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Post by MichyM on Apr 3, 2024 19:52:34 GMT
Is anyone planning on taking part in this event. I think signups are later this week. Maybe I’ve missed it, but I haven’t seen any info about it. Have you?
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Post by craftmepink on Apr 3, 2024 21:40:06 GMT
Haven't seen any info. But I have a reminder on my calendar to sign up for an event this Friday. So I am thinking the sign up starts April 5th??
Unless I'm confusing it with another event. I know the event is supposed to be on 6/29.
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azcrafty
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Post by azcrafty on Apr 3, 2024 22:08:49 GMT
Sign up on April 5th.
I want to see the price and hopefully some sneaks, but I'm thinking about it.
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Post by freeatlast on Apr 3, 2024 22:19:30 GMT
I would definitely like to see some more info.
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Post by Ryann on Apr 3, 2024 22:35:28 GMT
I am almost certainly signing up. I like PF events and would like the push to use the GlimmerMist that's been sitting collecting dust.
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Post by MDscrapaholic on Apr 4, 2024 10:39:37 GMT
What foiling machines do y’all have? Does it matter for this event?
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Post by craftmepink on Apr 4, 2024 12:56:12 GMT
I have the Spellbinders Glimmer system, works great. But I need to use it more often too. I think the last time I used it was to make Christmas cards.
I'm sure it doesn't matter what system you use, as long as it heats up the foil plate.
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Post by azcrafty on Apr 4, 2024 14:45:35 GMT
I have the one it goes with my Gemini. I only used it a few times but I like it.
And embarrassingly, I even have the Spellbinders one as a back up. I haven't used this yet. I have to use my vagabond for this one so its less handy.
I'm going to use this one for the class because I'm sure this is what they are going to use.
I got both for a steal that was hard to resist 🤷♀️🤣
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Post by lokismom on Apr 4, 2024 14:46:13 GMT
I plan on signing up. I have the Crafter's Companion Foil Press machine and love it. It gets a lot of use at my house.
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Post by mbanda on Apr 4, 2024 15:07:58 GMT
I want to but also would love to see some sneaks or have more info!
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Post by azcrafty on Apr 4, 2024 15:21:44 GMT
I plan on signing up. I have the Crafter's Companion Foil Press machine and love it. It gets a lot of use at my house. Do you have warping? And what kind of foils do you use? I saw that the Spellbinders foils need more time and heat and gets the plate to hot. I need some help with this, thanks 😊 |
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Post by craftmepink on Apr 5, 2024 13:02:17 GMT
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Post by scrappinheather on Apr 5, 2024 13:09:07 GMT
I’m in and I’m so glad they are using press plates so I can use them with both systems. Very excited to yank out my betterpress too.
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Post by scrappinheather on Apr 5, 2024 13:13:32 GMT
I plan on signing up. I have the Crafter's Companion Foil Press machine and love it. It gets a lot of use at my house. Do you have warping? And what kind of foils do you use? I saw that the Spellbinders foils need more time and heat and gets the plate to hot. I need some help with this, thanks 😊 I used to have the one and my expierence was that you were better off using the Gemini specific brand foil as it heats up at a lower temperature and you won’t get warping of your platform then. Usually with a full size press plate and Gemini paper foil I would heat it to 30 or 45 seconds and it worked perfectly on low heat. I even had purchased extra platforms when they they were cheap on Amazon. My understanding is that the other hot foil, spellbinders, crafty cottage, etc. heat at at a higher temperature which means you need your platform on high for those which can warp your platform. |
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Post by karinec on Apr 5, 2024 13:41:23 GMT
Signed up even without sneaks! This is just my kind of thing.
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Post by azcrafty on Apr 5, 2024 14:03:24 GMT
From the Pinkfresh website...
What is included in your event kit? Let’s take a look!
Class 1: Elegant stationery
You will create 2 cards in this class using our printed floral papers and learn to hot foil on prints to create unique and elegant stationery.
(1) Pack of printed floral papers (6 papers per pack and each paper is A2 sized)
(1) Sketched botanicals press plate
(1) Coordinating die for Sketched botanicals press plate
Class 2: Multi color letterpress
You will create 2 cards in this class using our multi step press plate design. You will learn to create stunning letterpress cards using 2-3 colors.
(1) Splendid florals press plate (multi color press plate design)
(1) Coordinating die for splendid florals press plate
Class 3: Framed floral arch
You will create 1 card using hot foiling technique and 1 card using letterpress technique but with gradient in this class.
(1) Framed floral arch press plate
(1) Coordinating die for framed floral arch press plate
Class 4: Fresh blooms
You will create 1 card using hot foiling technique and 1 card using negative letterpress design in this class.
(1) Fresh blooms backdrop press plate
Essentials
(1) Simply plaid background press plate
(1) Sentiment ephemera pack
(1) Printed booklet with class projects and make and take instructions
And some really fantastic event swag that is useful & high quality that we think you will just LOVE!
-Kits will be shipped out in the during third week of May.
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Post by lokismom on Apr 5, 2024 14:11:22 GMT
I plan on signing up. I have the Crafter's Companion Foil Press machine and love it. It gets a lot of use at my house. Do you have warping? And what kind of foils do you use? I saw that the Spellbinders foils need more time and heat and gets the plate to hot. I need some help with this, thanks 😊 I have zero warping but exclusively use Gemini paper foil, and I use my machine a lot. I have one or two hot foil days a month and use my machine for hours at a time. I buy my foil from http://www.shopbeecreative.com They almost always have a decent price and good selection. If you use the Foilpress with the Gemini paper foils you will have mostly perfect foiling every single time. |
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Post by azcrafty on Apr 5, 2024 14:12:26 GMT
This is more like a letterpress event than a hot foiling one.
Curious how a multi step and background plate would work with hot foiling. Some of the reverse foiling gets to shiny for my taste.
At this point I'm a little disappointed there are no coordinating stencils with any of these classes.
I'm going to wait for more info or sneaks. I really don't want to get a letterpress system and I feel that this event is more for that theme.
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Post by azcrafty on Apr 5, 2024 14:15:32 GMT
Do you have warping? And what kind of foils do you use? I saw that the Spellbinders foils need more time and heat and gets the plate to hot. I need some help with this, thanks 😊 I have zero warping but exclusively use Gemini paper foil, and I use my machine a lot. I have one or two hot foil days a month and use my machine for hours at a time. I buy my foil from www.shopbeecreative.com They almost always have a decent price and good selection. If you use the Foilpress with the Gemini paper foils you will have mostly perfect foiling every single time. Thank you! I will check them out. So far I was able to get some CC foils and they do work great , hopefully they won't discontinue making them. |
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Post by lokismom on Apr 5, 2024 14:20:41 GMT
Ok. I thought for certain I would be signing up for this with zero hesitation but looking at that list I'm not so sure. There are zero stencils and not a single stamp. I don't mind having a sentiment ephemera pack and I have tons of sentiment stamps, but I do not enjoy coloring at all. And has anyone looked at the supply list? Why would we need a powder tool, heat gun, and embossing powder if there aren't any stamps? Can you heat emboss using press plates? I wish they would have shown us a sneak or two, that would have helped, but I think I might be signing up for Amy's class instead.
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Post by karinec on Apr 5, 2024 14:45:57 GMT
Ok. I thought for certain I would be signing up for this with zero hesitation but looking at that list I'm not so sure. There are zero stencils and not a single stamp. I don't mind having a sentiment ephemera pack and I have tons of sentiment stamps, but I do not enjoy coloring at all. And has anyone looked at the supply list? Why would we need a powder tool, heat gun, and embossing powder if there aren't any stamps? Can you heat emboss using press plates? I wish they would have shown us a sneak or two, that would have helped, but I think I might be signing up for Amy's class instead. Maybe they copied and pasted the list from another class? Good point about the stencils. But, I'm still excited. I think you could emboss with the press plates, just use Versamark instead of regular ink. Now that I think about it, it's a good option for people who don't have access to foiling equipment. |
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Post by pinklady on Apr 5, 2024 15:06:41 GMT
This is more like a letterpress event than a hot foiling one. Curious how a multi step and background plate would work with hot foiling. Some of the reverse foiling gets to shiny for my taste. At this point I'm a little disappointed there are no coordinating stencils with any of these classes. I'm going to wait for more info or sneaks. I really don't want to get a letterpress system and I feel that this event is more for that theme. I don't have a hot foil machine and know very little about it but I thought I read/heard somewhere that all the companies are moving away from "hot foil plates" and making "press" plates for 2 reasons, they foil better than "foil" plates and they are dual purpose so more bang for your buck. Also, I think you can foil with press plates but you cannot impress with foil plates. |
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Post by pinklady on Apr 5, 2024 15:18:55 GMT
This is more like a letterpress event than a hot foiling one. Curious how a multi step and background plate would work with hot foiling. Some of the reverse foiling gets to shiny for my taste. At this point I'm a little disappointed there are no coordinating stencils with any of these classes. I'm going to wait for more info or sneaks. I really don't want to get a letterpress system and I feel that this event is more for that theme. Seriously...I really have no knowledge of press plates or foiling...I honestly just have a good memory when it comes to craft supplies  Last month at Creativation, Spellbinders announced/demo'd their new multi-step press plates using templates so you could line up the individual dies to ink up in multiple colors. I originally saw it on Facebook but found this video. If you go to about the 17:08 mark you can see it being demo'd. There are templates on the magnet side where you line up pieces of the press plate image. ETA: Looks like they are already selling these things: spellbinderspaperarts.com/products/blooming-garden-press-plates-from-the-betterpress-place-press-registration-collection |
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Post by mcjunkin on Apr 5, 2024 16:14:59 GMT
I don't have a hot foil machine and know very little about it but I thought I read/heard somewhere that all the companies are moving away from "hot foil plates" and making "press" plates for 2 reasons, they foil better than "foil" plates and they are dual purpose so more bang for your buck. Also, I think you can foil with press plates but you cannot impress with foil plates. I *think* I heard this same thing in a Jenn McGuire live she did with one of the Altenew ladies. I believe she said that going forward they would be doing only press plates for the dual purpose. |
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Post by azcrafty on Apr 5, 2024 16:35:36 GMT
pinklady I heard the same thing ,but in my opinion this event reads as letterpress event because what you get. The hot foil system doesn't have a magnetic base so how are you going to make sure everything lines up right. I think I just need more info to push me to buy. And I think the amount of products we get for $170 its kind of skimpy. 5 plates and 4 dies. I guess they spoiled me with the cardmaking events. 😆
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Post by scrappinheather on Apr 5, 2024 17:00:21 GMT
They said at the last event they are only doing press plates from now on because they are dual purpose. I love the change, I know that metal is more pricey which is probably why no stencils this time. I hope they eventually sell coordinating stencils.
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Post by Ryann on Apr 5, 2024 17:31:24 GMT
From the event listing: "Please note that if you are not into letterpress cards then you can use the same card design to create hot foiled card and vice versa."
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Post by karinec on Apr 5, 2024 17:49:14 GMT
Looks like Class 2 will be one: Class 2: Multi color letterpress You will create 2 cards in this class using our multi step press plate design. You will learn to create stunning letterpress cards using 2-3 colors. (1) Splendid florals press plate (multi color press plate design) (1) Coordinating die for splendid florals press plate |
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Post by Ryann on Apr 5, 2024 17:55:43 GMT
I went ahead and signed up. While I have the Betterpress, I'm not interested in a BP class right now so will focus solely on foiling. Once I feel like I've got that technique down, I'll go back and view again with the purpose using for letterpress techniques when I'm ready/interested in learning it.
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Post by MichyM on Apr 5, 2024 19:17:37 GMT
I signed up. I really hope that this helps me to use foil more often. With tips and tricks, I feel like I’m not very comfortable with it yet. Also, since I just purchase a better press a few weeks ago, I’m excited that they’ll have us working with both if we like. High hopes for lots of learning at this event 🤞🏻
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