Stamp & Craft: Use Acetate to Elevate Your Cards

Join us for a FREE live cardmaking class with Channin Pelletier on Friday, March 13 at 12pm PT! Using the March My Monthly Hero—”Milk It”, Channin will show you how to design a fun and playful birthday card using acetate (clear) card panels and vibrant colored cardstock. 

👉 When: Friday, March 13th at 12:00pm PT/ 3:00pm ET
👉 Where: Hero Arts YouTube and Facebook

In this live class, you’ll learn how to combine transparent elements with paper layers to build a card design that feels modern, dimensional, and full of personality. Watch as Channin takes you step-by-step through the entire process—and because it's live, you can ask questions in real time and get helpful clarification as you craft or watch. 

Also be sure to tune in... there might just be a FLASH SALE during the live event! 😉 

• March My Monthly Hero Kit
• INTENS-ified Black Ink
• Windy Cardstock (included in the My Monthly Hero kit)
• Alabaster Cardstock (included in the My Monthly Hero Kit)
• Celestial Cardstock
• Classic White Cardstock
• Acetate/Clear Panel
• Blending Brushes
• Die-cutting Machine
• Stamp Positioning Tool, ex. MISTI
• Paper Trimmer
• Score Board
• Precision Glue
• Foam Adhesive
• Alcohol Markers (Copic): Cow body - B41; Nose - R00 + R20; Horns - E41 + E30; Bell - Y15 + YR23; Collar - B93 + B95; Ring - B93 + B95
• Optional: Stencil Mat or Grip Mat

1. Trim down the Celestial cardstock to create an A2 panel (4 1/4" x 5 1/2").
2. Place the Holy Cow stencil over the Celestial panel and ink-blend with INTENS-ified Black Ink. Remove stencil.
3. Die cut the upper right corner of the Holy Cow panel with the milk carton die. Then die cut the base for the opened milk carton top.
4. Score and fold a half sheet (5 1/2" x 8 1/2") of Windy cardstock at 4 1/4" to create a A2 side-folding card base.
5. Open the Windy card base and place the cow print panel over the card front. Using the Holy Cow panel as a guide position the milk carton die and then remove the Holy Cow panel and die cut the card front.
6. Repeat step 5 for lining-up and die-cutting the card base but this time with the base die for the opened milk carton top.
7. Stamp several sentiments as well as the cow and ring images from the You Are Legen-Dairy stamp onto Classic White cardstock in INTENS-ified Black Ink.
8. Use alcohol markers to color the cow and ring.
9. Die cut the images out with the coordinating dies.
10. Die cut the top layer for the opened milk carton out of Windy cardstock. Set aside.
11. Trim the Alabaster cardstock down to 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". Position the panel inside the card base and then with a ruler and a pencil trace a diagonal line to create the look of milk being poured out of the carton.
12. Use a paper trimmer to trim the Alabaster panel along the penciled line.
13. Adhere the trimmed Alabaster panel to the card front. 
14. Adhere an A2 clear/acetate panel to the card front. 
15. Adhere the Holy Cow panel onto the card front over the acetate. 
16. Over the remaining portion of Alabaster cardstock, trace a stream of milk exiting out of the spout of the carton. Be sure to make it wide enough for your die cut sentiment to fit within. Cut out the milk pour with scissors.
17. Adhere the milk pour to the card front.
18. Adhere diecut milk carton top, the sentiments and the cow and ring to the card front with foam adhesive.
19. Die cut milk drops out of Alabaster cardstock and adhered to the card front. 

If you cannot join us for the live event, no problem! The video will be available to watch on replay on YouTube and Facebook whenever it is convenient for you.

We hope to see you there!