White Spruce Studio Easter Card using hot foiling on the Silhouette Cameo

 Hi friends!

This week I have joined the design team for White Spruce Studio! I will be sharing projects made with their designs.

My first card is made using  Single Line Spring Bunny.

 I drew the bunny on cardstock using the Foil Quill with my Silhouette Cameo and hot foil. 

I have bought a few rolls of hot foil off eBay from sellers that use it in commercial printing and foiling. They start with a larger width roll and cut it down and sell the piece left over. This piece works great for small projects like mine. The quality is really good and it saves waste so I am happy to keep it from a landfill.

That is a lot of foil on these little rolls! They can be used for hot foil plates as well.

For this project I am using it with a We R Makers Foil Quill. The quill is design to be used in an electronic cutter such as a Silhouette Cameo or Cricut that can sketch.You plug the quill into the blade housing as if you were going to sketch. The quill plugs into a USB outlet to allow it to heat up. 

Single line SVG files are perfect for this process. 

For the quill to work it's best you will need a metal mat for your machine. I have attached mine to a regular mat for my machine and leave it attached always. This allows for easy feeding in the machine. 

 

After plugging the quill in, allow it to warm up. I give it about 10 minutes meanwhile
tape your paper to the metal mat. I use washi tape. Then tape your choice of foil over the paper securely. Always use a larger dimension of foil than you need. It will work better that way. 

Once the quill is warm, have the cutter sketch the design. Once done, remove the foil and proceed to decorate your project. I had the cutter sketch the sentiment using a sketch pen. 

I used alcohol markers to color the design. I cut it out and adhered to a card base. 

I used a rainbow oil slick foil.

This roll is from eBay but in my supply list below I have added foils made specifically for the foil quill for you to try. There are different types of foils that all have different application processes. Foil quills use hot foil.

 

~Paula

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Papers are just from my collection. I always grab from my scraps first and I don’t keep track of where they came from. Use what you have!

 

CRAFT Challenge Blog #751

 Hi Friends!

This week's theme for the CRAFT Challenge Blog is Christmas - children. The sponsor is The Cutting Cafe and the design I am working with is the Fun with Penguins Set.

 This set comes with a few difference accessories to choose from and I chose a balloon, a present, and a Santa hat. I know, the balloon is not traditionally something for Christmas but I thought it would be fun!

I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out all the pieces in the set in white. If you don't have an electronic cutter they provide a pdf file as well that you can cut by hand. I colored them with alcohol markers.  The backgrounds was cut with a die and the sentiment came from a stamp set by Avery Elle. Add some sequins and splatter paint and look how cute it came out!

 

~Paula

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Papers are just from my collection. I always grab from my scraps first and I don’t keep track of where they came from. Use what you have!

Craft Challenge Blog #750

 Hi Friends!

Last week's CRAFT Challenge Blog's theme is Seasons/Weather/Anything Goes and the sponsor is  The Paper Shelter and the design I am working with is Little Easter Bunnies - Digital Stamp. 

I used alcohol markers to color the entire picture. I have owned a full set of the markers for years but I have been too intimidated by them. I've been working lately at getting better with the blending and shading. This card makes me feel like I am on the right track. I encourage you to work on your skills that you shy away from. They are probably there, just work on them.

 

~Paula

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Please Note: This post contains product links so you can easily find any supplies and/or tools you may be interested in. As an Amazon Associate, I may be compensated for a purchase made using my link. However, no additional cost is extended to you. The other links are just to help guide you in the right direction. I am not affiliated with those companies but I encourage you to shop small businesses as much as possible.

Papers are just from my collection. I always grab from my scraps first and I don’t keep track of where they came from. Use what you have!