Hello friends, welcome to my stop in the Simon Says Stamp Rest and Refresh release hop! Today I’m using some of the new dies in the release to do some foiling, which I’ve embellished with some coloring and sequins!
Want to learn how to foil with dies and create these cards yourself? Watch the video and keep on reading!
These cards each feature the Filigree Wreath and Filigree Flower dies, both new to Simon Says Stamp! I love how elegant they look, especially when you foil them with a hot foil machine! For my foiling, I used the Gemini Foilpress, but you could also use foiling machines from Spellbinders or Couture Creations instead.
Since I was foiling dies, the foil applies only to the “cut lines” of the die design. Because of that, I’m left with an outline of what normally would have been cut, which is perfect for coloring in! I used Copic markers to add some pretty color to the outlines of the Filigree Wreath and Flower.
For greetings, I paired the Big Thanks die with sentiments from Simon’s Tiny Words, Tiny Words Birthday and Big Thanks stamp sets.
You’ll also notice that each card is embellished with some colorful Daisies and Over the Rainbow jewels, which are all from Lucy’s Cards. These embellishments really set off the foiling!
The simplicity of the design really shows off the stunning foiled outlines and the rainbow of color across these cards! I hope this gives you some ideas for how to use these new Filigree Wreath and Flower dies from Simon Says Stamp!
Want to see more Filigree die inspiration? Check out how I used the Filigree Circle die to do some intricate in-lay die cutting!
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Simon is super awesome and is giving away a FREE Simon ink pad in the color Coral Reef (one of my favorites)! Make any purchase and you can get your own ink pad with code CRL898, while supplies last.
Also! For the hop, Simon is also giving away a $25 gift card to EVERY stop in this blog hop! Leave a comment at each stop to increase your chances of winning.
If you are wanting to see even more inspiration using the new Rest & Refresh release from Simon Says Stamp, don’t miss their special 2-day blog hop, which I am a part of. Your next stop is my talented friend, Jessica Frost-Ballas’s blog!
Simon Says Stamp
Cathy Zielske
Nina-Marie Trapani – you are here!
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Amy Rysavy
Suzy Plantamura
Lisa Addesa
Heather Hoffman
Gayatri Murali
Ankita Gupta
Barb Engler
Marge Yoon
Beautiful card! I love all of the embellishments you used – such a great addition to an already gorgeous card!
Very pretty cards!!Thanks for sharing.
Both cards are really beautiful, Nina! Love that foiling technique! Thanks so much for making a video showing us how you created these beauties!!
Really lovely cards. You could use these for so many different occasions. What a great idea!
Those cards are gorgeous! Love that foiling.
Nina,
What a great idea and so bright and colorful!
Stunning card Nina!
Really cute cards but couldn’t see the foiling very well in the video.
Wowsers. So pretty!
this is just lovely. I would not have thought to use this die this way. thank you
Beautiful cards! I love the colors!
My favourite cards from the hop- colours and flowers are my favourite things. Thank you!
SQUEAL!! LOVE LOVE LOVE the NEW Release and the AMAZING Inspiration!! Such a BEAUTIFUL Design!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!!
So pretty and elegant. Love the delicate dies and your pretty foil and bling!
What a bright, ready for summer piece! I love what you made♡
Very pretty cards. Love the foil accent and the colors you used.
So Pretty! Love this release!
Nina-Marie, your cards are so pretty. I just love foil.
As always, you inspire me with your creative process. Every detail makes this card a piece of art that any recipient would enjoy getting in the mail. It has wonderful textures too with the shapes, the colors and the jewels.
Wow! What a great idea to foil the filigree dies! Your cards are absolutely gorgeous and elegant! Love this new release!
Awesome cards Nina-Marie, thise filigree dies are great. I love that you show that you can make different cards with the dies. Thank you so much for showing.
Beautiful cards!! I love those intricate filigree dies!
Your cards are absolutely so stunning!!! I LOVE those filigree dies and you dressed them up so beautifully with the foiling and jewels! I love these cards TFS!!