Zodiac Samples for Crafters Companion - Gemini and Cancer - altered notebook and some foiling

Morning readers, hope you're all glad its the weekend.  Sharing two more Zodiac projects for Crafters companion using the Zodiac dies.

Ruling Planet is the moon, and element is water and since Cancerians like heartfelt gifts like memory books etc I altered a notebook

For this card I used the following supplies:
Gemini Elements Zodiac Die - Cancer
Moon made with a circle die, which i cut twice and using glitter card
'Waves' shape made with Sara Signature Graceful Swirls Metal Die
Burlap / Hessian from Stash
Various memento inks used to colour the crab
Papers from Crafters Companion Download inspiration
July 2015 - Sea Breeze

Next is a foiled card - first time using the cerise foil and this definitely a feminine card for a Gemini girly birthday!

for this card, I used the following supplies:

Gemini Elements Zodiac Die - Gemini

Gemini Foil Press, Happy Birthday Foil Stamp Die

Royal Damask Foil Stamp Die Plate (the positive and negative foiling is done here) Cerise Papercraft Foil

Glitter Card and Dotty Ribbon

Picked raspberry Distress Ink

It still amazes me how crisp and clean the foiling is with the Gemini FoilPress, and I hope I have taken enough photos to show you just HOW gorgeous it is..

Right that's it for today, I will be back with more before the end of January, and some luscious embossing folders are up next....

Making Cards Magazine featuring Crafters Companion Gemini FoilPress

Okay so I have been itching to share this since I completed my first full magazine tutorial with instructions for my new favourite machine, the Gemini Foil Press before the end of 2018.

I had the odd card published in Quick Cards made easy etc years ago, but this is my first 'professional' submission and I was very honoured to be asked by Crafters Companion to design and create a full project for Making Cards Magazine - wow.

Without further rambling, here's are the photos of the finished project.

You can purchase online copies of Making Cards if you miss buying the paper magazine, and here's the LINK, and a snippet of the magazine tutorial which is a good 2 and half pages with full instructions and timings for foiling using a foil stamp die or a foil stamp and cut die, foiling on ribbon, foil inked or plain die cuts.

I love how sparkly Making Cards Magazine photographed this card, and it does the card justice, phew.

I took my own photos as well so there's plenty you can see, and I am going add these photos for you to have a good nosey at.

This card is great for so many colour ways, so go on, dig out your new FoilPress and get a copy of the magazine, source some foil stamp dies and have a go!

The background I used is a staple for your collection which you can use again and again, so it is a good buy.

Full View of the card, using a mixture of plain silver and silver shimmer foil.

I boxed this card, and have a snippet of the simply decorated box:

An inside view of the card - had a bit of an idea for this - used two separate foil stamp die expressions to make a 'sentiment' or 'greeting'

Lastly, here are some closeups so you can see the detail:

Isn't that foiling absolutely gorgeous. Notice how I used the fol stamp die to deboss and foil and just deboss. I cant get enough of this luxurious effect and its so easy after a bit of practice. 

If you pop by, please leave some feedback, I'd love to know what you think and what you've gone on to make and how you found the tutorial!

#CraftersCompanion #foilpress #gemini #makingcards

FoilPress Card - Dragonfly Birthday card

Evening everyone, hope you are well and excited for a new year!

So this is my first post of the year, and hope to be one of many now I have my crafty hat on again - it sure keeps me sane and is my therapy some days LOL

What better way to kick off 2019 than with a luxurious, somewhat understated foiled card using my new favourite and invaluable tool, the Gemini Foil Press - LOVE this machine!!

Anyway this card just happened really while I was in a rush for card last year so this is the second version and I am going to make a few more as these are great for men or women and in different colourways or using inked backgrounds. I love green and blue and gold as a colour combo and the papers are downloadable so an endless supply :)

Papers can be found here - May 2016 - The Beauty of Nature

Materials used:

Gold Mirri card for layering

Gold Papercraft Foil

Gold Shimmer Papercraft Foil

Cobalt Blue matt cardstock

Pistachio Green Centura carstock

Gemini Elements Dragonfly Foil n Stamp n Cut Die

Gemini Expressions Happy Birthday Foil Stamp

Gemini Elements Confetti Border Foil Stamp

As usual, I have taken lots of snaps so you can see the detail and perfection and foiling quality!

I decorated the inside in a minimalist way, but was sure to add confetti foiling!

Hope you liked my first post for 2019!

I will be back with a reworked version of one of my older cards, and some new border embossing folders over the next few days :)

Disco Ball and Aurora Gemini FoilPress card with black

So I've save the shiniest of my samples made thus far for last.

The disco ball and aurora foils are pretty amazing.

And for this card I used one of the large foil plates too - be aware that you may need sunglasses for this one LOL..

Love the iridescence of these foils, notice how there is very little else added or used but the foil stamp dies and foil stamp and cut dies?

Here's my list of supplies:

Grand Chandelier Foil Stamp and cut Die

Ornate Frame & Corner Foil Stamp and Cut Die

Deluxe Chandelier Background Foil Stamp Die

 With Love Foil Stamp Die

Aurora and Disco Ball Foil

Have made a 6x6 inch easel card with an aperture in the easel for this one, the chandelier lends itself to this type of design..

To make a shadow of the rectangular frame, I cut a piece of black card and just didn't do the foiling part, so these dies cut and deboss like 'normal' dies too..

The aurora foil was used to foil using the large plate and make the background on standard smooth black cardstock, and the glitter ball foil used for the sentiment.

Hoping to be back with more foiled cards soon..have a good week everyone and hope you are all enjoying the launch of the Gemini FoilPress today.

Red and Gold Shimmer foiled card using Acetate

This post shows foiling on acetate (and you can also foil thin cellophane bags as well without them melting, I'm still amazed by this...)

So onto my next card which uses the Glimmer Gold foil, it is really yummy and looks textured even though smooth.

Be prepared for lots of photos in this post as I didn't really want to see myself (!!!) reflected, so lots of angles to catch the acetate foiling etc.

In this photo you can see the foiling on the outside and through the acetate to the inside.

Supplies I used were:

Trailing Heart Foil Stamp Die

 With Love Foil Stamp Die

 Confetti Border Foil Stamp Die

Berry And Gold Shimmer Foil

The inside of the cared shows just how you can foil one foil over another, different foils, different foil stamp dies etc - versatile...

Check back tomorrow for the glitziest card - Aurora Foil and Black!!

Gemini Foil Press thinking of you card

Here's another foiled card for you, with another coming up later today and a shimmery one to celebrate the launch on HSN tomorrow!

This one is a simple thinking of you card, on hammered white (embossed card) and using the rose gold foil and centura rose gold cardstock.

Supplies used:

Blooming Tree Foil Stamp Die

Thinking of You Foil Stamp Die

Rose Gold Foil

The inside of the card has the tree foiling repeated.

The background on this card was made using a mask

 Make mask from acetate using a rectangular die to cut an aperture in the acetate

then tape the acetate mask to your card stock and ink away using your favourite inks

I used distress inks for this project.

This foil is the Rose Gold one..

Okay it was a big ask to foil on inked and hammered card but the machine performed well, and there are only two teeny patches, it comes with trial and error though and I think it was too hot so I know for next time. Overall easy to use though!

This was heavy gauge / weight vellum, and again I think too hot as not as crisp as I would like, but I am still experimenting, only having had the machine a few days :)

Tune in later for a red and gold creation and foiling on acetate.

Gemini FoilPress post all about the browns

It's been a busy weekend catching up with friends and a trip to the NEC Creative Crafts show, hence I didn't get a chance to post till this evening, and I will share two Foiled cards this evening.

The first could double for a masculine card and / or Christmas, the stag's head is so regal and I love the design.

I used the following products:

Stag Head Foil Stamp Die

 Flourishing Swirls 1 Foil Stamp Die

Special Friend Foil Stamp Die - sentiment

Gold Foil

tartan card from Stash (craft creations brand i think)

Lots of photos again so you can see the foiling on this one

The foiling acts as a 'resist' as well I notice, which is hand since after I foiled the stags head I inked with water based distress inks around the perimeter of the circle die cut and it gave a superb effect.

Doesn't that shiny golden foiling look fabulous?!

The foiling even works on textured card (payperbox card I purchased at the Crafters Companion shop in Evesham)

Inside of card decorated and layered with a big banner.

My next card is also along the 'browns' theme, and a card meant for a loved one's birthday.

For this card I used the following supplies:

GEMINI FOIL PRESS  HSN BUNDLE – Heart

Swirling Heart & Corner Foil Stamp and Cut Die,

Elegant Motifs Foil Stamp Die,

Sentiments & Accents Foil Stamp Die

Gold Foil

Gold foiling on ivory ribbon is so elegant, timeless almost.

Love the way the sun catches the foiling.

And the inside of the card - I put the two word sentiments together to make the message 'Happy Birthday, Beautiful'. Great to give to your loved one :)

That's all for this evening, I have a couple more to show and I am working on some others at the moment.  Cant get enough of all the shiny stuff LOL, the best thing since glitter 😄