A Bright Christmas Star a tutorial

Ever wonder what to do with the Mercury Glass Acetate Paper in the Holiday catalogue?

For this card, I die cut a fairly large star using a Stitched Star die using this Mercury Glass window sheet-like paper, and adhered it over a sponged background.

The card is partially cased from a card made by Sarah Fleming 

Stamps :  So Many Stars, Making Christmas Bright

Inks:

• Sky:  Sponged with Shaded Spruce and Daffodil Delight on Whisper White card stock
• Small Stars & edges: stamped  and edges sponged with Shaded Spruce ink,
• Sentiment :  Real Red
• Embossing:  Versa Mark  

Papers:

• Real Red       5 1/2 by 4 1/4"  Card base
• Shaded Spruce  4 by 5 1/4" first layer
• Whisper White 3 3/4 by 5" Art piece
• Whisper White 2" circle for sentiment
• Whisper White to die cut star swirl and smaller stars

Accessories:  Stitched Star dies, dimensionals, glitter white embossing powder, 2" circle punch.

Putting card together:

1. Fold  Real Red base at 4 1/4" and burnish fold
2. Adhere 3 by 5 1/4" Shaded Spruce layer to card base  - set aside
3. On Whisper White layer, emboss stars with glitter white embossing powder.
4. Then sponge Daffodil Delight in upper right corner of the art piece and Shaded Spruce ink on the rest. Blend the two colours together a little bit. With a clean dry paper towel, wipe off the ink over the embossed stars.
5. Die cut the star swirl and small stars using Whisper White and adhere to art piece
6. Die card medium star with Mercury Glass Acetate paper and add to art piece using mini dimensionals.
7. Stamp sentiment on a separate piece of Whisper White and punch with a 2" circle punch.  Stamp some small stars over the sentiment with Real Red ink. Add punched circle to art piece with dimensionals partially covering die cut star and swirl
8. Add completed art piece to card front.
9. Finish inside.