Foil Stamped Flowers on Vellum – New year’s Inspirational card –

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With the new year also come new crafty tools and new techniques to try out; New opportunities in every sense and new energy to give it our best. So today I have a card for you that represents all of the above in an elegant and inspirational way.

I went for black and white, adding gold as my transition shade and the result ended up reminding me of the old 30’s glamour. The Arched Elegance dies also contribute with the look of the card and since they are new to my stash I went ahead and layered them as uniquely as I possibly could.

I used so many different materials on this card: vellum, craft metal, decofoil and even acrylic paint for the monoprinted background. I started out using a 5″ by 7″ Gelli plate to create a gold and silver background (love the effect), then I heat embossed in silver a few snowflakes on it; I also cut the flourishes from the same paper. I die cut a few archs on craft metal (which looks like aluminum foil but it’s sturdier), and layered a few other archs cut from black patterned paper. I also foiled stamped my flowers on vellum, using Stamp ‘n Bond and Gold Decofoil sheets and then colored them (from the back) with Spectrum Noir markers. The process requires a bit of patience but the result is absolutely worth it! The inspiring sentiment is stamped with gold glitter embossing powder (my new favorite).

I wanted to add a few unexpected elements to my card such as the gold lattice ribbon pieces on the sides and the snowflake die cuts under the flowers that I heat embossed with Bridal Tinsel powder to add a bit of sparkle. I wanted this design to be sort of transitional, with a new year feel and a bit of a winter touch. It all blends nicely in the end thanks to the neutral tones.

Hope you enjoyed today’s project. Update: I added a quick tutorial on how I foil stamped my flowers and you can find it HERE. Until next time.

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Crafty wife and mom / Illustrator &. Stamp Designer / Lover of all things paper / Watercolors enthusiast / Deco Foil addict. Find out more about my creative world at www.gracielliedesign.com

81 thoughts on “Foil Stamped Flowers on Vellum – New year’s Inspirational card –”

  1. This is stunning! LOVE all the different materials and all the layers! I envy crafters like you who can add layers and make them look AMAZING! So glad you were inspired by our Elegance Cupcake Inspirations Challenge and hope you will share more of your creative skills in future challenges!
    Debbie, DT Sweetie

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  2. Stunning card design Gracie! love those gorgeous flowers and your die cut layering up.
    Thanks for joining us over on Poppystamps challenge blog.
    Pam x

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  6. Wow! This is stunning and beautiful. The gold and sparkle is gorgeous.
    Thank you for joining in with the ‘Something Old / Something New’ challenge at Creatalicious Challenges. Mia – DT Member xx

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  10. Wow! You weren't kidding about elegant and inspirational! I adore how you used these techniques so masterfully. I literally just sat here staring at your card until my husband thought I'd gone into a coma of some sort! Thanks for also sharing how you made this. It was a joy to see and I'm so glad you shared your talents with us for this week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge!

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  12. Those flowers are absolutely exquisite, and the card definitely has that old world glamour feel. Thank you for joining the Diecut Divas new technique, die ,stamp colour challenge. Cathie DT

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  29. Gorgeous card, love your take on our challenge. It has such a deco and luxurious feel to it, just wonderful. Thank you so much for sharing your creation with us at House of Cards and I hope we see you again for our new challenge Karen P DT HOC

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  30. Hi Gracie,
    Out of the three stunning cards you submitted into last month's LLC challenge, this is my favourite! I'm glad I got the chance to see them all, though please note in order to be considered for the Top Picks/prize only one entry is allowed. This is a fantastic design and such a well composed card; I also love the elegant colour scheme!

    Hugz, Sandy
    Owner & Operator @Live & Love Crafts

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