A is for Acetate

 

Beccy's Place runs a month of Holiday Cards challenge throughout November. Most days are a prompt with the letter of the alphabet but as there are only 26 then we get a random prompt too.

Beccy is so very generous giving out so many amazing prizes and visiting every single entrant during the month and there are over 1000! I was unable to enter at all last year as I was so busy with a 2nd job that my card making completely went by the wayside. So much so it was the middle of November before I realised that I had missed the challenge! It was a good job I had made a lot of my Christmas cards earlier in the year as there would not have been any handmade ones given out last year.

Anyhoo, I am still mega busy but I am trying very hard to participate this year as thee are my favourite cards to make.

This card is for the Letter A which is for ACETATE

I visited the Crafter's Companion store in Evesham earlier in the year and they often have some amazing bargains. Many are kits that have been sold to QVC customers and returned so the staff check them for completeness and sell off at a much cheaper price.

This majority of this card is made using items from the Winterberry Collection which retails for £50 but I bought for only £10!!!! It has 580 elements in it and was a complete bargain.

The centrepiece is a Diamond Painting (DP) sticker from a kit by Craft Buddy. I have to admit I was a bit reluctant to get involved with DP as I wasn't really keen on the idea of using little dots of plastic but was intrigued enough to have a go and I love it. This particular kit has loads of traditional Christmas images in it, some much larger than others. I took it on holiday to Anglesey earlier in the year and it was a lovely indoor activity when the wet and windy weather descended.

Once completed you seal the images with a special glue that prevents them from falling off but still retains the sparkle on the gems.

The sticker is on a clear acetate background which I trimmed more closely to the pattern. I used a circle of black card and added the white patterned acetate over it, being careful to add the glue under the sticker. This was then matted on red shimmer card from the Winterberry kit. The lovely paper, card blank and die cut sentiment are also from the same kit.

Thank you to Becky for running this challenge and your amazing generosity.

Card Details -

Size - 6” Square

Image - Diamond Painting Christmas Wall Art Sticker (Craft Buddy)

Die Cut, Acetate & Paper - Winterberry Collection (Crafter’s Companion)

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges (in Alphabetical Order)

Beccy’s Place Challenges - Month of Holiday Cards Day 1 - A is for Acetate