Hi Thank you. That's a really good tip. We've actually done a RU-vid tutorial where we've done that on a non stick metal baking tray and that also works wonderfully. Glad you like the card. It's one of my favourites.
Hi Charlotte That's so great to hear!! If you'd like to send some pictures to: enquiries@imaginediy.co.uk, we'd love to see 😊. I hope the wedding goes really well. xxx
Hi Leah, I am a 2023 bride and I absolutely love this invitations. Our colors for our wedding is burnt orange and dark green. And I was wondering if you made those envelopes and the cut pocket in any of those colors. I would love love love to purchase these from you for my wedding invite.
Hi I'm afraid that I don't have a link. But if you search "Toner Reactive Foil" you will find that there are lots of options. Personally I love a brand called "Minc". But there are other cheaper alternatives that also work.
Hi Leah, I think you are doing a fab job. Stunning all of them. Hope one day I am making a card just like you do. I am wondering from where do you have all these die cuts? They look very professional to me. Thank you.
Hi I'm so glad you like our video's. I'm sure with a bit of practise you'll be just great! Everything I use in the video's can be purchase on our website: www.imaginediy.co.uk I hope that helps you. Kind regards Leah
Hi It's actually a blank laser cut invitation pocket. You can find out more about the materials used on this page of our website: www.imaginediy.co.uk/how-to-make-luxury-wax-seal-wedding-invitations/ I hope that helps. Kind regards Leah
Hello this is my first time on your channel and this is a beautiful invitation I wanted to know did you use the SVG file and if so can you tell me what you put it on in your machine I have a silhouette three and I am really having problems with cutting out intricate cuts it’s tearing up very badly thank you
Hi Roberta Thank you for visiting our channel. I'm really glad you like this invitation. Unfortunately, it's not one that could be printed at home. It's so intricate. Like you've already experienced, they are prone to tearing when made on smaller machines. If you are trying to print at home, you would be much better choosing a simpler design. You could also try reducing the weight of your card to make the cuts easier for the machine to handle. The ones you see in this video are produced in minimum batches of 1000 by a really powerful industrial laser cutting machine. Unfortunately, we are not able to share the SVG files. But I think that they would be of very limited use anyway. If you'd like to view our full range of laser cut invitations, you can see them on this page of our website: www.imaginediy.co.uk/product-category/invitations/laser-cut-wedding-invitations/ I hope that helps x
Hi, May I ask you about paper？ I live in Japan . I want to do foil laminator. I'm trying to foil laminate with a kind of paper called deep mat, but I can't do it well. I printed it with a laser printer and tried it with a laminator or iron. So I thought it might be because of the quality of the paper. So, I wanna know what this paper you used. Please tell me about this!!
Hi It's great to hear from you. Finding the right kind of paper can be a bit of a mine field. Different foils (and even different colour foils from the same brand) seem to react differently to different textures. As a rule I find that a good quality smooth matt card usually works the best. I hope that helps. Kind regards Leah
Hi You need to use only black ink for this technique. So a black and white laser printer would work. Or you could use a colour laser printer with just black ink. Hope that helps.
Hi Fiz I love the Phaser series by Xerox. You might need to try out a few different kinds paper. Some papers and card have a trace of toner in them from the dying process and don't tend to work so well. Personally, I prefer using a matt card for this technique. But definitely try it out on a few different surfaces before committing to a huge print run. I hope that helps. Kind regards Leah
Hi The Mind Machine has been made specifically for toner reactive foiling: www.hobbycraft.co.uk/heidi-swapp-minc-foil-applicator-starter-kit/611645-1000 But with a little bit of playing around, a normal office laminating machine works just fine.
Hi I am sure you can get what you need in Denmark. You should be able to purchase it on Amazon. You will just need: - A laminating machine (laminator) - Toner reactive foil x
Hi We actually have these manufactured for us using state of the art machinery. It's not something that is possible to replicate with a home machine I'm sorry. There are machines that will laser cut (e.g. Cruicut) but not to this level of detail. You would have to chose something much more simple if you wanted to make this at home. Kind regards Leah
Hi We actually use pre made laser cut invitations which can be purchased here: www.imaginediy.co.uk/product-category/invitations/laser-cut-wedding-invitations/ We have them manufactured in large quantities. The machinery used is very expensive. It's not really something you could easily reproduce at home. Kind regards Leah
Hi We actually have these manufactured in large quantities. They are made using very expensive laser cutting technology. We do sell the blank laser cut pockets. So if you'd like to see our full range, you can visit this page of our website: imaginediy.co.uk/collections/laser-cut-invitations
Hi I have ordered the supplies from you to make these and want to do the rose gold writing and stamp, which colour wax do you use to match the rose gold
Hi Olivia How exciting. I used copper for this design. It was the best match to the metallic rose gold foil. And works amazingly against the burgundy. Hope that helps. x
Hi You can purchase a laminating machine from most stationery outlets or Amazon. One with an adjustable heat setting would probably be the best. We don't sell the toner reactive foil but you can easily source it on Amazon. Just run a search for Toner Reactive Foil. Minc do a good range I think. I hope that helps. Kind regards Leah x
How do you stop the foil from missing in places on the text and how do you stop the foil from sticking on the edge? If you're looking at the card, the top left has a block where the foil was on the paper but there is no text there and then some of the letters are missing foil. How do you fix this? I'm having the same issue and have returned multiple printers for this reason.
Hi ... Good Question!! I've found it's just a matter of playing around. If the foil isn't sticking to the print properly, it could be for a number of reasons: 1 - You might have handled the print and transferred some oils from your fingers onto the print. 2 - The temperature of the machine might not be quite right 3 - You might need to try a different foil. Some foils are better than others. 4 - The texture of the card might be a problem. So you just need to play around (on a very section) until you can perfect it. What I should have showed in this video is that if there is some foil transference in areas where you haven't printed, that's pretty easy to solve. Normally, if you just use a dry cloth (like the corner of a towel), you can just gently rub it away. Because there's no solid toner to bind it, it usually removes really easily. I hope that helps a little x
Hi It's actually really easy. Here's a video that might help: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gimddFHBMyQ.html and a blog post on our website that will give you more information: www.imaginediy.co.uk/how-to-make-gold-foil-invitations/#more-70513 You can also e-mail me personally if you'd like more information: enquiries@imaginediy.co.uk I hope that helps Kind regards Leah
Hi Jean I am so sorry for the late reply. If you are still looking for this, please e-mail: enquiries@imaginediy.co.uk We work with some amazing stationery companies so would be happy to point you in the right direction. Kind regards Leah
Hi I am SO sorry for the delay in response. You can find a full list of materials on this webpage: www.imaginediy.co.uk/how-to-make-luxury-wax-seal-wedding-invitations/ Hope that helps. Kind regards Leah
Hi I just used a cheap laminator. To be honest, any laminator will work fine. The trick is choosing the right card! You may need to play around a little to get a good finish but once you've found the right card, it's super easy. If you've got any more questions, you can also e-mail me on enquiries@imaginediy.co.uk Kind regards Leah
@@ImagineDIYwedding i am just worried that the foil will stick on the laminator. thank you so much ms leah. btw i subscribed to your channel. :) keep safe.
Hi, that's a really good point. I think it would be difficult to achieve this level of detail with the Cameo 4 though. Would love to see how you get on if you give it a try. x
@@ImagineDIYwedding ammm that will be dream for me cause the materials and the acc for cameo 4 are very expensive on our country :) and it was a miricle i found the machin in our country :) im working with it for stickers and vinyl for now :) , maybe in the futer i will try to buy for it the foil quill :) ty ty
Hi They are lovely aren't they? You can purchase them from our website: www.imaginediy.co.uk/shop/invitations/laser-cut-wedding-invitations/amelie-laser-cut-pocket-invitation-in-wine-2/ Hope that helps. x
