Foil Resist Coloring with Deco Foil and Pigment Inks

by Thermoweb on March 20, 2017
TOW-Gracie-March_1 Hello! It's Gracie Chavez from Graciellie Design and today I have a super easy, fun DIY Foil Resist Coloring technique that will give you gorgeous results every time! Although the technique is quick, I'll guide you through the entire process to show you how I put together my card. DecoFoil_DIYPinterest Therm O Web Supplies: Deco Foil™ Transfer Sheets • Gold Deco Foil™ Toner Sheets iCraft Mixed Media Adhesive 2.1 fl oz 3D White Foam Sticky Strips • 1/2 in 3D White Foam Squares • Combo Pack Zots™ Singles • 3-D 12" Foil Laminator Other Supplies: Digital Flower Stamp Pigment inks in different colors Small sponge dauber Leaf Dies Floral Patterned Paper White, Pink and Light Green cardstock Laser Printer Die Cutting Machine
Foil Resist Coloring with Deco Foil & Pigment Inks Step 1. Print 2 flower images in black using a laser printer. Step 2. Place a piece of Deco Foil™ Transfer Sheets • Gold on top of the images, cover them with a sheet of parchment or copy paper and run them through a Foil Laminator. Peel off the remainding foil sheet to reveal your images. Step 3. Using a small sponge dauber apply pigment ink to the foiled images. (Other inks will work too.) Step 4. Continue blending the ink and apply other colors as wishes until you are happy with the look of your flowers. steps_part1 Step 4b. If you wish, clean the image with a paper towel to remove any ink excess. FoilResistP1_step4b Step 5. Fussy cut the flowers carefully. FoilResistP1_step5Now that your foil resist coloring is done, it's time to put together your card! So prepare different layerings to create your card front... I used a paper trimmer to cut 2 vertical panels, one from patterned paper ( 4 3/4" x 2 3/4") and another from pink metallic cardstock (4 3/4" x 3 1/8"); a white mat (4 3/4" x 4 3/4"); and, a green card base (5 2/8" by 5 2/8"). FoilResistP1_step9 Step 6. Use Memory Tape Runner XL™ to attach the panels to the white mat. Step 7. Use Zots™ Singles • 3-D (an absolute favorite) to adhere and add dimension to the first flower. Step 8. Next use 3D White Foam Squares to the second flower and attach it covering beside the first flower, covering it a little. Step 9. Adhere the nearly finished mat to your green card base using 3D White Foam Sticky Strips • 1/2 in. Note: The dimension that these adhesives gave the card is incredible! steps_part2To finish the card you can create your own foiled leaves using Deco Foil™ Toner Sheets and a detailed leaf die cut of your choice... Step 10. Cut a small piece of Deco Foil™ Toner Sheet and Deco Foil™ Transfer Sheet • Gold. Step 11. Cover the piece of toner sheet with the foil, cover with parchment or copy paper and run through the laminator. Remove the foil's backing. Step 12. Place leaf die cuts on the foiled paper and run through a die cutting machine. Step 13. Finally use iCraft Mixed Media Adhesive 2.1 fl oz to adhere the leaf die cuts underneath the flowers. steps_part3And that's it! Coloring has never been easier and as I mentioned at the beginning of this post, the results are amazing! You can try this technique out with other types of inks too and get the same great effect. TOW-Gracie-March_2 TOW-Gracie-March_3 I will come back soon with more Foil Resist ideas, so make sure to subscribe and stay tuned! Thanks so much for stopping by. Until next time.    
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