So I got me a Minc Foil Applicator last Christmas (Yay! Thank you, Me! lol. ) and I finally took it out of the box this weekend. I loved LD's latest Star Wars-inspired Cut Its but we have friends visiting from out of town so I didn't have much time to play. I thought that making foiled cards with the new designs would be a great way to kill two birds with one stone- I get to play with BOTH my new Minc and the new LD set at the same time!
In order to use the design for foiling, I had to convert it into a lined-shape first. In other words, I converted the colored SVG into an uncolored image (see tutorial HERE).
I printed the designs using my laser printer before running the page through the Minc foil applicator. The process was so easy and I loved how the cards turned out! So shiny. ♥
The negative (unused, leftover) foil looks really neat too and I'm going to try to use that to make another card. But first, I need to run to the craft store.
Must get more foil.
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Files used:
In a Galaxy Far Away CS (SVG included)
In a Galaxy Far Away - Sentiments - GS
I absolutely adore my Minc applicator and all the foil. I always try to steer my customers towards getting foil accents on their invitations just so I can play with it! Lol
ReplyDeletestunming!!! i want it now omg..
ReplyDeleteDid you get your machine from Amazon, Jin? Now I want one but the item is still under review. Hmmm.
ReplyDeleteI have the mini minc and love it. Do you use cs in your laser printer? My laser can't handle that thick of paper and I was wondering if using printer paper would be too thin.
ReplyDeleteI love my minc. Which laser printer do you have. I am looking to purchase one soon. Alison
ReplyDeleteOMG I love these valentine's! So clever of you to convert them to lines! Did you try a regular laminator before the Minc? I'm wondering if it's worth the $80+ difference, as I only have a regular lamintor!
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