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Hello crafters!  Let's do a stained glass card today!  These are a lot of fun, but do require a lengthy drying time so you have to plan ahead.  I cut the Calabria die from the Italian Collection in white and added a piece of clear acetate to the back by attaching it with Cosmic Shimmer dries clear glue.  I selected a colour palette of white, rose copper, sea green and dark emerald polished silk glitters.  For this technique it is important to start with the darkest colours first.  This is because as you fill in with each colour you add, the glitter will tend to stick to the sections that you have already done.  A dark colour atop a lighter colour will show through, but the reverse rarely has any effect.  I started with the Dark emerald glitter first and added my glue to the acetate in just the sections that I wanted to be that colour, then tapped off the excess on to copy paper.  Next I did the Rose Copper sections in the same manner, filling in the sections with glue, then covering with the g;litter and tapping off the excess.  I finished the piece with the Sea Green glitter sections then finally the Diamond Snow sections.  Once all the sections have been covered, this piece needs to be put aside to dry overnight.  From the front, you will only see the white from the glue until it dries and reveals all the glittered sections.  In the meantime, I prepared the background by cutting a circle in the centre of a piece of white card, then embossing the background using the Heart Lattice folder (which is due to be back in stock in a few weeks time).  I cut one of the California borders to add to the bottom section of the card.  I added a thin rose coloured strip behind the border which showed through the piercing holes on the die.  I added mounting foam to the back and once the stained glass section was dry, mounted it over to give it a recessed look.  I tied a double bow out of dusty rose frilly edged ribbon and added it to the side with glue dots.  A small pearl embellishment was added to the centre and two fancy stick pins were added to the knot as embellishments.  I stamped a sentiment and tucked the end under the pearl embellishment.  The entire piece was matted with a thin mat of rose card, then a pierced white mat and a final larger white mat.  Finished dimensions are 7" x 8 1/4" in size.  All for now, Sue x