Each card featured in this collection is a masterpiece, showcasing a harmonious blend of foiled patterns, sentiments, and meticulously stamped and colored elements. Whether it’s a stunning foiled patterned background, a festive sentiment shimmering with foil accents, or a beautifully colored poinsettia gracing the card, these ideas are bound to inspire and elevate your handmade holiday cards to a new level.
The article not only serves as a visual feast for craft enthusiasts but also provides a glimpse into the intricate details of each design, offering insights into the art of foiling and stamping. Whether you’re a seasoned crafter or someone embarking on their first holiday card-making journey, these ideas cater to all skill levels.
This stunning card has a foiled patterned background and foiled sentiment with a beautiful stamped and colored poinsettia. Lounon shares step by step directions on the Crafty Meraki blog.
Have you started making your cards for the Holidays yet? If you’re looking to create something trendy that has a big “Wow!” factor you’ll be sure to get lots of compliments on your cards if you add foiling. There are several different ways to foil, lots of tools and machines used for foiling and so many different designs of foil it’s hard to chose. But however you like to foil that added shimmer and shine will put your Holiday cards over the top this year! I’ve collected an amazing group of foiled card ideas to inspire you so let’s check them out.
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Add a twist to your Holiday cards by using non-traditional color like this lovely purple background. Karen added a foiled swirly gold tree and a foiled multicolored sentiment for this clean and simple card design. Visit the Kenny’s Cards blog for several ideas with this same tree.
A stamped and colored Santa is making his list and checking it twice on this adorable card from Justin. The foiled green background has a pattern of trees and there’s a large die cut sentiment too. Take a closer look on the Pink and Main blog.
This shiny cocktail card has a fun die cut Martini glass shaker element, funny heat embossed sentiment and red foil background with little gingerbread men. Visit the Picket Fence Stamps blog for more details.
In addition to cardstock did you know you can foil on other surfaces like acetate? This stunning shaking card has a foiled sentiment directly on the acetate along with foiled berries and star background on white cardstock. Learn more on the Pinkfresh Studio blog.
These whimsical winter penguin cards use lots of different techniques like stenciling, stamping, die cutting and foiling. Here the foils add a touch of shimmer to the trees on one card and the accessories on the other using products from Gina K. Visit the Therm O Web blog for a step by step tutorial.
You can add tiny touches of foil over top of a stamped background to add just a bit of shimmer and dimension by using a Precision glue tool. Lydia is sharing a video tutorial on Splitcoast Stampers.
I simple adore metallic foil on dark cardstock, it’s just so elegant. Learn how to put this die cut and foiled ornament card together over on the Hero Arts blog.
Several companies sell transfer sheets with are printed with designs or sentiments that you can add foil too. Susan used a block of Holiday sentiments with gold foil to create this beautiful shimmery design. Take a closer peek at this and other foiled cards at the Simon Says Stamp blog.
Lydia used foiling three different ways on her lovely Holiday wreath card. She used non-heat gold foil among the stripes on the background, for the sentiment and as shinny accent on the berries. Watch her video tutorial on the Altenew blog.
This pretty in pink Christmas tree is a mix of elegant and rustic with foiling and a woodgrain background. Tonya also added layers behind the tree for dimension and silver foil for the star and berries for even more shine! Visit the Krafty Enchantments blog for all the details.
These appealing cards combine two big card technique trends, foiling and ink blending. I love the mixed media feel and the non-traditional colors of pink and teal, so pretty! Visit the Unity Stamps blog for a video tutorial.
I hope you’ve been inspired to add some shimmer and shine to your Holiday Cards this year using foil!
-Heather
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