This Cutie Shines With Hot Foil Sparkle + Bonus Tag
Today, I’m all about pairing this cozy watercolored giraffe with a simple background full of hot foil sparkle.
Hot foiling is so much that I can’t seem to stop! This time, I am excited to share with you another adorable release from Unity Stamp Company. This cutie pie is perfect for greeting during the fall and winter seasons.
Unity’s AMAZING sale has a refresh with brand new arrivals for Black Friday. You’ll want to check out all the fantastic new stamp sets PLUS take advantage of all the new freebies too.
This is the biggest sale of the year, with 60% off regular price stamps (excluding memberships) and 10% off supplies.
Assemble This! Video
Join me as I assemble this card featuring watercolor and hot foiling.
Featured Supplies
Spotted Cozy Greetings USC |
Winter Cheer and Deer USC |
Scallops & Rectangles dies USC |
Scalloped & Stitched Sentiment Dies USC |
Compensated affiliate links may be used at no additional cost to you. I greatly appreciate the support if you are inspired to shop using my links. Unity Stamp Company usually has a new sale almost EVERY week. Check the website for details. Stamp sets go on and off sale all the time. If it is not on sale this week, just add the stamp set to your wishlist and wait for the next sale so you get a great deal.
Printable Option for Sentiment
I also have the sentiment available as part of my Uplifting Sentiment Strips that you can print at home and available in my Etsy shop.
Uplifting Strips Vol. 1 {printable} OTH |
Hot Foil Sparkle
He is just the cutest. I think he needs a name, right? What would you name him? I’m partial to Fred.
He is watercolored with Distress ink and fussy cut out. I left a white edge so he would pop against the foiled background. I love that the starburst plate looks like snowflakes. It is a simple touch that adds so much.
Distress Inks: Antique linen, Scattered Straw, Wild Honey, Frayed Burlap, Walnut Stain, Candied Apple, Pumice Stone
Since there was so much hot foil sparkle going on, I paired him with the “sparkle on darling” sentiment. You can find this sentiment in stamp form or via printable sentiment strips. You could easily switch this sentiment out for winter wishes or a sparkly thank you card.
Bonus Tag
I didn’t want to waste the leftover foil that I had used to create the starburst background, so I decided to make a tag with it using my favorite holiday greeting and tag dies. I used a solid plate to stick it onto white cardstock and then used more Aura foil for the ‘happy holiday’ greeting. It was all about creating texture and hot foil sparkle. The foil was the sparkle and I used Tim Holtz Distress Texture paste with a stencil to create a textured plaid pattern. I’m pretty tickled with how it turned out.
Do you use your leftovers for tags? It is one of my favorite things to do when I’m making holiday cards.
Short & Sweet Process Video
I’m keeping it short and sweet with this under-a-minute process video to use up my leftovers.
Thank you for joining me today. I sincerely hope that today’s project inspires you. If you create something, feel free to tag me, @dahlhousedesigns, on social media as I would be thrilled to see it!
Supplies
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Please Note: Product names with ** are suggested supply substitutions if I use something discontinued or hard to find.
Spotted Cozy Greetings USC |
Winter Cheer and Deer USC |
Scallops & Rectangles dies USC |
Scalloped & Stitched Sentiment Dies USC |
Uplifting Strips Vol. 1 {printable} OTH |
Red Velvet Cardstock SB | OTH |
Neenah Desert Storm 80lb AMZ |
Fabriano Watercolor AMZ |
Scattered Straw SB |
Candied Apple SB |
Antique Linen, Walnut Stain SB |
Frayed Burlap SB |
Wild Honey SB |
Pumice Stone SB |
Glimmer System SB | OTH |
Starburst Plate SB | OTH |
Holiday Set OTH |
Water Brushes AMZ |
Bonus Tag Additional Supplies
Stencil: Carte Bella: plaid (discontinued)
Make a Tag Dies USC |
Greetings of the Season Dies USC |
Neenah 80lb Solar White SB | AMZ |
Aura SB | OTH |
Solid Hot Plate 5×7 option SB | HA |
Texture Paste Opaque SB |
Most Used Tools
MISTI – Original SB | SSS |
MISTI – Original – Black SB |
MISTI – Mini SB | SSS |
Foam Roll Combo Pack SB |
Foam Roll – 2 Inch SB |
Stamping Tool SB |
Grip Mat 6×6 SB |
Media Mat Mini SB | SSS |
Mini Stencil Mat** SB |
Multi-Use Mat SB |
Cutter Bee Scissors SB | SSS |
Reverse Tweezers SB |
Glossy Accents SB |
Glue Bottle SB |
Connect Glue SB |
Blending Brushes AMZ |
Mini Blending Brushes AMZ |
Finger Blending Brushes AMZ |
Jewel Picker AMZ |
Rhinestone Pencil AMZ |
Post It Note Tape AMZ |
ATG Adhesive Tape AMZ |
Big Shot SB |
Mini Trimmer SB |
White Pen AMZ |
White Gel Pens SB | AMZ | EH |
Artist-Tac Micro Dot Adhesive AMZ |
T rulers AMZ |
Glass Mat SB |
1.5″ block SB | OTH |
Fiskars Trimmer AMZ | JO |
lostinpaper
This is just the cutest of Christmas cards Lisa!! (Sorry I can’t see your video it’s marked Private)
Lisa Arana
Oh goodness, I messed up on my scheduling again. Haha. Thank you for letting me know.