Welcome, welcome everyone!!! Thanks so much for stopping by today. This week we’re celebrating all things vacation and I’ve got a really fun card to share with you where I managed to squeeze in Deco Foil, Deco Foil Flock and Glitz Glitter Gel. It’s so fun and has so much texture, I love it!

Colorful Bon Voyage Card with Deco Foil, Flock and Glitz Glitter Gel

Products used today:
Deco Foil Transfer Gel Blanco
Deco Foil – Summer Rainbow
Deco Foil Flock – Midnight Blue
Glitz Glitter Gel – Black
Easy-Cut Adhesive sheets
Ultra Bond liquid glue pen
Foam squares
Newton’s Nook Beach Barks stamps and dies
Newton’s Nook Summer Moments stamps and dies
Newton’s Nook Sea Borders dies
Newton’s Nook Land Borders dies
Newton’s Nook Essential Alphabet dies
Newton’s Nook Retro Sun and Palms stencils
Distress Oxide Ink – Gathered Twigs, Tea Dye, Peacock Feathers, Tumbled Glass
Glossy accents
Stickles – unicorn

Bon Voyage Card Tutorial

Since we’ve got a couple of messy, drying-time-involved, steps today I jumped in with the first one straight off. I took a white panel and taped down the first layer of my Retro Sun & Palms stencil. I spread Deco Foil Transfer Gel Blanco through it and let it dry completely.

While it was drying, I stamped and colored images from Beach Barks and Summer Moments with my Copic markers. Then I used the coordinating dies to cut them out.

Once the transfer gel was dry and my laminator was heated up, I ran the panel through with summer rainbow deco foil in a parchment paper transfer sheet.

Next, I took a strip of midnight blue deco foil flock and adhered it to a piece of Easy-Cut adhesive sheet. Then I die cut the words “bon voyage” using the essential alphabet dies. This makes the letters like stickers! It’s such a time saver and keeps your fingers from getting messy in the glue. I also did this with white cardstock 3 times and stacked the letters for a dimensional look.

For the ground in my scene, I wanted waves and sand so I inked up two scrap pieces of white cardstock with distress oxide inks. I spritzed them with water and flicked the darker color on the respective panel. Then I came in with white acrylic paint for some more texture. I used the sea and land borders dies to cut waves and a sandy hill.

I adhered the hills to the foiled panel and then taped down the palm layer of the stencil over the top. I spread black glitz glitter gel through it. I set this panel aside to dry for quite a while before coming back to adhere to my sentiment and images.

I adhered the seashells with my Ultra Bond Glue Pen and popped the cute puppies up with foam squares. I removed the backing paper from the adhesive on the letters and stuck them in place working from the center out.

For finishing touches, I added glossy accents to the puppies’ sunglasses, noses, and collar tag. Then I added unicorn Stickles to the flowers on the lei and all of the seashells. I felt like this brought the bling over the whole card for even shine and shimmer.

Aren’t these pups so stinking cute?!? I just love them! I also feel like this card has a variety of uses. It could be for something taking a vacation or maybe even a retirement card too!

I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!