• Mica
Tiles - Small and Medium
• Perfect Paper Adhesive - Gloss
• Mica D'lights - assorted colors
• Styl'ines - Frames, Hinges and/
or Summertime
• Doublesticks - Garden Delight
• Watercolor Palette - Metallic and
Interference
• Paint Brush - Detail
• Great Tape
• Cardstock
• Craft Knife
• Scissors
- Apply Styl'ines - Frame
to cardstock. Cut the edge & the center section using a craft
knife or scissors, creating a window, leaving a small border.
- Apply the Styl'ine - Frame
Image to a second piece of cardstock, then cutting it to fit in the
frame opening. Paint the image with watercolor paint.
- Select a single Medium
Mica Tile, or 2 small Tiles adhered with Great Tape, to make a translucent
card 'cover'.
- Adhere the painted image
to the Mica Tile using Great Tape.
- Adhere the cut out frame
over the image using mounting foam squares, raising it slightly above
the painted image.
- Attach the Mica Tiles
to a piece of cardstock using the Styl'ine Hinges.
- Align the Mica Tile so
it fits nicely on the cardstock and with a craft knife cut out a small
rectangular 'window' for the words.
- Apply Styl'ine - Words
to the cardstock, taking care to align the words directly underneath
the cut-out opening.
- Attach all layers of Cardstock
together using Great Tape.
- For further embellishing,
apply Doublestick or foil images to the card, paint or apply Mica
D'lights to the sticky areas.
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