Today I’m sharing a card using this month’s theme of Foils. I’ve used some Bright Silver Fab Foil to add accents to my scene.


I began by creating a background using distress oxides and blending brushes. I inked the brushes first then tapped them lightly in water. I used swiping motions to add colour to the panel which gives a lovely rain like effect. I added some pink and yellow inks amongst the blues for some extra colour.


Once the panel was dry, I took the puddle and rain stamps from Hello Bluebird Rainy Day stamp set. I stamped images with WOW embossing ink, then heat them with WOW Bonding Powder. I added the silver foil sheet over the top, pretty side up, allowed it to cool, then removed it to reveal the pretty foil details. I did this process in stages so I only needed to work with a small area at a time, slowly building up the background scene.

I stamped and copic coloured some images from the Hello Bluebird Puddle Play stamp set. I added the panel to a white card base, then the…

Today I have two Christmas cards to share, using some beautiful embossing powders and glitters from WOW.

I love cards where the sentiment takes centre stage. I have a fun sentiment set from Hello Bluebird called 'Tis the Season', so decided to create some embossed backgrounds for the sentiments to go on.

I stamped the C&9th Plaid background stamp onto white card with the WOW embossing ink. I then embossed it with Metallic Gold Rich Super Fine embossing powder, using the fabulous new dual heat embossing tool.

To add the plaid lines, I used a beautiful embossing glitter called Vintage Candy Cane, perfect for Christmas projects.

I created a second panel, using Metallic Silver embossing powder and Pacific Wave embossing glitter.
I trimmed the panels down to be 2.5 inches high, added a thin black card strip at the top, then adhered them each to the bottom of a white card base. You should be able to get two cards from each embossed panel.

I stamped the large sentiment at the top …

Layering stamp sets are a great way to add a touch of embossing to your images. I used four metallic embossing powders from WOW to add the detail layer to the flowers and leaves on my card today.

I stamped the flowers and leaves from the Hello Bluebird Wildflower Bouquet set using distress oxide inks. This floral set has three layers for the flowers. For the final layer, I used WOW Super Fine Metallic embossing powders in gold, copper and platinum.


I especially love the detail of the Metallic Silver Super Fine embossing powder on the leaves. 
To turn this into a card, I layered the florals onto a card base over a gallery frame from Hello Bluebird. I also added some of the Hello Bluebird Silly Birds and a sentiment from the same set.

The metallic embossing looks so pretty as it catches the light, and gives the stamped images some great texture and interest. 

Have a lovely day, Gemma