Glimmering Sentiments 5 ways

Today I am sharing 5 ways to use the Glimmering Sentiments Hot Foil plate set by Spellbinders. This is the July Glimmer Hot Foil set of the month. This set features 5 sentiments that you can hot foil and matching dies to die cut each out. But I wanted to show you a few other ways to use this set. A lot of these ideas will translate over to other hot foils plates as well. To really see how to do these techniques, make sure you check out the video posted after the photos of each card.

1 - Foil and Cut

So first I have to show you how to use the Glimmering Sentiments as intended. Hot Foil the sentiment onto card stock and cut it out. For 4 of the projects I used the foil that came with the Glimmering Sentiments, it's a silver pewter color.

The background on this card is a gel press print that I made a while back using acrylic paint on the Gel Press and then pressing a texture plate into the paint before laying a piece of card stock on it to pick up the print. Can you see the seashell? I love to pair my Glimmer Hot Foil plates with Gel Press prints. It is a match made in heaven! My sentiment was foiled with Pewter foil and die cut with the coordinating die. Why that is so darn cool and deserves a spot on 5 ways to use this set is because having dies to cut out your hot foiled images is somewhat new. Not all Glimmer Hot Foil plates come with dies. So, if you have been hot foiling for a while you get excited about coordinating dies.

2 - Direct to Card Front

But you can use the Glimmering sentiments with out the dies, but the problem is how to line them up. In the video I show you how to make a template using the dies so that you can easily line up the sentiment and get it straight.

Again this background was created on my Gel Press using die ink. After braying out the ink I stamped into with the Post Me stamp by Fun Stampers Journey. I also removed a bit of the ink by pressing the Hearts a Flutter Gel Plate on to the inked Gel Press. Then I picked up the print with a piece of card stock. This print is a stand alone kind of print, it does not need much with it because it is so interesting to look at. So, I made a very simple card by just adding a glimmering sentiment. The foil I used is the Pewter, but the pink of the card reflects off it in certain lights. That's what I love about the Hot Foil, the light hits it as you turn the card and you can see lots of different colors.

3 - Direct to Card with a Frame

You do not have to use the coordinating dies to die cut, you can use them to make a frame around the sentiment for added interest. This made possible by using the tan embossing mat by Spellbinders. You can embossing any die into your paper by using this mat instead of a plate.

If you look closely at this card you can see there is an embossed frame around the sentiment, this makes it stand up a bit. Gives the sentiment a bit more interest.

Isn't this Gel Press print so fun? I love the distressed look you can get on a print made on a Gel Press.

4 - Make a Window

Use the die for your sentiment to die cut a window. This a fun design to make with any stamp and die set so I knew it would be fun to do with the Glimmering Sentiments.

This time I used Teal Foil, since I was die cutting away a piece of the front panel that had blue in it I wanted the sentiment fill in the missing blue. You could easily make this into a shaker card, but if you want the card to be a bit more simple and quick raised up window is fun!

This background is not a Gel Press print but was made with shaving cream. You can see how I made this background in this video.

I always think that shaving cream backgrounds look like a sweet treat so I used the Cool Treat die set by Concord & 9th to die cut my Snowcone to accent this card. It is so darn cute!

5 - Glimmer Resist

Did you know that Glimmer Hot Foiled images resist ink? Hot Foil an image onto card stock and do you favorite ink blending over the top. The ink does not stick to the foil.

For my ink blending I use Distress ink; Seedless Preserves and Peacock Feathers. Where they over lap I was able to get a bit of purple. And these colors went perfectly with the Confetti Sparkle elements and so I had to turn this background into a shaker card!

I hope you have learned a little bit about hot foiling and have some new ideas to try. Below is the video where I show you each of these techniques and show you the making of each card. The backgrounds were not made in this video, but if you want to see videos on Gel Press print making check out my Gel Press videos here; Toucan Paradise on the Gel Press, Rainbow Glimmer Unicorn Card (also features the Glimmer Hot Foil system), Gel Press Surprise Prints.

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