Stained Glass Card Technique- Check out this amazing technique

 Have you ever made a stained glass card or one that looked like a stained glass window? It's a super neat technique. You're gonna love the results! 

I'm so excited to share these cards with you. I recently found a card I had made years ago that I made the front look like a stained glass window. I couldn't wait to create some new cards and share with you a few ways to do this technique. 

Here's my original card. I used a black sharpie and a ruler to create lines like you'd see in a stained glass window. The image and phrase was stamped first. For this card I used StazOn ink because I colored in my panes with Stampin' Write markers. On my original card I did not heat emboss over the top of the layer. (more on that next)

There's a few different ways you can create the finished look. Here's the steps I used for creating a variety of cards.

1. Stamp images on your card layer. I used a 4" x 5 1/4" Basic White piece (or a 3 3/4" x 5" piece)
2. Create lines on your layer with a black marker. Use a Sharpie if you're coloring with Stampin' Write markers. Use a Stampin' Write marker if you're coloring with Stampin' Blends. All my new samples are colored with blends. I traced a circle die for circles. Use whatever you have to help create panes.
3. Decide what colors you want to use. I preferred the blends since there's a light and dark of most colors and I could stretch my color scheme. Then color in your panes. 
4. Once you have colored in your design, you can leave it as is. If you want a shiny look you can go over the entire layer with wink of Stella or heat emboss with clear embossing powder. I do 2 to 3 layers of clear embossing. So you do one layer and let it cool and then do the process again. (I show how to do this in my tutorial video at the bottom of this post.)
5. Let the layer cool. Then adhere to your card front. You can mat it on Black cardstock or trace around the edge of your layer BEFORE heat embossing (this is how I did the black edge on my original card). **if you've heat embossed use strong adhesive like tear and tape or liquid glue. You're layer will curl and it needs extra help to stay down. I show tips in my video below.

First stamp and draw in your design. Get creative and trace dies for different shapes, use a ruler or just free hand in lines. 

Color in your panes that you've created. I prefer Stampin' Blends markers. 

After you're all done coloring, make it glossy by heat embossing the entire layer with Clear Embossing Powder. 

Here's my finished card. The layer is on a piece of Basic Black cardstock and the base is Blueberry Bushel. I just love how this scene turned out. 

Here's another card. I used a ruler and Basic Gray Stampin' Write marker for my lines. This one is matte and isn't heat embossed.

Here's a close up of the detail. You can stamp a greeting or leave it as is. It's a work of art after all. Do what makes you happy. 

Here's how I finished the inside of my daisy cards. I used a circle die to trace my edge and create a round stained glass window. I used Wink of Stella to create a shiny look instead of trying to emboss the circle area.

Want to jump right in and watch how I created the daisy card? Watch my tutorial video. 

I had so much fun creating the cards. I really like how the cards turned out when I drew my lines free-hand. It took some courage to put down the ruler but I'm so glad I did! I hope this inspires you to try something new and go for it. 

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Let me know if you have questions and if you try this technique in the comments. I'd love to hear from you. 

Enjoy! 

~ Beth