Spellbinders Modern Essentials Collection

Some occasions call for bold fonts and bright colors…and if I’m going to congratulate a friend, I’m going to do it in a big way.  The new Modern Essentials Collection from Spellbinders is full of delicate basic shape foil plates and dies that can be paired together to create gorgeous backdrops or used separately for simple borders and mat layers.  Or add one of the eye-catching sentiments from the Bold Type Sentiments Collection to create even more striking cards in a variety of styles.  I chose a simpler design today, coupled with vivid colors, to create this fun rainbow congrats card perfect for the upcoming graduation season.

FOILED BACKGROUND IMAGE

(Tip: Washi tape can be a lifesaver when creating multi-colored foiled designs like this.  Simply tape the foil plate in the correct position to your cardstock, slide your foil underneath the secured plate, and add the whole stack to your Glimmer Platform to heat.)

RAINBOW BACKGROUND AND SENTIMENT

FOILED SENTIMENT

CARD ASSEMBLY

  •  Create a top-folding 5.25″ x 5.25″ card base out of white cardstock.
  •  Trim a piece of black cardstock to 5″x 5″ and gold foil cardstock to 4.875″ x 4.875″.
  •  Mat the foiled white panel with the rainbow blended panel, gold panel, and black panel using tape runner.  (I wanted to mimic the look of the repeated circle foil design with these multiple square mats.)  Adhere the matted panels to the card base with tape runner.
  • Adhere the rainbow Congrats sentiment to the gold striped and black striped sentiment using liquid glue, offsetting each layer for a very bold look.  Adhere to the card front using foam strips.
  • Pop the sentiment flag up in the lower right corner of the card using foam adhesive.

I love the all of the striking contrast in this card…between the delicate dot pattern paired with the bold sentiment and the bright colors matted with black and white panels, this is definitely a fun way to congratulate a friend.

 

 

I hope you enjoyed this bright and bold congrats card and thanks so much for stopping by today.  You can shop the Modern Essentials Collection now and be adding these beautiful basic foiled and die-cut borders and shapes to your projects in no time!

Supplies Used:

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Essential Glimmer Circles Foil Plates
Essential Glimmer Circles Foil Plates
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Essential Circles Dies
Essential Circles Dies
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Bold Type Congrats Die
Bold Type Congrats Die
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Hello Dear Friend Glimmer Foil Plate
Hello Dear Friend Glimmer Foil Plate
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Everyday Sentiments Glimmer Foil Plates
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