Monday, September 14, 2026

FLOURISH & FRAMES HOT FOILING

When Stampin' Up! introduced their new Hot Foil System a couple of months ago, I got so excited that I went a little overboard!  By going "overboard" I'm talking about buying way too many new products.  So, this week I am going to use some of those Hot Foil products that I haven't used yet. 

Today's card uses the Flourish & Frames Hot Foil Bundle.  I was immediately drawn to these hot foil dies when I first saw them, but then I started seeing some posts in the Metallic Magic Craft Class Facebook Group, that sort of scared me off from trying it! 

The Metallic Magic Facebook Group is an exclusive group for those that have purchased Stampin' Up!'s Hot Foil System.  If you purchase the system before January 1, 2027, you get the Craft Class for free and can also join the group.

It's an awesome group for sharing ideas, tips and tricks that help get great results.  It's also a useful place to ask questions when you're struggling a bit.  

However, there initially wasn't much shared about this particular bundle, and the few posts I saw mentioned issues with over-foiling.  So, I put off using the dies.

I totally worried for no reason!  I followed the directions that came with the system and had no trouble at all.  

I wanted to keep my card elegantly simple, so I decided to make an all-white card--well, mostly -with texture and dimension.

Here's a closer look at how the layers came together.

The bottom layer is made with the largest frame hot foil die which is adhered directly to the front of the Thick Basic White card base.

The second layer is embossed with the Beautiful Pattern Embossing Folder with the center cut out using the largest coordinating cutting die.  This layer is popped up with dimensionals.

The middle layer was made with the 2nd largest Flourish & Frames Hot Foil die.  

This Hot Foil Bundle includes several small, fun, flourish dies that can be used to add additional decoration and detail to the frames.

The flowers and leaves are from the coordinating stamp set.  I hadn't used my Shimmer Brushes yet either, so used the Crisp Cantaloupe & Hydrangea Hue Shimmer Brushes to color my 3 little flowers.  These Shimmer Brushes are awesome!  It's like a colored version of Wink of Stella!

The front sentiment is from the Sweetly Sentimental Hot Foil Dies.  If you want to start Hot Foiling, but aren't sure where to start, this sentiment die is a great place to begin!  It is very easy to use and makes eleven, versatile, greetings all at once!

Once I finally pulled out this bundle, I was on a roll and loving it.  So, I created another die cut just like the largest one on the card front to decorate the inside of my card.  The inside sentiment is from the Words & Wishes Stamp Set.

Use this link to download a tutorial with all the details for making this card.

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Thursday, September 10, 2026

A CRUMPLED SCARECROW

Charlie, the scarecrow, is back for another visit today, and he has brought along his friend, Crowlene.

Crowlene has gotten so brave that she now even sits on Charlie's head!  He doesn't mind because today he is just enjoying his field of sunflowers.  He has no corn to protect today!


This card was made using the "crumpled" background technique.  I'm not sure if that is the "official" name, but that is what I'm calling it because it involves scrunching and crumpling cardstock.  I first saw this technique on a card by Brandy Cox.  

If you love techniques, check her out as she always seems to come up with something new.

If you would like to see how it is done, I made a quick video to give you some tips and tricks that I learned in my first attempt to use this technique.


What do you think?  Are you going to give the technique a try?


On the inside of this card I added a few colorful leaves.  I used the same colors I used on Charlie and his sunflower patch.  I used Stampin' Blends for the leaves, but I didn't really "color" or "blend" the colors.  The leaves are very small, so I just touched them with the various color Stampin' Blends and let the colors spread.  It was quick & easy.


It gives a nice touch of color to the inside of the card, so it doesn't feel forgotten.


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Monday, September 7, 2026

FALL FUN

This week we are going to have some cuteness overload.  My featured Bundle, Fun for Fall, not only makes great fall cards, but this little scarecrow can't help but make you smile.  His name is Charlie, and he is not scary at all!

Today's card uses several of the images from the Fun for Fall stamp set.  The great thing is that they all have coordinating dies!  Plus, there are some extra dies to make the cute little fence and the corn stalks.

Before I die cut the fence (which doesn't have a stamp) I laid the cutting side of the die on my Pecan Pie ink pad.  This added some highlights to make the details in the fence pop!

Charlie is trying really hard to keep the crows out of the corn as the pink moon rises behind him.  But this particular crow named Crowlene seems not to be scared at all.  She's too busy "crowing" at Charlie.  But at least she isn't in the corn.

I think Crowlene is half Oriol because she's got some Pumpkin Pie on her chest.  And her haystack perch doesn't look all the stable, does it?

I wanted to use "non-fall" colors for my "fall" card, so I experimented a bit.  The colors are Cloud Cover, Azure Afternoon and Petal Pink.  Charlie said he liked them because he wanted to look like a happy scarecrow, and they coordinated well with his "outfit".  

A few sunflowers on the inside of the card maintain the theme from the front.

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