Gingerbread Tree

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

This month has flown by!

I've had this tree in mind since I first saw the challenge at Christmas Kickstart the first

of this month.  I was glad it turned out somewhat as I had in my mind.  It doesn't always

go that way.

When I make gingerbread, a few cinnamon hots are all I want to decorate.  But the kids

go all out in decorating their gingerbread.  For example....

I kind of took the middle road here and added a

little icing along the edges and some red to a few of spots.

Won't be long before we'll be doing Cookie Day again.

Challenges:

Christmas Kickstart #76- Gingerbread Treats

NBUS #52 - Never Before Used Schtuff ( Hot Foil Plate and Embossing Folder)

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:   Baked Brown Sugar, Neenah Solar White

Other:  Blooming Tree Hot Foil Plate (Spl), Holiday Sentiments 2 Hot Foil Plate (Spl), Opaque White Foil, Red Foil (Spl), Dimensional Diamonds 3D EF (Spl), Nuvo Drops (White), Ruby Pops of Color (Scrapbook.com)

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More Washi Tape Dahlias

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

I'm still working my way through this beautiful Washi Tape.

The rolls are so big!  There was enough for  friends, a class and still some left over.

First up....

Sometimes I get wrinkles when I mount the tape on cardstock so I die cut anyway

and can always salvage a few.  It worked out well so I could put two of this flower

on one card.  I hot foiled a diamond frame to bring out the gold highlights in the tape

and mounted it all on these pierced diamonds.

This card uses a background foiled with the Art Deco Hot Foiled Plate.

The piece was left over from another card that I intended to use the whole piece

for a background. I didn't mean to cut a smaller rectangle but it turned out to be

a happy accident as I got two cards from my foiling.

Here's the other Art Deco background...

The cardinal is a very old Stampin' Up stamp that recently got colored with Copics.

Challenges:

Pinkfresh Studios April Challenge - Flowers

Krafty Chicks - Christmas

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Thoughtful Messages (SSS)  

Ink:   Encore Gold 

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Gold Foil, Vellum

Other: Dahlia Washi Tape & Die (PFS), Sparkling Diamonds Plate (PFS), Diamond Floral Frame Hot Foil Plate & Die (Spl), Gold Foil (Spl), Yana's Scripted Sentiments Die (Spl)

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Soft Seafoam, Gold Foil

Other:  Dahlia Washi Tape & Die (PFS), Art Deco Hot Foil Plate (PFS), Gold Foil, Perfect Sentiments Hot Foil Plate & Die (PFS)

Card Recipe (card 3)

Stamps:  Beauty of the Season (ret SU), Botanical Blocks IV (PTI)

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Encore Gold

Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Gold Foil

Other:  Copics, Art Deco Hot Foil Plate (PFS), Gold Foil (Spl), Gold EF

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Songbirds for a Friend

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

Today I want to wish a special friend a very happy birthday.

I've foiled with Pewter foil and Pinkfresh Studio Hot Foil Plate on mixed media paper.

Then colored with Zigs and die cut with the matching die.

I die cut again from white cardstock and layered the die cuts.

Want to see the shine?

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Orchid Opulence (ret SU), Neenah Solar White

Other:  Songbirds on Branches Foil Plate & Die (PFS), Pewter Foil (Splbnd), Zigs (Olive Green, Haze Blue, Dull Blue, Purple, Shadow Mauve), Vine Canopy EF (SSS), Sentiment Foil Plate (Splbndr)

Enjoy!

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Silver and Gold Snowflakes

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

The Peace on Earth Mood Board inspired me to get out my Glimmer plate and

a NBUS snowflake plate I bought last year and never used. 

This wasn't from my first attempt!  I really need to use this more often so

I'm familiar with the process.  I do find that tape is very helpful!

I cut small pieces of foil for each snowflake as they're all in a line and

taped each one.  When heated, I ran them through the Big Shot and was

finally rewarded with this panel.

I've mounted it on an envelope from my stash.  I believe a Hallmark card

came in it and it was too pretty to throw away.

The sentiment was stamped and heat embossed.

Challenges:

Krafty Chicks #608 - CAS week

Peace on Earth Challenge #14 - ATG Christmas

NBUS #37 - Never Before Used Schtuff (I hope Glimmer Plates are included?)

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Christmas Wishes (Kaisercraft)

Ink:   Encore Gold

Paper:   Hammermill, Recycled Envelope

Other:  Glimmer Foil System, Sparkle Border Hot Foil Plate (Spl), Speckled Prism & Starburst Foils (Spl), Gold EP

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More Foiled Butterflies

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I have really enjoyed these butterfly hot foil plates and dies.

This time I've foiled on vellum and colored.

I used Copic markers to color on the back of the foiled butterflies and

then cut out with the matching dies.

 

The background of the card above was debossed with the Art Deco Hot Foil Plate

without foil...just to see if I could.

This one has been debossed with Art Deco Hot Foil Plate 

and embossed with Daisy Embossing Folder.

I used a cotton swab dipped in ink to add some color to the embossed image.

Challenges:

Can You Handle the Pressure - ATG with Embossing Folder

Just Us Girls #623 - Use Embossing Folders

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:   Vellum, Neenah Solar White

Other:  Copic Sketch Markers (R22, R24, BG13, BG15, BG18), Butterflies Hot Foil Plate & Dies (PFS), Perfect Sentiments Foil Plate (PFS), Gold Foil, Art Deco Hot Foil Plate (PFS), Sweet & Sassy Framelits (SU), Gelly Roll Metallic Pen (Gold)

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Sketched Flowers (SSS)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Vellum, So Saffron (SU), Neenah Solar White

Other:  Daisy EF (Darice), Butterflies Hot Foil Plate & Die (PFS), Gold Foil, Copic Markers (R22, R24, BG13, BG15, BG18), Art Deco Hot Foil Plate (PFS), Gelly Roll Metallic Pen (Gold)

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Pinkfresh Butterflies

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

I had a playdate with my Glimmer machine and a sweet friend.

Another sweet friend had given me a gift certificate to Pinkfresh Studio and these

hot foil plates were ready to get warmed up.

I hot foiled these gorgeous butterflies onto mixed media paper and the

Art Deco plate onto some colored cardstock using gold foil.

I used Distress Markers and my waterbrush to color the butterflies and

cut some hearts out of a piece of the Art Deco.

Here you can see the glow of the gold....

You can't really see the subtle embossed background that adds just a bit of texture

and the frame was cut using some Pinkfresh Slim Rectangle dies.

Challenges:

Pinkfresh Studio February Challenge: All about love

NBUS #35 - Never Before Used Schtuff

I also watercolored the full butterfly and perched it on a full Art Deco piece

to say Thank You.

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  

Ink:   Spun Sugar, Abandoned Coral, Cracked Pistachio, Lucky Clover (DM)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Mixed Media (Strathmore), Coastal Cabana (SU)

Other:  Butterflies Hot Foil Plate & Dies (PFS), Art Deco Hot Foil Plate (PFS), Everyday Sentiments II Hot Foil Plate (Splbndr), Slim Diagonal Stitched Rectangle Dies (PFS), Sweet & Sassy Framelits (SU), Gold Foil, Subtle EF (ret SU), Gelly Roll Metallic Pen

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  

Ink:Spun Sugar, Abandoned Coral, Cracked Pistachio, Lucky Clover (DM)
Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Mixed Media (Strathmore), Coastal Cabana (SU)   

Other:  Butterflies Hot Foil Plate & Dies (PFS), Art Deco Hot Foil Plate (PFS), Perfect Sentiments Hot Foil Plate & Die (PFS), Gold Foil, Gelly Roll Metallic Pen

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Foiling for Christmas

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

Last week I zoomed with friends and we did some simple foiling.

I got two cards made from that session.

First up...

A super simple technique.  Just crumple that thin foil in your hands and

splatter a little "snow". It made a great background for Santa and his sleigh!

A better look at the shine...

I love how it looks like hills in the background!

Another technique.

This time I used a sticky sheet mounted on a piece of cardstock.  I left the backing

on and die cut with this mistletoe die.  Then I peeled off the backing from the leaves and

burnished with green foil. I did the same thing with the berries using a tiny piece of 

red foil.

I had a new embossing folder that I used for the background and the sentiment is

heat embossed with gold and mounted on another little piece of red foil adhered

to cardstock with the sticky paper.

Challenges:

Christmas Kickstart - You Sleigh Me

52 Christmas Card Throwdown - Sledges

NBUS #25 - Never Before Used Schtuff (embossing folder)

 

 

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Merry Christmas (IO)

Ink:   Midnight Muse (SU)

Paper:   Neenah

Other:  Foil Sheets (Ranger), White Gouache (WN), Sleigh Scene Die (IO), Kars Snowflake EF (ret.)

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Mixed Christmas Sentiments (ret.)

Ink:   Encore Gold

Paper:   Neenah

Other:  Mistletoe Bundle Dies (MB), Dainty Diamonds EF (SU), Double Sided Sticky Paper (Sookwang), Foil Sheets (Ranger)

Bits of Gold

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

I've embossed with dies again.  I do love this technique!

I also watercolored a die cut to pop on top.  I managed to keep most of the

petal pieces intact and put some tape behind them to keep them there.

To add a bit of foil on the petals, I swiped with a Zig Dual Action Glue Pen.

When the glue was somewhat dry but tacky, I laid some Deco Foil on top

and rubbed it with a bone folder to transfer the foil.

A think strip with the sentiment finishes off a Fall birthday card.

Challenges:

CAS Mix Up - Embossing with Dies (Embossing with Die, stamping, Heat Embossing Watercoloring, Foiling)

Seize the Birthday #198 - Add Gold

 

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Sentiment Strips (Alt.)

Ink:   Wow Embossing, Peeled Paint, Ripe Persimmon? (DI)

Paper:   Neenah, Basic Black, Watercolor (Strathmore),

Other:  Fresh Foliage Die (MB), Dainty Blossoms Dies (Pinkfresh Studio), White EP, Zig Dual Action Glue Pen, Gold Deco Foil

More Foiling for CAS Mix Up

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

There's still time to join in at CAS Mix Up

This time I used some Sizzix Sticky Sheet with one side adhered to white cardstock.

After it was die cut, I peeled off the liner and burnished some of a

Ranger Foil Sheet.  I found that it didn't cover perfectly.  There were a lot of

what looked like scratches where there should be foil.  No doubt it was user error.

So I laid some foil on top of the worst scratches, rubbed it good and was able to

cover most of the bare spots.

Then I replace those little inside pieces that I had poked out, peeled off the liner

and sprinkled some Dazzling Diamonds on them.  The dazzle stuck to the

scratchy places too so this has sparkle and shine.

I used the same technique to cover a small piece with red foil and used

a paper punch to get some ornaments.

The tree ended up on a piece of festive embossing and a stamped 

sentiment finished the card off.

Pictures were another story.  I think I must have tried thirty times.

This is as good as I can get it!

Our wonderful Design Team have some shining examples to

share with you.  We are joined this month by the fun and talented Michele. 

I hope you'll check out the inspiration and join us at

CAS Mix Up.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Scribbly Christmas (TH)

Ink:   Shaded Spruce

Paper:   Neenah, Whisper White, Foil Sheets (Ranger)

Other:  Woodlands Die (TH), Beaded Garland EF (Sizzix), Sticky Sheets (Sizzix)

Snowy Cottage Foiled

Hi there.  I'm glad you could stop by.

This was so hard to get a good picture of.  The Blue foil is gorgeous and this

odd angle shows it best.

It's another of the foiling cards that I did at the ESCR retreat last May.

I used some special glue on a stamp, stamped it onto cardstock, 

laid a piece of foil on top and put it through the laminator.

Edited to add: The girls tell me is was Deco Foil Transfer Gel.  Here's a link.  https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Therm-O-Web-TRANSFER-GEL-iCraft-Deco-Foil-4825-MTOW4825

I had great success with it.  I've been reading that a lot of people aren't having good luck with it.  I don't have a laminator myself so I can only vouch for my two attempts.

To make the card, I die cut the image and popped it back into the frame

the die cutting made.

All that was left was to stamp the sentiment and heat embossed with clear powder.

I'm adding this to the CAS Mix Up gallery.

and in the CAS Christmas Gallery

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Little Cottage in the Snow (Crafty Individuals), Vintage Christmas Post (HA)

Ink:   Pacific Point (SU)

Paper:   Neenah

Other:  Foil, Laminator, Clear EP, Stitched Rectangle Dies (SSS)

Together with Love for CAS Mix Up

Hi there.

It's time for a new challenge at CAS Mix Up!

This month I'm hosting and we're doing....

When I was at the ESCR retreat last May, we had a play with foiling and laminators.

This is a piece I did then and it's so nice to get it on a card!

We used some special glue on a stamp, stamped it onto our cardstock, laid a

piece of foil on top and put it through the laminator.  I used a holographic foil 

and I love how the foil changes when the light hits it.

I've die cut the image, stamped and heat embossed a sentiment on vellum and

placed it popped up with foam on a dry embossed background.

There are several video links for foiling at the challenge site and not all of them

require a laminator which is good since I don't have one.

Our wonderful Design Team is joined by the very talented, Michele this month

.

I hope you'll add some foil to a project and share it with us at CAS Mix Up.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Together, Love Chapter (PB)

Ink:   Wow Embossing Pad

Paper:   Neenah, Vellum 

Other: Anytime Tags (Lil Inkers), Subtle EF (SU), Gold EP