Christmas Joy!

Hi OCS Fans;

Hope you all enjoyed the long weekend with family and friends.  Now that school is out for the children, summer is in full swing.  As we are halfway through the year, and before we know it Christmas will be here.  To get a start on the Christmas cards, OCS' challenge this month is "Christmas in July".

For my post today, I have used an older High Hopes Rubber Stamp called "Christmas Joy Snowy".  After cutting the image, I added glitter around the edge and some Faux Snow at the bottom.  The background and snowflakes were foiled using the Heidi Swapp Foil Applicator and holographic reactive foil.

Supplies used:

• Stamp:  Christmas Joy Snowy (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)
• Paper:  X-Press It Blending Cardstock
• Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
• Copic Markers:  Mitletoe & Holly: G46 - Mistletoe, YG17 - Grass Green, R27 - Cadmium Red; Hat:  N5 - Neutral Gray No. 5, N0 - Netural Gray No. 0, N4 - Neutral Gray No. 4; Scarf:  R27 - Cadmium Red, R29 - Lipstick Red; Jacket: G00 - Jade Green, G000 - Pale Green; Snowman: YR07 - Cadmium Orange, R20 - Blush and BG0000 - Snow Green around the edge of the snowman
• Heidi Swapp Foil Applicator and Hographic Reactive Foil
• Atyou Spica Glitter Pens:  00 - Clear, 03 - Red
• Spellbinder Die - Labels 18
• Art Institute:  Polar Bear Glitter and Faux Snow  

You have plenty of time to enter this month's challenge which is "Christmas in July".  For any supplies that you either need or your project or just plain want visit Lora's OCS store; online & brick and mortar.

Until next time, happy crafting

Hugs;

Heidi Swapp Minc Tutorial using Toner Sheets

Hi Everyone;

For today's post, I have a tutorial using the Heidi Swapp Minc Machine.  By using the Minc, a foil effect an be added to any project that you are working on.  Besides using products by Heidi Swapp, that are ready to be run through the Minc with foil, you can also use the Toner Sheets to cut out dies, make a background and more.  This post will be concentrating on the different ways these Toner sheets can be used.

Make yourself a coffee or tea and while drinking it browse through the tutorial that I have for using the Heidi Swapp Minc Foil Applicator and the Toner Sheets.

1.  Supplies

The Heidi Swapp Minc Foil Applicator, comes in two sizes (regular and mini) and is very easy to use.  The two buttons at the back of the machine are the on/off switch and the other button is a forward/reverse switch. The gold button on top of the machine has the numbers 0 - 2 on the left hand side and 3 - 5 on the right.  These numbers are the various heat settings. The bottom left hand corner is the Transfer Holders and the bottom right hand side are the Toner Sheets.

 

Below are some of the Heidi Swapp Reactive Foils, which come in an assortment of colours. that can be used.

2.  Dies

Below are some of the dies that I used.

Sentiment and Red Foil.  The sentiments were cut with a Toner Sheet using the Big Shot.  They were then placed in the Transfer Folder and a piece of red foil was cut to size and put over the sentiment with shining side up.  The Transfer Folder was then closed and smoothed out, so that there are no wrinkles.

Once the machine is turned on, the heat setting is chosen by pressing the gold circle button.  Keep pressing it to you get to the desired heat setting.  The recommended heat setting for the Toner Sheets is 3.  This is indicated on the back of the package in the upper right hand corner.  The transfer folder is then fed through the machine and will come out the other side.

This is the end result after it has been foiled.  The top is the foiled sentiment and the red foil below is now the negative of the piece of foil.

I used a Holographic Foil with the Create-A-Flake die. Each die was foiled and a white brad was added to the center of all the pieces to create the snowflake.

 

 The example below is using the die called Labels 46.  The frame on the left was foiled in silver and gold was used for the insert.

3.  Negative Effects

Once an item has been foiled, the left over foil can be used again.  This can be run through the machine and what foil wasn't used in the original would be used this time.  The foil on the left is the negative of the original that was foiled.  The Toner sheet is on the right hand side.

 

I used the Mint Reactive foil to do the original foil.  The green in the sample on the left is the foil that was not used in the original.  Once that had been run through the machine, I then used the Rose Gold foil to foil what was still showing black.

4.  Silhouette and SVG Files

The Silhouette will cut an any image using the Toner Sheets instead of  cardstock.  The settings that you used will be the same as for the cardstock.  I used the Happy Owl and Tree Stump SVG files, along with the Happy Owl and Tree Stump stamps from the High Hopes Spring 2016 Collection.  The SVG cuts were foiled with the Champagne Reactive Foil.

5.  Tips

While doing this foiling, I became aware of some minor issues that did not have a good outcome.

Any piece of foil that has a mark or a crease will show as a black mark after it has gone through the machine.  If there a white spot on the Toner Sheet it will end up as a black mark.  Before using the Toner Sheet, I used a dry swifter sheet to wipe any white spots or dust away.

If you find you are getting some black marks on the foiled item, lower the heat setting.  After a while, the machine gets very hot.

Make sure that your scissors are sharp and have a smooth edge, so that you obtain a nice clean cut. The marks on the piece of foil below, will leave black marks on the foiled item. 

 Black marks on the finished product.

Left over foil or small pieces that haven't been used should be stored in a sealed container.  This will help to keep the dust away and not damage the foil.

This is only a small portion of what can be done with the Heidi Swapp Minc Foil Applicator.  Make sure you check out Lora's OCS store to see what she has available for Heidi Swapp that can be used with the minc.

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial, and stay tuned for Friday as there will be a brand new challenge starting for July.

Until next time,

Hugs,

Jingle Bells....

Another week has gone by and for my post today, I have used three stamps from High Hopes Rubber Stamps  newest release "Joys of the Seasons".  I also created a couple of embellishments using the Heidi Swapp Minc machine.

I used a piece of holographic reactive foil with a transfer sheet and ran this through the Heidi Swapp Minc Machine and used a snowflake punch to make the snowflake.  I did the same with the green foil for the holly leaves but used a holly leaves punch.  The Heidi Swapp minc machine is great tool to have among your supplies.  So many things can be done with it and this journey has only begun.

Supplies used:

• Stamps:  Candy Cane Snowman, Winking Snowman, Think Snow (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)
• Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper:  X-Press It Blending Cardstock, DP - Claus & Co. (Simple Stories)
• Copic Markers:  G46 - Mistletoe, G43 - Pistachio, R46 - Strong Red, R29 - Lipstick Red, R27 - Cadmium Red, R20 - Blush, YR04 - Chrome Orange, Y28 - Lionet Gold, T8 - Toner Gray No. 8, T6 - Toner Gray No. 6, C00 - Cool Gray No. 00, BG0000 - Snow Green
• Atyou Spica Glitter Pens:  00 - Clear, 03 - Red
• Zig Wink of Stella:  Clear
• Spellbinders:  Deckled Rectangles, Standard Circles Large
• Heidi Swapp Minc Machine, Toner Sheets, Holographic & Green Reactive Foil

 There is still plenty of time to enter this month's challenge.  For any supplies that you might need, check out Lora's OCS store.

Until next time, happy crafting

Hugs,

 

Special Wishes

Hi Fellow Crafters;

Hope you all are enjoying your summer so far.  I don't about you, but I do wish that the sunshine stays, it rains overnight and the humidity goes away.

For my last post of the month, I have used the Fuchsia Bouquet from Heartfelt Creations.

In the meantime, I have been staying inside with the air conditioning and playing with some new products; the Heidi Swapp Minc Foil Applicator Machine and the new Zig Color Clean Brush Markers.  These markers are watercolour and can be used with or without water.  Lora has the Zig Color Brush Markers Sets up as a Pre-Order here.

To use the Heidi Swapp Foil Applicator is fairly simple.  I cut the Delicate Oval die first using the transfer sheet as this will add the toner.  I then cut a piece of the Holographic Foil and put that over the cut.  This is then put the transfer folder, smoothed out and then put through the machine.
Supplies used:

• Stamp:  Fuchsia Bouquet (Heartfelt Creations)
• Die:  Decorative Oval (Heartfelt Creations)
• Ink:  Staz-On Jet Black; Ranger Distress Ink:  Shabby Shutters
• Embossing Powder:  Ranger Super Fine Black
• Embossing Folder:  Swiss Dots
• Paper:  Fabriano Water Colour (Hot Press)
• Heidi Swapp: Minc Foil Applicator, Transfer Sheets and Hographic Foil
• Zig Clean Color Brush Markers:  43 - Olive Green, 46 -Mid Green, 83 - Lilac, 81 - Light Violet, 82 - Purple
• Miscellaneous:  Ribbon, Gem Crystals (Forever in Time), Pearl Halves - Dainty (Forever in Time)

There are still a couple of days to enter this month's challenge. Also check out the amazing Pre-Orders that Lora has up on the OCS store; as well all the other amazing products that she has.

Until next time keep cool and enjoy the long weekend that is coming up.

Hugs,