Tutorial: Stamping + Coloring on Acetate

Hello, friends! Marge here today and I’m sharing two shaker cards with stamping and coloring on acetate films.

As shown in the picture, I colored flowers on an acetate film using alcohol markers so that you can give stained glass effects to your cards.

To begin, I trimmed a sheet of acetate film into 3.75×5 inch,  then stamped Pretty Petunia on it using a jet black StazOn ink. Then I erased a part of stem & leaves using an alcohol swab, then stamped a sentiment from Love Sentiments into the empty space.

I then turned the film upside down, and started coloring on the back of stamped images.

At first, I tried Copic markers for coloring, but they didn’t look bright on the acetate film, so I changed to Altenew Artist Markers, which are also alcohol based. Since the Altenew markers have larger nibs and are more juicy than Copics, I found it easier with the Altenew markers.

After I finished coloring, I found that the petunias shape fit very well into the Storybook 1 die frame. So I changed my plan from making a large rectangle window to making partitioned windows for shakers.

I die cut a white card stock using Stitched Notes and Storybook 1 die to make a shaker frame as shown below .

The Berry Bright Sequins Mix consists of green,  bright red and clear dew drops so it really goes well with flower images.

I always feel delightful when I put sequins into the shaker pouch and I love the iridescent shimmering look of the sequins.

Here are the two finished cards.

Except for coloring on the acetate film, the whole process is very simple.

Tips

1. Coloring on acetate film using alcohol markers is very tricky. So don’t try to be perfect. Use deep colors rather than light ones. When you brush markers, do it in the same direction before the previous brush stain dries up. That will minimize brushstrokes.

2. Mix seed beads with cupped sequins when you make shakers. Your shaker will look prettier and sound cheerful.

3. When you use MISTI for stamping on acetate film, use masking tape to keep the film from moving. The magnets won’t keep it in the same position while you stamp and open the MISTI door because the surface of the clear stamps is too sticky.