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Saying Goodbye
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Framed Art
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Using Acetate for Sentiment
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Double Paged Rainbow Color Inspired Layout
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March 2023 Stamp/Die/Stencil & More Release Blog Hop #2
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Foiling in Greeting Cards
Hello! Welcome back to my blog. We have a new challenge at Incy Wincy Designs. The challenge theme for this month is Valentine +/or In The Garden. I hope you join us in this challenge.
The image I am using is from Jan's Digi Stamps which is linked below, in case you are interested on it.
I re-sized the image smaller to create a background of candy hearts. I duplicated the image to print multiple hearts on a single sheet of light weight white cardstock. I printed these hearts using a toner printer which will work with foiling. I added foiling to these hearts using pink and silver foils that is compatible with a laminator. I am using a Minc Machine and the Minc foils for this. I colored the hearts following a rainbow pattern using Copic markers. I fussy cut the images leaving a white border around it. I set this aside while I work on the front card panel.
Using the same colors of markers that I used for the hearts, I created stripes of colors using the chisel tip of the marker. Where two colors meet, I used one of the markers to blend the inks. I repeated this until the whole panel is covered with stripes of colors. I flicked some Copic colorless blender to this striped panel to add some splatters.
I struggled with adding a foiled sentiment to my card design. I am using the Spellbinders Glimmer Machine for this step. On my first try, the foil moved so not all of the sentiment was foiled. Second attempt, I over-foiled the panel. I tried removing the foil off the over-foiled areas with a sand eraser but it left a stain. If this was a small portion only, it would have been forgivable but there were a lot of stained areas too hard to hide. I think what might have caused my over-foiling is when I added another shim of thin cardboard to the foiling sandwich. The third try was a charm. It is still not perfect with some over-foiled areas. It was not a lot and it got rubbed off easily with the sand eraser. The sentiment I used is from Birch Press Design Hugs Sugar Script Hot Foil Plate & Die set. Foiling can be stressful at first but I think with constant use, I will learn its tricks. After all, the foiling result is always amazing.
Because of the above boo-boos, my plan of a one layer card had to be revised. I created another striped colored panel. Using the coordinating shadow die of the sentiment, I die cut a window on this striped card panel. I adhered an acetate on the back of the window. I trimmed the panel with the foiled panel to a size large enough to cover the window with the foiled sentiment showing through. I added double stacked thin strips of adhesive foam around the window on the back side to form a well. I powdered the insides of the well. This prevents the shaker elements from sticking to the foam adhesive. I poured Pretty Pink Posh 4mm Metallic Rose Gold sequins over the foiled sentiment. I adhered the window panel to the sentiment panel making sure the window is aligned with the sentiment.
I heat embossed a sub-sentiment to the left-over striped panel. I used a dark gray dye ink for stamping and clear embossing powder. I die cut this into a strip using an Avery Elle Sentiment Strips die.
I added more double stacked adhesive foam to the rest of the card panel's back. I adhered this panel to a top folding note card.
Maria Giselle B.
Thursday, December 1, 2022
Foiled Digital Image Shaker Snow Globe Ornament
Saturday, November 19, 2022
Monochromatic Stitched Foiled Card
Hello! Welcome back to my blog. Today is my first post as I continue my journey in AECP Level 2. I cannot wait to learn more to better my craft. I am so thankful to Erum, our AECP coach, for the continued support.
Foiling is on trend right now. There are several crafting tools to do foiling but for today's card, I foiled without the use of heat. Although, there is still some heat used on this card but not directly to transfer the foil. You'll find out what I mean later on.
I trimmed a peach cardstock at 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". I prepped the cardstock with anti-static powder. I stamped the butterfly images on this panel repeatedly using a sticky ink. I used the Misti Stamping Tool in stamping the butterflies so I can re-stamp the images just in case the impression was not good. I poured Ranger Sticky embossing powder on the sticky ink, then heat set it being careful not to over melt the sticky powder. The butterfly stamps are from the Altenew Hibiscus Stamp set.
I covered the melted powder with Wow! Snow White Fab Foil. I burnished the foil to the sticky image using a bone folder. I am not always successful with this foiling technique. Most of the time, I have areas where the foil did not adhere. I sometimes leave it as is but if you are still aiming for a perfect foiled image using this technique, reposition the foil back on the sticky image. Briefly heat the back of the panel to activate the glue and burnish the foil to the image. This is when you start using heat for foiling. Sometimes this trick works. Sometimes it does not. Still the effect is gorgeous!
I added stitching holes to the panel using one of the Altenew String Art Rectangles Dies. I created a window using a rectangle die smaller than the String Rectangle die I used. You can also use a craft knife to create the window.
I added a blanket stitch on the inner frame outlining it. I blended a peach ink on the left-over rectangle panel. I buffed the ink off the foiled images.
For the sentiment, I am using a die from the Altenew Hello and Hugs Die Set. I die cut the word hugs on peach cardstock three times. On one of the sentiment die cuts, I pounced the sticky ink on the bottom half of the word. I poured sticky ink to this, then heat set it. I covered the area with the same white foil then burnish it.
For the top half of the sentiment, I pounced the sticky ink on it again. This time, I poured Altenew Golden Peach Crisp embossing powder. I heat set this.
I adhered the other two sentiment die cuts to the back of the embossed/foiled sentiment for added dimension.
I adhered the inner panel to a peach cardstock cut at 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". I used the frame to guide me in its placement.
I added foam adhesive to the back of the stitched frame. I adhered this to the peach cardstock panel making sure that the frame is aligned with the rectangle die cut panel.
I adhered the stacked sentiment die cut.
I added sequins to the panel and some dimensional glue to cover the center holes of the sequins.
Thank you for viewing my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!
6/2024: Altenew decided to change its affiliate program starting this month. Below is my affiliate link to the website. I don't think I can directly link the products I used with this new program. Please feel free to do a product search. I will update as I figure this out. The good thing about this new affiliate program is that I get to earn on each Altenew product you purchase and not only on the product/s I used on this project. As before, there will be no additional cost to you if you make a purchase. It is just a way to help a fellow crafter sustain her love for crafting. While in the Altenew blog, don't forget to check out their new release for this month. Thank you for your support!
Maria Giselle B.