Foiling a few roses

I'm participating in a swap for cards made with

foil or metal accents.

I got out my Heidi Swapp foils and my Rose Wonder Stamp and Dies sets

and got busy making a few cards for the swap and birthday card for my BFF.

I started with thin black cardstock and Ranger adhesive sheets.

For the first few cards, I simple cut out the large rose die directly from the

adhesive sheet using my Big Shot.

I then very, very carefully removed the backing and applied the rose to the thin

black cardstock and removed the remaining release paper and applied the foil directly onto

the adhesive, rubbing briskly to make sure it was well adhered. 

I stamped a sentiment from the same Rose Wonder stamp set 

using Versa Mark embossing ink and heat set with Brutus Monroe Penny embossing powder.

After completing a couple of cards this way, I decided I wanted more lift to the rose, so I 

added the adhesive sheets to both sides of a piece of black cardstock and diecut the rose.

I then adhered the rose to another piece of black cardstock and foiled again.

I also made a couple of cards using the negative pieces from the rose diecuts.

This is the adhesive/cardstock/adhesive negative pieces applied to cardstock layer then cut
around and added to a piece of patterned paper using lots of foam tape.

Here's a side view to show the color of the foil better and the dimension.

This one is the flat (adhesive sheet only) negatives applied to a card front.

If you don't own a laminating machine or a Minc, don't be afraid to jump on the foiling

train, there's plenty of ways to foil without using these tools. 

Try any strong double sided tape or two-way glue pen to create designs and foil them.

Happy Crafting
Theresa

By the way, I'm participating in

Sponsored by Skipping Stones Design

and Heather from SSD is letting you in on the fun.

Shop SSD in May & June and all stamp sets are B4G1F.

That's right Buy any 4 stamp sets and get 1 free
and there's no limit on how many free stamps you can get.

So buy 8 get two free,
by 12 get three free!

The best part...
10% of sales in May and June will be donated to
Susan G Komen
to help aid in the research for a cure.

Help us find a cure!

Stop by the blog June 1-7th and bid on the amazing creations.

Every winning bid will be donated to the cause and shipping is on us.