Toner Foil Beauty- No Specialty Dies Needed!

Did you put away any toner foil you had when the hot foil craze hit? I think you will be amazed as I was at all the new inexpensive and innovative toner foil products available now that I share in my newest video here. I start out  by showing the TEN new foil collections from Deco Foil called Color Harmony. Each package has 4 different colors and patterns of transfer foil with 5 sheets of each color! So each package could make 40 card fronts and I show how easy that is by demoing the techniques and steps taken to make this tri-fold card:

I also feature many new Toner Card Fronts from Therm O Web like this one from Unity, and how not to waste any of the gorgeous foil by running it through the laminator or MINC a second time. Here is an example of that using the black toner sheets that have been available for years:

Both of these cards feature the beautiful new Coral Watercolor Deco Foil and a lovely Wild Garden Toner Card Front from Unity and Deco Foil, and took only seconds to make. But what if we didn't want the flowers to be black? As I show in the new video, Gina K Designs has come out with White Poly-Glaze Sheets that can be used instead of the black toner sheets to grab the rest of the foil and here is another look at the card I demoed that with in the video:

I also share the template and how to make this pretty tri-fold card with the new Ocean Hearts Deco Foil.  Here is another pair of cards with that same gorgeous foil and another Deco Foil Toner Card Front called Lavish Lace:

Aren't those just beautiful? And soooo easy to make! In the new video here, I share many more cards and toner foil products and how easy and inexpensive these cards are to make without any specialty dies or hot foiling machines. I hope you will watch and then give some of the techniques and products a try!

I am entering the last card in the Anything Goes challenge at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday. 

Many More Cards From the Pinkfresh Studio Create and Connect Weekend

One of my favorite designers in the whole world is Yana Smakula from Ukraine and she taught us how to make several cards with the new Lantern Botanicals stamps, dies and stencils available now at Pinkfresh Studios here in their new release. The rest of the products we received are going to be released soon we were told, but this set is available now. I decided to use a One Light from Pear Blossom Press to light up my lantern in the second card and here is a picture of that;

It was such a bright sunny day here that the light does not show up as well as it does IRL but I am not complaining:) Here are a couple more cards I made with this set and all the other amazing supplies we received: 

One of the sets we received were citrus slices stencils, stamps and dies and I decided to add a glitter gel to my last stenciled layer to get candy fruit slices. This partial die cut edge design was one of the extra make and takes for this set.

Here are three cards I made with the Berries and Blossoms dies, stamps and stencils we received:

Pretty Pink Posh was a guest company this weekend in this event hosted by Pinkfresh Studios, and here are two card I made with their Hummingbird Floral Stamp set and dies along with a fun Stacked Scallops stencil set:

Wow- right? I highly recommend you check out the upcoming events at Pinkfresh Studios and get in on the fun of receiving all the fantastic product and inspiration! 

I am entering the orange slices card in the Anything Goes challenge at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday. 

Pinkfresh Studio Create and Connect Class Cards

I just finished a weekend full of classes as part of the Pinkfresh Studio Create and Connect. We received a whole box of stamps, dies, stencils and other goodies and then 6 amazing instructors taught us how to make a bunch of lovely cards. My favorite of all the supplies we received were the Fluttering Butterflies wide washi tape with matching stamps, stencils (to color easily!) and dies. The picture above shows the two cards we learned how to make with the amazing Anett Gelencser. I loved all the dimension of the card designs! Then she shared an extra idea on how to use the leftover butterflies we inked for the first card:

I loved this whole card - the right side is vellum so we can see the pink shading in the inside of the card. We also received in our box the set of unique Notched Corner Frames and the textured Stitched Octagon Coverplate die and I used them in almost all my cards. We also received a whole set of gorgeous mixed fonts stamps with matching dies that you see on most of my cards.  We were told most of the amazing products we received will be available on their website in the near future. The Lantern Botanicals set of dies, stamps and stencils (which I will share on Friday here) is available now in the new release here. 

My favorite part of any of these weekends of classes is when the GOAT Jennifer McGuire takes all the supplies we received and shows us unique and fun ways to mix them up. She showed us several cards in her video and then two more extras. Here is the card I made with similar supplies to hers:

The gatefold opens with a stacked frame cover- love everything about this card! We also were given written instructions for two more make and takes with each set designed by some of the other talented teachers, and here are two I made with those as inspiration along with a shaker card I designed with leftover pieces on my desk and the gorgeous jewels we received: 

Can you tell I LOVED this butterfly set of stamps, stencils, dies and especially the wide washi tape?? This is just the cards I made with this set as well as the extra products we received. Come back Friday to see what I created with the rest of this package and the lessons in the rest of the classes. 

I am entering the last card in the Anything Goes challenge at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday. 

Crealies New Fun Fold Design for Cards and Table Decorations

I didn’t think I could find a totally new shaped fun fold card, but Crealies did it! The newest release at Crealies includes 4 versions of their On the Move Design S die sets that create free standing fun fold cards that you can mail in slimline or legal size envelopes. I share several samples and in the new video I create a sparkly table decoration for a special birthday.

The card above was created with the On the Move #29 die set and the new Rainbow Partzz die set for a friend who is feeling under the weather.

This card was created with the On The Move #27 die set and the new Charms Xtra die set. These cards have a set of slots that hold the card for display and can be undone so the card lays flat to mail. Here is another picture of this card:

I thought this design would be fun to create a sparkly table decoration for a special birthday party coming up, and show how easy it is to make one in the new video:

The layered decorative elements on the front and back are included in this On The Move #27 die set, and I decorated this with stars cut with silver holographic Crealies Stars with Rough Edges. Here is another view of this fun table decoration:

 

Remember you can purchase the Crealies dies you see here at the Crealies website and in the USA at the Frantic Stamper website. 

Masked Magic With Shaving Foam , Re-Inkers and Die Cuts

I sure had fun playing with shaving cream, re-inkers, Masking Magic and die cuts for my newest video here. I showed how I die cut the beautiful Paper Roses Butterfly Cover Plate out of Gina K Designs Masking Magic, then dumped it into shaving foam mixed with blue and purple re-inkers. After it was dry, I removed the mask and this fun background was the result. Here is one I made with the same die and pink and blue re-inkers:

Here is another card I made with green and blue re-inker, shaving cream and a favorite frame die from Taylored Expressions. 

I hope my cards my and my new video encourage you to give some of these ideas and the products a try and then send some of your handmade joy out into our world!

Masking Magic With Shaving Foam and Dies

What happens when you combine some Masking Magic, shaving foam, re-inkers and your die cuts? Magic is a good word for it! I was inspired by the brilliant Gina K recently to try playing again with shaving foam and re-inkers. She used strips of her Masking Magic with shaving cream to create a plaid background and it made me wonder - can I create masked backgrounds with my dies and shaving cream? The answer is a resounding yes, and I share many cards and tips with this technique in my new video here.

This is one of the cards I made in the new video. I created a mask with Gina K Designs Masking Magic and coffee cup die from Picket Fence Studios and showed how to mix teal and purple re-inker into shaving foam to create this fun background. The sentiment die is from a set by Concord & 9th. 

Here are two more cards I shared with this beautiful die set- one with pink and blue re-inkers and one that is a traditional die cut card:

I had great fun playing with shaving cream, die re-inkers, Masking Magic and die cuts for my new video and you will see many more cards and how easy it is to make them watching here. 

Karen Burniston and Celebrations Delivered Candle Accordion Card

This last Saturday I participated in the Celebrations Delivered one day class from Scrapbook and Cards Today and I loved  the large candle dies and stamps in our kit. They reminded me that I wanted to make a card with my new Birthday Candle Add-ons from Karen Burniston that go with her previously released Fancy Label Accordion. Here is a look of the full accordion card:

This fun card is 4 pages long and so big it is hard to get a good picture of it. The "celebrate" script die on the last page is also from our Celebrations kit. The card will fold down to mail and here is a look at the front when folded: