Hi there! I’m back today with Day Two of the I Love Simon Says Stamp Week. (Click HERE for Day One.) This post is also part of a fun Blog Hop celebrating Simon Says Stamp’s newest release, Believe in the Season.
I’m sharing a couple of cards that features embossed foil cardstock…
I love THIS foil cardstock, especially for holiday cards. I thought I would share a few tips on embossing on this specialty cardstock in case you want to give it a try too…
*I made sure to apply THIS powder bag all over the cardstock to prevent embossing powder from sticking where it shouldn’t. I do this any time I emboss, but it’s especially important with specialty cardstock.
*To prevent warping, I taped down the cardstock to a board using THIS tape. I did this after stamping the background using VersaMark ink.
*After sprinkling on THIS silver embossing powder, I applied heat with THIS heat gun. You want to make sure to keep the heat gun moving. If you leave it on one spot too long, it will start to melt the paper (especially with this foiled finish).
I used THIS background stamp and I really like it’s size. I cut the embossed pattern in half so I would have more pieces for future cards. Using the MISTI made it easy to get good coverage. For the flowers, I heat embossed the images from THIS set using the same embossing powder on to THIS cardstock. I used THESE watercolors to add color used THESE coordinating dies to cut them out.
November 13, 2016
Beautiful! Love the cards and how different they look by just the use of color.
October 31, 2016
Have you announced a winner for this hop yet???
October 27, 2016
I already put this post in my file of "special cards"! I really liked the techniques you used for the Christmas cards–they turned out just beautiful! Thanks again for sharing! (Peg)
October 27, 2016
Love working with the foil…shimmer, shine…Great cards!
October 26, 2016
SO pretty! Love the blue poinsettia.
October 25, 2016
Beautiful Cards!!!!
October 25, 2016
Love the foil layer. Very pretty
October 25, 2016
GORGEOUS cards with those poinsettia and foil background!
October 25, 2016
Love the turquoise foil embossing! So pretty!
October 25, 2016
Love these cards!
October 25, 2016
These are soooo pretty. Love that foil.