Psst....Over here! Sneak Peek!

Hello there!  Tonight I am SOOOO excited to share a SNEAK PEEK from the upcoming 2015 Annual Catalog.  Being a Stampin' Up! Demo definitely has it's perks!  As a demo were able to preorder select products from the upcoming annual catalog on May 5th.  Since I'm worse than a kid waiting for Santa to arrive- I had my preorder overnighted!  What can I say?  Patience has never been my strong suit!

For my sneak peek- I've chosen to use the brand new "You've Got This" stamp set paired with my new favorite In-Color Mint Macron.  This color is beautiful!  

You can't really tell from the picture above- but I've used a new technique!  Ok....so it's probably not a new technique but it's new to me!  I have always been a huge fan of images with foil.  Since I don't own a laser printer making my own images with foil was pretty much a no go.  Until......I found a tutorial on Pinterest!  Instead of using a laser printer to create my image- I stamped the background stamp from the You've Got This stamp set in Versamark ink onto Whisper White card stock.  I then applied a tiny bit of laser toner....patted it onto the image and brushed away the excess.  Next I placed a piece of gold foil onto the image and sent it through the laminator.  Then VIOLA!  A beautiful gold foil background!

I'm gonna be honest here and tell you that if you plan on trying this technique- you must and I repeat MUST use the Embossing Buddy and go over your card stock several times before stamping the image.  Without this step- the toner literally sticks to every possible space on the card stock thus making it next to impossible to remove all the excess toner.  

Well that's it for tonight!  I hope you've enjoyed my beautiful card!  Be sure to keep checking back!  I have lots of new products to share with you!  Looking to place an order?  Click the SHOP WITH ME button on the right side bar to visit my store!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Stampin'!

Card Ingredients:
Card Stock:  Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Mint Macron

Stamps:  You've Got This

Inks:  Versamark, Black Staz-On, Mint Macron, Delightful Dijon

Tools/other supplies:  Stampin' Trimmer, Paper Snips, Linen Thread, Aqua Painter, gold foil sheets, laminator, laser toner powder