Breast cancer awareness foil card.

 Hello.  Thanks for visiting.  Today, I am sharing a breast cancer awareness card using background foiling and Copic marker coloring.

This one shimmers much better in person.  It is a great way to show that you care in times like these.

Slimline ~ Friends Of Unity Blog Hop November 2023

 Welcome.  Thank you for visiting.  The November 2023 Friends Of Unity blog hop inspiration is "Slimline".  I hope that you will join in on the fun.  Simply comment on each blog in the hop.  See the end of this post for your next stop. 

This is a look at both cards together for this blog hop.  And also the graphic for this hop is below.

Holiday card foiling ~ Instagram Hop

Today for the Unity Stamp Company Instagram hop, I am sharing a bit of shimmer using foiling with holiday stamping.  This card has a monochromatic look and shimmers beautifully in person.

It is difficult to photograph foil shimmer, but this is a peek.

April 2023 Friends Of Unity Blog Hop ~ Butterflies

Welcome.  Thank you for stopping by.  The April 2023 Friends Of Unity blog hop inspiration is all about butterflies.  I hope that you will join in on the fun.  Simply comment on each blog in the hop.  See the end of this post for your next stop.

The details for each card follow.
Be sure to check out the rest of the blogs in the hop for beautiful inspiration and ideas for card making.

Script texture dry embossing + foil accents

Today, I am sharing a simple card with script texture dry embossing plus foil accents.  This is ready to thank those who offer care and kindness.

Sentiment:

Your care and kindness makes a difference.

Adding that extra texture plus shimmer really makes all the difference and a lovely card accent.

February 2023 Friend Of Unity Blog Hop ~ Say It!

 Happy New Year!  The February 2023 Friends Of Unity blog hop inspiration is "Say It!" (All about the Sentiment).  I hope that you will join in on the fun and inspiration.  Simply comment on each blog in the hop.  See the end of this post for your next stop.

I have 3 projects for this month.  Be sure to scroll all of the way down to see them all.

To start with, here is my zinnia flower card using foiling.  No coloring was involved and it was made flat for easy mailing 

And this is a set of zinnia cards that I will outline further down in this post.

Winter card foiling with ink blending.

 Hello and welcome.  Here is a way to do winter card foiling with ink blending.  The colors used are striking and shimmery.

Sentiment:  Warm wishes.

Two similar cards were made using the same foil and ink techniques.  One is a bit lighter in color than the other.

Foiling adhesive transfers without a laminator ~ YouTube Hop

 Hello.  Today, I am sharing a foiling project for the YouTube video hop featuring Unity Stamp Company, Therm-o-web and Brutus Monroe, beginning August 11, 2022.  I hope you will join in on the fun and inspiration.   Simply comment on each stop in the hop, over on YouTube.

Sentiment:  Hello friend.

Here are the details of this collaboration YouTube hop.

DecoFoil sentiment foiling with adhesive transfers & pressure

 Hello.  Today, on the Unity blog, I am sharing pretty hanging flowers with added red foiling for the sentiments.  This process uses only pressure for foiling.  No laminator is required.

Sentiment:  Have an amazing birthday.

Use your favorite stamps and then accent the card with foiling with only pressure from a die-cutting & embossing machine.

Gold foil slimline card Instagram Hop ~ adhesive transfers with pressure

 Hello.  Today, we are sharing foiling projects for a collaboration Instagram hop featuring Unity Stamp Co., Therm-O-Web and Brutus Monroe. 
The Instagram hop begins Tuesday, August 9, 2022.
Check out my Instagram @neatnook for all of the details starting August 9th.
https://www.instagram.com/neatnook/

Sentiment:  Don't open until December 25th.

Here are the Instagram Hop details.

Thanks so much mushroom card ~ Pressure no heat foiling

I am sharing card foiling using adhesive transfer sheets.  The sentiment was made using pressure for foiling.  This is a new and easy way to transfer foil onto card panels, with or without stamping.

Sentiment:  Thanks so much.

This mushroom card was stamped using whimsical garden stamps.  The sentiment shimmers beautifully using shattered glass deco foil along with the adhesive transfer sentiments 1.

Card foiling 2 ways ~ Heat and Pressure Techniques

  Hello.  Today, on the Unity blog, I am sharing card foiling two ways on two cards.  This is a new and easy way to transfer foil onto card panels, with or without stamping.

Sentiments:

Happy Birthday
and
Congrats on your happy day.

I made a quick video tutorial showing the process for this project.
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These cards were pre-stamped and colored with room for added foiled sentiments.  Using card foiling two ways adds the perfect touch to this set of floral cards.

Poppies celebration gold foil CAS card tutorial

 Hello.  Today, on the Unity blog, I am sharing a gold foil CAS card with a poppy flower and accents.

Sentiment:  Today we celebrate you.

I made a quick video tutorial showing the process for this project.
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YouTube:  Gaylynn NeatThingsBtq

This is a great gold foil CAS card for celebrating a wedding, bridal shower, birthday or other celebration occasions.  It shimmers beautifully.

2 Cards ~ Stamp, Foil, Stencil with No Heat Foiling & No Coloring

   Today, I am sharing two holiday cards featuring a stamp, die and stencil bundle from Unity Stamp Company.  I also used coral and teal inks along with foiling in silver and gold.

Sentiments:
Happy Holidays.

Merry Christmas.

Foiling is made easy without heating or a laminator, with the use of deco foil transfer gel duo.  The gel works with or without heat.  Plus, these glitter foils by Unity & Therm-o-Web make it sparkle beautifully.

I made a quick video tutorial showing the process for this project.
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YouTube:  Gaylynn NeatThingsBtq

4 Foiled Holiday Pocket Gift Tag Cards ~ Tutorial

    This set of four foiled holiday pocket gift tag cards offers a greeting and gift in each card.  Today on the Unity blog, I am sharing a way to add a tag gift as part of holiday card making.

Holiday card making can also include a gift surprise with these pocket gift tag cards.  The tag is removable as a gift to the recipient.

I made a quick video tutorial showing the process for this project.
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YouTube:  Gaylynn NeatThingsBtq

Card foiling & negative foiling tutorial ~ 2 cards

 Card foiling is double the fun by using negative foiling for a second card.  Today, on the Unity blog, I am sharing two cards using toner card fronts with foil and a laminator.  I go an extra step to show a way to use the negative of the first foiling plus added double foiling.

Sentiments:

Wishing you beautiful things.
A mother's love is measured in timeless moments.

Making a set of foiled cards is easier using the negative of the first foiling pass.  An added bonus is double foiling.  Here is a look at how it is done.

Here is the moth toner card front with the first foiling pass using a gold shattered glass foil sheet.

Helpful tips:

Here are helpful tips for making this set of foiled cards.  To begin, pre-trim or die-cut the toner card fronts and the black toner sheet to desired sizes.  Also, stamp, color and prepare sentiment tags for each of the cards.  Next, preheat your laminator.  Then, trim one gold foil sheet and one purple foil sheet a little larger than the panels that you are foiling on.  And, have a carrier sheet ready, like a smooth folded piece of parchment paper.  Next, sandwich the toner card front face up and then the gold foil sheet pretty side up between the parchment paper.  Then, run this sandwich through the hot laminator and then gently remove the gold foil.  Next, repeat the process but use a black toner sheet plus the negative of the gold.  You should get a gold background with the moths in black.  If you want the moths another color, foil once more using purple or another color.  Finally, assemble the cards, to finish.

Here is a second card made after using the negative of the first moth foiled sheet along with an added third foiling pass using purple foil.

I made a quick video tutorial showing the process for this project.

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YouTube:  Gaylynn NeatThingsBtq

 Supplies:

Unity Stamp Co. Timeless Moments, Butterfly & A Bear and Deco Foil Toner Card Fronts {majestic moths}.

Also, iCraft Deco Foil in amethyst watercolor & gold shattered glass, Deco Foil black toner sheets; flat and foam double-sided tape, My Creative Time rectangle frame die layers, My Favorite Things extreme black hybrid ink pad and stitched mini scallop circle STAX die-namics; gold glitter paper, original Misti, Yourstory laminator, parchment paper, Copic markers YR09, YR04, YR14 

Be sure to visit the Unity blog for the entire article and tutorial.

Also, you can find my other features at Unity's
Technique Time and
Watercolor Wednesday.

    Thank you for visiting.

   Gaylynn

         

2 Cards ~ Toner card front laminator foiling, stamping & die-cuts

 Today, I am sharing two cards.  These were made using Unity stamps and coordinating dies along with deco foil and toner card fronts.  We are also participating in an Instagram hop with Unity and Therm-o-Web.  Head over to @neatnook on Instagram to play along or to get lots of creative inspiration.

Sentiments:

Congrats.  This calls for a celebration!
Beautiful wishes.

Helpful tips:

Here are helpful tips for making these cards.  First, trim and score the card bases and the toner card front panels.  Next, stamp, watercolor and fussy cut the flowers and leaves for accents.  Also, trim a patterned paper accent piece for the beautiful card.  Preheat your laminator.  Next, stamp the two big words plus smaller sentiments onto cardstock.  Then, die-cut around the big words with the coordinating dies.  Also, die-cut the narrow outline word layers three or four times per word on white cardstock.  Then, adhere 3 or 4 narrow outline layers together for dimension.  Next, layer the white stacked outline words over the thicker stamped corresponding words for a wonky abstract look.  Then, foil the trimmed toner card fronts using a laminator and foil sheets.  Finally, layer everything onto the card front, to finish.
 

Here is another card version:

I made a video tutorial showing the process for this project.

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YouTube:  Gaylynn NeatThingsBtq

Supplies:  Unity Stamp Co. You Go Girl, Say It Big stamps, Say It Big {coordinating die set}, Botanical Dreams {paper pack}.

Also, cardstock, scissors, scoring board, Fiskars paper trimmer, Altenew watercolor, Ranger watercolor paper, My Favorite Things stitched scallop basic edges & stitched basic edges die-namics, premium dye ink in poppin' pink and jalapeno popper.

Remember that there is an Instagram hop going on.
Head over to @neatnook on Instagram to play along or to get lots of creative inspiration.

Thank you for visiting.  Have a beautiful day.
Gaylynn

Toner Foiling ~ How to use leftovers for negative foiling ~ 2 cards

 Hello.  For Technique Time at Unity, I show a way to use leftover foil pieces in this negative foiling technique.  For today's example, I am using Deco Foil toner card fronts which include toner images.  And then, I added foil using a laminator.

Sentiment:  From our gnome to yours.

With this negative foiling background technique, you get two foiled cards with one piece of deco foil.  And if you also use blank toner sheets, more colors can be added to the same toner card front.  In these cards, I added cute gnome stamping.

Helpful tips:

Here are helpful tips for negative foiling.  To begin, use a toner card front or an otherwise prepared panel for foiling.  Also, preheat a laminator and have a carrier sheet (parchment paper) ready.  Then, pre-trim foil pieces to cover the foil area.  Next, sandwich the foil piece over the toner card front inside of the carrier sheet.  Then, run this through the preheated hot laminator.  Next, gently peel away the first foil sheet to reveal the shiny foiled image.  You will have a sheet of leftover foil, I call the negative.  

For the negative foiling steps, trim a blank deco foil toner sheet panel to match your foil area.  Next, sandwich the negative foil over the toner sheet.  Then, run that through a hot pre-heated laminator.  Next, carefully peel away the "clear" film top layer where the foil used to be.  You will see that the foiling was transferred to the toner sheet.  This is ready to trim to fit your project.  OR, you can go one step further and add another foil color over that same foil sheet, run through a laminator to get a two-toned foiling result.  

I made a quick video tutorial showing the process for this project.

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YouTube:  Gaylynn NeatThingsBtq

Here is another look.

Supplies:  Unity Stamp Co. Our Gnome To Yours and Snow Many Flakes Deco Foil Card Fronts. 

Also, mini Misti, flat and foam double-sided tape, cardstock, My Favorite Things Stitched Basic E Die-namics; My Creative Time Rectangle Frame Die Layers, Simon Says Stamp intense black ink, Copic markers R27, RV29, R02, W7, W5, W3, W1, 0, B05, BG15, B01; Therm-O-Web Deco Foil in silver and deco foil toner sheets; Yourstory laminator, carrier sheet.

Be sure to visit the Unity blog for the entire article and tutorial.
Also, you can find my other features at Unity's
Technique Time and
Watercolor Wednesday.

Thank you for stopping by.

Gaylynn

Foiling 4 Holiday Cards Deco Foil Toner Card Fronts ~ Tutorial

 Hi there.  For today, I am sharing four different Christmas and holiday cards using the new co-branded Deco Foil / Unity toner card fronts along with stamping.  This was a joy to do.  The toner card fronts work perfectly with laminator foiling.

This is the set of cards, all together.  I used four different colors of Deco Foil sheets for them.

Sentiment:  Warm hugs.

This gold ornament card was made using gold deco foil along with Copic markers.  I suggest adding color first and then add foil.  This helps to prevent damage to the marker nibs from the foiling.  All of the supplies are listed at the bottom of this post.  The florals give the look of garland.

Sentiment:  Peace on Earth

Here is a card using red foil with added Copics for the leaves accent.

Sentiment:  Merry & Bright

Here is a monochromatic card in blue foil and accented with a sentiment and a blue card base.

Sentiment:  Grateful for you this Christmas

And, finally, this green foil Christmas tree card shimmers beautifully.  I added the sentiment along with a green card base.

Supplies:  Unity Stamp Co. Christmas Wishes, Start Anew and Glimmering Greetings stamps, plus Deco Foil Toner Card Fronts Gifts A Plenty, Holiday Lights, Ornate Ornaments and Flurry Forest;  My Creative Time Rectangle Frame Die Layers; cardstock, double-sided flat and foam tape, Misti stamping tool, laminator, Deco Foil sheets in red, blue, green and gold.

Copic markers:
Warm Hugs card, YR14, YR23, Y21, YG0000, R27, R02, G28, G03, YG13,0, E13, E11. 
Peace on Earth card, G28, G17, G16, G07, G03, YG03, YG13, R27, R02, 0.

Thank you for visiting.  Have a wonderful day.

Gaylynn

Flamingo tropical card ~ foiling without a laminator.

Hello.  Here is a bright and cheerful tropical themed card with confetti foil accents.  I use a mix of stamping, patterned paper, Copics and foiling for this flamingo card.

Sentiment:
Stand tall, stand out, stay balanced, dream big.

This card was fun to make.  To begin, I simply die-cut the background from Unity paper.  Then, I stamped the sentiment and the flamingo with Copic friendly ink and added color to the flamingo.  Next, foil accents were added using a stencil along with deco foil transfer gel duo, without using a laminator.  Finally, everything was attached to the card base, to finish.

I made a quick video tutorial showing the process for this project.

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YouTube:  Gaylynn NeatThingsBtq

Here is another look.

Supplies:  Unity Stamp Co. Be A Flamingo, Heart Confetti Stencil and Island Bliss {paper pack}; Deco Foil transfer gel duo, gold Deco Foil, My Creative Time Thank You & Frame Dies, Simon Says Stamp intense black ink pad, painter's tape, Ranger plastic craft mat, spatula, double-sided flat and foam clear tape, Copic markers R20, R02, YR14, C7.

Thank you for stopping by.  Enjoy your day.

Gaylynn