Wednesday 5 February 2020

Foiled numbers.


Hi everyone, I can't believe January has come to an end! This month has gone so quickly I feel like I'm constantly trying to keep up with things lol!

It's time for a new challenge at CAS Stencil and Barb has chosen foil as our medium for this month.


I hadn't done any foiling with stencils even though I did have some foil. Luckily my son had bought me a laminator for Christmas so I grabbed some Deco transfer gel and had a play!

I spread the transfer gel through the stencil and when it was clear (dry) lay some foil (pretty side facing up) onto the stencilled cardstock, and put it through the laminator.

It's a lot of fun peeling the foil back to see how it turned out!
 On this peice I decided to colour the white card with some oxide inks. I rubbed them on gently with a makeup brush and then used a baby wipe to clean the ink off the foil. It might be better to colour the cardstock first, I'll try that next time.

There are lots of videos on the blog explaining this technique, and the Design Team and our guest have some wonderful cards to inspire you, so I hope you can play along!

I'm linking up to this challenge:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday where it's anything goes.
Supplies:
Tim Holtz number stencil; deco transfer gel; Couture Creations hot foil; oxide inks and a sentiment sticker.

Thanks for visiting,
Cathy x

15 comments:

Viv said...

This has turned out so well Cathy! The numbers stencil is a perfect Birthday background and I really like the colours!

Pat said...

This works beautifully Cathy and love the colour of the numbers and the sentiment is nice and large too. x

nancy littrell said...

Gorgeous foiled card design, Cathy. Loved seeing all the shine on your close up photo. Pretty colors too. Hugs..Nancy

HilaryJane said...

Love those colours and that shine, just gorgeous xx

Julia Aston said...

What a great numbers stencil you used for this beautifully shiny birthday card Cathy - love the colors you sponged on - you didn't mention what color foil you used - is it Gold?? It's a wonderful foiled panel! xx

Christine Alexander said...

the perfect birthday card Cathy, and love the shimmer of the foil :)

Loll said...

The number stencil is a great idea for a birthday card. Love the bright colour of our gorgeous foiled numbers, Cathy! xx

Cat Craig said...

Stunning use of foil, here Cathy. Very eye catching.

Bonnie said...

What a great birthday card, Cathy! Love the shininess of the foil but still has a masculine look!

Barb Ghig said...

Such a striking card, Cathy! I love the effects of the oxide inks with the shimmer and shine of the foil...so cool!

Mac Mable said...

What a striking card and it really has the wow factor Cathy. Thanks for the tip about colouring the card x.

Linda said...

WOW! Great results with the foiling, what a super birthday card..... love it! xx

Karen Dunbrook said...

really awesome looking card, love your results.
xx Karen

Anita in France said...

The glimmer and shine of the foiling is fantastic, Cathy ... stylish and wonderfully glamourous! Hugs, Anita :)

Brenda in IN said...

This is so bright and cheerful and would make anyone happy to have a birthday to get this jewel.