Hello there my stamping friends! Have you tried Glimmer Hot Foiling yet? Maybe you are new to it and are a little intimidated by it. Or maybe you have your Glimmer Hot Foil system and have tried it but have not gotten results that you love. Today I am going to help you with a few tips and tricks!
These tips and tricks are best seen in the video above, if you can not see the video on this screen, you can also view it on my YouTube channel.
For today's cards I am using the June Glimmer Kit of the Month from Spellbinders, Sweet & Snarky Birthday Wishes.
As with many Glimmer Kits, this set comes with hot foil plates as well as dies to cut out the images.
This has one large plate that is about 4-3/4" long and 1-3/4" wide and says Happy Birthday. There are also 6 sub sentiments that are funny and a bit snarky. There is a die to cut out the Happy Birthday and one strip die to die cut out all the sub sentiments.
Let's take a look at the cards I made with this set.
Here are the tips I cover in the video:
1.Use the Quick Trimmer to cut your foil to the right size to avoid missing part of your plate not having foil on it. And you'll also have less foil waste.
2. When removing the dock use your thumbs and pull it straight back towards you so that you don't giggle the plate and cause blurry foiling.
3. Steady the roll of the platform through your die cut machine, going slowly with one hand on top of the plates. When you go too fast it will get bumpy and it can cause the plate to jump and there could be double foiling.
4. When your image does not foil well, parts of it are missing foil here are my trick to try:
-use a shim in-between your plates when rolling it through the die machine
-run the plate through the die cutting machine and then back towards you, again going very slowly
-a smooth white paper foils best, colored card stock can have more texture to it
- run your plate through on an angle instead of completely vertical when you can
5. If a small portion of your image does not foil well, let it go. Some missing foiling can be overlooked, it doesn't always have to be perfect.
If you look closely at my foiling there are a few that have missing or incomplete foiling on the Happy Birthday. I made sure to use them on my cards to show you that it is okay if it is not 100% perfect. There are going to be times when you may have to throw a foiled piece away, but there are times when that piece is okay and good to use. Just have fun with your Hot Foil machine.
You may have also noticed by looking through these pictures that the smaller sub sentiments foiled perfectly even on colored card stock. Smaller plates have a smaller surface area and foil easily. Large plates with more surface or solid area are trickier, and that's when you will need today'd tips and tricks.
ALSO, get to know your machine. What works for my machine may not be necessary for yours. You may not need a shim, you may need two. Experiment and the more you use it the more you will learn and you will get it down.
If you have any questions about Glimmer Hot Foiling please leave me a comment below. I have been doing it since the machine came out and so I might have some insight for you.
Thank you so much for stopping by. All the supplies I used as well as all the club kits for Spellbinders are listed and linked for you below.
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