Simple Floating Strips Technique

Cute handmade card using the Floating Strips Technique and Penguin Friends designer series paper

This technique uses acetate to create the appearance of strips of cardstock or DSP floating above your card front.

Supplies

•Acetate

•Cardstock or DSP cut into strips

•Foam Adhesive Strips or SU Dimensionals

•Multi-purpose Liquid Glue

•Cardstock Base

•Cardstock for card layers

•Paper Snips

•Silicon Mat

•Dies (optional), sentiment stamp and any other supplies required depending on desired design

Instructions

1. Cut and score card base. Cut another piece of Basic White to layer acetate on, plus any other layers required for your chosen design.

2. Cut a piece of acetate to desired size. If you will be using a die, ensure the acetate piece is larger than the size of the die you’re intending to use.

3. Cut a variety of cardstock/DSP strips, ensuring they are at least as long as the width of the acetate (or as long as the diagonal if going with a diagonal design. I used 1 cm and 1.5 cm wide strips.

photo shows an example of strips of designer series paper

4. Starting at one end of the piece of acetate, adhere the strips of cardstock/DSP to the acetate with liquid glue, leaving a gap between each strip. Continue until you reach the top of the acetate. Be careful not to use too much glue, particularly near the edges.

Photo shows the strips of dsp adhered to acetate sheet

5. Leave until the glue has dried, then turn over and use paper snips to trim the overhanging cardstock/DSP.

6. If using a die, run the acetate piece through the Cut & Emboss Machine.

7. Place foam adhesive strips or SU Dimensionals on the back of the acetate, using the cardstock/DSP strips to hide the adhesive.

photo shows the application of adhesive foam strips to the back of the acetate sheet

8. Remove backing from the foam strips SU Dimensionals and place on the first card layer.

9. Adhere this layer to the front of your card base and decorate as desired.

I used the above technique to make this Christmas Card

Handmade Christmas card created with the Floating Strips technique, Cork Specialty Paper, Christmas Season and Christmas to Remember stamp sets

Supplies Used in this Simple Floating Strips Technique

Christmas Season Bundle
Shaded Spruce Cardstock 5 1/4″ x 4″, scrap
Cork Specialty Paper 5 1/4″ x 4″ cut into strips
Basic White 11″ x 4 1/4″ scored at 5 1/2″ and folded for card base, scraps
Real Red, Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake and Shaded Spruce ink pads
Window sheet 5 1/4″ x 4″
Stitched Rectangles Dies
Adhesive Sheets
Gold 3/8″ Shimmer Ribbon
Mini Glue Dots
Stampin’ Seal
Foam Adhesive Strips
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If you give this Simple Floating Strips Technique a try, I’d love to see what you make. Take a picture of it and email it to me sue@soggystamper.com.