This Cutie Shines With Hot Foil Sparkle + Bonus Tag

Today, I’m all about pairing this cozy watercolored giraffe with a simple background full of hot foil sparkle.

Hot foiling is so much that I can’t seem to stop! This time, I am excited to share with you another adorable release from Unity Stamp Company. This cutie pie is perfect for greeting during the fall and winter seasons.

Unity’s AMAZING sale has a refresh with brand new arrivals for Black Friday. You’ll want to check out all the fantastic new stamp sets PLUS take advantage of all the new freebies too.

This is the biggest sale of the year, with 60% off regular price stamps (excluding memberships) and 10% off supplies.

Assemble This! Video

Join me as I assemble this card featuring watercolor and hot foiling.

Featured Supplies

Spotted Cozy Greetings USC	Winter Cheer and Deer USC	Scallops & Rectangles dies USC	Scalloped & Stitched Sentiment Dies USC

Compensated affiliate links may be used at no additional cost to you. I greatly appreciate the support if you are inspired to shop using my links. Unity Stamp Company usually has a new sale almost EVERY week. Check the website for details. Stamp sets go on and off sale all the time. If it is not on sale this week, just add the stamp set to your wishlist and wait for the next sale so you get a great deal.

Printable Option for Sentiment

I also have the sentiment available as part of my Uplifting Sentiment Strips that you can print at home and available in my Etsy shop.

Uplifting Strips Vol. 1 {printable} OTH

Hot Foil Sparkle

He is just the cutest. I think he needs a name, right? What would you name him? I’m partial to Fred.

He is watercolored with Distress ink and fussy cut out. I left a white edge so he would pop against the foiled background. I love that the starburst plate looks like snowflakes. It is a simple touch that adds so much.

Distress Inks: Antique linen, Scattered Straw, Wild Honey, Frayed Burlap, Walnut Stain, Candied Apple, Pumice Stone

Since there was so much hot foil sparkle going on, I paired him with the “sparkle on darling” sentiment. You can find this sentiment in stamp form or via printable sentiment strips. You could easily switch this sentiment out for winter wishes or a sparkly thank you card.

Bonus Tag

I didn’t want to waste the leftover foil that I had used to create the starburst background, so I decided to make a tag with it using my favorite holiday greeting and tag dies. I used a solid plate to stick it onto white cardstock and then used more Aura foil for the ‘happy holiday’ greeting. It was all about creating texture and hot foil sparkle. The foil was the sparkle and I used Tim Holtz Distress Texture paste with a stencil to create a textured plaid pattern. I’m pretty tickled with how it turned out.

Do you use your leftovers for tags? It is one of my favorite things to do when I’m making holiday cards.

Short & Sweet Process Video

I’m keeping it short and sweet with this under-a-minute process video to use up my leftovers.

Thank you for joining me today. I sincerely hope that today’s project inspires you. If you create something, feel free to tag me, @dahlhousedesigns, on social media as I would be thrilled to see it!

Supplies

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Please Note: Product names with ** are suggested supply substitutions if I use something discontinued or hard to find.

Spotted Cozy Greetings USC	Winter Cheer and Deer USC	Scallops & Rectangles dies USC	Scalloped & Stitched Sentiment Dies USC	Uplifting Strips Vol. 1 {printable} OTH
Red Velvet Cardstock SB | OTH	Neenah Desert Storm 80lb AMZ	Fabriano Watercolor AMZ	Scattered Straw SB	Candied Apple SB
Antique Linen, Walnut Stain SB	Frayed Burlap SB	Wild Honey SB	Pumice Stone SB	Glimmer System SB | OTH
Starburst Plate SB | OTH	Holiday Set OTH	Water Brushes AMZ

Bonus Tag Additional Supplies
Stencil: Carte Bella: plaid (discontinued)

Make a Tag Dies USC	Greetings of the Season Dies USC	Neenah 80lb Solar White SB | AMZ	Aura SB | OTH	Solid Hot Plate 5×7 option SB | HA
Texture Paste Opaque SB

Most Used Tools

MISTI – Original SB | SSS	MISTI – Original – Black SB	MISTI – Mini SB | SSS	White Glass Mat SB | OTH | AMZ	Foam Roll Combo Pack SB
Foam Roll – 2 Inch SB	Stamping Tool SB	Grip Mat 6×6 SB	Media Mat Mini SB | SSS	Mini Stencil Mat** SB
Multi-Use Mat SB	Cutter Bee Scissors SB | SSS	Reverse Tweezers SB	Glossy Accents SB	Glue Bottle SB
Connect Glue SB	Blending Brushes AMZ	Mini Blending Brushes AMZ	Finger Blending Brushes AMZ	Jewel Picker AMZ
Rhinestone Pencil AMZ	Post It Note Tape AMZ	ATG Adhesive Tape AMZ	Big Shot SB	Mini Trimmer SB
White Pen AMZ	White Gel Pens SB | AMZ | EH	Artist-Tac Micro Dot Adhesive AMZ	T rulers AMZ	1.5″ block SB | OTH