Showing posts with label Foiling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Foiling. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Favourite Tulips with Honey Bee Stamps
Hi there! Of all the flowers out there, I think tulips are my all time favourite. I love their colour, shape, and how they usher in Spring with vibrance. I decided to pick up the Lovely Layers: Tulips Honey Cuts from Honey Bee Stamps because the dies are so realistic and give you 3 options of size of bloom to play with, and cut multiples layers of the flowers for wonderful realism.
Coral coloured tulips are some of the ones I most gravitate to, so I used a few shade of coral cardstock to cut the layers, then ink blended on the layers to give added depth. While also adding in a few textural details by adding coloured pencil in the die lines. I also added in some bluebells from the Lovely Layers: Wildflowers Honey Cuts, because they make a great contrast in colour to the coral tulips, and their petite size adds extra interest.
The background is ink blended with Blueprint Sketch Distress Ink, with water splatters, and I cut a small section of white lattice for the bottom section of the card for texture.
The sentiment is foiled and is a Spellbinders Let’s Celebrate Sentiments Better Press set.
Monday, April 7, 2025
Meraki Melody Release is Here!
Hello! I’m delighted to be bringing you a beautiful card design from the Meraki Melody Release! Today I’m showing off the Meadow Muse Suite of products, including the Meadow Muse Presstacular Plate, and the Meadow Muse Stamp Set. It’s the prettiest combination of petals and leaves! The perfect size for colouring too!
For this design I used the Press Plate to foil the image onto Copic XPress It Blending paper, then added colour with my Copic markers. I foiled a second layer onto the pretty purple cardstock. Next I used the new Timeless Frames die (cut 3 x) to frame up the “windowed layer”, outlining it with a gold pen, to coordinate with the gold foiling. The whole image is framed again in gold shiny cardstock with the largest of the Timeless Frames die. It’s really lovely because it adds dotted texture to the scallops as well.
The lovely sentiment is from the stamp set, and its embossed ingold to coordinate. A few gold enamel dots accent the sentiment.
Be sure to pop on over to this post on Instagram for your opportunity to win a gift code from Crafty Meraki!
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Watching You Bloom with Pink Fresh Studios
Hi There! Ever have one of those days where you need a pretty card, but don’t have a lot of time to create? Today was one of those days, and these new products from Pink Fresh Studios from the Peony Perfection Suite were perfect! I started off with the Washi Tape in Pink and the coordinating Peony Perfection Dies for quick and showstopper blossoms.
Next, I used the new Leafy Lattice Press Plate and coordinating Dies with foiling to create the gorgeous lattice. I ink blended the background and then placed all the elements onto the page. A little splash of gold paint adds that metallic touch.
The sentiment is from the Peony Perfection Stamp set, and I embossed it in gold, and a few gold enamel dots are the pretty jewelry accents.
Monday, March 10, 2025
Stunning Magnolias from Crafty Meraki
Hello! I’m delighted to be hopping on Instagram with the Crafty Meraki Team for the beautiful March Release called Meraki Harmony. There are so many delightful designs this month, and I had a wonderful time creating. Today, I’m starting off with one of my favourite cards from this release, it uses the gorgeous Whimsical Magnolias Presstacular Plate. Magnolias are one of my favourite flowers - even though they don’t grow here in my part of Canada.
The shimmer is lovely on the press plate when you foil it! I coloured the design with Copics, using the coordinating Meraki Para-Die die to die cut it out. The background is watercoloured with Daniel Smith Watercolours, and splatters of white acrylic paint. A few vellum die cut circles give anchoring points for the layout.
The sentiment is from the set, also foiled and die cut, and a few sequins accent the design. Please join us on the hop on starting here on Instagram, comment and you’ll be entered to win a $50 Gift Gift Certificate from Crafty Meraki!
Friday, February 14, 2025
Foiled Daffodils with Spellbinders
With two feet of snow on the ground, and more falling all the time, I’m longing for a warm up and a move toward Spring! I’ve had this coloured panel on my desk forever and its Spring colours finally convinced me to create a finished design! This is a retired foiling plate from Spellbinders called Flower Pattern. After foiling it in silver, I coloured it up with Copics and trimmed around the interior to create a frame. The foiling really takes it up a notch with the shimmer and shine.
Daffodils are so cheerful! You can never go wrong with them! I also added in the interior sentiment from Yana’s Sentiments Hot Foil Plate and coordinating dies. I’m always needing more Birthday cards.
Some iridescent sequins make a nice finishing touch.
Monday, February 3, 2025
Slimline Tulip Spray with Crafty Meraki
Hello! Today is another fun Hop on Instagram for the newest Meraki Genesis Release at Crafty Meraki. There are ways to win, so please join us on this post on IG starting HERE. For the Hop I created this slimline beauty with sprays of tulips in sunny shades. I have been having a lot of fun with the new Press Plates! This one is called Love Like No Other, and I pressed it with green outline ink and used the coordinating Crafty Meraki Layering Stencil Set and coordinating Dies. The stencils are really gorgeous as you can see, and the vibrant colours are so perfect for these blooms.
I placed the tulips on an ink blended background with water splatters, and then added touches of sparkle with the Strip Suite - ZigZag Zoom Dies cut from sparkle paper, as well as the sentiment foiled with Crafty Meraki’s Handmade Love Hot Foil Plate (an essential for great scripty phrases).
Just a few copper coloured sequins add that last detail to tie it all together. Thanks for joining me today!
Saturday, December 21, 2024
Poinsettia Wreath Gift Card Trifold with Crafty Meraki
Hello Everyone! Are you down to the last minute preparations for Christmas? We’re pretty close to being ready. And I’ve got a great last minute design to fancy up those Gift Cards that we often give at Christmas. This one uses Crafty Meraki’s Festive Floral Stamp, and I’ve coloured it with Copics. I stamped a few extra of the poinsettias to add to the design to make it really 3D.
The background is foiled with the lovely Crafty Meraki Jolly Holly Hot Foil plate in a perfecty peachy foil. It coordinates so beautifully with the paper and wreath. As you can see I’ve added some gold accents in the metallic dots, and I’ve lined the circle section of the wreath flap with gold pen.
The fun part of this design is it opens to be a tri-fold card, so I attached velcro to the flap and base.
And when you open it up, there’s a perfect spot for your gift card to slide into!
It makes for such a pretty gift card presentation. This view shows how 3D the design is.
Friday, December 20, 2024
Peace on Earth Angel with RAM Stamps
Hello! Popping in tonight with a precious little Christmas Angel from Rachelle Ann Miller called Peace Angel . She’s just delightfuly isn’t she? I’ve coloured her up with Copic markers and then added in lots of sparkle to the design with a shimmery glitter pen. Contrasting colours of purple and yellow work really well together for this design.
The background is foiled with stars to coordinate and add lots of gold, and I also die cut some stars to accent using glitter paper. This picture grabs a little of the shimmer from the pen in her dress.
I think peace on earth is a beautiful thing to herald at Christmas and through all seasons. I pray it begins in me, and extends to my world.
If you haven’t finished your Christmas card and tag making, I’m including my RAM Stamps affiliate link provided at no cost to you....but every little bit helps me out! https://rachelleannemiller.com/?ref=hyicmakm
Blessings Dear Ones!
Sunday, December 15, 2024
Silvery Fa La La with Crafty Meraki
Happy Sunday! Today I am bringing you another Crafty Meraki design as part of their countdown to Christmas! I can’t believe there are only 10 days to Christmas Day! We’ve finally made some dents in our Christmas lists and some Christmas baking so I’m feeling a lot better about that. I want to celebrate Advent not stress!
So, this pretty bejewelled design uses a few Crafty Meraki products. I started with the Crafty Meraki Christmas Flower Layering Die, cut in silver cardstock, with teal greenery using the Olive Leaf Meraki Para-Dies.
Next I created the background with the gorgeous Holly Jolly Hot Foil Plate in shimmery silver foil. I added depth to the layer with ink blending around the edges. Along the top edge of the layer I added a strip of shimmery Jade Shadows Dew Drops from Crafty Meraki, attached with Scor-Tape.
Then it was simply layering it all together with a very festive sentiment from Crafty Meraki’s Festive Flora Wreath Stamp set, embossed in silver and die cut with the coordinating die. All that shimmer and glimmer is so classy!
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Scandi Christmas Deer with TCP
Hello Friends! I’m back today with a pair of delightful deer done in a gorgeous neutral Scandinavian style. I do love the simplicity and warmth of Scandinavian style, so I went all out with the neutrals and woodgrain textures on this card. I began with TCP’s Scandi Santa SVG and Digi Stamp combination, for this design, only using the digital stamp of these pretty deer.
After printing and colouring with Copics and coloured pencil (for the gold scarves), I trimmed them out with my tiny scissors, then arranged them onto a diecut wood cut slice. To keep the tones in that neutral/white combo, I used kraft white ink on the wood cut to bring out the texture of the grain. This was placed on a card base with golden snowflakes.

By now you’ve probably heard the sad news that TCP is closing at the end of the year. It’s been my absolute delight and privilege to design for Alma for many years. She is the best. I will miss The Cat’s Pajamas for all its beautiful and unique style....and I’m also so grateful for all the fun and creativity we’ve had together!
Thanks for joining me today!
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Purple Watercoloured Poinsettia with Crafty Meraki
Feeling delighted to bring you a beautiful floral today! I’m guesting with Crafty Meraki this month and their Countdown to Christmas. This beauty uses Crafty Meraki’s Blooming Noel stamp set and coordinating dies. I stamped the image multiple times, embossing it in silver. Then I cut it out with the die in layers, watercolouring the leaves and petals with Daniel Smith watercolours. I LOVE watercolouring, just don’t often take the time to do it.
Here you can get a bit of a better picture of the layers. I’ve added foam dots between the sections so it has lots of dimension.
The background is created by inkblending Blueprint Sketch and Wilted Violet Distress Inks, with some splatter to give the feel of bokeh. A pretty shimmery strip is cut with Crafty Meraki’s ZigZag Zoom Die set.
The sentiment uses Crafty Meraki’s Handmade Love Hot Foil Plate and silver foil, and for some bling I’ve added Sapphire Night Dew Drops from CM. Sometimes a card comes together even better than you had hoped, and I really enjoyed creating this one! Thanks so much for dropping by!
Saturday, November 23, 2024
Jeweled Christmas Florals with Power Poppy
We are snuggled up inside today because of what the National Weather Services calls “a major snow event”, where a good 8 - 10 inches, or 25 cm fell in the past 24 hours. I have thoroughly enjoyed it - but I’ll admit, I wasn’t doing the shovelling. So, tonight I’m in the mood for Christmas! I pulled out this beautiful image from Power Poppy called Ultimate Poinsettia Digital Stamp set. Marcy always had the most beautiful arrangements of florals for any season, and this one is one of my favourites with the poinsettia and anemone flowers, plus berries and dusty miller greenery.
The image is coloured with jewel toned Copics, with finishing detailing done with coloured pencils. I’ve die cut the image out of the box style with the tiny dusty miller greenery in the lower corner peeking out. The background is foiled in light lilac with a Spellbinders called Glimmer Monoline Stars.
The sentiment is embossed on vellum with the Power Poppy set, Joy to the World Bouquet. I ink blended Blueprint Sketch ink on the vellum to coordinate with the purply-blues.
A few pretty rhinestones give extra shine, and I accented the sentiment and corner with silver die cuts from Spellbinders Christmas Bird Poinsettia Die. Appreciate you stopping by!
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Be Joyful Foiling with Spellbinders
Sometimes you purchase something and don’t have enough time to really dig into it before the season is over. Last Christmas season I bought the Joyful Glimmer Hot Foil Plate from Spellbinders, and here we are....using it for the first time. It’s such a pretty 2 plate die combo of letters and Christmas foliage. I foiled it in gold, added in colouring with Copics and then gave it an arched die shape.
The foiled background uses the Layered Glimmer Holly Background Stencil and Glimmer die. Foiled in red on deep red cardstock. That tone on tone comes out so nice! Next, to make the arched die really come to life I added coordinated die cut foliage from Spellbinder’s Christmas Bird Poinsettia Etched Dies. It’s a great way to tie all the colours in together.
A added a strip of mirrored gold cardstock the the bottom of the card to anchor the image, but it was so shiny and bright - to tone it down a little, I ran my sanding block over it horizontally and vertically, and it had the perfect amount of sheen!
Thanks for joining me today!
Monday, November 18, 2024
The Red Christmas Car with TCP
Hi There! Today I have a really fun design from The Cat’s Pajamas which captures all the delight and retro cool that TCP is known for. This fun-loving snazzy cat called Sprinkles is zooming down the highways and byways to deliver the Christmas tree and presents. It’s called ’Tis the Season. Isn’t it cute?
I coloured the image with Copics, and added in detailing with coloured pencils. Having recently been in England and having the delight of being in the famous black cabs - I was a little inspired by this car’s likeness to their style. So - it had to be red, cause I mean, Christmas! But, I was thinking of those black cabs as a coloured it up. The tree almost looks too big for the car!
After trimming the image out, I placed him on the deep juniper green card base, with a foiled snowflake layer, background trees from a retired TCP die and simple die cut sentiments also from a retired TCP die. Thanks for stopping by!
Sunday, August 18, 2024
Anemones on Acetate wiht Spellbinders
Hello! And happy new week! Today I’ve dabbled with some beautiful anemone flowers a clear cardstock to bring a lovely friendship card. I began with Spellbinders Anemone Glimmer Blooms set, foiling the flower image twice, using the coordinating die to cut it out.
Next, I coloured it in deep periwinkle colours with B60, B63, B66 and B69. Then I split one of the images in 1/2 and arranged it on clear cardstock. To help the colours pop, I added a layer of vellum which had been ink blended in soft blue under the acetate layer, it gives a sense of anchoring for the flowers.
This set comes with the scripty friend die which I cut 3 x in blue cardstock, stacked together with glue and then added it to a shimmery white strip of paper. A few iridescent sequins finish off the sparkle. It’s a very glamorous look!
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