I have been having lots of fun playing with my new Glimmer Hot Foil System by Spellbinders. Don't we all just love new things to add to our crafting line up! Well, the Hot Foil system is that new thing for me. It uses heat and pressure to apply a foiled image to paper (or other medias).
In today's share I am showing you the basic method of Hot Foiling. But there are several other things you can do and ways to use this machine.
For this card I used the Happy Holidays hot foil plate and red foil.
The plates for the Hot Foil System look like dies, but they do not cut the paper they press into it. And you can see the crisp shinny image of the "Happy Holidays" looks amazing on this white card front.
I found the directions that come with the machine very helpful and when I bought the machine it came with everything I needed to make my first hot foil impression. It comes with a shim, plate, cooling mat, tweezers, two rolls of foil (silver and rose gold), and a set of hot plates.
When I purchased my machine I also got a roll of red foil and this Happy Holidays plate. Here you can see the same hot plate used with red foil on pink card stock.
I know you'd like to see this machine in action so I am attaching a video of how I made the squirrel card here for you.
In the video I share with you my fun new markers the Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers.
They are really great! I love how easily they blend. I do recommend watercolor paper for these markers or Bristol Smooth cardstock, for best results. As several of you have asked, here's a link to where I got my set of markers. Note: you can purchase smaller sets than the set of 80 I got. There is a set of 48 markers, HERE. A set of 36 markers, HERE. And a set of 24 Zig markers, HERE. They even have a set of 12 which has a lot of good color and because you can blend these markers you could make a lot of custom colors with this set, see it HERE.
FREE CARD KIT! Just a reminder that the It's Cold Outside stamp set used on today's cards is the November Stamp Set of the month. When you purchase this set from the link above I will send you an exclusive card kit, using this stamp set. So that you can make your first card on me! Just email me your order number and I will send you your card kit! (email: [email protected])
Thank you for taking the time to stop and visit my blog. If you have any questions about the hot foil system I am here to help! Or any other questions, just reach out.
Below are all the things I used to make these cards. Affiliate links have been used at no cost to you.
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