Studio Monday with Nina-Marie: 5 Ideas for Foiling
Hello crafters and welcome back to my latest Studio Monday with Nina-Marie series video! This week I am featuring five ideas for foiling, as well as how to achieve the best foiling results with a laminator.
Each of the five cards I made today showcase new products I’ve been dying to use; and I love how this first one has an autumn vibe to it with its intense, rich colors.
The beautiful foiled background was created with DoCrafts Floral Tile die and ThermoWeb Summer Rainbow foil. To add some interest and relief to the background, I popped it up with foam tape on some orange cardstock.
Because I wanted this card to have more of a Fall feel to it, I felt that a nice thank you greeting would be fitting. The gorgeous script font is from the Honey Bee Stamps Large Thanks die set. Underneath it, I white heat embossed a sentiment from Simon’s new Kind Flowers stamp set. I love the colors of the card and the simplicity of the design.
The second card I created with an autumn theme features our new Bare Tree Oval Collage die. By pairing this die with Memory Box’s Leaf Collage die, I was able to create a beautiful tree of colorful fall leaves!
With some of the leftover scraps of the Summer Rainbow foil from the first card, I created multi-colored leaves, and to create the red leaves I used some Gina K. Designs Red Velvet foil. The variegated tones of the Summer Rainbow foil helped make these leaves look almost life-like!
I created a simple backdrop behind the oval negative space by dry embossing an Altenew Sketched Lines stencil into some white cardstock; the uneven, textural lines of the stencil give the background interest without taking away from the foiled tree.
The die cut sentiment I included is from My Favorite Things’ Blessed and Blessings die set.
With the holiday season rapidly approaching, I wanted to include a few Christmas-themed cards also! This one is my absolute favorite foiled card that I made today…
I am completely in love with the Lapis Watercolor foil from ThermoWeb. When you pair this foil with the gorgeous No Two Are Alike snowflake background die from Penny Black, you end up with an icy masterpiece (that took no time at all to put together!). To dress up the snowflakes just a bit, I placed some Ice Cube jewels from Lucy’s Cards into the centers of each one.
The gold tones mixed into the Lapis Watercolor foil inspired me to use gold foil for the sentiment, which was created with the Honey Bee Stamps Large Thanks die. I also found a perfect greeting from our new Simon exclusive Stained Glass Greetings stamp set to pair with the thanks die (which heat embossed in white onto blue cardstock).
Have you ever tried foiling with stencils and Transfer Gel? This is another great way to create foiled effects on your cards! You simply apply the gel through your stencil and let the medium dry completely before applying foil over top (I demonstrate this technique in the video, so make sure you check that out!)
This next card is a foiled dream and features Transfer Gel applied through Hero Arts’ Leaf and Berry stencil. After everything dried overnight, I foiled it with some stunning Gold Sequin foil from Gina K. Designs.
I adore the cute trees from Simon’s new Christmas Trees die set and thought they would be fun to cut from some Spring Green foil. This demonstrates a way you can foil without any need for heat. Simply press your foil into some double sided adhesive sheets (I like ThermoWeb adhesive sheets and Scor Tape sheets). The double-sided adhesive holds the foil perfectly and you get clean foiled results every time.
And of course a Christmas tree is not complete without some decoration! I used a few red confetti sequins from our Simon Rainbow Confetti mix, as well as some Clear Droplets from Studio Katia. The sentiment I chose for this card is from another Simon exclusive stamp set called Happy Christmas.
One more card to share! We have some new Simon exclusive dies that are perfect for creating beautiful, religious-themed Christmas cards, and I particularly am fond of the Holy Stars die set. I used the largest of those stars to be the focal point of this card.
WOW! has some amazing glitter foils such as the Glitter Gold that I used for the star; when you tip the card in the light, the star has the appearance of real glitter!
And speaking of glitter, the silver and blue background behind the star also sparkles thanks to the gorgeous Sparkling Silver foil from Gina K. Designs. You may even recognize the design of the background from our new Simon Snowburst Collage die. I cut my own stencil with the die and as with the card above, applied Transfer Gel through it.
The new Rejoice script die from our Making Spirits Bright release made for a perfect sentiment to complete this card! Because I didn’t have any purple foil, I was able to use the Tonic Studios Mirror Card in Electric Purple to create the same foiled effect. Isn’t that color luscious??
Be sure to check out the video below to see how I did all the foiling techniques on these cards as well as a close up look at all of the main elements used on each card! Thanks for visiting with me today! I will be back next week with another Studio Monday tutorial!
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I love love love these foiled cards!
Great cards, I think the foiling is gorgeous.
Wow, sure stands out. I’m not sure I’m ready for the brightness of that foil. A few were doable for me but a few looked to hard to make. Love to learn though.
I love to foil and the products you used are some I now want to add to my stash. Thanks for the demos on foiling. Reinforces the different ways to achieve backgrounds with stencils and double sided sticky paper. The cards are beautiful as well.
I love foiling and this looks fabulous
Oh my goodness !! All your cards are so amazingly gorgeous !! Thanks for sharing your techniques !
Your cards are gorgeous! I guess a laminator is going on my Christmas wish list for sure!! Thanks so much for sharing!
Gorgeous foiled cards and thanks for sharing.
Linda D.
We’re taking a closer look at foiling today. This technique is a great way to add color, texture, and shine to your projects without stamping or coloring. You’ll be able to add beautiful foiled accents to cards, tags, home decor, and more with minimal effort. I am always amazed at the versatility of foiling, and how easy it is to incorporate into your projects. While I was recently playing around in my studio, I decided to try a few different techniques with my Therm O Web Deco Foil™ that I’ve never tried before…and it got me super excited about the endless possibilities! Today I’m sharing five different ideas for foiling; you might already be familiar with some of them, but there are a couple on this list that you might not have heard of before. If you’re anything like me, you’ll be running to your craft room right after watching this video! Check out my video below or watch it directly on YouTube HERE. I have started reading SeedRoyaltySurvey Online Casino Reviews so that I could find the best casino in Canada in order to earn money through it.