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You are here: Home / DIY + Crafts / How to Foil with a Glue Pen – A Tombow and Clearsnap Blog Hop

April 17, 2015 by: Jennifer Priest

How to Foil with a Glue Pen – A Tombow and Clearsnap Blog Hop

Hello and Welcome to the Tombow USA and Clearsnap Blog Hop! For this hop we swapped products that were made for each other: Tombow Adhesives and Clearsnap Foils! On this hop we will share easy, affordable and fun ways to use Clearsnap's Designer Foils with Tombow adhesive as well as other fun ways Tombow and Clearsnap products work together. “Stick” with us for the next two days to be inspired!

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You probably got here from Beth Watson's blog but if you stumbled across my blog go the Tombow USA Blog (on Friday)/ Clearsnap Blog (On Saturday) to start!

Foils might seem girly because of the bling factor but they can be used to add a pop of color to any project, like this boy themed card that I created:

Dinsoaur BOY Card with Clearsnap Foil JPriest

I foiled along the spikes on the dinosaur's back as well as on top of the “dinomite” sentiment that I hand-lettered. The shimmer is an awesome effect without the mess and girliness for glitter:

Dinsoaur BOY Card with Foil JPriest

I don't have alot of patience for coloring in stamped images but I love the look. On this card, I used an easy blending technique to add shading to the dinosaur without alot of fuss. See how I colored in the dinosaur image as well as how to add foil to lettering and stamping with the Tombow Glue Pen:

I can't wait to try this technique on more masculine cards – I bet the foil would look great on car and tool themed cards as well. Think Father's Day!

Supplies:

Bulk Buy: Tombow Glue Pen Permanent .9ml 62175 (6-Pack)
Tombow Dual Brush Pen Set, 10-Pack, Primary Colors (56167)
American Tombow Dual Brush Pen Set, 10 Pack, Bright Colors, Assorted (56185)
Bazzill Classic Smooth Cardstock 12″X12″-White
Smooch Pearlized Accent Ink, Carrot
Smooch Pearlized Accent Ink, Pool
ColorBox Archival Dye Ink Full Size Inkpad, Wicked Black
Clearsnap Aladine Stampo Baby Dinosaur
Tombow Blending Kit for Dual Brush Pens, includes Blending Palette, Colorless Blender, Spray Mister
InLinkz.com


To enter to win, visit and comment on the participating blog posts. You have until April 21 at 11:59 EST to comment. A winner will be picked randomly and announced on April 22 2015.

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The prize includes: Tombow Xtreme Adhesive, NEW Tombow Adhesive Dots, Tombow Stamp Runner Dot Adhesive and the Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue. Glitter – Gold Sparkle and Ruby Slippers, Designer Foils – Cherry Pie, Color Blender, ColorBox Chalk Petal Point in Primary Pastels and Magic Stamp.

Remember to “Like” Tombow USA and Clearsnap on Facebook!

YOUR NEXT STOP IS: Tombow USA Blog

Here is the line up so you can be sure to stop at all of the blogs in the list:

Friday:

Tombow USA Blog

Sabrina Alery

Beth Watson

Jennifer Priest

Daniella Hayes

Guest Designer Jennifer Loftfield

Jennie Garcia

Guest Designer Holly King

Latrice Murphy

Clearsnap Blog

Thanks for hopping today! Come back tomorrow for even more crafty goodness and more hop inspiration. Keep up with our adventures, craft ideas, and frugal living tips by subscribing to the Just JP Newsletter.

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Comments

  1. Tamiko McCurry says

    April 17, 2015 at 3:33 am

    cute card!! loving the stamp n foil..

    Reply
  2. D.Ann C says

    April 17, 2015 at 8:12 am

    Love the way you accented your lovely lettering and the shine is FAB!!

    Reply
  3. Mary Holshouser says

    April 17, 2015 at 1:40 pm

    I have the foil but haven’t used it yet. I’m glad to be getting all of these tips on using the foil.
    I can see how the spikes on the dino would look much better with a little glow rather than just coloring it.
    thanks for the tips.

    Reply
  4. Regina Furman says

    April 17, 2015 at 4:09 pm

    This is a great card Jennifer! It’s nice to see someone use a boy theme! My grandson would love this!

    Reply
  5. Robin B. says

    April 17, 2015 at 7:01 pm

    What an adorable card, I love that dinosaur! Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  6. Christy Minnis says

    April 17, 2015 at 7:41 pm

    Nice way to add shine without sparkle.

    Reply
  7. TracyM #6773 says

    April 18, 2015 at 1:54 am

    SUPER COOL card Jennifer 🙂
    LOVE the foil accents on your sentiment & dino and – WOW – it was FUN watching you in action, LOVE your handwriting and seeing the MAGIC happen when you added the foil!!!
    THANK YOU for sharing your CREATIVE INSPIRATION!!!

    Reply
    • [email protected] says

      April 18, 2015 at 8:33 am

      Thanks so much Tracy!! Thank you for visiting with the hop 🙂

      Reply
  8. carolyn montgomery says

    April 18, 2015 at 7:36 am

    love all these tips and techniques.

    Reply
  9. QuiltShopGal says

    April 18, 2015 at 9:37 am

    Super cute card. Thanks for the inspirational video tutorial. I definitely want to try this. Love the dinosaur too! Total #CreativeGoodness.

    QuiltShopGal
    http://www.quiltshopgal.com

    Reply
  10. Donna Lueders says

    April 18, 2015 at 12:39 pm

    Great card. I love that you made one for a male, you don’t see many of those. Your card is just so cute!

    Reply
  11. Janis in ID says

    April 18, 2015 at 1:39 pm

    LOVE this idea of foiling with the glue pen!!!! Wow. Great effect!
    Thanks so much for the inspiration!!!!
    <3 J

    jwoolbright at gmail dot com
    HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com

    Reply
  12. Lanie J. says

    April 18, 2015 at 8:29 pm

    Cute! Cute! Cute card! Love what you did!

    Reply
  13. Liz O. says

    April 18, 2015 at 10:23 pm

    LOVE it! TFS I will definitely try this!!! Your card is awesome!

    Reply
  14. tami sanders says

    April 18, 2015 at 11:39 pm

    cute card JP! with 2 boys I don’t get to add lots of bling – like the touches of foil!

    Reply
    • [email protected] says

      April 20, 2015 at 8:32 am

      Thank you Tami!

      Reply
  15. Liz Lumsden says

    April 19, 2015 at 2:59 am

    Such a fun card, thanks for sharing your technique!

    Reply
  16. Lucy E. says

    April 19, 2015 at 2:16 pm

    What a fun and easy card!!!
    Love the touches of foil 🙂

    Reply
  17. Denise Bryant says

    April 19, 2015 at 7:38 pm

    Love your darling card! Awesome technique… gotta try it!

    Reply
  18. sj jacobs says

    April 21, 2015 at 5:12 am

    what child wouldn’t love this card? Even a pink Dino would be cute

    Reply
  19. laura jackson says

    May 2, 2015 at 9:47 am

    Awsome

    Reply

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