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 

Growing in Unity Blog Hop--Birthday Card

Hello and thank you for stopping by my blog today.  I had the priveledge of being the Unity Girl of the Week for the last week of 2020.  I have one more post tied to this week as I participate in today's Growing In Unity Blog Hop.  I am the first stop along the hop and I have the list below so you can hop along an leave comments.

My card for the hop uses the Smak Kit that I chose for my participation for the week.  I had to get the November 2019 Smak kit for its winter beauty and this big snowflake.  This card is for my mama as her birthday is coming up next month and her favorite color is blue and she loves snowflakes and snowman.  I started by taking the snowflake stamp in my Original Misti and stamped it out with My Favorite Things Nightshift Blue Ink.  I then used a ranger foam dauber and used my finger to apply thermoweb transfer gel to the stamp and applied that right over the blue image.  I set the panel aside to dry for about 20 mins and let my laminator warm up.

Once the gel was dry, I used some Opal Deco Foil and ran my panel through a laminator, twice.  I peeled back the foil and it left just the right amount of shine to the stamped image.  It was not perfect, but that is what I wanted.  Next, I took a blending brush and inked the same Nightshift blue ink the rest of my panel making the edges extra dark.  

I placed my panel in my splat box and splattered on some shimmer spray and some waterdown blue ink.  I used a sentiment from Birthday Go Round with the same ink on some heat resistant vellum from Brutus Monroe and covered the ink with some Pearl Embossing Powder.  After I heat set the powder, I used a circle die to cut it out and attach it to my card panel.  

Before I attached my card panel to my white A2 card base, I used the same simmer spray and a paint brush to cover the edges of my card base.  I used liquid glue to attach my panel to my card and that finishes my card.   I  hope you like my card and Happy Birthday mom!

 Here is the order stop by and leave a comment on each blog and you have a chance to win one of TWO Unity filled prize packs.

• Candi:  YOU ARE HERE
• Brandon-https://tazersfan.wordpress.com/
• Shannon-https://olasmoon.blogspot.com/
• Mary-https://a-red-letter-day.com/
• Linda-https://rubberstampormodify.blogspot.com/
• Michelle-https://annemichellecreates.com/
• Jennifer-https://jhammond0128.wixsite.com/website
• Holly-https://mamabirdcrafts.blogspot.com/

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

2020 Growing in Unity Post #3

Today's card was a super fun one for me to create.  I started with an A2 white card panel and ink blended on some pink and grey inks.  Next, I took the script stamp from the (be fearless) June 2017 SMAK kit and inked with some Red ink and randomly stamped it over my background.  I also took the doily stamp fromt this kit and stamped it in a couple of place in a grey ink.

The next thing I did, I totally give credit to Whitney for showing this in a live this past week.  I used the hearts from ...don't give up and stamped them in grey ink along the top of my panel.  After cleaning off my stamp, I then using a ranger blending tool with a foam circle, I added Deco Foil Transfer Gel to the stamp in a pouncing motion and stamped it to my card panel.  I cleaned off the stamp well and repeated the process towards the bottom of my panel.  Two tips I have for this, use your finger to spread the Transfer Gel onto the foam circle and make sure you clean your stamps off right away.

I let the panel dry for a few minutes (the transfer gel does not take long for this techinique but the longer you let it set the better the results- I try to wait at least 30 mins).  While my panel was drying I cut out a variety of hearts from vellum and white scraps.  I also created my card base out of white cardstock and cut down a mat from grey card stock.

Next I stamped out the heart from Love Makes the World with Copic friendly Black ink and colored it in with a couple of Pink and Grey markers.  I used my Scan and Cut to cut it out.

Finally my panel was ready for the next step,  I used opal foil from Deco/Thermoweb and ran my panel through my laminator twice.  This was the first time I personally had tried this techinque and I love it so much I have been making many backgrounds with foil, stamps and transfer gel this week.

To complete my card, I glued the panel down to the mat and then to my card base.  I used liquid glue to attached the Copic colored heart image and many of the small die cut hearts.  For some dimension I used some foam squares to attached a few of the hearts.

Here is my attempt to show the shimmer, which does not photograph well.

I really love this techinque and thinkg this card turned out so fun.  I can't wait to send it to someone.

What techinque is new to you that you ahve recently used that you have fallen in love with?

Supplies:

Love Makes the World Stamp Set -Unity

...don't give up Stamp Set - Unity

(Be Fearless) June 2017 SMAK Kit- Unity

Black Copic Friendly Ink

Red and Grey Dye ink

Copic Markers in Pink and Grey

Opal Deco Foil Sheets

White, Grey and Vellum cardstock

Liquid Glue and Foam Squares

Laminator

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/Thermoweb Collaboration Unconventional Christmas Color

 

One quick card today that I forgot to share yesterday for the Brutus Monroe and Thermoweb Collaboration this week.  I made an unconventional Christmas color using Blue and Yellow.

I started off using Pixie Spray to temporarily attached the Beautiful Baubles 6x9 stencil to my Precut Slim Line Card Panel.  Then I used my Stencil Pal and some of Brutus Monroe's Chromo Glaze-Teal.  While I let my panel dry, I prepared the rest of my card.

I took some Yellow Flock and cut it down to fit my Precut Slim Line Card Base and then I used one of the Circle Foundation dies on the middle of my flock for my sentiment.  (I like to cut matching pieces out of the pieces that are matted behind my panel as no one will ever see it.)

I stamped the Merry & Bright Sentiment from the stamp set of the same name with Raven detail ink on the Yellow Flocked Circle, using my Misti.  I used my Misti so I could stamp it a few times, as sometimes you need multiple times to get a clean stamped image on flock.  

Once my panel was dry, I used liquid glue to attach it to my Yellow Flock mat and then attached both pieces to my card base.  I also used liquid glue to attach my sentiment and for a final touch some Flat Black Pearls.

Thank you for stopping by and check back tomorrow as I will have one more card for our Collaboration week.  Have a great and safe weekend.

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

• Brutus Monroe Slim Line Precut Card Bases
• Brutus Monroe Slim Line Precut Card Panels
• Brutus Monroe Beautiful Baubles  6x9 Stencil
• Brutus Monroe Chromo Glaze - Teal 
• Brutus Monroe Merry & Bright Stamp Set
• Brutus Monroe Circle Foundation Dies
• Deco Foil Flock Transfer Sheets - SunshineYellow
• Deco Foil Stencil Pal

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/Thermoweb Collaboration day 2

 

My day 2 collaboration project is my other 2 for one card.  I used the "leftover" flock pieces and I used an eraser and my craft pick to scrap/erase away the indentations left from peeling apart the flock from my panel from yesterdays card.  I was inspired by a recent Jennifer McGuire video to make a top gatefold card in the Slim Line size.  Her video is here.

Using the measurements from Jennifer's video I created my card and attached my two flocked panels to the front of my top and bottom panels.  I used some Gold Glitterstock and cut it down to about 1.5 inches and attached that to the top half of my card covering the opening.  Using one of the large circle foundation dies cut out of white cardstock, I stamped the sentiment from the Merry and Bright Stamp set using the Brutus Monroe Embossing ink.  I chose the Gilded Embossing Powder to cover my sentiment and heat set it.  I used a couple of dies from my stash to cut some "ornaments" from scrap pieces of Emerald Flock and Glitterstock.

Finally I stamped another holiday from my stash with the same embossing ink on a 1/2 inch piece of Emerald flock and heat set the same Gilded embossing powder.  This sentiment I attached to the inside of my card.

Thank you for stopping by today.  Have you started making any holiday cards?

Here is a List of Products that I used, including links to the items in the Brutus Monroe store where available (*affiliate links used at no additional cost to you...a small portion goes to my account to help continue bring you inspiration.  Thank you for supporting me.)

• Brutus Monroe Beautiful Baubles  6x9 Stencil 
• Brutus Monroe Merry & Bright Stamp Set
• Brutus Monroe Circle Foundation Dies
• Brutus Monroe Embossing Ink
• Brutus Monroe Metallic Embossing Powder - Gilded
• Brutus Monroe Glitterstock -Gold
• Deco Foil Flock Transfer Sheets - Emerald

Here is are the two cards using the flock pieces:

Card 1 Using Duo and Flock

Card 2 Using the Negative Piece of Flock

Brutus Monroe and Thermoweb Collaboration--Merry Christmas Card with Flock

 This week I will feature a variety of cards for a collaboration using products from Brutus Monroe and Thermoweb. 

My first card is a two for one.  I will share the first card today and the second one tomorrow.

Above is a look at my Slim Line Card and matching envelope. First thing I did was apply Pixie Spray to the Background Baubles 6x9 stencil to temporarily affix it to my Slimline Precut Card Panel.  I used a Stencil Pal and some Deco Foil Transfer Gel Duo to apply a thin layer of gel over my stencil.  I carefully removed the stencil, set my card panel aside to dry and washed my stencil and pallet knife right away in some warm soapy water.  *Crafty Tip:  Sometime when I am using stencils and a medium like Transfer Gel or Glazes, I keep a clean ice cream bucket of warm soapy water on the floor next to my work area and just put the stencils in the bucket until I am finished.  Then I clean up all of the stencils in the sink, using a nail brush to gently clean off any "hard" to remove areas-like in the instance of glitter.

                                                            While I waited for my card panel to dry (about an hour depending on the thickness of the gel, it dries clear and gets sticky when ready), I scored and folded my Slimline Pre Cut Card Base in half and reinforced the fold with my bone folder.  I used my paper trimmer to cut down my Glitterstock to 8.5" x 3" and used the Merry Christmas word dies from my stash to cut the words out of the center of my glitterstock panel.  *Crafty Tip:  I do that with my mat layers because no one will ever know a cut is in them, it saves on paper, and I have a matching piece for my card.

Once my panel was ready, I turned on my laminator to warm up and placed my Emerald Flock face down on the panel (I used two pieces as they are 6x6 panels and carefully lined them up to cover my whole panel without any seams.  Then I placed the cardbase and the flock inside a folded piece of parchment and ran it through my laminator, twice.  This is something I forget.  With flock you need to run it through the laminator TWICE!

I let the panel cool slightly, then peeled off the flock and tada!  Green fuzzy ornaments.  I glued my panel to the Glitterstock mat and then to my card base.  Using my T-ruler, I lined up my sentiment in the middle and added some confetti circles (from my stash) for some added bling.

Here is a close up of the Glitterstock sentiment and the flock.

I decided I wanted to make a matching envelope, so I used one of the SlimLine Envelopes (Alabaster) from Brutus Monroe.  I lined up my stencil carefully on the left half and used Simon Hurley Creates Later Gator ink with a blender brush.  I then transferred the stencil to the right side of the envelope and recreated the same look.  I kept the darker blend on the ornaments to the outside, where I would not be writing any address and lighter in the middle.

Here is a List of Products that I used.  I have included links to the items in the Brutus Monroe store where available (*affiliate links used at no additional cost to you...a small portion goes to my account to help continue bring you inspiration.  Thank you for supporting me)

• Brutus Monroe Background Baubles 6x9 Stencil
• Brutus Monroe Slim Line Precut Card Panels
• Brutus Monroe Slim Line Precut Card Bases
• Brutus Monroe Slim Line Envelopes
• Brutus Monroe Glitterstock - Green
• Pixie Spray
• Deco Foil Transfer Gel Duo
• Stencil Pal
• Deco Foil Flock Transfer Sheets - Emerald Green
• Simon Hurley Creates Later Gator Ink

I hope you like this card, please stop by tomorrow for another card, this time using the leftover flock from this card to create another Slim Line Christmas Card.

Please let me know what you think.  Have you used flock yet?