, Linda! Oh, the possibilities!
Fabulous card Rita!!, which I’m going to try out!!!
Thank you so much, Jackie! I hope to see your card soon.
Stunning and so effective.
Beautiful card Rita!
Thank you very much, Joset!
Just love this.
Thank you so much!
Such a lovely design and the use of acetate is great fun!
Thank you so much, Angela! I hope you try it as well.
This is a wonderful technique. Can’t wait to get home from work and try it out myself. One question, can we use acetate packaging that comes with all our dies and other fun stuff? Would it be too stiff to fold and use this way? I will try it to see….just thought you might know.
Please write again and let us know how it worked. I do think that some stiff plastic packaging material would work, but the key will be whether or not the little tabs that hold the center part of the panels together can be scored, folded, and connected with strong hold tape (so that might rule out some kinds of packaging).
So far I liked Dura-Lar brand the best, it cuts smoothly and with clear lines. The one I have is a 0.003 thickness and I think 0.005 would be better which my local craft store didn’t have. I used a 0.007 thickness store brand that was honestly horrible and wouldn’t recommend. Also, tape runners adhere better then glue. I’m actually thinking of cutting little holes in the connection points so maybe I can use a small bow. And yes, I hope you let us know how your experiment worked. The overall look is gorgeous especially in natural light.
What a beautiful card, love the colors.
Thank you so much, Marge! Turquoise and lavender are my favorite.
Wow, these are gorgeous!!
Thank you so much, Diane!