Ok apologies for reposting a photo' from Wednesday but one of my lovely visitors left a comment asking what the PLASTIC STUFF was and it hadn't occurred to me to explain before so here I am doing just that!
It is just acetate run through an embossing machine (in my case a Big Shot ... but I used to do it before on my Vagabond too before it croaked) in a Texture Fades folder thingy or anything else that you can emboss with.
I now save acetate from just about anything and everything that comes through the door ... I think the plastic stuff used here might even have been the packaging from a Tim Holtz product as it is the very, very thick and sturdy sort ... I did hope for more of a torn look to the edge but the acetate was SOooooo thick I could barely rip it at all ... I am not at all happy with the straight edges here but, hey-ho, 'twas the best I could manage. I did try cutting a wavy edge but then you don't get the white "edge" as the plastic distresses everso slightly as you tear it.
Nephew has yet to get this so no idea if he will like it ... watch this space!
Good Morning Debbie. How fabulous is this card. Now I will be embossing acetate instead of binning it. Thank you so much for sharing. Have a Good Day. Hugs Rita xxx
ReplyDeleteGreat use of "rubbish". A very good way and effective way of recycling some of the stuff we regularly bin each week. You should enter that in the Snippets Playground. xx Maggie
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