How to Heat Transfer Foil with a Laminator
An easy way to get elegant glitz onto your printed project.
Servings: 1 printer size sheet
Cost: +/- $1.00
Equipment
- Laminating Machine
- Laser Printed Design
- Foil Transfer Sheets
Ingredients
- laser printed printable
- foil transfer sheets
- scrap paper the same size as the printable
- scissors
Instructions
- Plug your laminator in to begin heating.
- Place foil transfer sheet over the part of your printable you want to foil.
- Be sure the color you are transferring is visible when you place it on your print. If you're printing gold, the gold color should be on top.
- Place a scrap paper over the foil and the printable, the same size as your printable.
- Carefully transfer your "sandwich" to the heated laminator.
- The laminator's rollers grab the project and roll it through. You do not need to help it through.
- Remove the cover sheet and the gold foil.
- Admire your beautiful, shiny project!
Notes
You can use the transfer foil without a laminator, but your ink will be different, and you will need a special transfer glue.
When you use a laser printer, the foil adheres to the ink. This won't work with ink jet printing.