I mentioned in my last post that I intended to play very soon with my new foil system and dies. Well, I made a batch of this card for the July/August birthdays for the church card ministry. I purchased the Classic Greetings dies at the same time that I bought the Hot Foil System; those dies were the first thing I noticed and I knew that I would use them. I love how adding a bit of foiled imagery on the card makes it seem even more special.
I used this older sketch as the inspiration for my card layout. The foiled and diecut greeting is sized a little differently than the white panel in the foreground, but that’s the beauty of sketches. They are a starting point and there are no rules about how we use a sketch.
I made 18 of these cards pretty quickly. I wondered about doing mass production with the foil but while I was waiting for the machine to re-heat, I diecut the greeting that I had just foiled or cut pieces of DSP and foil. In this way I was able to keep my hands busy during the enforced heating times for the foil machine. The rest of the card layout is quite basic with the DSP doing the work, so the cards came together quite quickly.
The patterned paper (DSP) and Two-Tone cardstock are retired products and I am thrilled to be able to use them for a batch of cards for the church ministry. The pattern with the cool drinks is perfect for a summer time card, and I hope the recipients like the combination of pretty foil and fun paper imagery. As I’ve said before, many times, it is fine to combine old with new. It’s a great way to find new ways of using the supplies that you have and get more life out of your past crafty investments.
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