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Spellbinders Blog Hop NEW Decorative Glimmer

Hello everyone and welcome to my stop on blog hop with Spellbinders!  If you are following he hop from the beginning you should be arriving from the blog of Varada Sharma . The inspiration found in this hop is phenomenal and you won't want to miss a single stop!

We are sharing creations using the Glimmer Hot Foil System and Foil plates.  Spellbinders is generously Giving away $50 gift certificate to 3 lucky blog readers – selected from the comments across all of the blogs in the hop. Giveaway closes on Sunday, July 7th 11:59 pm EDT. The winners will be announced in the blog hop post the following Monday. 

I'm sharing four different cards in this post, two of which use the negative foil left over from the original foiled images. Directions for that technique will be given on the second card.

Take a look at all four cards together:

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The First two cards feature the FLOWER PATTERN GLIMMER HOT FOIL PLATE GLP-092

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Following the directions that come with the system, I foiled the FLOWER PATTERN GLIMMER HOT FOIL PLATE GLP-092 using Rose Gold foil. Then I colored the foiled panel with alcohol markers and Zig clean color markers. I added a sentiment banner and tiny die-cut flowers to the center of the blue flowers. Trimmed and matted the finished panel onto yellow card stock.


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My 2nd card has the FLOWER PATTERN negative (left-over) foil from the card above. I'll call this technique negative foiling, for lack of a better name.

Through experimentation, this is the order in which I placed the elements onto the hot Glimmer Platform:
*printer paper
*FLOWER PATTERN negative foil ...glimmer side down
*110lb Cardstock
*printer paper
*2 more pieces of 110lb Cardstock
*Glimmer Thin Shim
*Metal shim
*Glimmer Spacer Pad

I made sure that the Glimmer Hot Foil system was up to temperature and the timer had gone off  ( all three lights glowing) before taking the platform to my cutting machine. 

The foil transfers beautifully with proper shimming..some adjustments may need to be mage with each cutting machine and paper thicknesses.  My cutting machine, a non-Spellbinders brand, is on it's last leg...meaning it misses spots due to a cracked metal head...Platinum 6 is on my NEED to buy list:)))
A touch of fussy cutting on another foiled panel provided extra flowers layered onto my panel directly over the full foiled piece, gluing into place. Once a gain I grabbed a sentiment die-cut from the July Card Kit of the month. KOM-JULY19 popped up with foam tape. and added tiny flowers and marker dots to the center of the other flowers. 
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And my next two cards feature the Flower Border GLIMMER HOT FOIL PLATE GLP-093

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I played with Repeat foiling the Flower Border onto the  pattern paper behind the FABULOUS sentiment.... Yana has a great video for this repeat foiling technique HERE..

The SILVER foil looks so pretty with the rainbow iridescent foil in the word FABULOUS!



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More Negative foiling for a super Glimmering background for this mermaid and her friends below.

Since I had two negative Flower Border foiled panels I trimmed them with a wave for a watery split background.





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All papers, die-cuts, and embellishments are from the July Card Kit of the month. KOM-JULY19. It has a super cute mermaid theme for hot summer cardmaking fun!!

I hope you enjoyed my cards today and are inspired to got your Glimmer warmed up to foil something on your next project!  I bought my Glimmer before Christmas and was quite intimidated with it, until I started watching videos by Yana and several other Crafters on YouTube. The tips and suggestions given by those ladies helped me gain confidence to play with the system and truly enjoy adding foil to projects! Tips like using washi tape to hold plate, foil and paper in place. Also adding multiple paper shims for proper pressure to get better results. I encourage you to watch Glimmer Hot Foil system YouTube videos to help you on your foiling journey.



Thanks for stopping by and may your day be blessed with papercraft goodness!

LauraJane :)

List of Spellbinders Supplies used:
Card Kit  KOM-JULY19
P.S. I am part of the affiliate program at SPELLBINDERS, so any purchase you make by clicking a link helps fuel my crafty addiction..at no extra cost to you!

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41 comments:

Karthikha said...

Fantastic set of cards! I love the foiling!

-Candi said...

These are so fun, bright, and happy... I'm glad you gained confidence to use your machine because these are wonderful!

Amanda Wilcox said...

All of these cards are stunning!!! I'm in love!!!!!

Sue Busch said...

Oh--so in love with these flowers! So gorgeous!!

TLady said...

Your projects are UNIQUE & BEAUTIFUL, Laurajane! LOVE how you used the foils & your coloring too! A SUPER JOB!!!!!!! ;)<3

Karen H said...

FABULOUS cards. Thanks for showing the different ways to use our glimmer plates.

Jeanne Beam said...

Such wonderful cards! Love the foiling, colors and designs.
Thanks so much for sharing...

Art Conquers said...

So many cards and so many inspiration.. thanks for the detailed tutorial..

MadeByMeghanK said...

OMG OMG OMG THESE ARE ALL AWESOME! I love your colors and the way you highlighted the sentiments! The mermaid is my FAVORITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Joy Meadows said...

Such pretty cards, Laura Jane! I love that you used the negatives for two of them.

Darcy Shelstad said...

Love your cards, colors, description of what you did to crate. Thank you for sharing! Enjoyed your blog post

Sophie E said...

Love these cards!! Especially the first, so beautiful! I love how you created four totally unique projects. You’ve really showcased the versatility of foiling! TFS! :)

Tracy B. said...

Great cards! Thank you for giving me more ideas of ways to use this system(your reverse/negative technique is a great way to use the leftovers)

Deb Selby said...

Great examples

Michelle said...

LauraJane, the cards are beautiful but I just love that Fabulous it definitely makes a statement. Thank you for sharing today.

Cheriese said...

oh my, so fun! love all these bold colours!!

Isabel Z said...

Love what you created!

DJ said...

I love the shine on your cards and I love your color choices. So soft and sweet, way out of my comfort zone but so beautiful.

myrepeatingpatterns.wordpress.com said...

I love the card with the glimmery background! I wish you'd do a tutorial on that one!

Linda Anderson said...

Wonderful cards! So cost effective using both positive and negative of the foil. Wasting such beauty would break my heart! Thanks for sharing them all with us.

sharon g said...

The colorful FABULOUS is just wonderful. I like how it changes colors.

Stephanie Hernandez said...

I love your coloring with using the negative piece in the second card!

Sandy M said...

All of your cards are wonderful. I really love the flower border. So many great uses.

April said...

I love all your wonderful cards!

Cyndi said...

All your cards are so lovely. The foiling is beautiful.

Amy C. said...

Your projects are so pretty. I especially love the mermaid.

MelissaKlepser said...

I love the “Fabulous “ card.

Andre M. said...

Your cards and palettes are always phenomenal, thanks for sharing these pretty cards.

Sue D said...

These are all fabulous!

Karenladd said...

How creative to use both the positive and negatives of that gorgeous flower pattern plate. I love all the color!

Vivian C. said...

Gorgeous cards. Thanks for sharing.

jean said...

just plain gorgeous!!! stunning cards!!!

Zlatka said...

Your cards are so beautiful! I love the designs.

Jenny N said...

These projects are stunning. I want those flower foil borders now!! :)

Kirsty Vittetoe said...

Awesome release! Lovely cards! They’re all so beautiful!!!

Kelsey Thomas said...

These are really fun cards!

Lisa's Creative Niche said...

OH I love your mermaid card!

Dee Earnshaw said...

OMG - your cards are gorgeous

Denise Bryant said...

Fabulous cards! The foil plate designs are really beautiful!

Rozy said...

Love all your cards. Great use of all that foil. Thanks for the inspiration.

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