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Post by Leone on Mar 9, 2015 23:58:55 GMT
Just watched the video on mycraftchannel.com...looks like it only works with her products. Would be fun but seems very limited if you have to use only her products.
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Post by naby64 on Mar 10, 2015 2:40:22 GMT
Or you could just do what Jennifer McGuire does. A cheap $20 laminator, making copies with a laser printer and some foil ordered online. I got mine at Michaels. They have the same stuff she is using in her videos on clearance. I haven't done it yet but I have seen examples and they look great. JM foiling technique |
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Post by streetscrapper on Mar 10, 2015 10:33:08 GMT
I haven't seen the Heidi Swapp machine, but I have watched a couple of vides that Jennifer McGuire did with the laminator. I also saw a similar video that where Deco Foil demonstrated exactly the same technique. This technique looks so awesome that I immediately picked up a laminator and I took got the foil on clearance at M's - just beware that the foil Ms is selling only has one sheet in the tube where as most online carriers I've seen hold 5 sheets for close to the same price! I was meaning to try the technique last weekend, but I got caught up in doing a few other things and didn't get around to it. I do plan on giving it a try this weekend!
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Post by Leone on Mar 10, 2015 14:24:32 GMT
The rolls were ten feet long according to the video yesterday. I don't have a laser printer so the technique you described wouldn't work for me.
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Post by naby64 on Mar 10, 2015 15:20:27 GMT
I am using mine at the office BUT you can find them for home use fairly cheaply. The couple examples that I have tried this morning have worked great.
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Post by Kate * on Mar 11, 2015 3:28:07 GMT
I'll have to see about getting one of those laminators, didn't know that could be an option!
If you have a laser printer, it should work as long as you can feed a printed page through a second time
(e.g. once to print, add foil over print, then run it through the printer again, so the heat from the fuser can seal the foil onto the toner). I used to do this back in the 90s with an old HP LaserJet II. such fun!
Think I will put a laser printer on my mother's day wish list, lol. don't know if I can squeeze any surface space for it, but I can try!
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Post by janesays on Mar 11, 2015 5:39:21 GMT
I watched the video about the minc on youtube. It was Heidi demoing the machine and products at CHA. I am in love with the technique and I plan on getting the machine and several foils. I cannot wait to make my own foiled cards and home decor prints. I also need to get a laser printer. I have been wanting one forever anyways so just another reason for me to get one!
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Post by artsyk on Mar 12, 2015 4:20:15 GMT
I ordered one...but it isn't here yet...I cannot wait to get it!!
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Post by christinec68 on Mar 12, 2015 14:08:42 GMT
Is the Minc more than just a heat laminating machine? I was playing around with my own foiling using a laminator and her video looks like it works the same way. She's selling the printouts but also said that anything printed from a laser printer would work also.
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Post by deltakaren on Mar 12, 2015 15:36:14 GMT
I have the laminating machine....now all I need is a laser printer. DH went to Office Depot and looked, unfortunately the only one that had toner in it was the $400 color one. Needless to say he didn't bring home one, it is my own fault since I told him to "try them out" and not "bring one home"!
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Post by christinec68 on Mar 12, 2015 15:42:54 GMT
There are less expensive models and it doesn't need to be color. I priced out an HP model on Amazon for $90.
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Post by streetscrapper on Mar 13, 2015 22:41:36 GMT
I now see her foil online... Can you use it with a regular laminator?
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Post by christinec68 on Mar 14, 2015 20:02:29 GMT
I now see her foil online... Can you use it with a regular laminator? I'm going to stop in Micheals tonight and if they have it, I'll test it out and report back. |
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Post by christinec68 on Mar 15, 2015 20:21:36 GMT
I couldn't find any of the minc stuff in the Michael's or Joann's by me.
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Post by streetscrapper on Mar 15, 2015 22:15:35 GMT
I couldn't find any of the minc stuff in the Michael's or Joann's by me. I checked my michaels yesterday and they didn't have it either.... But I'm in Canada so we never get things fast... I did notice that it's listed as "coming soon" at SSS - interested to see if it will work with a regular laminating machine. I don't see why it won't but you never know! Thanks for checking. |
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Post by cupcakepeddler on Mar 16, 2015 7:13:51 GMT
I have a laser printer and no ink jet so I am okay but I believe Kim Jeffries posted on her blog that she just went to officeworks which is a stationary supply store / printing service and got stuff printed from them, I would assume that any printing place would use laser printer.
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Post by christinec68 on Mar 22, 2015 2:19:57 GMT
I picked some of Heidi Swapps's Minc foil and a pack of die cuts and it worked fine In my $20 laminator.
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Post by AngieandSnoopy on Mar 23, 2015 2:13:23 GMT
Laura Murray Designs has much cheaper foil and beautiful too. They shipped fast and shipping was reasonable. I bought the foil by the yard and use a laminator. I printed it at a print shop and DH did some at work. Laura Murray Designs foil |
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Post by Kate * on Mar 23, 2015 3:38:42 GMT
Laura Murray Designs has much cheaper foil and beautiful too. They shipped fast and shipping was reasonable. I bought the foil by the yard and use a laminator. I printed it at a print shop and DH did some at work. Laura Murray Designs foilthanks for sharing the link
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Post by Loydene on Mar 24, 2015 3:05:50 GMT
Jennifer McGuire recently did a video with 5 ways to foil -- and only one use the toner and laminator method. If you want to foil, you absolutely can foil other ways! Jennifer McGuire ways to add foil |
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Post by mrsscrapdiva on Jun 11, 2015 16:32:56 GMT
*Bumping this old post*
Joann's today had the small packages of embellishments for $1.97. I am going to go back to see how much the foil is and also the carrier sheets because I have my own laminator at home. I wasn't sure what her laminator did but it seems from this post that it really is just a hot laminator. right?
I can't wait to try this out!
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