Happy Anniversary (Foil)

Hello, everyone!  I haven't been in my craftroom much lately, but I wanted to try some Thermoweb Deco Foil that I got in a bargain bin at Michael's.  It's so trendy right now and I thought it might look nice on an anniversary card. This is my first attempt at using foil, and although it's hard to photograph, it looks fabulous in person.

The foil is green so I decided to go with a tone-on-tone look. I stamped Hero Arts City Map CG649 in Versamark and heat-embossed in clear, added the green foil, and sent it through my laminator.  I die-cut this panel with Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangle and mounted on black cardstock.  

For the sentiment, again I stamped it in Versamark, heat-embossed in clear, added the green foil, and used the laminator. I die-cut the foiled sentiment with Spellbinders Floral Oval and affixed to the card. I added two black butterflies to finish it off.

I was inspired by Leslie's sketch over at The Crooked Stamper. I don't think I've ever made a sentiment-focused card before so this was a real challenge for me! Here's the sketch, which I rotated.

There's a Clean and Simple challenge over at A Blog Named Hero that I will link to, and I would also like to join the anniversary challenge at Dies R Us.  It's a month-long challenge to celebrate their first anniversary!  

Thank you for looking at my card!  Wishing you a joyful day!