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!
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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.
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such gorgeous colors and details!!
Super card- love the colors, details and all the dimension!
Gorgeous card! I love the watercolor look.
Perfectly festive and fabulous card! I love your artistic style.
It doesn’t get any better than poinsettias and wreaths!
Nice card, thanks for sharing.
This card is gorgeous. Love this new festive release
Beautiful card the colors are fabulous.
The colors of the elements on the wreath are gorgeous! Anyone getting this card would keep it forever!
The wreath you created is lovely!
Beautiful card. The folder is lovely as a foiled background and I love the wreath. The flowers are lovely.
This card is gorgeous – I can only imagine how much time it took to paint and assemble all those tiny little elements! But worth it!
Wow–this is gorgeous!
This is a gorgeous card!
Such a beautiful, elegant card! Love the poinsettias and background…
Thanks for sharing.
WOW it is one gorgeous, inspiring, and elegant card. That wreath is just amazing.
Wow. That’s all I can say. I love how this card comes together with all of the color and texture you used!
Gorgeous card, Nina. This is such a wonderful holiday release!
Great new release Holiday products,. Love the card you created … so gorgeous.
Gorgeous -love the flowers and that beautiful embossing folder!!
I love this. How fun!
Excellent detail on the beautiful wreath! You did something different which was nice to see . Thank you.
Sweet card!! Lots of details!!
Really nice card. Thank you.
What an amazing release! I love Christmas products! Gorgeous card!
Beautiful cards!
Wow thse are beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
Love the wreath idea. Well done.
WOW! WOW! The colors are simply amazing, love the combination. I love that whenever I need color inspiration for my cards, you are one of my fave designers to visit. Thanks for sharing!
Wow! I love the bright beautiful colors on your card. Great job!
Wow! The detail and dimension on your card is just gorgeous!
How gorgeous! You have a real talent for card design and color combinations! Love your work and design! Thanks for sharing
I always love hearing about different ways to use products. Thank you this is a beautiful card design.
Such a stunning and beautiful card, love, love it. Thanks for sharing.
Your card is just stunning, Nina Marie! Great new release! Thanks so much for sharing and inspiring.
Poinsettias are one of the things I look forward to when
the Christmas season starts. Your card is fantastic.
The flowers are gorgeous. I’d love to have this
card on display in my house. thanks for
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You are always an inspiration to me. Thank You!
Very pretty card! Thanks for sharing.
Awesome release! I especially love the gorgeous poinsettia wreath!
So so beautiful!! Thanks for sharing.
Really great cards. I don’t inderstand how hot foiling can be done with an embossing folder, but it is intriguing. I’ll need to learn tjis technique.
SWOON!! I LOVE the AMAZING Inspiration!! Such a STUNNING Card!! THANKS SO MUCH for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!!
Love the non traditional colors
Very interesting choice of colors!
Your card is just awesome! I can’t believe you can foil with an embossing folder! I will have to try this. Love, love, love this card!
WHAT????? You can do FOILING with the Embossing Folders too????? DO TELL ME, if I read that right????? I LOVE IT, if it is TRUE!!! Your card came out WONDERFULLY, Nina!!!! I LOOOVE the foiling!!! I LOOOVE the water coloring on your florals! AND the colors you chose!!!! JUST GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It has that artsy feel & a country feel with the kraft paper & your artsy wreath!!!! A SUPER JOB, Nina!!!! ;)<3
OMG! The layering and detail! The Poinsettias are just GORGEOUS!
You must have had a lot of fun making this one!
Your card is gorgeous! I really like the layout you used. These products are terrific.
You always blow me away, Nina. I am always amazed at your art work.
Very pretty card – love it.
Just got my hot foil machine and can’t wait to try this technique
Love your gorgeous poinsettia wreath! Fabulous colors and details! Beautiful creation!
Love your wreath! Gorgeous colors!
Love your colorful take!! Such a wonderful card this is :)
I really like the touch if gold for the background but your wreath is awesome…well done and tfs
Your wreath is gorgeous. The foil background is wonderful. The flowers look so much like the real ones I see at Christmas time that have more than one color. Beautiful card.
Your wreath is just wonderful. I have a thing for wreaths!!!! I love all of the different elements…
This is GORGEOUS!!! I love the light touch of the gold!!
Very colorful, vibrant card.
Inspiring card so much texture and deatil
Beautiful wreath. Your watercolor die cuts are so striking.
Awesome colors with a touch of gold…stunning!
Wonderful use of products! I love that you created a wreath. Just beautiful!