Foil Background Card For Timeout Challenge #101

I first used a stencil and Deco Foil transfer gel and applied a thin layer on a cardstock panel...once dry( a few hours),I cut a piece of gold foil transfer sheet same size as the panel and placed it between a folded sheet of baking paper and ran it through the hot laminator...I think in all my previous tries,I was using a thick paper which wasn't letting the heat through and that's why the foil wasn't sticking... 

I then used black soot Distress Oxide Ink and sponged it all over the foiled panel and splattered some water for effect...I really like how this ink gave a slate kind of colour rather than black..

Once the panel was added to the card base,I added a few thin strips of gold foil cardstock on it as well as a die cut word 'happy' from pink shimmer cardstock...I stamped the word birthday on a small gold label and adhered it above the die cut word...

On a separate piece of white cardstock I stamped the little dog and gift image,coloured it in and cut it out before placing it on my card front..

I chose the image with a gift on it as this was the 'inspired by words' challenge by Time Out Challenges