Monday, February 15, 2016

Foiled Cards

Have you tried foiling?  I got a Minc Mini machine for Christmas (I got it online at 50% off!) and I finally broke it out of the box!  I was shopping at Hobby Lobby on Saturday and purchased a pack of four cards and envelopes by Heidi Swapp that were ready for foiling right out of the package.  The pack was on sale for only $1.72, so I bought it.  The cards were 7" x 5" so I cut them in half.  They wouldn't fit in my Minc Mini machine at the larger size, and the paper wasn't that great.  But they worked great as a mat!  Each circle has foil on it.  This one is pink, which is really difficult to see.  This foil is by Heidi Swapp.  I die cut the black paper using Half & Half dies and trimmed them down to fit the card.  Then I stamped and embossed the sentiment.  On this one I used platinum embossing powder.

I used pink foil on this one as well and a different Half & Half die with the same platinum embossing powder.
 
On this one I used gold Deco foil.  I like this foil much better.  It seems to shine more.  Again I used a different Half & Half die and this time I used gold embossing powder on the sentiment.
 
I think on this last one you can see some of the shine from the silver Deco foil.  This time I used MFT's Vertical Greetings die for the black piece.  I also used the same platinum embossing powder.
 
I tilted the gold foiled card so you can see how pretty the foil looks!  Can't wait to do more!
 
I think I'm going to give this set to my mother-in-law.  She always likes to have cards on hand to send out.
 
Thanks for stopping by!
 
Recipe
Stamps:  Signature Greetings, Wet Paint, Wet Paint II (PTI)
Paper:  Heidi Swapp cards, recollections white, black
Ink:  Versamark
Accessories:  Half & Half dies (PTI), Vertical Greetings die (MFT), sequins, gold ep, liquid platinum ep, Mini Minc machine

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4 comments:

Lynn said...

So fun Lisa!

Tenia Nelson said...

Too fun!!

Cheryl said...

These are great, Lisa! You are always expanding your crafty knowledge! She is sure to appreciate this set! They shine with creativity!

Gerrina said...

Looks so beautiful and crisp! Great card! Hugs, Gerrina

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