Couldn't resist entering the very first challenge (using acetate) at Off the Rails Scrapbooking. You can checkout the challenge at http://offtherailsscrapbooking.blogspot.com.au/

As you can see, I decided to do a card for my project. I started by using one of my favourite things - a paper napkin. (I have all sorts of paper napkins that I use in scrapbooking, card making and mixed media projects.) I started by cutting out the pieces of the napkin I wanted, in this case, the butterflies. My napkin was three ply so I separated the top butterfly layer from the other two layers.

Then I placed my butterflies between two pieces of acetate and ironed them. The iron was on medium heat and I protected the butterfly/acetate by ironing it under a linen tea towel. The iron cannot be too hot as the acetate will crinkle or melt and it is essential to go slow and keep checking. Once the acetate adhered, I waited until it cooled then cut around the butterflies leaving a tiny overlap of acetate around the edges.

Next I cut and scored some cardstock to form the basis of the card. I then cut some complementary cardstock and co-ordinating paper to go on the front of the card. I then centre and glued the three layers together.

I decided to make my own acetate quote. I printed my quote onto plain A4 paper to make sure it was exactly what I wanted. After cutting out a piece of acetate and sticking it over the quote on the A4 paper with small pieces of magic tape, I put the paper back in the printer and reprinted the quote. This time the quote printed on the acetate. I switched my printer to medium quality because it prints better on acetate that way and is less likely to smudge. Because I only used small pieces of magic tape, it was easy to remove the quote from the paper.

Then the fun part - assembling all the pieces. I stuck the butterflies on with foam dots and the acetate quote with velum glue. Some added bling and voila!