2 Methods - Heat Embossing and Toner via a Laser Printer Refer to Blog post for all links to the materials used in this video! www.poppyandmintdesign.com/blog
Nice job. As a textile printing specialist, I would like to make a small suggestion for powder adhesive. In order to make foils in those powders, the device pressure must be high. at least 4 5 bar pressure and 150 degrees operation is sufficient. It may not work well on small devices. Finally, there are TcrafTx brand textile foils that we highly recommend, you should definitely try them. Thanks for the information, good work
Thank you so much for explaining about the laser printer using toner I was wondering why you needed to use a laser printer over and ink jet printer for that method
I have a very old laminator but I've got some foil that I've ordered online coming tomorrow, I can't wait to try the laser printer method out as I have a black laser printer also :D going to be doing some designs and seeing how they come out. Thank you for this tutorial x
This is so helpful. I'm actually looking at DIY-ing all of our wedding invites instead of asking someone else to do it for me, and kinda felt lost with foiling - not sure how to do it exactly and now knowing that there are different ways to do so, made me feel extra lost haha. But thanks to this video, I now have a better understanding how this works. I just want to know, though, since I think it wasn't mentioned, how hot should the laminating machine should be? I have a laminator, but it has this temperature control switch I can adjust. Thanks in advance!
Seen this and subscribed immediately. How nice to have an alternative to the Minc - I bought one and had to send it back immediately as defective. They hadn't changed the electicals to be compatible with UK voltage! (It was getting hotter and hotter - after a single use - AFTER I turned the machine off and removed the plug from the socket...)
Hi Susie! Oh no!! Has the laminator version worked for you? because I actually plan to update this foiling video very soon and I am going to be recommending the Minc machine over it! haha -- hopefully that issue gets fixed for the UK!
Great tutorial. I’ve followed the second method perfectly but seem to be getting the black bits like on the first demo. I definitely have a laser printer and the correct foil. Any advice?
I am considering starting to create greeting cards and am so thankful that I stumbled upon your video!! I never knew these things existed!! I read thru all the comments, and even went to your materials page, but I couldn't find what type of paper you use or recommend for card making. If you have a minute and could respond, I'd greatly appreciate it ! Great video by the way !!! Thank you !!!
I know you have been doing this for a while, but your ability to create fonts and or play with your bare hand is amazing. Did you go to Font school? lol i have to download fonts all the time and play with them on Illustrator. Nice job!
I really like the laser method! It seemed to be very clean and laminators are inexpensive. I could use a monochrome laser printer for Copic digistamps and foil. Nice! Thanks Molly!
+Crystall Pearson - Hi Crystal! So sorry for my delayed response but thank you so much for leaving feedback! I really appreciate it and I'm glad it's going to be a good solution of you! :)
This is brilliant thank you!!! Do you happen to know if you can do it over the top of an injet printed picture? So for example, print the backround image on my inkjet, the the bits I want to foil through a laser printer and go from there? Would it work? Many thanks!
You are so very welcome! I'll be updating this foiling video very soon with how I do things now that I've learned some tricks of the trade over the past year so stay tuned to my instagram/newsletter or subscribe here to get that alert if you're interested! :) poppyandmintdesign.com Thank you so much for the kind words! Molly
Method 2 did you use the black pen for the laser printer. -or- Do you run the print process with the foil overlay while never having to use the pen at all
Do you know if it's possible to print an background image from an inkjet, then overlay with laser printer and foil? Would the inkjet ink interfere with the laser printed part?
Like your video - I saw someone else posted that when using the laser printer method - little specks of foil seem to cling lightly all over the paper. The foil on the image is great but those "flecks" - any ideas? Thank you
I love this. Designing a pickguard for my friend's guitar I'm making for her. I want to gift it as she is a friend. I love the scripture you used. Is there a way for me to get the same image as that? I mean, where do I get the image? Thanks for all your lessons. I do headstock logo's too. All new for me.
Does the foiling with a laser printer only work on light coloured cards rather than dark colours as when I tried on a navy one, the whole foil just imprinted onto the whole card. Thank you.
Hey! Thanks for the tutorial very helpful :) just got a quick technical question haha, how would you do to foil just some parts on a card, with laser impression? Let's say you print a woman portrait and you want to foil only the hair. How would you do that? I'm trying to find a way as I'm not sure how to achieve that ^^' thank you!
Ummm... May I ask? I want to know whether it needs to be only this kind of foil. I live in Thailand, so I don't think I can find it and just wish that other foil sheets may work.
Great video!!! I do not have a laser printer, but maybe I can come up with one somewhere in the near future. I do however have the heat laminator. I'm really looking forward to trying the flailing with the laminator. If you have any suggestions for a cheap laser printer let me know!!
amzn.to/2sMQjIj Here's the one used in the video! I've since recommended that the Minc Machine be used for it's heat settings but it's a bit more expensive. Both can be found on Amazon!
I have a question i have a design but there is a graphic in the BG where i dont want it to be foiled , do i cut it out to where the text is and feed it like that ?
Hi Sheryl!! Sorry I'm so late in responding to these comments! Thank you so much! - I never took any classes ...just a lot of practice and figuring out what pens and styles work for me!
I have a brand new laser printer and for some reason the foil doesn't attach to all of the black toner. It's driving me crazy. any ideas? I put the heat on 5ml and it still didn't help. There's a lot of breaks in the foiling. Thanks!
thank you very much for making this video and sharing this technique. now i need not buy any fancy tool/s. ill just buy a laminator. more power! and i wont have to buy dies....
Hey there! You are so welcome! and while the methods I show in this video WILL work with a laminator -- I have found in the past year that I get the best results from the Heidi Swapp Minc Machine (that is more expensive) but it has multiple heat settings which I find give you the best coverage of foil and not speckled. Stay tuned to my instagram/newsletter or subscribe here so you get alerted when I write that new blog post! poppyandmintdesign.com Thanks so much for commenting! Molly
Never understood why people use all those anti static pouches and static loose powders, a lot cheaper to stick a bit of unscented baby powder in a small tub and just dip an old paintbrush into it and dust when you want to emboss. Done that for years, it's exactly the same stuff you pay a fortune for in little bags and applicators lol.. All it does is coat greasy finger prints in fine powder, that's the secrete and nothing else. :D Any finely ground powder will work, the key is it just needs to be fine. So baby powder, cornflour all of these are super super fine ground powders and will work exactly the same as those static bags and powders!
Thank you so much for this video! I recently got into calligraphy etc, and with a wedding upcoming, I wanted to experiment with embossing powder and gold foil. Only for the latter one, I don't really know on which website to order, as some seem not to be very trustworthy. Where do you get yours? Thank you so much!
Hi there! If it's your own wedding, congratulations! :) So I would want to first say that the embossing to foiling method is definitely not as clean as the laser printer method. Also - I'll be updating this video with a new blog post/RU-vid video shortly with things I have learned and the materials and methods I use NOW. Stay tuned to my Instagram, Newsletter or subscribe here to get that alert! :) poppyandmintdesign.com As far as buying embossing powder-- I've gotten supplies from Simon Says Stamp, Amazon, in person at Michaels/AC Moore/Hobby Lobby etc. The materials I share in this video are all brands that you should be able to find in those places! Good luck! :) Molly
Is that pen exceptionally sticky and slow drying? Because I have the versamark version of it, and whereas the pad version stays sticky long, the pen version gets soaked up real fast. I've tried several types of paper, because I thought that might be it.
Hi there! Sorry for the late response on this! That was a versamark brand but I have tried others since and I particularly like the Zig Scroll and Brush Emboss pen and also the Ranger brand bullet tip ones!
I have a laser printer and a heat laminator. But when I try to foil it leaves foil over the entire area of the foil. Not as much over the "blank" parts, but still splotched all over with foil. What am I doing wrong?
Hi Rose!! I'm sorry for the late response on this question! So are you having the issue where your final product has pieces where the foil did NOT adhere so it looks splotchy? Or there are areas on the white space where you do not have a design where foil is being laid down? The answer for both situations is that yes it's frustrating a lot of the time and both of these issues have happened to me too! Since publishing this video 2 years ago, I've definitely come to find that DIY foiling is a finicky hobby :) (So awesome when it works great though!) - I plan on creating another video, new and improved, where I actually recommend spending the extra money on a Minc Foiling machine because the added heat settings make it worth it. I've had to play around with my personal computer and printer's settings to get it to work just right without having those bad areas but one suggestion I have for the issue of foil being put down on your paper where the design is NOT...rub your paper down lightly with a dryer sheet and then with a clean paper towel before running it through the laser printer. That has worked for me to make sure that there is nothing on the paper that the heated foil will stick to except the toner design.
Really cool! 1) Somehow the foil sticks to the laser printer ink? 2) The laminator is kinda generic? Do you think I could do this on the cover of a thin Moleskine type notebook or would a laminator not handle the extra thickness? Thank you for your help.
Hey Jonathan! Yes! so the toner that is present in a laser printout (NOT present in an inkjet) is what the foil adheres too when heated through the laminator. The laminator method CAN be a generic type...however, I'll be updating this foiling video very soon with methods and materials I use these days since learning some of the best methods for full coverage results and in that video, I'll be sharing that I believe the Heidi Swapp Minc Machine is the way to go (as opposed to the cheaper laminator). As far as the thickness able to go through the machine - on any generic laminator- I'm not sure what it can accommodate. I know the Heidi Swapp Minc Machine says up to the width of "chip board" but I've never attempted that before! Good luck! :) Molly
Hi Laura! I didn't rewatch the video when I saw this comment but I think the 2nd method was the laser printer? Is that right? The laser printer is the best way to go and the foil adheres through the laminator via the heat that is given off and the TONER that is within a laser printout. The toner heats up and the foil sticks to it. Let me know if I answered the wrong method! :) Molly
The toner version.. Do you think this method would work if I printed a letter out and did this? We lost our mother last year unexpectedly during the holidays and going thru her stuff I found a letter to me and my brothers and thought this could be a nice gift to copy it like that for my brothers..
Hi there! I'm so sorry to hear of your loss :( I think this would be a great memory for you and your family! As long as you print the letter with a laser printer/i.e with toner - you'll be able to foil! Good luck and I hope your family loves it!
May I ask what kind of foil is used? Cuz the last time i ask they laugh at me for asking a color gold aluminum foil and instead gave me a metal foil 🥺😅
I'm just wondering if with the first method, you skipped the embossing powder and went straight to the heated laminator with the foil. Would you get a better result?
Out of curiosity - I've been watching a few of these to find all the tips and tricks. Is there a reason you didn't cover the foil with a space sheet of paper before putting it through the laminator? You're the first one I've seen that hasn't done this.
Kim Flowers hey Kim! I think I mention? (Maynot it's been over a year and I didn't rewatch right now Haha) that you're instructed to use a plastic transfer folder but I had been finding more consistent results when I tried to put it through without it! However - in the follow up blog post I'm planning to do as soon as I can, I'll be sharing what I've found over the year to be my go-to method and I do use the folder with the Minc Machine . The post will show all info, down to the printer I have and what the output printer menu settings are set at. Stay tuned to my Instagram if you're interested for when that comes out! :) @poppyandmintdesign
Hey lovely! Any chance you could let me know what the best output printer menu settings are? I'm struggling to get full coverage... (despite the fact that when the font was smaller it worked better?)
What do you think would be faster or cheaper to enhance bride + groom's names on wedding invitations? The laser printer foil method, or using gold embossing powder & heat gun?
Hey Melissa! So typically with wedding invitations, you can speak with your stationer about getting your invites foil STAMPED -- it's a much cleaner look to the foil, it's depressed into the paper (like letterpress) and it's gorgeous...it's also much more expensive than the methods I'm sharing that are more DIY. With Foil Stamping, a metal plate must be made with the design to be imprinted with foil and to create the plate can be costly. (but that plate would be used over and over for the amount of invites you had.) If you are trying to foil on your own at home - it will still be easiest to print them yourself with a laser printer and then cut the foil to match up with the names only on the invite. One warning though! Make sure that you then cover the rest of the toner ink from the laser print out that's NOT covered with foil (so maybe like the details at the bottom, RSVP etc.) with a plain piece of printer paper before sending it through the laminator or Minc Foiliing Machine. If you neglect to do that, the toner will come of on your transfer folder or onto the barrel within the laminator machine and every time you use it after, the words from the invite will be lightly 'printed' onto what you fed through. Let me know if you have more questions! Molly
Thanks for the tips! I don't have a stationer -- I'm a graphic designer so I'm doing all the design and will have them printed somewhere. Foil stamping is out of our budget so I've been trying to figure out which elements I want to be metallic and how I'm going to achieve it.
