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[UsernameBarbF]

I've never seen this technique before and am eager to give it a try. I have some tips that have worked out for me and thought you might like them too. Before MISTI came along (and saved me), I had a lot of acrylic stamping blocks and a few large ones. Now I use them as weights for my card making--when I glue card stock/paper together, I place the acrylic blocks on top of the glued together pieces so everything dries nice and flat. Another thing I discovered is a product called E6000 Multi-Purpose Spray Adhesive (it's water soluble, odor free). It's wonderful for intricate cut outs that need to be glued down. I place paper towels in the bottom of a box, lay the cut card stock face down on the paper towels and then after shaking the bottle well I gently spray the cutouts--do not saturate them or else they'll curl up and don't spray too close for the same reason. Then I pick the piece up with my tweezers and put it in place. It's so quick and so thorough! I don't use newspapers because I don't want the ink of that product to smear onto my cardstock. This product is almost always available at craft stores, hardware stores and it's also on Amazon. Last tip which I learned during one of Karen Burniston's card making classes has to do with scoring. She showed us that most paper cutters have a slot running down them just before the cutting blade. She then raised the paper holder and blade up out of the way and then positioned her paper over the slot and used her bone folder to drag along the slot and make a crease/indentation. You can drop it down a bit from the top if you need to, using the imprinted guide lines to make sure your paper is straight. I hope at least one of these tips is helpful for you! Thank you so much for your video!

[BWColor.Stephanie]

You can get the same effect by ‘coloring’ the acetate with alcohol inks. After you glue the acetate/transparency on, flip it up(acetate on top) and since it’s clear, you can apply the specific colors of alcohol ink to the areas you want. Easier, less messy. The pearlescent alcohol inks add some beautiful effects.

[ADayInLisasLife]

Hi, Justine. I just wanted to add my appreciation to you for always encouraging us to use what products we had on hand rather than running out to buy new items all the time. My husband often wonders why I collect things but rarely make anything. Hmmm... because collecting is a hobby, too, dear.

For this card, baking comes to mind. I wonder if one couldn't gently tap the edges of the card top to gently shake and settle the powder into a even layer.

I wonder, if you could make a hinge onto a acrylic, acetate or vellum card to prevent losing the illusion of stained glass you just created. I mean, it's lovely, but it hardly seems worthwhile to go to all that effort only to back it with white cardstock. If you didn't fill in the background area around the flowers and leaves, then it seems it would look fine over a piece of white or coordinating cardstock.

[jenifermcneill]

Thank for the technique to try. I was thinking that if you used silver glossy paper for the final topping, it would mimic the lead used for stained glass.

[CravNCraftN]

This technique is amazing! Thank you & the original author for sharing it! I've got to get some cover plates & translucent embossing powders so I can try this! Oh how I wish I'd have known of this technique before my Momma passed away. She'd have loved these types of cards!

[DebH-blku]

Thank you for sharing this technique. I have been making cards for 27 yrs and have never seen this technique. It makes a beautiful card.

[SUSSDUE]

A trick I learned on a very early Tim Holtz cd-rom ( around 2007?) was to use alcohol inl to colour clear embossing powder. I just put a small teaspoon of clear embossing powder in a small plastic container, like he ones you et medicine in at hospitals, then drop alcohol ink (just a drop or two!) on the embossing poder, stir w a wooden stick or similar and then let it dry nd there you have great tansparent embossing powder in the colour of your choice! Much less expensive than buying many different colours ( if you have alcohol in and clear embossing powder of course!).

[shawndavis]

I think the uneven background makes it look like older stain glass, before the industrialization of glass making smoothed the color.
Gosh! I just pitched a Spellbinders’s VSH tape. It was when they only made brass stencils and you would glue glitter into the little areas to create a similar look. Going to check out Laura’s video now. Thanks for sharing.

[annihilator]

I have a smaller spoon, which will work great for this. I will try an oven to melt the powder so there is less blowout. Great job!

[TwistedArtdesigns]

What if you use a silver paint pen to the top instead of adding the last die cut? It would really look “stained glass”

[sherylefagan]

That technique looks so awesome. What a great way to use up all that different colors of embossing powders that I never ever use anymore thank you so much for sharing that idea with all of us.

[meerkatmakesbyl-cardsbylaura]

Ahhh Justine!!! Thank you so much for sharing this too! It is one of my favourite techniques with cover plate dies and I love what you've done with the translucent powders and acetate to give that stained glass look! Stunning! Thank you for the mention and shout out too. I super appreciate it ☺️

[hscher]

Love this technique! Scored my year membership to Craftsy at that awesome rate! If I had all those embossing powders open on my work area, I would have it ALL over - me, the floor, my work area, the dog!🤣😂🤣😂 Thanks for sharing!

[denisehbisme]

Great new way to use different colored embossing powders. I cannot wait to try this! Also I saw your powder spill and was amazed how well you did that! Hats off to you and your trained embossing powder.

[ArleneAdkinsZell]

What a cool idea! I have a Fiskars trimmer, don't know if they work the same though, I pop the orange blade piece out and that allows the black scoring piece to go all the way to the end, then put the blade back in. I keep a little dish on my desk for stray bits and that is where the extra trimmer pieces stay, so they are close at hand.

[christiedecker]

Justine, if you look at true stained glass, you will see there are thicker and thinner parts off it as well. Especially if it's handmade glass. I like the handmade look of it thicker and thinner rather than if it looked machine made. Thanks for your instruction. I have a daffodil die I want to try this on. Blessings!

[c.r.mcleod]

I've not seen this technique, but years ago I coloured lightweight acetate with alcohol inks and did a paper (acetate) piecing with it for a stained glass window effect. I pieced the acetate bits into the cardstock cut out, it turned out okay 🙂

[HandmadeHavenAu]

To hear the powder without blowing it around, put it under the grill or in the oven. You need to keep a close eye on it as it doesn't take long if you've pre-heated it but it's great when your not using an embossing ink or anything.
If you're doing a lot it's also quicker than having to move the heat gun around to all the areas.

[MargaretKerr-sril]

I have never used embossing powder this way but appreciate your tip of putting the plain die cut over the embossed one, great to do whether using markers or watercolors to cover up any “oops.”

[BigRickL]

If you cut your acetate sheet a little longer, it can be scored at 5.25" and placed so it is above the top edge of the die-cut frame. Once you've completed the embossing and attached the fourth die-cut panel, the acetate can be folded over and glued to the back top of a solid panel to make a top folding card. Make it wider rather than longer to make a side fold card.
If you don't wish to see any sentiments through the 'stained glass' then you could attach it to a regular white top fold card blank.

I have several ideas that I would like to try with this technique. A shiny silver foil, laser foil, or iridescent, pearlescent & glitter papers behind the embossing might add additional interest. I am curious to see how a stamped floral image or the silhouette of a solid color die cut branch might appear. What happens if I mix different colors of powders together before heating? Can I add some regular opaque white powder to the clear powder for a milky glass color? What happens if apply and heat additional layers of powder over the first for darker, thicker glass?