Foiling Tutorial #1

Hi everyone,
Is it too early to start making Christmas cards? Well, not for me. I LOVE Christmas, and start early making cards so I can share them with friends, family, soldiers stationed abroad (which is not nearly enough to thank them for all they do), nursing homes, etc. The tutorial I'm posting today is for the first part of a series on foiled cards. Did you know you actually DO NOT need a foiling machine to make beautiful foiled cards? Nope. If you have a laminator that uses heat- yep, even the unexpensive ones-  you are good to go. So, let's foil some Christmas cards?

Supplies Needed:
1. Cardstock (I used White, Blue, Green, Black and natural colors)
2.  Deco Foil Transfer Gel
3. Foil ( I used Deco Foil Transfer Sheets in Silver and Emerald)
4. Stencils (I used Tim Holtz - Christmas Festive for the white and natural cards, and made my own stencils with my Cricut Maker and transparency for the cards with snowflakes and Christmas tree)
5. A palette knife
6. Painters tape or Washi Tape, or any tape that is not too tacky - you don't want to ruin your cardstock.
7. A piece bigger than the cardstock paper of parchment paper folded
8. A container with soapy water

TUTORIAL

* Make sure to put your piece of 4"x 5.25" cardstock on an easy to clean surface. Secure the cardstock in place with a piece of tape (see item #6 above). Position the stencil on your cardstock and also secure it with tape (you really don't want it moving around.
* Using the palette knife (see item #5 above), spread the transfer gel (which has a consistency similar to mayonnaise) on the card making sure you fill all the holes in the stencil. Clean the excess gel with the palette knife and put it back in the container. Remove the stencil carefully and place it in the container with soapy water or wash it right away.

**LET THE TRANSFER GEL DRY UNTIL COMPLETELY TRANSPARENT - This step is VERY IMPORTANT.

* Cut a piece of foil sheet slightly bigger then the cardstock.
* When the gel is completely dry on the cardstock, turn on your laminator and let it get hot.
* Place your cardstock inside the folded parchment paper, place the piece of foil - color side up - over the cardstock.
*Run the "sandwich" (parchment paper, cardstock, foil sheet, parchment paper) through the laminator. If your laminator is an old model, I suggest to repeat this step to make sure the foil will really adhere to the cardstock.
*Peel the foil sheet and enjoy your beautiful creation. Use this to decorate your Christmas card.

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