Gift Giving with Deco Foil!
Hi readers! Happy Tuesday! Please join me in welcoming a first time guest to our store blog; Alice Golden! She’s crafting up some fabulous tags and a card to give homemade gift giving that extra WOW factor! Read on…
Hi there! I’m so happy to be joining you as a guest today sharing a few ideas for using DecoFoil™. Have you tried using foil yet? There are so many ways to apply foil to your crafting! Today I will be showing you three different techniques. The first project I have for you is a set of gift tags made using a hot melt adhesive. As much as I enjoy making handmade gifts, I think I like packaging them up even better.
To make these tags you will need iCraft® DecoFoil™ Hot Melt Adhesive, die cuts or an electronic die cutting machine, and a laminator or iron. The laminator works best, but an iron will do in a pinch. The steps to add the foundation layer of foil is the same on all three tags.
First, place the adhesive sheet on your die cutting platform with the rough (adhesive) side facing up. Place a piece of parchment over the top and then die cut as usual. The parchment helps prevent the adhesive from getting stuck in the die. Next, remove the die cut adhesive from your machine and place it on the tag with the rough side facing down. Run through the laminator and then trim any overhang. Peel off the protective layer from the adhesive and cover with a piece of foil color side up, as shown in figure 3. Run through the laminator again and then peel up the foil transfer sheet. The foil will be permanently transferred to the adhesive. This adhesive can also be used to foil fabric – it can even be quilted and washed.
The next two tags take the foiling a bit further with a technique I am calling “painting with foil”. To do this you will need iCraft® DecoFoil™ Liquid Adhesive, an inexpensive paint brush, and assorted colors of foil. This is a great project for using scraps of leftover foil.
Put some liquid adhesive on a nonstick sheet and then paint it on where you want to add additional colors. When it dries the adhesive will be tacky to the touch and you are ready to start “painting with foil”. Simply press small pieces of foil over the adhesive to add detail and highlights. Apply the adhesive in a thick coat to add dimension and make visible brush strokes, or a thin, even coat for all over coverage. For these leaves, I wanted to add streaks that would mimic veining in leaves so I applied the adhesive quite heavily. “Paint” with scraps of foil that are partially used to add even more dimension.
The last tag was created the same way as above, except instead of covering all the leaves with a base layer of lime foil, I used a combination of gold, rose gold, pumpkin, as well as lime. In addition to these colors, I added red foil “paint” to create the feel of autumn leaves. The only thing I really don’t like about foil is photographing it! In person, these look so much more dynamic – especially when the foil catches the light… very hard to capture in a still photograph.
I have one last project to share which doesn’t require any heat – perfect if you don’t have access to a laminator or iron (or since it’s August, prefer not to!)
iCraft® DecoFoil™ White Foam Adhesive was used two ways on this card. First, I placed a piece of Pink Melon foil directly on one side of the foam adhesive and rubbed it all over to transfer the foil to the foam. After peeling up the foil transfer sheet, I used an embossing folder and die cut machine to add the chevron design directly to the foam.
One of my favorite things about this double sided foam adhesive is how well it die cuts. It is a great way to adhere intricate die cuts whether or not you are using foil.
After adhering the die to the front of the watercolored card, I removed the protective liner and applied foil. There is also a tiny bit of red and pink foil “painted” on the cherry.
I hope these have given you some ideas for ways to use foil on your projects. Thanks so much to everyone at Simon Says Stamp for inviting me to be a guest today.
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Thanks so much to Alice for being our guest today, and thanks to YOU our readers for tuning in! :)
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Wow! Those are all amazing! LOVE the gift tags!!! ♥
OH DEAR! I love the look of foil and I never heard about that die cutable adhesive thingy before! How awesome – but oh dear for my credit card. Thanks so much for sharing. The foil looks amazing so I bet it is really blingy in real life.
Wow–really striking with the black tags.
fun new information
Oh my, these are gorgeous!!!
I love the foil on the black tags. I already follow by email.
WOW wow WOW
Your projects are FOIL-TASTIC Alice – THANK YOU for sharing!!!
I’m excited at having these new ways of adding foil :)
More foiling fun!
What great ideas! I especially love the idea of using leftovers on top of the foil as accents.
beautiful foil tags – great detail
Very pretty, Alice. I love the foiling trend!
The foil tags are so beautiful and the birthday card is very whimsy and unique.
LOVE the tags and watercolored card with foil, beautiful projects! Thanks for the Foiling 101 tutorial, very helpful!
This is awesome!! Love all the cool ways the foiling was used in this post!!
I am currently addicted to foil & love seeing some more ideas of how to use it–thank you!
Yummy cupcake…er, card!
FUN FUN FUN!! =) LOVE that Color and the AWESOME Inspiration!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)
Deco foiling looks fun! and that cupcake made me hungry.
Great tags. I’ll send you my address so you can send me a jar of anything. lol
Wonderful projects!
I never thought of hot melt adhesives! Will have to dog some out of my sewing stash this weekend!
Such pretty cards and tags. Thanks for the inspiring project ideas.
These are beautiful! The leaves look so alive… and that cupcake card is adorable!
i love foiling so much i have developed a special cardstock for it ;-)
Beautiful tags and a card! I adore handmade gifts! Have to try the foil too…
How lovely! Oh dear, another craft supply to investigate!
I love new ideas & techniques!!! This is a definite “must” try. Although my husband & wallet may be saying STOP………the crafty angel on my shoulder is whispering GO! :)
The gift tags are so unique and I love the cupcake card.
Thank you Alice for the wonderful tutorial on foil! The tags and card are all super stunning! I just might have to try the foil now. :)
Oh, wonderful!! Love this technique, absolutely to try! Thanks for sharing!
Love this technique, amazing results! Tfs
Thanks for showing some of the ways to use foil!
WOW!!!! Now isn’t that just the coolest stuff! Beautiful effect!
Love the painting with foil
Wow, your tags and card are simply gorgeous! Love the shimmer and rich color that the foil adds to any project!
Great tutorial! Can’t wait to try them. Thanks!!!
Looks so yummy! Hugs, Robin
Beautiful ideas for your canning…I love to can jellies too and this looks great for the gifts I give.
Stellar creations. I need to start playing with foil. Thank you!
Going to have to dig some foils out now, the die cut table adhesive sounds fabulous
WOW!!! Your tags and card are just absolutely beautiful!! I definitely do want to try foiling now!!
Beautiful! Unfortunately my budget doesn’t allow for the necessities right now :(
Always something new to try!
These ate beautiful tags! I have a question about the first one though. In step 3, if I am using an iron (I don’t own a laminator) what do I cover the foil with to keep that protective layer from sticking to my iron? Can you email me an answer please? Thanks!
Thanks so much for all of your wonderful comments – I’m so glad you enjoyed my post!
Regina, in answer to your question about using an iron, this is the way we’ve had the most success (although a laminator will give more consistent results):
1. Die cut the adhesive as in Step 1 above – using parchment to help the die cut release from the die – and place the die cut adhesive (rough) side down on your tag.
2. Place a piece of scrap paper underneath and a piece of parchment or typing paper on top. Heat your iron on a silk/wool setting and press and hold for about 5-10 seconds. Pressing and holding is key – you want to avoid moving the iron around.
3. Trim any adhesive that extends off the edges or is stuck to the scrap paper underneath. Peel off the protective liner and place foil color side up on the adhesive (as in Step 3 above). Cover with parchment or typing paper and press and hold your iron (silk/wool) for about 30 seconds.
4. Allow the foil to cool before carefully peeling it off (Step 4 above).
Hope that helps! There are lots more tips for applying foil to both paper and fabric over on the Therm O Web blog, so stop by if you get a chance. :) http://thermoweb.com/blog/
Thank you for explaining so thoroughly, Alice! :)
Alice, these are AMAZING! I love the colors you put together. I don’t make my own jelly or jam but I can certainly find a million other gifts to attach these beauties to. Thanks for sharing and inspiring.
LOVE the look of foiling, and these projects are beautiful!
This is a new to me product and technique. Love it! Will go check out the range now Karen x
Love the card with the cherry. Clever use of materials!
Oh these look amazing! Love the foil – I think I need to try this technique!
Love those tags!! I would love to make something with foil, but it looks a little tricky.