foiled & fun!

I've done a total 180 degree turn on foils...

I went from...

don't need them to

100% ADDICTED...

let me start at the beginning...

maybe a year ago,

 Ranger sent me these foil sheets...

there are 3 different packages...

vintage is my favorite!

when I first started stamping, 

I bought some leafy metallic stuff...

what I found with the leafy thin stuff was that it was very annoying...

it seemed to have so much static that it was sticking everywhere...

I was not in love at all...

so when I got these 3, 

I thought about my past experience &

I admired them & put them away... 

this past Saturday I had a play day...

I posted the project here & that's what prompted getting out the foil sheets...

if you read the suggestions on the package,

you can add an adhesive strip, remove the protective paper on one side & add it to a tag...

then remove the top release paper &

 press the foil onto the adhesive...

the dull silver side goes onto the adhesive & the color is on top...

and you get this really nice foiled border...

the foil sheets also work well with

 the sticky embossing powder...

just ink the stamp with an ink that will hold the sticky powder in place, then stamp & sprinkle on the powder...

then heat just until the powder turns clear, 

then quickly press the foil onto the sticky powder...

let it sit for a bit & then start rubbing over the stamped image to release the sheet from the sticky embossing powder...

the result is a stamped foiled image...

you can also add the adhesive strips to a

cardstock scrap & cover it with foil...

then die cut or punch out foiled embellishments...

now back to my Saturday play...

and how I came to LOVE these foil sheets...

I had added translucent embossing paste thru the old ledger stencil on several areas of my canvas...

I liked it a lot...

but I kept thinking that if I could add TINY bits of metallic, that would really be cool...

I didn't want paint or gold embossing paste...

I didn't want lots of metallic...

I just wanted some random shiny bits...

remember those foil sheets Ranger sent?

if you look at the next photo, I placed the foil sheet over the dry translucent paste & used my fingernail to add the foil to small areas of the embossing paste...

since the paste is raised, it's easy to feel where to rub...

and the foil sticks really well!

F A B U L O U S!

once I figure something out...

I can't stop...

(kind of like the faux graniteware & the splattered plaster)...

I know...you're thinking poor Rick!

so...

the next photo shows the foil added to the label pull...

I had added a thin layer of 

gold embossing paste 

to alter the label pull...

so now that I figured out that the foil will stick to embossing paste,  I knew I could add foil to the edge of the label pull...

it's the perfect highlight & fits right in with the vintage grunge effect...

the additional color made a big difference...

it appears to have texture, 

but it's completely flat...

the next photo shows the wood frame from the project...

that too had been covered with 

a thin layer of gold embossing paste...

so it was simple to foil just the edge...

I found it so easy to lay the foil in place,

 then use tim's new remnant rub tool...

the slanted end is awesome for foiling...

the next photo shows another tiny area that I foiled at the bottom corner of the canvas...

and I couldn't stop, 

so I randomly foiled the edge of the canvas...

you'll see that I used several different colors of the foil...
the canvas holds the foil securely in place...

this is EXACTLY the effect I wanted...

it's not "in your eye bling"...

it's very subtle & vintage-ish...

but you do notice it...

I also added a little foil to the thin part 

of the label pull, 

right above the word...

that really helped to make it more 

rusty looking...

by now I'm really on a roll & I was looking for other things to foil...

this is why I didn't make dinner...

I decided to add little bits to 

a mirrored star...

 I used the new mini glue stick & added a few small areas, then pressed the foil over the wet glue & let it dry...

when it was dry, I ripped off the foil & dripped on some mushroom alcohol ink...

the mirrored star looks like this......

just a little rusty & crusty...

I am in LOVE!

hang on...

there's more...

I grabbed a black tag, then

I used the gold metallic embossing paste 

with the vintage quilt stencil & let it dry...

when I designed this stencil I thought about being able to add 2 colors...

but that would take a ton of masking...

since I have no patience...

on to

plan B...

I placed the foil over the dry paste & used my finger to rub over just the embossing paste dots...

tada...multicolored!

and a new technique is born...

foiled embossing paste!

oh yes...

there's more...

I used a black tag again...

and added the 

translucent embossing paste 

thru the old ledger stencil...

it dries & looks like this...

I used several colors of foils again...

and got this really fun background, 

with just a hint of metallic...

it's the perfect starting point for tag art...

black tags are really cool to use 

with the pastes & foil sheets...

and just one more for today...

sometimes I want to accent a stencil or in this case, a lace border stamp...

the random worn foil is again,

exactly what I wanted...

I laid the ruler in place, then put a foil sheet over it, then traced along the ruler edge 

with the slanted end of 

the remnant rub tool...

(I LOVE THIS TOOL!)

you can make the line solid & perfect...

or more worn like this...

it's a tiny detail, but it makes a big impact!

I am now 100% addicted to these

foil sheets...

there is no static...

there is no mess...

and there are multiple ways to use them...

I like that they can be made perfect 

or vintage & worn...

I'm...in LOVE!

I started to wonder...

do they stick to 

my embossing powders?

no!

BUT...

if you mix 

frosted crystal embossing powder

 with the colored embossing powders (50/50 ratio) it does!

the texture is the key!

I linked to 

the new large jar of frosted crystal...

this gives us enough to custom mix it with all the embossing powder colors...

that little jar of magic powder will DOUBLE our embossing powder colors!

I'll be sharing lots more about embossing powders soon, but in the meantime

you can learn about this

by watching the video that was filmed by ScrapTime at CHA...

just click the link above...

I hope that you got 

some ideas from this post 

and that you're inspired 

to grab some foil sheets and...

make art!

wendy

ps...we have a NEW distress color being announced TODAY...

can not wait!

EDIT!

say HELLO to the beautiful new

abandoned coral