My friend Marcia had a big win with a fabulous full-release giveaway recently - it caused us both to take another look at the foiling craze! Lucky for me, I found a deep discount on the Glimmer Hot Foil machine at Hobby Lobby - then came the learning curve! We set a date to conquer our fears - I should have known Marcia would have it DOWN by the time she arrived at my door!
Thanks, my sweet generous friend for holding my hand as I got the hang of it, and for bringing all your Pinkfresh goodies to play with!! Here are the cards I was able to make - and believe me when I say there is a plethora of butterflies still to be used!!
I couldn't wait to get my hands on the gorgeous Pinkfresh Studio Butterflies - you know how I feel about those little wonders, right? This time, foiled in silver.
I found a beautiful place for this one to land - on the PFS
Miss Your Smile set! I white heat embossed it on lavender card,
then using just a few of the layers from their coordinating stencil set. All that to coordinate with the inks I added to this gorgeous Big Butterfly!
inks: Catherine Pooler [CP] Mint to Be, Sweet Sixteen, and Bellini
Pastels are usually not my bag, but I love the ethereal feel of this one!
Next up: I cut a PFS Braided tag, then sliced it in two, top to bottom,
using one of their curved Classic Edgers... voila, a perfect
place for these Small Butterflies to hang out! and a sweet
sentiment for a recipient who won't even care if a bit
if my stamping [PFS Lush Greenery sentiments] went askew!
Don't you love them foiled in gold? and stenciled in my favorite color combo!
CP Rouge, Party Dress, Orange Peel, and Tiki Torch
I backed my tag in a raspberry paper, added a few gold pearls, and POW!
Next card, same mix of colors, placed on the round using PFS Braided Circles dies, and a bit of stenciling on the inner circle says floral to me!
A wonderful sentiment from the Small Butterflies set - it says it all!
We were sad to say goodbye to our last little friend this week! Our numbers
were down this year - only 125!
Then, I had just one little pink and orange butterfly left - found the perfect spot for
her among a few Lawn Fawn leaves cut from such pretty paper
[Woodblock Prints PTI], she was fooled into thinking they were flowers!
Pigment Craft Co.'s Hello Autumn MFT Wonky Stitched Rectangles
One Last butterfly - I started this lengthy post with a BIG butterfly,
so I'll end with another:
This time I went a bit more dramatic with my color palette:CP Sangria, Orange Twist, Tutti Frutti, and Limoncello!
A stenciled sunflower for her to rest upon.
The foiling is gold, but the Sweet part is foiled in copper!
This was my successful first go at foiling onto a cut panel [W&W] - so easy!
A little tape is all you need to remember - thanks Yana!
That was a long one, I know. Thanks, so very much, if you made it through!!
Thanks again, Marcia - it was a blast foiling with you! Can't wait for our longer play-days, and to see your cards! xo
=] Michele
