The blog’s been pretty quiet recently, but we’ve returned from our week on Chautauqua Lake, and I’ve got just enough time to enter a couple of cards made for some guys in the family using the current challenge at Seize the Birthday: Metallic!
Having a hot foil machine has definitely increased my production of cards with metallic shine. I particularly like the many geometric designs that can be used for backgrounds. They’re great for masculine cards.
This one uses the Art Deco hot foil plate from Pinkfresh Studio, foiled in gold. I die cut it with a square die from the Essentials line by Ellen Hutson and added it to a black card base.
The gold embossed sentiment from The Greetery’s Everyday Labels is one of my favorites.
Next up is a navy and silver foiled card using Spellbinder’s Skinny Stripes Background.
Foiling on colored cardstock can be a problem, but I’ve found that the cardstock from The Paper Source is quite smooth and foils easily.
The sentiment die cut in silver and layered onto a vellum shadow die is also from Pinkfresh and layered onto a Crimped Circle Die from The Greetery.
My daughter and her family came home with us to spend a few more day visiting with family before heading back to Wisconsin. It’s the first rainy day we’ve had in quite some time. Needed not only by the plants and flowers but all of us as well!
Awesome graphic backgrounds! Both cards are quite awesome. Thanks for joining in at STB
Both really classy, and look like high-end professionally produced cards. As you say, great for a male recipient. I particularly like the top one!
You are a busy lady! Love both of these masculine cards, Karen! You have certainly mastered the foiling technique! Love it on navy! Always a pleasure to see what you are up to and have you in our gallery at Seize the Birthday!
Boy, you’re a foiling inspiration! Both background foil plates are wonderful for guys!
Wonderful cards, the foiling looks amazing, love the sentiments too and they are great masculine makes. Thankyou for playing along at Seize the Birthday, Cathy x
Karen these cards are absolutely wonderful. I love the foiling!
You certainly have mastered foiling to an art. Hope the family vacation time at the lake was rich with memories & adventures.
Two lovely cards with the foiling. Great design on each one. Thanks for sharing with us at Seize the Birthday.
I’m loving seeing your new products and these cards with foil are fabulous! I especially love the black one – the square shape and that classy bold sentiment. A big WOW all around!
Great cards, love the deco look, especially. I have a Minc machine still in its unopened box, I should get that out and add a little glitz to my life.
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