How To Foil Paper – Introducing Heidi Swapp’s Minc

The trend in paper crafting is to foil paper, but it wasn’t easy to do it yourself until Heidi Swapp created the Minc. Have you seen it?

 It’s truly as simple as one-two-three.

1. Select a paper or chipboard – Use one of the Heidi Swapp papers, diecuts, cards, tags (and so much more) OR, laser print your own design like my polka dot pattern above,
2. Cut – trim the foil slightly larger than the design and place in the sleeve (foil up),
3. Foil – run it through the machine.

The Minc machine comes with a sleeve, foil and gift tags. Enough to get a taste of how fun it is!

Here are just a few more key details:

• Minc Foil Applicator and Starter Kit MSRP is $149.00 Minc Foil MSRP is $9.99 (foil is 12”x 10’) and Minc accessories MSRP from $2.99 to $12.99
• Minc Foil Applicator and accessories are available at Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores, as well as locally owned craft stores and online shops
• The Minc is a fairly light weight and compact. It measures about 19.5” x 5” so it doesn’t take a ton of storage space.
• Minc features:
  • Ability to accept a 12” wide sheet
  • Four pressure rollers (most laminators have two) to evenly distribute pressure across a 12×12 surface
  • A heating element that covers the entire 12”, as opposed heat focused at the outer edges (also common in every day laminators)
  • Adjustable heat settings that allows for foil transfer on sensitive materials like vellum, all the way to more robust chipboard and even thin wood veneer

By the way, you’re going to want ALL of these colors! I used silver on my frame art (above), but I think I’m going with the teal for my next project. {wink}

So if you love shiny crafts and girly things, you’re going to want one of these lovely little craft accessories! Just think of all the beautiful things you can personalize.

As always, I hope you’re inspired to craft, bake, create and celebrate!

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