posts in category foil

8.06.2018

Foiled Home Decor

Happy Monday everyone!

Today I'm over on the Heidi Swapp blog for this week's Minc It Monday project!

Head on over to see how I transformed this Wall Word into a custom-foiled beauty...

Thank you so much!

I hope you have a great week!

4.10.2017

More Easter Gifts | Heidi Swapp & WeR Memory Keepers

I hope you can take a minute today to head over to the Heidi Swapp blog to see the Easter gifts I created for the girls in my Bible Study!

I used Heidi's new paper collection, Magnolia Jane, along with the Minc & some gold foil to create these beauties.

I also used the WeR Memory Keepers Goodie Bag Ruler & 1 2 3 Punchboard...and, I have to tell you, I AM IN LOVE!

You guys...those tools are amazing...and, when paired with the Minc and that gorgeous patterned paper - the results are OUT OF THIS WORLD!

Click HERE to see how everything came together...

2.01.2016

Back to Basics...the Heidi Swapp Minc

Every once in a while it's good to just get back to basics...don't you think?

So today I'm going to do just that.

Today we're going to be looking at the Minc.™ What exactly is it? And how does it work?

But first let me give you a little background...

Last year (2015), at the CHA Mega Show in Anaheim, CA, Heidi Swapp introduced her Minc.™ Foil Applicator...

...and it was the undisputed star of the show.

Since then, Heidi (and a number of other brands, too!) has introduced scores of products designed to work with the Minc.™ It's popularity continues to grow and grow. In fact, coming in March, a whole new line of products designed to work with the Minc.™ will be introduced - and they're sure to change the crafting world forever...more on those later.

The Minc.™ , which stands for Metallic Incorporated, is a machine that uses heat and pressure to apply foil to any design that has been printed with toner - i.e. on a laser printer. That's it in a nutshell.

See the designs above (just a few of the hundreds of pre-printed designs available for use with the Minc.™)? They have been printed on a laser printer. So, everywhere you see black you're seeing toner. That means that when we run them through a Minc.™...

...along with some specially-designed toner-reactive foil (available in a huge variety of colors)...we'll get that gorgeous foil shine - everywhere there once was just plain black.

This is how we do it...

Each machine comes with a transfer-folder. Essentially a 24"x12" piece of acetate folded in half (to 12"x12") to create a carrier for our designs and foil.

To apply the foil to the designs, you need to lay your pieces inside this transfer-folder - giving them ample space so that they don't touch each other.

Next, you lay a piece of foil, color-(foil) side-up over the pieces...making sure to cover each piece completely.

The machine comes with a number of heat settings (0 - for no heat, all the way to 5 - for use with wood veneer). "3" works with the vast majority of designs and is what most crafters will use.

You turn the machine on and press the big gold button in the middle of the heat settings until you reach "3." When the machine is ready and the light turns green (usually after about 30 seconds), you place the folded side of your transfer folder into the machine until you feel the rollers grab the folder. Then you let go and let the machine do all the work.

As soon as your folder makes it through the Minc.™, you can remove the excess foil (no cool-down or drying time is needed!) and you're done!

Your once black and white designs are now covered in the most beautiful color and shine!

This machine truly takes paper-crafting to a whole new level for both beginner and advanced crafters. There are tons of videos online demonstrating this amazing machine and all of its capabilities...here's one from Heidi herself to get you just a bit more familiar with the Minc.™:

Heidi's Minc. ™ introduction video

And here's one I did at the 2015 show!

Maggie's video - yayayay!

To see all of the videos and techniques featuring this genius machine, simply Google (or search on Pinterest or YouTube "Heidi Swapp Minc videos" or "Minc videos" or "Minc techniques"...there is a ton of inspiration out there!

Thank you so much for stopping by! And happy foiling!

SUPPLIES: Heidi Swapp Minc Foil Applicator, Heidi Swapp Foil, Heidi Swapp Minc Chipboard

9.17.2015

Picturesque + Minc™ Mini...

By now you've seen (or at least seen online) the brand new Heidi Swapp Project Life® collection at Michaels Stores, right? Well today I'm going to share a PL spread I created in no time at all* using some pieces from the new collection as well as my new favorite tool - the Minc™ Mini.

*truly...like, no time at all...maybe 1 hour start to finish...maybe.

When I set out to create a PL spread (or any layout for that matter), I start by choosing my photo(s). Next I gather the paper/cards I want to use (for this spread I used cards from the brand new Heidi Swapp Project Life® Picturesque Edition). After that I will lay my photos/cards out on top of the pockets and I'll just move them around until I like the way they look. And finally I'll add my embellishments.

I LOVE adding little clusters of embellishments in (and on top of!) my pockets. When the pieces I want to use are too large to fit inside, I just adhere them to the outside - like I did with this banner...easy peasy! A few puffy stars help to add dimension to the spread...

Here I added just a few little Minc™ chipboard pieces and a transparent sticker from Heidi's new Project Life® collection.

The new Project Life® Frames are all 4x4 ... I just cut mine down to 3x4 and added it to a pocket to add some color...

The little pops of silver throughout the spread really stand out...

Here's a little close-up on what I did with that "AWESOME" tag. I wanted to include both of these photos in my spread, but didn't want to use to pockets to do it. So I simply stapled the label to the back photo and tucked both photos in the pocket...

I can't say it enough...I just love the ease and simplicity that comes along with creating Project Life®/pocket-scrap pages. They are seriously so quick and FUN! And it's the perfect way to get a lot of photos into one page...so awesome...

SUPPLIES: Project Life® Puffy Stickers, Project Life® Jumbo Stickers, Project Life® Core Kit Picturesque Edition, Project Life® Insta Kit, Project Life® Gold Phrase Stickers, Project Life® Frames, Minc™ Mini 6" Foil Applicator, Minc Reactive Foil 6" Silver, Minc Ephemera, Minc Chipboard Shapes, Minc Spectacular Tags, American Crafts Sticky Thumb Adhesive, American Crafts Precision Pen .01 Black