A day of play with Marcia - foiled again, and again!

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