Hello everyone, happy Monday! I’m very so excited to introduce you to my very first collection with Spellbinders – Foiled Basics. Foiled Basics is a small collection that includes everything you need to get started to create elegant foiled cards – a background/border plate, a set of timeless sentiment, and of course, pretty greenery and florals.
Here’s a little bit about this collection:
I adore everything Glimmer. Foiling adds such gorgeous, exquisite effects to handmade cards, it is impossible to resist.
When designing my Glimmer Basics collection I wanted to create a set of plates to be used together that would allow us, cardmakers, to easily and quickly build beautiful, one of a kind, cards.
The Foliage Border set is designed to take center stage on your handmade card be it an A2 project or bigger. The foliage piece can be foiled once, twice or three times to create an accent or a full floral frame around a delicately foiled circle. Both can also be used separately – foil the foliage in the corners of your panel creating a rectangular or square frame; foil the circle on its own and embellish it with individual foiled branches and leaves from the Organic Foliage set. The latter can also be used to add images in different color foil to the main Foliage Border. This set can be used alone, or combined with a simple Polka Dot Strip for a simplistic, yet classy card. The strip, if foiled twice, easily makes a background for an A2 card and because the Foliage Border comes with coordinating die it can be effortlessly layered over it.
And finally, Yana’s Sentiments is probably my favorite set in this collection. If features 5 sentiments that are most used in cardmaking. Each comes with a coordinating die allowing you to cut the message out and pop it over a foiled polka dot background, organic foliage or even house within a circle from the Foliage Border set.
This collection is already available at select retailers. If you prefer shopping at the Spellbinders’ store – you can show the project kit now and shop the collection on February 10th.
The video I have for you today will show you how to make the 4 cards you see above. It also includes a lot of tips and tricks in regard to working with the Glimmer Hot Foil System to make sure you get perfect foiled results every single time.
VIDEO TUTORIAL
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SENDING LOVE CARD DETAILS
INSTRUCTIONS
- Create A2 white top folding card base
- Cut white cardstock t 3 ¾ x 5”, foil Polka Dot Strip in Moondust foil. Foam mount onto the card.
- Foil circle from the Foilage Border set in Gold Foil. Cut out using a 3rd largest circle die from the S4-114 set. Foam mount onto the card
- Foil foliage from the Organic Foliage and Foliage Border sets in gold foil on Pool Play cardstock. Cut out with coordinating dies.
- Foil flowers from Foliage Border set in gold foil on Sweet Berry cardstock. Cut out with coordinating die. Adhere foliage onto the card.
- Foil sentiment in gold foil on Tin Pail cardstock. Foam mount onto the card.
- Embellish card using Fashion Gold dots.
GREETINGS CARD DETAILS
INSTRUCTIONS
- Create A2 white side folding card base
- Cut white cardstock to 3 ¾ x 5”, foil circle and border from Foliage Border set in Magenta foil. Repeat foiling Foliage border. Foil border 5 times in total. Foam mount panel to card.
- Foil flowers from Foliage Border set in gold foil on Sweet Berry cardstock. Cut out with coordinating die. Adhere to the card.
- Foil sentiment in gold foil on white cardstock. Foam mount onto the card.
- Embellish card using Fashion Gold dots.
THANK YOU CARD DETAILS
INSTRUCTIONS
- Create A2 white side folding card base
- Cut tin pail cardstock to 4 x 5 ¼”, foil Polka Dot Strip in Opal foil repeatedly to cover full background. Foam mount panel to card.
- Foam mount white square
- Foil Thank You sentiment in gold foil on Tin Pail cardstock. Cut out with coordinating die. Foam mount to the card.
- Embellish card using Fashion Silver dots.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARD DETAILS
INSTRUCTIONS
- Create an A2 white side folding card base.
- Foil Polka Dot Strip in gold foil on tin pail cardstock. Adhere panel to card.
- Foil Foliage Border in Opal foil on Pool Play cardstock. Foil Border piece 2 more times to create a full wreath. Trim panel at an angle. Foam mount to card.
- Foil circle from the Foilage Border set in Gold Foil. Cut out using a 3rd largest circle die from the S4-114 set. Foam mount onto the card
- Foil Happy Birthday in Gold foil on Tin Pail cardstock. Cut out with coordinating die. Adhere to the card.
- Embellish card using Fashion Gold dots.
SUPPLIES
I’m listing the products I used below. Click on the link to go directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support!
 Spellbinders Yana’s Foil Basics Project Kit Shop at: SB |
 Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System Shop at: SSS | SC | SB | AZ |
 Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil Roll – Gold Shop at: SC | SB | AZ |
 Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil Roll – Magenta Shop at: SB |
 Polka Dot Strip Glimmer Hot Foil Plates from Foil Basics by Yana Smakula Shop at: SSS | SB |
 Foliage Border Glimmer Hot Foil Plate & Die Set from Foil Basics by Yana Smakula Shop at: SSS | SB |
 Organic Foliage Glimmer Hot Foil Plate & Die Set from Foil Basics by Yana Smakula Shop at: SSS | SB |
 Yana’s Sentiments Glimmer Hot Foil Plate & Die Set from Foil Basics by Yana Smakula Shop at: SSS | SB |
 Spellbinders Deep Sea Die Cutting Machine Shop at: SSS | SC | SB | AZ |
 Spellbinders Standard Circles LG Dies Shop at: SSS | SC | SB | AZ |
 White Foam Squares Shop at: SSS | SC | SB | AZ |
 Journey Craft Glue Shop at: SC | SB |
 FSJ Sweet Berry Cardstock Shop at: SB |
 FSJ Pool Play 8.5×11 Cardstock Shop at: SB |
 FSJ Whip Cream 8.5 x 11 Cardstock Shop at: SB |
 FSJ Tin Pail 8.5×11 Cardstock Shop at: SB |
 FSJ Fashion Gold Embellishments Shop at: SC | SB |
 FSJ Fashion Silver Embellishments Shop at: SB |
Absolutely love this set Yana. Is it going to be available in the UK?
thank you so much, Delia! I hope it will be available in the UK, let me check with the sales team and get back to you.
Congratulations on your first creative release!!!! I wish you success with your new line. Always great to hear stories of women who dare to take a risk. Thanks, Yana.
awww, thank you so much, Debbie! I’m so thankful for you and people like you for your tremendous support, kindness and love. It means the world to me!
These products look great! Congrats on your first release. The cards look fantastic. I really like the polka dots and the font of those sentiments.
thank you so much, Annette! I’m always a fan of polka dots – they are just timeless and work so well with everything. As for the font – it’s a fav of mine as well. I love dainty sentiments with mixed fonts like these. They make the perfect accent for handmade cards
I am so excited for you! This is a great set, I just received the System for Christmas. Since I adore all of your projects I have already signed up for this kit! Can’t wait to play with it.
Wow!!! Stunning cards!!! Really Gorgeous kit!!!
Yana, congratulations! I love this release. They’re basic, yes, but still fancy and classic at the same time. I love all of them but the sentiments are awesome. Just what I’ve been looking for in a glimmer stamp. Looking forward to more from you. Best of luck with this endeavor. Debra
WOW! What a great idea! Love the circle with the foliage border, and the sentiments are in a great thin font. LOVE IT, ORDERED IT, can’t wait to play with this kit! Thank you for the inspiration!
Congratulations! Love your FIRST foiling collection! I look forward to seeing more of your beautiful designs.
Hi,
Love the set, but hate working with the OPAL glimmer paper.
Maybe I just need practice with this paper Thank you for the video it helps.