Gina K Designs Foil Mates Blog Hop

Hello friends and welcome to the Gina K Designs Foil Mates Blog Hop! Gina K Designs recently partnered with Therm O Web to release an amazing line of products perfect for card making, paper crafting and more. This lines includes Fancy Foils, Foil Mates and more and makes adding a touch of shine to your projects super easy. Even better is that all of the products coordinate with some of the most popular Gina K Designs cardstock and ink. We recently had a Foil Mates blog hop featuring this new line of products and because of all the wonderful feedback we decided to host another blog hop to share even more inspiration with you! As you continue along the hop, you will enjoy some wonderful inspiration from the Gina K Design Team. You will also have the chance to win a $50 Gina K Designs gift certificate just by leaving a comment on each blog.

Tips for Creating Cards with Gina K Designs Foil Mates and Fancy Foils

When working with Foil Mates and Fancy Foils, you will need a laminator to adhere the foil to the preprinted cards. Always turn on your laminator and allow it to warm up for at least 30 minutes before you start to use it.

To eliminate wrinkling, pay attention to the direction the grain or lines are running on the back side (silver side) of the foil. Place the foil into the laminator so that the lines are running horizontal to the opening of the laminator.

Flowers Bloom Hope Card

This card uses the Foil Mates Swirls and Flourishes Backgrounds and True Friend Sentiments. I foiled the designs using Fancy Foils in Passionate Pink, Grass Green and Gold Sequins.

(All the supplies I used are linked to multiple sources in the thumbnails. Compensated affiliate links are used at no cost to you.)

I created the flower accent on this card using Therm O Web Deco Foil White Foam Adhesive. The great thing about this product is that it does not require the use of a laminator to adhere the foil. The final touch was the addition of some Fancy Ribbon in White and Gold.

The flowers and leaves were die cut from the Foam using these shapes from the Nested Square Single Stitch Wafer Thin Dies and the Nested Square Double Stitch Wafer Thin Dies. After die cutting the shapes, peel off the top protective layer and lay the foam sticky side down onto the back side of the foam. Gently burnish the foil onto the foam and then peel off the transfer sheet to reveal the foiled shape. I used a glittered brad as the center for the flower and then adhered the image over the floral design on the sentiment from the Foil Mates True Friend set.

Wedding Card

For my second card I used the Foil Mates Backgrounds Elegant Damasks Backgrounds, Stars & Stripes Backgrounds and Wedding & Anniversary Sentiments.

I foiled the designs using Silver Sequins and Wild Lilac Fancy Foils. For a touch rustic, I added a a piece of burlap ribbon and jute twine.

I love how all of these products can be mixed and matched to create a wide variety of beautiful cards. I also love how the foils coordinate perfectly with some of the most popular colors from Gina K Designs cardstock and ink.

Now it's time to get hopping and to see more amazing inspiration from the Gina K Design Team! And don't forget to leave a comment on each blog for your chance to win a $50 gift certificate!

Just a reminder, all of the new products are now available in the Foil Mates Collection section of the Gina K Designs Store!

Supplies used:

Do you want to find the products I used? To make them easy for you to find, I have listed them below. Affiliate links are used at no additional cost to you and I've linked to them because I use them and love them! Click on the image below each picture to go to a favorite store: Scrapbook.com, Simon Says Stamp, Therm O Web or Gina K Designs.