Hot Foiled Holiday Card

Hot Foiling is a great technique that provides an embossed and foiled texture. The Glimmer Hot Foil System makes this technique easy, and with it, I’ve created today’s hot foiled holiday card. Once you have invested in the system, elegant foil embossed cards are quick and simple to create. To Continue Reading

Hot Foiling for a Whimsy Birthday Card

It’s my niece’s birthday and I’ve got a fun card planned for her. A simplistic design turns fun with some great accents. Supplies Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb cardstock for card base, 80lb cardstock for stamping Gina K Cardstock in Plum Punch and Sea Glass Spellbinders All Occasion Pennants Continue Reading

Card Making Basics 8 – Hot Foiling

Hot foiling is another technique to add foil to projects. It requires the use of specialized plates and a heating platform that not only presses foil into your project, but creates a nice embossed appearance as well. Tools Requiring a bit more equipment than other types of foiling, Hot Foiling Continue Reading

Hot Foil and Layering Stamps

Hello! I have a great card project for you today which showcases a couple different techniques. Individually, each technique can bring great outcomes. Yet, when used together, they can bring phenomenal results! To start things off, I started with a card panel cut from Neenah Solar White 80lb cardstock. I Continue Reading

Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System

Good evening friends! Today, I’ve been testing the Glimmer Hot Foil System by Spellbinders. Hot foiling uses specialized metal plates (though some regular dies are compatible), heat, and pressure to create foiled impressions on craft projects. The look is similar to traditional foiling utilizing a laminator, yet there is a Continue Reading