Thanks, Keith! I'd describe teal as blue so, see, you're not nearly as bad with colors as you might think. Hehe, thanks for watching! ;)

You totally made my day, Linda Anne Calderone. Thank you for the kind words. :) And I'm so glad to hear that you're loving the results that you're getting with the glossy sticker sheets! Yay!

Thanks for the tip, Jess Thompson. I'll have to try this out. The less fussing around, the better!

Kristen // k.becca my mantra haha

Wanda Lawrence - I'm so glad that the video was helpful for you, and thank you so much for the tips on doing this without having to cover the registration marks!

Thanks for the tip, Ad'drina Sharil!

Morton Family Tree - Happy to hear that the video was helpful for you. :) So glad that you didn't throw your Minc away! Hehe!

Glad you enjoyed the video, paperologist!

Chic Life Design - I hope the sticker paper works out for you!

Thank you so much, Happy Sparrow! I really appreciate the kind words and am so glad that you found the video to be helpful. Have fun with your Cricut Maker! I'm a Silhouette gal but have definitely been tempted by the Maker. It looks like you can do a lot of cool stuff with it. :)

A Pruett - Glad that you enjoyed the video!

Thanks for the tip, LEEMACS!

Hi, Lydine! Do you mean how I create the offset margins / padding around the main images for print and cut?

Kristen // k.becca yes!

I'm planning on doing some print & cut specific videos this year, and I'll definitely add this to the list because it's a great idea for a video. Thanks, Lydine!

Hi, Kathryn! Thanks so much for the kind words and for subscribing!

I'm glad that you enjoyed it swatts1195. Have fun! :)

ReNae Allen - I'm so glad to hear this! Thanks for watching!

Alexandra Hannemann - Thank you so much for the kind words. :) I hope that the Heidi Swapp Minc works out for you as well as it has for me! I have been receiving some reports from commenters and via email that some Minc machines do seem to run hotter than others. I typically use a heat setting of 4 for just about all of my Minc foiling projects, but if you find that your machine runs hot then you'll want to try a lower setting. My two favorite foil brands are Thermoweb DecoFoil and the Minc brand foil. The DecoFoil is a little bit thicker and easier to work with, so I generally prefer it. If you do have any issues with the machine running too hot and foiling the whole page, a very helpful viewer recently shared some great tips for dealing with the process when the machine foils the whole sheet, instead of just the stickers. She turns the Minc down to a setting of 1, turns the machine off between foiling and back on again just before foiling and, if there are still problems, places sheets of thicker cardstock on either side of the foil and printed sheet inside the carrier sheet before running it through the machine to allow less heat to get through.

Oops you used it later in the video. Lol

Racquel Cook - Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed the video. :)

Hi, ChrisCrossStitcher! If you want to make more intricate and detailed designs like this, laser printing is the only way that I've found so far to do so. But you can still make foiled designs without having a laser printer. Minc has some pre-printed designs (papers, tags, etc.) that you just need to foil with your choice of colored foil, and there are also reactive mediums available from both Minc and Deco Foil that allow you to create simpler, less detailed designs that you can foil. If you haven't checked it out already, I have a DIY Hot Foiling playlist that includes videos with my results with several of these mediums. You can find that here: kzfaq.info/sun/PLv4xrTdEjFgT-t2npENlSki-hiH6Pzk4U

label q8 - I don't know the exact degree temperature that's ideal for foiling, but it will probably vary depending on what type of foil you're using and what material you're foiling on (cardstock, acetate, sticker paper, etc.). I almost always use the number 4 heat setting in the Minc.

Hi I saw your comment and I just want to say I don't think it's the paper. I'm in an asian country that has the same voltage as Germany (230v) and the US uses half of this (120v). I had the exact same issue when I plugged my minc directly into my plug. I tried two diff types of clear labels (the online labels one and a local brand) but the foil was sticking to my entire A4 sheet for both, and the machine was burning up. But after that I bought a step-down converter, and it works a LOT better now. I think it overheats the machine too much.

Hi, Jessie! I've been learning the ins and outs of Cricut Design Space recently, and it handles print & cut differently than Silhouette Studio, which is the program that I use since I have a Silhouette machine. In Silhouette Studio, you have the ability to manually create an offset margin around any image that you want to print and cut. Silhouette Studio also reads lines with a specific color and line weight as cut lines, so I create print and cut ready SVG files with offset border cut lines. Then, I just open them up in Silhouette, print, and cut. Cricut Design Space cuts right up to the edge of the image, like you mentioned, and I don't believe that it offers an option to manually create an offset. It also reads SVG files differently than Silhouette Studio, so the SVG files with offset border cuts that are easy to use with Silhouette Studio are a big mess when you open them in Cricut Design Space. Trust me, I tried it! ;) I'm going to take this into consideration when developing future products because I definitely want my digital stamp files and cut files to be easy to use for many different digital die cutting machines. In the meantime, I found a video that shows you how to create offsets for Cricut print & cut images in three different software programs. It's a bit more work, but it's doable. Here's the video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l7emq7KBr92RqY0.html Hope this helps, and I appreciate that you asked about this because it helped me learn more about Cricut Design Space and how it handles print & cut files!

Hello, Human Tales, and welcome! I'm so glad that you're finding the videos to be helpful.

Hi, Human Tales! Yes, I do have a straightening iron and will put this on my list of things to try out. Thanks for the suggestion!

Thank you sooo much! I searched the whole net but couldn’t find anything about foiling with flat iron. I really look forward to the results! In my neck of the woods a laminator would cost me an arm and a leg! So the idea of flat hair iron came to mind as it is pressing heat from both sides unlike an iron for clothing. I wonder if it will work with both adhesive and toner techniques... If it works I would rather invest on a cheap flat iron for now..:) and you get to be the first to demonstrate such a hack!

Hi, Marizza! The printers that I've used for foiling have worked well at the standard default settings, but if you're having issues with toner outside the design area when printing, you can experiment with the different media settings on your printer to try and resolve the issue. For example, you may get better results with a sticker paper or glossy paper media setting.

Melanie Tansuwan - Oh no! You're right, it could definitely be that your laminator runs too hot. What type of foil are you using? I've had this happen with the Minc white foil. Even when I lowered the heat setting on the Minc, it would still stick to areas outside the design. So, it could possibly also be the type of foil that you're using.

Hi, Karen Buttery! I don't have a Cricut machine at this time, so I use a Silhouette Cameo for all of my projects. But I've been chatting with a few Cricut users about how to make my designs work easily for Cricut users and have been learning more about Cricut Design Space, too. Technically, you can use the Whimsy Leaves SVG Digital Stamps + Border Cuts in Design Space, but since they're set up for use in Silhouette Studio, there are a couple of extra steps that you'll need to take to make them print then cut files for Cricut. I'm in the process of going through all of my digital stamp + border cut sets and adding files that will make them easy to use with Cricut machines, too, and I'll make a video about it when I'm finished adding the Cricut specific files.

Kristen // k.becca Fantastic news! I love ❤️ my Cricut, and would love to use your svg files with them! Thank you for the message! Will wait for your KZfaq video!

Thank you, Oksancia! I'm so glad that you enjoyed the video! :) Re: audio. I use a studio microphone by Audio Technica (I've heard great things about the Blue Yeti brand microphones, too), and it's really an improvement from the audio quality that I was getting via my video camera. Then, I clean up the audio and edit out background noise with Adobe Audition ( www.adobe.com/products/audition.html ). I really like the program, and it wasn't too hard to learn the basics. If you have an Adobe CC subscription, I highly recommend downloading it and trying it out.

Thank you very much for your recommendation, dear Kristen! Very helpful information. Looking forward to your next video! :)

Thank you, Heendii Suryabrata!

Positively Jane - I create the cut lines in Adobe Illustrator using the Offset feature, but you can also open the images that you want to make cut lines for in Silhouette Studio, trace them, and use Studio's Offset feature to create cut lines. I have a video about making cut lines for different types of images at the following link if you want to check it out : kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pqx2hL1y26rPg40.html

Sara Tx - I'd love it if a company made a printable washi tape-like sticker paper. Silhouette America has washi tape sheets that you can cut with your die cutting machine, but they already have patterns on them. :( The sticker paper that I used is a permanent adhesive, so it's pretty sticky. Some companies sell removable sticker paper (Avery, for example), but those can sometimes still be pretty sticky, so I'm not sure how that would work on a white board.

Hi, Victoria, and thank you for the kind words! Yes, you can only use foil with laser printed ink. Laser printers use toner, which is in powder form in the printer cartridge and basically melts onto the paper or whatever you're printing on as it's run through the printer. When you run the laser printed page through the Minc or any other hot foiling machine or laminator, the toner re-melts, and this is what the foil adheres to. This is why regular inkjet ink won't work for foiling.

Hi, alvina pascual! I haven't tried making address labels using this technique, but this is a great idea. The foil is usually pretty good at adhering to even small details in a design, but since you'll be using fonts at smaller sizes in address labels, I'd test to make sure that the foil adheres well to whatever font or fonts you're using even at small sizes.

I've tried doing some foiling with an iron, and you CAN do it, but I found it hard to create reliable foils that looked good

Figured it out - I was using inkjet, not laser. Everyone everywhere said they used a laserprinter but no one ever said you can't use inkjet. :( Lesson learned.

Cassandra Stivers - Glad you figured it out! Yep, you can't use an inkjet. :( The foil works by adhering to laserjet toner when everything is run through the Minc or a heat laminator.

Kristen // k.becca I bought a whole new printer just for this. And it works. Thank you for the video!

I'm sorry to hear this, Anneke. Online Labels has a UK branch (uk.onlinelabels.com/). I don't know which country you're in, but I checked shipping for a couple of European countries from the UK site, and it was a little bit better than from the US site. Still pretty pricey, though. I hope that you're able to find a supplier near you!

Thank you for this tip, I'm from Belgium and will check that!

Also, are the transfer folders reusable?

Melanie Tansuwan - I haven't tried foiling the clear matte stickers, but I have tried a couple of other brands of clear matte stickers, and the foil hasn't adhered nearly as well as with the glossy.

Lorna Brown - The printer that you mentioned is an inkjet printer, so unfortunately it won't work for this. You need a laser printer because the laser toner is what bonds with the foil.

JVN planet - When I made the video, I was using an old Dell color laser printer, which has since stopped printing on anything besides regular printer paper. For the past couple of years, I've used a Brother color laser and have had excellent results with it, too. Here's a link to the printer that I use: www.kbecca.com/amz-brotherHLL8360CDW-printer

Hi, CreatewithVinylandGlitz! I hand lettered the sentiments in this set, so there were no fonts used.

Hi, ANGGGEFTW! Sorry to hear that you're having spotty results with the Brother. I had been using an old Dell color laser (3130cn - it's been discontinued for a while), but a couple of months ago it started having paper jam problems with everything but regular printer paper, so I recently bought a Brother HLL8360CDW. I need a color laser for my work, so a monochrome printer won't work for my needs. I haven't been using it for long, but so far my results have been good.

Hi, Updstatedoc! You can cut them then foil them, but be careful, especially if you have a new or still pretty sticky mat. Sometimes toner can flake off or crack in areas when you're trying to get the sheet off the mat, and the foiling isn't as solid as a result. This is why I foil before cutting.

Thanks, I did notice a little change. I will do the foil first. I agree that the results will be better. Thanks for the quick response.

Derrick Benton - What brand and color foil are you using? Also, are you using a Minc machine or a regular heat laminator? I've had this happen with the white Minc brand foil - it adheres in areas where there is no toner on clear sticker paper and acetate (and possibly other surfaces), so it seems that some foils have different properties than others and will stick in places where there's no toner. Also, a few others have had issues with this happening with heat laminators that don't offer an option to adjust the heat level, so it could also be that the laminator that you're using runs on the hot side, which is causing the foil to adhere all over.

@@kdotbecca I tried both minc and deco foil and heat setting 1. I also tried adding a few sheets of paper over and under to lessen the heat. It didn't work. The paper is definitely getting too hot and grabbing the foil.

And it's a minc mini

The only thing I can think that might be happening is that the Minc Mini runs hotter than the full size (I only have the full size one). That doesn't really make much sense, I know, but I've used the OL177CL with both Minc and Deco Foil many times and have only ever had an issue with the white Minc foil. I wish I could be of more help, but since it's something that I haven't experienced I'm not sure what might be going on.

Emanuela Grigo - A laser printer is required for foiling printed designs since the foil adheres to the printer toner. For hot foiling, you only need a monochrome laser printer, not a full color one. The Canon 8360 printer is an inkjet, so it won't work for foiling.

Whats the best printer you can recommend? And where did you purchase your toner paper in white?

My understanding is, if i purchase a toner printer I won't need toner paper, it will work well on normal paper? Toner paper is used for printers that are inkjet?

Any laser printers will work?

Hi, Thespina Patiniotis! I've also had great results with the Silhouette brand clear sticker paper. You can watch the video where I test the Silhouette sticker paper here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n5Onp6tk0Kmpink.html CraftOnline is Silhouette's Australian distributor, and it looks like they carry it on their website: www.craftonline.com.au/products/silhouette-cameo-printable-clear-sticker-paper Hope this helps!

Milena Veleva - Yes, you can, but depending the designs your foil coverage may be more spotty than when you foil first then cut. A lot of times, I just want to foil a little sentiment or a few designs, and in those cases I cut first then foil (this is a great way to use up those foil scraps, too). My results are typically pretty good, but where I've had problems is if I try to cut first then foil larger designs or designs with larger solid areas.

@@kdotbecca Sometimes even the light "confuses" the plotter. I suppose this is the reason why it can't cut well big foiled sheets. Is it the same foil quality after cutting if you use laminator? (If you tried?)

Hi, Glennis! I just purchased some of the Silhouette Sticker Paper and will be testing this out with it. Their white sticker paper is matte, so I'm not sure how well it will work, but the clear sticker paper looks very promising because it's very smooth and glossy. If it works out, I'll make a video showing my results. Thanks for asking! :)

I'm running into this problem too! But I did notice that on a lesser heat setting (like at a setting of 3), this does not happen as much. Something that I was doing too though is cutting before foiling.. I just read a comment above that recommends foiling before cutting because the process of cutting and removing sheet from mat can cause toner to flake off.

Michèle Thay - I second what Jessica Stephens said. I typically use a heat setting of 4, but your machine could run a bit hotter than mine, and that could be causing excess bits of foil to stick to the label paper. What brand of foil are you using? Some colors of foil / foil brands seem to adhere at lower temperatures, so this is another reason to experiment with your heat settings. Also, foiling before cutting can resolve any issues that might be caused by removing the sheet from the mat, so I always foil first. In addition, sometimes laser printers print excess bits of toner outside the images that you're printing, especially if you've just started using a new toner cartridge. This typically clears up as you use the toner cartridge more.

Thanks for your reply. I am using a basic laminator not the minc so I can’t control the heat. I did the cut first and then foil, I will try the other way around. Hope that will work :)

roadkillmaniac - It doesn't scratch off, at least not easily. I've tried scratching it off with my fingernail and with a coin and a few other things and it didn't budge. I also folded the sticker paper to see if the foil would come off in the folded area, and it didn't.

Melanie Tansuwan - Yes, the Heidi Swapp Minc Foil works with regular heat laminators, too.

label q8 - The sticker paper that I used in the video was not PVC, at least not as far as I know. I printed my designs using a laser printer.

Hi, BlossomingBeauty! The sentiments in this set were actually hand lettered, so it's not a font.

Wondering the same thing! Does anyone have an answer for this? Thank you in advance!

Ruby Ferolino & LexyInspired - Yes, you do need a laser printer. The foil adheres to the laser toner, which melts and turns into a sort of "glue" for the foil when it's run through a Minc / heat laminator. So, unfortunately a regular ink jet won't work for this.

Hi, Jenni Brown! I haven't had to use any special settings with my printer when I print on this sticker paper, but if your printer has a "high quality" or "vivid" setting, you might want to try that because more toner should be laid down with that type of setting. I've gotten better prints with some types of acetate when I choose "transparency" as a paper type. Since the sticker paper is also a glossy surface, if your printer has some sort of paper option for either "transparency" or "glossy photo paper", this may help. Also, I don't know whether you have a color or monochrome laser printer, but I have a color laser and always turn the color settings to black from full color when I'm printing for hot foiling. Hope this helps!

I didn't think about the greyscale for printing i think i will try that. right now i have it set at the highest quality printing. thanks for responding :)

Hi, Catharine Rand! I had been using an old Dell laser printer (7 or 8 years old and stopped printing on anything but printer paper a couple of months ago). I recently purchased a Brother HLL8360CDW ( amzn.to/2JJRPnF ). So far, it's been great and has worked really well for laser prints for foiling. It's a color laser printer (I need the color for my work), but if you don't need or want a color laser printer, I've seen some monochrome Brother models around the $100 price point that have good reviews on Amazon.

shani brathwaite - I wouldn't recommend using inkjet paper since it's not manufactured to be used with laser printers and may cause damage or melt when run through a laser printer.

Mehneez Oderuth Oozeer - When I made this video I was using an old Dell color laser printer, which has since stopped working with anything but regular printer paper. For the past year or so, I've been using a Brother color laser printer. Here's a link to the model that I use : www.kbecca.com/amz-brotherHLL8360CDW-printer I've been getting great foiling results with this printer, too, but you don't need a color laser. A monochrome laser printer is all that's required.

Social Crafting Collective - Thank you! The glossy label paper is great. I haven't tried using it with alcohol inks, but that's a fantastic idea! I'm going to have to try that out. :) I've also been playing around with making full color stickers on it with my laser printer, and that's been fun.

Tara Harris - Yes, you can definitely do foiling with a heat laminator. To be honest, I've never gotten results as good with a laminator vs. the Minc machine, but I've seen others who have gotten great results with a laminator.

@@kdotbecca thank you