Stamping Sunday Blog Hop - Mercury Glass Acetate

Hello Crafty Friends

Welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop for September.  This month the Design Team are showcasing a really stunning product from 2019 Holiday Catalogue.  For something a little bit different we will be sharing projects made with the Mercury Glass Designer Acetate. You can find this gorgeous pack of of Acetate Sheets on Page 33 of the Catalogue. 

I have a few creations to share with you today. First up is a card perfect for beginner crafters. Starting with a piece of shimmery white cards stock, some white heat embossed snowflake images have been added before applying a water colour wash in Coastal Cabana ink.

The snow globe background has been created simply by die cutting a circle of Mercury Glass Acetate and adhering it behind the stamped cottage image. I thought the speckled treatment in the Acetate looked very close to falling "snow".   

The Still Scenes bundle on Page 43 of the Holiday Catalogue is what I have used to create the snow globe. The snowy cottage image has been stamped in Memento ink and colored using Stampin' Blends.

The next card is perfect for casual/avid crafting levels and again uses the Still Scenes bundle. The Feels Like Frost DSP (Page 42) has been sponged with Purple Posy, Blushing Bride and Flirty Flamingo inks before die cutting the hole for the Snow Globe Shaker Dome.

To create the Mercury Glass Acetate Background for the snow globe, I have die cut a slightly larger circle than the actual Shaker Dome piece. A few snowflake Sequins were added to the stamped image before adhering the Acetate.

The detailed stamped image that makes up the base of the Dome has been silver heat embossed onto Purple Posy card stock and then Silver Glimmer paper for the detailed die cut base. Silver Glimmer paper has been added to the edge of the card base before adhering the sponged DSP panel.

The next card showcases the Acetate by using a full piece to cover a Thick Whisper White Card Base. Die cut stitched rectangles have been adhered over the top of the Mercury Glass Acetate using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. 

The Whisper White panel has been silver heat embossed with sprinkling of stars. The stamped stocking and present images have been coloured using Stampin' Blends, die cut and adhered to the card front using dimensionals.

The sentiment "Tidings of Comfort and Joy" is from the Tidings All Around Stamp Set, which was white heat embossed onto Black card, fussy cut and adhered with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

The final project I have to share is a decor piece that I will be able to display in my house in a few months time. You could change the colours to suit the colours your household uses at Christmas time and there is also room to add a family name if you are giving as a gift.

Using the Mercury Glass Acetate as a background for this Christmas die cut scene, I have added a panel over the top of a piece of DSP that has been cut exactly the same size. The DSP used is from the Feels Like Frost Specialty DSP Pack, a white piece with Smoky Slate snowflakes.

Blushing Bride and Black card stock were used for the die cuts elements which were created using the Jolly Season Dies (Page 25).  The heat embossed sentiment "Christmas Cheer" is from the Tidings All Around stamp set and has been laid over a strip of White Flax Ribbon. A little blushing bride card stock has been punched using the Decorative Ribbon Border punch and tucked under the Flax Ribbon. 

That is all from me today. The Stamping Sunday Design Team appreciate the time you have invested to Blog Hop with us and hope you enjoy all the amazing idea's we have to share with you using the Mercury Glass Designer Acetate.

Up next in the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop is my super talented fellow Artisan, Mikaela Titheridge with her mind blowing creations. Enjoy x

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