GIU Day 4 Celebrate Foil Card

 

For day three I thought I would do some foiling.  I used the Unity/Deco Foil Toner Card Fronts {Wild Garden and used a Red Copic Marker (R37) for the berries and I used C3 and C1 to give some color to the flower centers.  Then Using some Silver Deco Foil and My Solid Hot Plate, I added the shine to my card front.  Next, I ran the panel and a red piece of cardstock through my die cut machine with a stitched rectangle die.

For my sentiment I cut out a piece of vellum and stamped the Celebrate from the Celebrate the New set with some Red Pigment Ink and covered it with Icicle Embossing Powder.  I ran it through my diecut machine with another stitched die.  To attach it to my card, I ran it through my Xyron sticker maker.

I finished off the card by adding everything to a white A2 Card base.  I love that this has a Christmas feel but yet, I can use if for multiple occasions.  Below is one a photo that tries to capture the shine of the foil.

Brutus Monroe You Brighten My Day Rainbow Card

 

I love foiling and today I thought I would share a card that had a focal panel with some of Brutus Monroe Toner Mixable sheets.  I started by foiling my Rainbow panel from the Really Radiant Toner Mixables pack with some Deco Foil Transfer Sheets in Rainbow. Then, I cut the panel and a black mat down with a stitched frame from my stash and adhered them together.

Next, I stamped out my sentiment form the Dogwood Spring Stamp set with Distress Oxide Villainous Potion ink and covered it with Icicle Embossing Powder.  After heat setting, I used the coordinating die to cut it out and matted it on a black frame cut from a stitched die from my stash.  

For some interest, I cut some vellum with the leaves from the Fabulous Florals Die set (3 times) and sprayed them with some shimmer spray to add some shine.  I also sprayed the back of leaves with some Pixie Spray to add adhesive to the back and layered them on the front of my foiled panel.  I used liquid glue to attach my matted sentiment over the ends of my leaves so help keep them in place.  Finally, I adhered the entire thing to a white A2 card base.

Thanks for stopping by and brightening my day.    All of the above links are affiliate links to the Brutus Monroe store. These add no cost to you, however they do help me bring you content.

GIU Week Thanks rainbow card

 

For my first card this week showcasing Unity Stamp Company products, I wanted to go with an almost one layer and a more simpler card.

I started by placing the Allure border background in my Misti and inked up parts of the stamp with Simon Hurley Creates Shooting Star and stamping it down on my white A2 card panel.  Next, I inked up the image with Bee Sting (also by SHC), overlapping some of the yellow areas.  I repeated this with the SHC Clear Skies ink.  By using these three inks, I can create a rainbow on my background.  I like to use Simon Hurley Inks because the blend well and they also stay "wet" long enough for me to cover the entire image with Embossing Powder.  Here, I used Icicle Embossing Powder from Brutus Monroe and heat set it to give my background a shiny finish.

Next, I used some Deco Foil-Unity Adhesive Transfers for my sentiment.  I cut the Thanks from Sentiments 1 and following the packaging instructions adhered that to the center of my panel.  I covered the transfer with some rainbow foil from my stash (a left over piece from another project).  For the sub sentiment, I stamped For All You Do (from my stash) with Raven Detail Ink from Brutus Monroe.

After I cut down my panel to 4" x 5.25," I adhere it to the front of my Black A2 Card base, including a white blank panel on the inside for my message when sending.  To finish off my card, I used some liquid glue to attached a few iridescent gems around my sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you like my projects this week.  Make sure to head over to the Unity {show & tell} Facebook page to leave a comment for a chance to win some Unity products! 

Here are some affiliated links for other products I used, which is no extra cost to you but helps me bring content to you if you would like to purchase some of these items.  (Links above are just direct links to the products and not affiliated).

• Brutus Monroe Icicle Embossing Powder
• Brutus Monroe Raven Detail Ink
• Simon Hurley Creates Shooting Star Ink
• Simon Hurley Creates Bee Sting Ink
• Simon Hurly Creates Clear Skies Ink 

2020 Growing In Unity Week Post #5

Happy New Year!  Welcome to 2021!  Best of wishes for everyone this year!

For my last post I had to create a Slim Line Card.  I stamped out a variety of Angie Girls with Copic friendly ink and colored them in with a very limited Christmas Color pallet.  Next, I looked through my dies and found a rectangle and rectangle frame set to cut out the images and framed each one with a evergreen die cut frame.  I like how this looked because they look like snapshots and one of the Angie girls is holding a camera, so I imagine this is a fun day with the girls and we are getting three glimpses into their party. (I used girls from Ember Girl, Planner Gal: Merry Doe, Planner Gal Kit: Tell Me A Story.)

Next, I looked through my pile of patterned paper, (we all have a stash we never use right or is it just me?) to find a red plaid paper and cut it down to just shy of 3.5" x 8.5" panel.  I used the camera stamp from Free Your Dream May 2017 Kit of the month with black ink all over the panel, varying the image for interest.  

You know what comes next right, I used the half Doily stamp from the Happy Little Moment Smak Kit (July 2015) at the top and bottom of my panel using the same method as I mention earlier this week.  I used my Misti and a Ranger Blending Tool with a Circle Foam and Deco Foil Transfer Gel as ink on my stamp.  I also did this for the polka dot stamp (used at an angle on the top and bottom of my panel opposite of the doily). (Polka Dot stamp from Love Life As It Is set).

I set my panel aside to dry (about 30 mins or so).  In the meantime, I used the sentiment from Ember Girl with embossing ink on a piece of vellum and then heat set some Black Embossing Powder and cut out the sentiment with a circle die.

Once my background panel was dry, I cover the two doily image with Green Foil and the polkadots wtih Opal Foil (both from Deco Foil/Thermoweb) and then ran it through my laminator twice.  I peeled back the foil and Voila!  I attached my three Angie Girls at angles down my panel and glue the panel down to my white slim line cardbase.  I then affixed my sentiment.  Finally, for some more glitz, I used Diamond Stickles to all the accents on the Angie Girl images.

Do you have a favorite project from me this week? Do you have a favorite Angie Girl?  Let me know below.  

List of supplies

• Planner Gal Kit: Tell A Story
• Planner Gal: Merry Doe
• Ember Girl
• Love Life As Is
• Happy Little Moments Smak Kit July 2015
• Free Your Dreams Kit of the Month  May 2017
• White, Green, Red Plaid, Vellum, Paper
• Black Ink
• Black Embossing Powder
• Heat Tool
• Green and Opal Deco Foil
• Rectangle and Rectangle Frame Dies
• Laminator
• Glue
• Copic Markers
• Stickles

2020 Growing In Unity Week Post #4

I can't believe the week is almost over (and 2020).  I am going to end 2020 with another card featuring Diana Girl (from the Angie girls by Angie Blom).

I stared by stamping with a black Copic friendly ink and coloring up Diana with Copic Markers in the Red, Blue and Gold theme.  I used a grey marker on the bottom to ground her.  Next, I used my scan and cut to cut her out.  I used a straight blade to carefully cut a slit inside her legs and then my super pointy fussy cutting scissors to finish removing the white uncolored cardstock.

Next taking an A2 white card panel, I used a blue and red ink from my stash to ink blend a very loose background.  I didnt blend the colors together much or concentrate on making a very smooth blend as I was leaving some white to show through and I knew I would be using a background stamp as well.

I lined up my blended card panel and the Hit the Brick background stamp (a Unity Stamp Co and Brutus Monroe Collaboration) in my Mini Misti.  I first stamped the background with some black ink.  Then I wiped of my stamp and using a Ranger blending tool and foam circle, I added Deco Foil Transfergel to the stamp.  I applied the gel to the foam circle with my finger and carefully pounced the stamp over the entire background stamp, adding more transfer gel to the foam as needed.  I stamped the background and when I lifted the Misti lid the panel stuck to my stamp, (this is fine, I ran my fingers over the backside to make sure the transfer gel attached the the panel).  I carefully removed the panel and set it aside to dry. (about 30-60 mins)  Next I took a small paintbrush and carefully brushed the 
parts of my Diana stamp that I wanted to be gold (belt, necklace, tiara, boots, cuffs) and set that aside to dry.  I very quick cleaned my stamp, paintbrush and even my foam circle with some water to remove any leftover transfer gel.

I found a piece of red cardstock from my scratch paper and cut it down to just shy of 4.25" x 5.5" to be a mat for my colored panel.  I used a circle die that would fit around the sentiment from the Diana girl set and cut it out of the center of the red panel.  Using my powder bag to treat the circle, I stamped the sentiment with embossing ink (with the help of my mini Misti) and covered the sentiment in Gilded Embossing Powder from Brutus Monroe.  I set the sentiment wiht my heat tool.

Once my panel and Diana Girl were dry, I covered them with Deco Foil Gold Foil and ran them through my preheated laminator (twice).  I just love the reveal of peeling back the foil to see the final results.

I used liquid glue to attach my sentiment circle and Diana to my Brick Wall background and then that panel to my red mat.  After attaching everything to my card panel, I decided I wanted to enchance the stars on her costume.  I used a star border die from my stash to cut out the stars and attach them to the thigh and breast of Diana (where the black star stamped).  I also added a few of these white star around my sentiment.

Here is a close up of the foil, the picture does not do the shine justice. But oooh and look at the texture on the bricks.

What do you think?  Don't you just love it?  The inspiration for this card is my Aunt who is undergoing Chemotherapy this week. She is a wonderful woman and I admire her so much.  I plan on mailing this card to her right after the new year.

Supplies

Diana Girl-Unity

Hit the Brick -Unity/Brutus Monroe Collaboration

Black Copic Friendly Ink

Copic Markers

Red and Blue Dye Inks with Blending Brushes

White and Red Cardstock

Embossing Ink

Gilded Embossing Powder -Brutus Monore

Deco Foil Transfer Gel

Deco Foil Gold Foil Sheets

Ranger Blending Tool and Circle Foam

Liquid Glue

Laminator

Scan and Cut/Scissors

Circle Die Cut

Big Shot Die Cutting Machine

Last Brutus Monroe/Thermoweb Collaboration Card - Joy Blue Wave Foil

I want to apologize for my post is going up so late today.  I have been tired and slept most of the day.  For my last card for the Brutus Monroe and Thermoweb Collaboration week, I featured the Blue Wave Foil.  This foil is stunning and once again the photos do not do it justice.  

Here is a close. up showing the fun pattern in the foil.

I started by spreading the Deco Foil Duo Transfer Gel across the Beautiful Bauble 6x9 Stencil with my Stencil Pal and set it aside until it is tacky. (It takes about an hour depending on how thick I put on the gel.). While drying a dug around in my scrap bin and found a dark blue piece of paper and cut it down to A2 card size.  I put it in my splat box and used some shimmer spray from my stash.  I chose some letter dies and cut out the word Joy from the center of card panel.  

I warmed up my laminator for about 20 mins and then I ran my Bauble pan through.  Remember when using foil the pretty side (the foil you want to see) should be faced up and away from the transfer gel. I cut the panel down to about 4" x 5.25" and lightly ink blended some blue ink to soften the stark white of the background.  I used liquid glue to attach the JOY to the front.  Finally, I attached some of the Silver Glitter Sequins for some added sparkle.

I hope you find some Joy this last week of October and have enjoyed the Collaboration week.  Do you have a favorite card from any of the Design Team from either company?  Thank you for stopping by.

Here is a list of the products used (affiliated links, which are at no additional cost to you, but help support my page); 

• Beautiful Baubles 6x9 Stencil
• Deco Foil Blue Wave Foil
• Deco Foil Transfer Gel Duo
• Deco Foil Stencil Pal
• Silver Glitter Sequins

Brutus Monroe and Thermoweb Collaboration Day 3 (RAINGLOW FOIL!)

Happy Wednesday!  The week is half over already and the month has flown by.  How is it Halloween next week?  Today's card is a simple layout because I wanted to showcase the BEAUTIFUL FOIL from Brutus Monroe/Deco Foil on this card.  It is called Rainglow and you can purchase it here.  The photo does not do the foil justice.  It is Gorgeous!  The rainbow has a "billion" stars in it. 

I started the same as I did with Monday's card.  This time I used the Deco Foil Transfer Gel Duo with the Falling Leaves 6x9 Stencil on a Slim Line Precut Card Panel.  I let it dry and then I ran it through my laminator with the Rainglow foil.  I did trim my foiled panel down slightly and matted it on a piece of blue paper from my scrap bin.  After attaching the whole thing to my Slim Line Precut Card Base, (which I scored and folded at 3.5"), I used a matching blue scrap to stamp my sentiment.  I treated the scrap with my embossing bag and then stamped the Hello (from Super Sentimental) with the Brutus Monroe Embossing ink and covered it with my favorite white Embossing Powder - Alabaster.  After I heat set the sentiment and attached it to my card front.  I added some white flat back pearls next to my sentiment.

 I hope you have been enjoying the collaborations this week.  I have a couple more posts this week.  Come back tomorrow for another Christmas A2 card featuring more foil!

List of products and affiliated links when possible (which are at no additional cost to you, they just help to support my creative journey.)

• Slim Line Precut Card Bases
• Slim Line Precut Card Panels
• Rainglow Foil
• DecoFoil Transfer Gel Duo
• Super Sentimental Stamp set
• Embossing Ink
• Alabaster Embossing Powder

Brutus Monroe October Die of the Month

 My card today is a simple holiday card that features the Brutus Monroe Beautiful Bauble die of the month which I cut from a piece of Candy Stripe patterned paper.  I ran it through my laminator with the Sliver Transfer Sheets from Deco Foil (by Thermoweb).  I used some liquid glue to attach the paper to some black flock also by Thermoweb.  I finished off my card by using some of the flat back pearls in red and green.  I also stamped the word Joy with some red ink from the Merry and Bright stamp set by Brutus Monroe on the inside of my A2 white card base.

I decided to not add a sentiment to the front of my card this time, so the Die and foil take the focus of this card.  What do you think?  Did you know you can foil the Brutus Monroe Patterned Paper?  Have you used flock?

Thank you for stopping by and have a great week.

List of *Products used:

• Die Of the Month- Beautiful Bauble
• Candy Stripe Pattern Paper Pad
• Merry and Bright Stamp Set
• Deco Foil Transfer Sheets -  Sliver
• Thermoweb Black Flock
• Flat Back Pearl Assortment

*affliated links where available do not have any added cost to you, they just help me to provide content on my blog/channel