Greetings,
Recently my Dad and his wife sent me a surprise early birthday present...A Gemini foiling machine. I had added it to my wishlist on Facebook and just a few hours later got a message from Amazon that something was on its way. I was surprised, delighted an overcome when I opened that message.
What followed is a round of shopping for hot foiling plates. One plate was perfect for Valentines. I made a handful of panels as practice with a spellbinders hearts plate in red and pink foil. I thought it would make a cute Valentine if it was a little card, so I cut my card bases to 1/2 of an A2 sized card. I colored a cute penguin from MFT, and die cut a circle around it.
I'm sending this card to As You See It , Nbus, and We love stamping.
I enjoyed working with a different size.
Thanks much for stopping by. Have a great weekend.
Aw, what an amazing and thoughtful gift for your birthday, Cat! I'm sure they were delighted to surprise you and get you something you really, really wanted! Your playtime resulted in a sweet and adorable little Valentine! Thank you for inspiring everyone to use their NBUS! Hugs, Darnell
ReplyDeleteit's so cute. I am glad you are enjoying your new foiling machine. what a happy surprise that was. I have had mine out today xx
ReplyDeleteSorry meant to say how nice it is to see you in the we love stamping gallery. Thanks for joining in with my romance theme xx
ReplyDeleteGoodness - a foiling machine - that's some new item! And what a fabulous gift! I like those cute little hearts against the cute little penguin. It's a great layout and I like the smaller size. Thanks for sharing with us at As You See It.
ReplyDeleteWell, what a nice surprise! Something new to play with and I hope you love it. Your foiling looks perfect on this card. Darling little penguin with his Valentine. Cute and sweet is my favorite kind of Valentine. Love the size, too. Easy. Just make an A2 card base and cut it in half. Perfect!
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet surprise! You put it to good use too with this adorable card!
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet surprise! You put it to good use too with this darling card!
ReplyDeleteThose little hearts are adorable, Cat! And those shiny pops of red work so well with your cute black and white penguin! Thanks for filling in our blank at As You See It Challenges!
ReplyDeleteSweet! Love your adorable card with those gorgeous foiled hearts. What a lovely surprise to receive from your Dad and his wife! xx
ReplyDeleteHow pretty and with a hint of fun and what a lovely gift, I have been/am tempted.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing your pretty card with us at We Love Stamping, it's perfect.
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What a wonderful early birthday present, Cat, and I am enjoying the benefits of it! I may "need" that foiling plate!
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet card from your first foiling! Your gift will be loved by, and again by everyone else who received a card. Happy early Birthday from me, since I don't know when your real one is, I'll just say it now, Cat
ReplyDeleteWeren't they sweet! Wonderful you've already started using it and I love this adorable little card!
ReplyDeleteWhat a generous gift and you've used it perfectly Cat! I can't wait to see more foiling projects from you now! Hugs. :0)
ReplyDeleteSuch a gorgeous and cute creation. How lovely of your dad and his wife to send you the foiling machine as an early birthday present. Thank you for sharing your lovely creation with us at We Love Stamping.
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Cathy
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It's so wonderful to get gifts we wanted but never expected as a surprise! Your little Valentine has pride of place in my studio, Cat! Just love it!
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What a wonderful surprise gift. (I'd like that). Your card is just as darling as can be.
ReplyDeletebeautiful - love those little red foiled hearts against the penguins! Thanks for sharing your new stash with us at As You See IT challenge!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun card this is! I love penguins and he looks pretty good with those foil hearts! What a nice surprise..I have a foiling machine and plates and have yet to experiment (and I have had them for about 2 years...shame on me!) Thanks for joining us at As You See It!
ReplyDeleteYou really got a nice jump start on your birthday celebration, Cat! Just love your sweet penguin with the foiled hearts behind!!
ReplyDeleteThat's a wonderful surprise and you've nicely shown how a little adds just the right amount of bling to the card!
ReplyDeleteSuch a cutie card Cat. Happy Valentines Day!
ReplyDeleteFabulous and lovely card!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing at We Love Stamping;-))m