I’m trying to be more efficient in my posts and less cumbersome. A lot has to do with how many screen shots I take that are useable along with writing direct and efficient descriptions. Those that know me know I can be excessively wordy at times, OK, most of the time and I’d like to streamline my process for both mine and your benefit. My objective this week is to cut down the length of Wednesday’s review and possibly include Saturday’s video in this one post. I’ll let you know at the end how I’m doing.
Sharon’s technique on Wednesday has to do with a machine-less way to use foil in your cards. It features dies and embossing folders. First, using this Honey Bee leaf set Sharon cut several leaves out of a variety of colors and combined them with the basket in the next photo. We are out of the basket but it is on ofder an should be in very shortly.
Sharon wanted to illustrate how you can enhance an already good die cut to an even better one by adding a touch of ink around the edges of your die. The basket die comes in two pieces. Sharon glued the pieces together at the edges so she could insert her leaves into the basket. She added Vintage Photo to the edges of the bottom piece and to the edges and front of the top piece.
A little more Vintage Photo is added to the leaf edges.
You can see the difference in the leaves that have been inked vs. the leaves in the card t the left.
You can see the shading on the basket vs. none on the leaves.
The card on the left has our next technique, using foil and your die to accent your images and the card on the right used ink to enhance the basket die.
Using a cold press foil like the Sizzix product we are featuring and using a die that has a detailed interior like a leaf die with veins, you can 'press' foil into the details of your die. Lay your foil, shiny side up on top of your paper and put your die on top of that. Run this combo through your die cut machine and you will get a subtle hint of foil into your die cut.
See the detail around the edge of the white rectangle? It's done with the Gina Marie die below. It does not cut the outer edge, it only puts the rectangular perforations inside your rectangle.
Sharon used a variety of paper colors with this foil impression technique. It shows up better on som colors over others and it didn't photograph as well as I'd like.
Sharon also used ink edging but in colors that matched the leaf color.
The final version.
Last technique is to use your embossing folders to impress foil into your paper. Make the same combo of paper with shiny side of foil on top and put it into your folder and run it through.
This is the folder Sharon used.
Sharon has a bunch of great collection of leaves and backgrounds for cards. She promised to share in a future video
Here is the Sizzix foil Sharon used. It comes in three colors, gold, rose gold and silver. Sharon used the silver foil with this Lawn Fawn cover plate. We believe a cold foil vs. a foil you would use with a foil machine will work best with these techniques. Out of all the ones Sharon tried, this Sizzix worked best.
Lastly, you can use score tape and your foam squares to add foil accents. Sharon made a line of score tape and three foam squares on a piece of paper. She then laid the foil, shiny side up over them, burnished gently and pulled off the excess, voila!
Three samples and score tape/foam samples..
My funny for the day. You’ve gotta love a good pun.
Enough for one post. I'll be back after Saturday's video with lots of new product. Several companies had a release this week. Have a great weekend and Stay Safe.
P.S.- Looks like one post for one video!
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