Letterpress Foil and Watercolor Die Cuts

Hello friends! I am thrilled to be sharing some inspiration with you featuring new Spellbinders dies and foil plates!

Today’s post is also part of the Spellbinders Holiday Collection blog hop! If you have already been hopping along with us, you should have arrived from Karin Akesdotter’s blog. All the hop details are at the bottom of this post. 

The new Laurel and Bows embossing folder is a gorgeous frame of winter foliage and elegant swirls, which I thought would look beautiful behind a wreath. Using my Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil Machine and some Champagne foil, I foiled the embossing folder’s design into some Neenah Desert Storm cardstock. Because this design is an embossing folder, it not only foils the pattern but also embosses it too, creating a faux letterpress effect!

To create the festive wreath around the center of the Laurel and Bows embossing folder, I started by watercoloring a red, green, golden yellow and dusty turquoise colored panels. Once those panels dried, I die cut them with the dies in the new Ornament foil plate and die set. Those floral die cuts were then arranged around the center of the panel, along with some Simon Says Stamp Gala and Star Spangled sequins. In the center of the poinsettias I added dots of Nuvo Dream Drops for some dimension and shine.

To finish off the card, I white embossed a sentiment from Simon Says Stamp’s Comfort and Joy stamp set and layered the greeting between the foliage in the wreath.

I hope today’s card has inspired you with ideas on how to use some of these gorgeous new dies and foiling products from Spellbinders! Thanks for visiting me today; I will be back again soon with more to share!

SUPPLIES

CEF-012 Spellbinders LAUREL AND BOWS… [ SSS ] GLP-100 Spellbinders ORNAMENT … [ SSS ] Simon Says Clear Stamps COMFORT AND… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Sequins GALA gala18… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Sequins STAR… [ SSS ] GLS-001EUK Spellbinders GLIMMER HOT… [ SSS ] GLF-025 Spellbinders CHAMPAGNE… [ SSS ] Fabriano WATERCOLOR PAPER 5×7 BLOCK… [ SSS ] Daniel Smith GREEN GOLD 5ML Extra… [ SSS ] Daniel Smith COBALT TURQUOISE 15ML… [ SSS ] Daniel Smith NAPLES YELLOW 5ML Extra… [ SSS ] Daniel Smith LUNAR BLUE 5ML Extra… [ SSS ] Daniel Smith BORDEAUX 15ML Extra Fine… [ SSS ] Daniel Smith QUINACRIDONE GOLD 5ML… [ SSS ] Daniel Smith SAP GREEN 5ML Extra Fine… [ SSS ] Daniel Smith QUINACRIDONE VIOLET 5ML… [ SSS ] Daniel Smith PERMANENT RED 15ML Extra… [ SSS ] Spellbinders PLATINUM 6 Die Cutting… [ SSS ] Tonic GOLD LUXE Nuvo Dream Drops 1793n [ SSS ] Tonic MORNING DEW Nuvo Crystal Drops… [ SSS ] Lawn Fawn VANILLA MALT Cardstock LF1576 [ SSS ] Neenah Environment 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ] Brutus Monroe GILDED Ultra Fine… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Embossing Ink Pad… [ SSS ] MINI MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping… [ SSS ] MISTI MINI MOUSE PAD INSERT 000199 [ SSS ] NEODYMIUM BLOCK MAGNET Rectangle NBM [ SSS ] Inkadinkado EMBOSSING MAGIC Powder… [ SSS ] NEW 2020 Wagner Precision Heat Tool… [ SSS ] 3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE… [ SSS ] Therm O Web Gina K Designs ADHESIVE… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Tonic Craft SHEARS 9.5… [ SSS ] EK Success CUTTER BEE Scissors EKCB01 [ SSS ]

BLOG HOP DETAILS

Your next stop in the hop is Mindy Baxter! You can find the entire hop list over at the Spellbinders blog.

To celebrate this release, Spellbinders is giving away a $50 gift certificate to one lucky blog reader – selected from the comments across all of the blogs in the hop. Giveaway closes on Sunday, August 25th 11:59 pm EDT. The winner will be announced in the blog hop post the following Monday. The winner is responsible for shipping cost, duties, and taxes.