Look Mom, No Stamps

Seriously... how is it already the last day of October? Time just keeps on speeding by! Today I'm sharing a couple of cards I created earlier this month for the Crafter's Companion Gemini FoilPress Product Focus. I didn't use any stamps on either of them, which is unusual for me, but I love the way they turned out.

First up is a shabby chic card.  I foiled the Happy birthday and small butterfly dies that come with the FoilPress onto designer paper in gold, then cut one butterfly from cardstock and then foiled over it so I could pop it up.  The 3d embossing folder came with the Gemini Jr. and is so lovely! It embossed both a swirl and a linen texture that's just gorgeous. I debossed it by coating one side of the folder with brown ink and then running through my die cut machine.  I finished off with some paper flowers, lace trim, and gold beading.

My second card for today was actually one of my mistakes at learning to foil, but I was able to salvage it and really like the finished card!

 I started by smooshing some blue hawaii and splash reactive inks onto water color paper.  Next I foiled the paper layering seahorse die in turquoise.  This is a very detailed die and it foiled, but the lines were so faith they were so hard to see on the background.  So I then decided to just cut the seahorse out, but I failed to tape it down and it slid just a bit.  I decided that was okay, though, so I  backed the negative of the die cut with the turquoise file, then popped up the seahorse for a little dimension.  I finished off with a sweet little Hello die included with the Gemini Jr.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a fabulous last day of the month!

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