Today's card was inspired by The CAS Stencil Challenge, which is Foiling.....
There are lots of videos and inspiration over on the blog as how to do this technique.
I used a Tim Holtz stencil and lightly blended some grey ink.
I popped through clear gel paste and waited overnight for it to dry.
The silver foil was activated with my laminator.
The flower was stamped and fussy cut, after splashing water colours on it.
My colour choice was inspired by The Paper Players colour challenge.
Finishing off with clear glaze on the flower and stamping the text.
I so enjoyed using foil with a stencil
and it really has the wow factor when you peel the foil off.
The weather today has been wild, so a day in the craft room has been wonderful.
Thank you so much for stopping by.
Challenges I would love to enter.....
The CAS Stencil Challenge - Foiling
Wow....Thank you for my top pick this month ...I am thrilled.....x
Wow....Thank you for my top pick this month ...I am thrilled.....x
Craft Stamper - Take it Make it Challenge - Anything goes so long as you have stamped
Watercooler Wednesday - Heidi's Anything goes challenge with a feminine twist
Thank you for the shout out x
Thank you for the shout out x
The Paper Players - Colour Challenge
55 comments:
Wonderful inspiration. Your card is gorgeous. Love the single point of colour. Hugs Mrs A.
Mac, stunning card! Your background is just beautiful and the watercolor Floral image is just lovely. Really nice card. We are so pleased that you joined us this week at Watercooler Wednesday. Karen
Love the glazed flower & beautiful foiling, Mac!
Wow, what a stunning flower design and background.
Hugs Diane
This is SO pretty Mac! I love the elegance of the foiling and then the added WOW factor of your beautiful and SHINY flower! Lovely, lovely card my friend!! :0)
Stunning card Mac. Love that stencil background and how shiny it is and how it makes your flower pop. Thanks for joining us at the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge this week. Tristan DT.
Gorgeous card Mac! Love the stenciled background with the foil stenciling over top. A beautiful flower tops it off perfectly. The vibrant colour of the flower along with the glaze makes it almost fluorescent! Thanks for sharing with us at CAS Mix Up! xx
Good Morning my lovely friend, wow what an amazing and inspiring post, absolutely gorgeous foiling. I have just got a laminator for the office so am going to yet try the technique out...thanks for inspiration.xxx
An absolutely stunning card, Mac! I LOVE the silver foil and the watercolored flower. I am so glad you shared at The Paper Players!
Beautiful Mac, the glint of the foiling is perfect behind that gorgeous flower.
I hope the weather isn't hitting you too bad at home :(
Mac, your silver accents on this gorgeous card are fabulous. Loving all the details.
This is really GORGEOUS, Mac. I love the stencil on the foil on your beautiful card. Kisses!
Hello Mac, what a stunning card, I love the foiling flourish, and that single flowers is gorgeous, such a beautifully designed and coloured card, Kate x
Stunning card, Mac. Your foiled stencilled background is gorgeous. The beautifully glazed flower was the perfect complement. Amazing photography to capture all that fabulous shine.
Mac, your card is so beautiful. I love the silver foil with the hot pink flower. A great combination.
Oh, how gorgeous! Love the pretty pink flower! And, how lovely is the foiling, too! Well done, fab card!
Sparkle. Shine. And fuchsia. Drool.
Mac your stenciled foil turned out so elegant and beautiful! Love the way you've added a few of those metallic touches to your flower as well! Very pretty card! HUGS
Wonderful card, as ever. that subtle stencilling being the flower is a real nice extra touch and the shine is just gorgeous. You never disappoint xx
I am going to have to pin this. I. Love how you did the inking first and then only put the gel over part of the stencil. It adds so much to have two mediums in the same stencil. And your flower is just wonderful!
Absolutely gorgeous, Mac! Love the foiled section, love the flower, love the colours! And such a great idea to combine some sponged stenciling and some foiled stenciling!
Hi Mac! I'm loving the bits of foil on your card base and lovely bloom - it must be stunning to behold the reveal after running it through your laminator!
I'm very curious about that gel... I'm betting there's a video for that!
Gorgeous, my friend!
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WOW ! Your card is gorgeous, Mac. Love how your gorgeous fuchsia flower pops up over this wonderful background. This weekend I ordered the gel paste to try this technique. Would love to have such a stunning result ! Thanks so much for inspiring !xx
Hiya Mac, I hope you have hadn't had too much damage up North with the storm?
Your card is stupendous, so elegant and VERY Beautiful. Love how you did the foiling, but leaving all night? I'm a little too impatient for that LOL. That's why I make a mess I expect! Have a great week.
Faith x
This is so very gorgeous! I love the foiling and that pretty flower is stunning! I love the glaze on it.
Wowza, this is stunning! Based on the many comments, I am not the only one who is in love with this card! Very nicely done! I've not tried foiling, don't even know where to start! I'll just look at yours, LOL! Thanks for sharing this with us at The Paper Players!
You should have typed "wow factor" all in caps, Mac! This has it big time!! I can only imagine how shiny and fabulous this is in real life! And you know how much I love that flower ~ it looks incredible all splashed up to take pride of place on your design!! Hugs, Darnell
Another beautiful "Mac" design, my friend! Love that silver foil and the flower is gorgeous! The bit of sponged stenciling adds the perfect base to make the color and shine stand out! Glad you got to spend time in the craft room!
Scrummylicious colours (not sure that's a word but what the heck Lol!) This is just gorgeous. Hugs, Angela xXx
Oh my, Mac! I'm in love! I've never tried foiling but your card definitely makes me "itch" to try it. Love the colour of that single flower, especially with the glazing on it. Foiling through the stencil, combined with the grey stencilling, really makes this card a "stunner". Thanks so much for sharing this week for our Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.
Oh Mac what a dazzler of a card - loving the foiling!
Blessings
Maxine
love your beautiful results....the shine is wonderfully elegant.
I need to try foiling again.
xx Karen
Beautiful! Thanks for joining us at Watercooler Wednesday Challenges!
Gorgeous card, Mac! Beautiful flower and great background.
You say CAS, Mac, and I say "how beautifully artistic!" The foiling is exquisite (thanks for the multiple photos) and the stenciling and stamping are gorgeous. Your combination of elements always amazes me. Somehow you see the beauty of how each element will complement the others, and add just the right amount of design, leaving your "white space". Thanks for sharing the wonderful way you put things together. Hoping the weather has calmed down a bit. We've been pretty fortunate except for high winds and some frost. hugs, de
Stunningly pretty! Your flower is absolutely gorgeous! Thanks so much for sharing it with us at the Players this week! :)
Beautiful, Mac! This is fabulous, shimmery, subtle and then that big pop of color -- wow
What a beautiful bright stamped and fussy cut flower Mac, watercoloured brilliantly and glossed to give a high shine, and the wonderful foiled swirls in the background look fabulous Mac. I love it! x
You packed a lot of glorious glamour and shine into your fabulous CAS card! I love the foiled stencil background and glaze on your gorgeous flower! Thank you so much for joining The Paper Players this week!
Absolutely gorgeous card, Mac! I love the pattern you chose for foiling and how you added shimmer and shine to the bloom...so elegant! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at CAS Stencil!
Wow..Stunning card, Mac. Loved your soft stenciling background and your stenciling with foil. So pretty and shiny. Adding the stamped, fussy cut watercolored flower was a gorgeous final touch along with your artsy stamped sentiment. So pleased you got a chance to join us at CAS Stencil on your stormy day...perfect for creating:-) Hugs..Nancy
Oh my, this is stunning... I love your fussy cutting and the design with the foiled area is beautiful... Hope all is well with you and you are not snowed in? Sending hugs
Playing catch up Mac! This is such a beautiful card. I really like that you carried on the stencil in ink fading down after the stand out foil at the top. Yummy glazed flower too! xx
Wow, Mac ... what beautiful impact ... this is stunning! The shimmer and glimmer of the foil is fantastic ... such a delicious background for the splattery, shiny fuchsia poppy! Gorgeous! Hugs, Anita :)
This is amazing Mac! Love the soft sponged stencilling, then the silver foil, such an elegant background for the stunning flower, Cathy x
This is just stunning. The silver is beautiful and your pink flower just shines from the glaze. What a lovely design.
This is fabulous, Mac! I love the contrast between the softly stenciled background and the shiny foil stenciling. The glossy and vibrant flower is simply amazing! Love the shades of red/pink, especially against the silver and gray.
Hideko xx
Looking through my emails I see I hadn't commented on this amazingly beautiful card M. The foil stenciling looks stunning again the soft grey background and oh what an amazing flower colour wise and that glaze just gives it a new dimension. Loving this one.
This is gorgeous ..... love the stenciling and the foil, so shiny. Great splash of colour from the flower too. Thank you for playing along with the CAS Stencil and the Craft Stamper challenges xx
What a fabulous demonstration of this technique.
Stylish Mac, this is down right GORGEOUS! Love the shine and pop of pinks. A beauty! xx
Glorious gloss on your lovely red bloom Mac - and wonderful silver foil stenciling behind it! thanks for joining us at CAS Stencil! xx
Congrats on your top pick at CAS Stencil for February. Very well deserved. I shall look forward to you being our guest designer in April xx
Congrats on your win at CAS Stencil! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Another stunning card - with really clever techniques deployed to create CAS beauty and perfection. Love the gel paste stencilling and those gleaming touches of foil, and the vivid blended rosy tones on the flower are wonderful.
Alison x
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