Hi there, crafty friends. Today’s cards features products from THIS new release by Simon Says Stamp… To create these cards, I stared with the backgrounds. I hot foiled THIS Mini Slimline Falling Confetti hot plate using THIS rainbow glimmer foil. I did this on THIS smooth white cardstock as well as THIS black specialty cardstock. (If you are new to Hot Foiling, I share a video on the process HERE if you want more...
DieCember Release Blog Hop
Hello, crafty friends. I’m excited to be part of THIS blog hop celebrating THIS new release. I have two cards to share today that are quick and easy to create and would be great for mass producing. I like to stretch the use of my dies and hot foil with them. I hot foiled THIS die with THIS glimmer foil on colored cardstock. I cut a mask from typing paper to cover the foiled...
Hot Foiling on Acetate
Hello again, crafty friends. Today’s card features hot foiling on acetate… I started by creating the clear acetate front panel. I hot foiled THIS plate using THIS gold foil on a piece of THIS heat resistant acetate. I trimmed down the piece to be 4.25 x 5.5 inches. Next, I trimmed down the front panel of the top folding card base. I cut the front panel so only 1/2 of an inch was left...
Rainbow Positive and Negative Hot Foiling
Hi, crafty friends. Today’s cards feature Positive and Negative Hot Foiling… I started by hot foiling THIS plate using THIS rainbow foil on a piece of THIS black glossy paper. I shared a video HERE explaining the hot foil process. I love the look of the rainbow foil on the black glossy card stock… I used the leftover, negative foil piece with THIS hot foil plate to create this card… I hot foiled the...
Reverse Confetti July 2022 New Release Hop
Hello there, crafty friends. Reverse Confetti has a new release and I have a card and video to share using some of the new goodies… VIDEO You can watch the video on how I created this card HERE or click on the video below… Let’s start by creating the background. I used three colors of Distress Inks and a piece of acetate to create a quick inky background. I applied three colors of ink...
Positive and Negative Hot Foiling
Hello, crafty friends. Today’s cards feature positive and negative hot foiling… I have a video HERE that explains all about hot foiling and how to create positive and negative pieces. For this first card, I foiled THIS plate using gold glimmer foil. I masked off each stripe and ink blended with a different color of ink. I added THIS miss you die cut as well as printed sentiments from THIS sentiment pack. I finished...
Beach Scene Card
Hi there, crafty friends. Today’s card share features a beach scene… I started by creating the background. I did some hot foiling on blue cardstock to create a focal point. I have a video HERE that shows how to hot foil along with some tips and tricks. I tore a few pieces of Neenah Desert Storm Cardstock along the bottom of the panel to resemble sand. I stamped and Copic colored the images from...
Hot Foiling on Metallic Cardstock
Hello, crafty friends. Today’s card features hot foiling on metallic cardstock… I recently shared a video HERE about hot foiling on black glossy cardstock. I loved the results that I tested it with white glossy cardstock as well. You can see that result HERE. I wanted to continue experimenting on specialty cardstock so today’s card has hot foiling on Rose Gold Metallic Cardstock . I used Prism glimmer foil with the Delightful Dragonflies Hot...
Hot Foiling on Alcohol Inked Panels
Hi there, crafty friends. Today’s cards feature hot foiling on alcohol inked panels… I started by creating the alcohol ink backgrounds. I applied rubbing alcohol on Yupo paper and then dropped on different shades of pink, red, and orange alcohol inks. After the panel was covered with ink, I applied rubbing alcohol to another piece of Yupo paper and laid it on top of the first inked panel. I slid them apart creating a...