Flutterby Frames - Ink Wash Card
You need a little more pressure to foil onto this type of card, than other plain smooth card, but I've chosen it for this project because of how water based colouring products behave when used on it. So long as the card is wet, the colour can be moved, and the ink wash in the background can be created using basic water based pens, a glass mat and some water.
You can colour the card either before, or after you've foiled. I foiled then coloured the main frame and the inner panel, but added the sentiment after the panel had been coloured and the card completely dry.
When you do your foiling, check that the corner leaves have foiled properly before peeling off the foil. You can see if the foil has adhered to the card.
If the foil has not adhered in the corners, put the die cut back into the die, and add shims on the corners. Heat and roll through your die cutting machine again. Peel at the corners first to check the foiling quality before peeling the foil off completely (I show this in the video).
Now you just need to draw in a glass mat with your water based pens. Spread out spots of colour will produce a subtle effect and scribbled areas will produce more intense colour. Spritz the coloured area of your glass mat with water and then lay your card down on the colour. The colour looks lighter when the card is whet than how it will be when the card has dried out.
I foiled and coloured lots of the butterfly embellishments from the Flutterby set, and also other butterflies and made a flower.
I show you how to foil the frame, colour the embellishments, and how they are layered on the card in my video.
Couture Creations Products Used
CO726760 - Esthetica - Flutterby Frames Cut, Foil and Emboss Decorative Nesting Die
CO726573 - Butterfly Garden - Garden Butterfly Cut, Foil and Emboss Die
CO726467 - Modern Essentials - Decorative Nesting Butterfly Frames Cut, Foil and Emboss Dies
ULT158114 - Hot Foil Sentiments - Birthday Wishes
