Foiled Snowflakes Cards

I've joined the CASE IT Instagram Hop where each month we choose a project we were inspired by on IG and make it our own.  Cool concept, right?  Feel free to hop along and read more.  

I got out my solid hot foil plate so I could reverse hot foil and do some experiments at the same time.  This first one used Hammermill 100.  I was disappointed in the splotchy coverage on the bottom half.

This next one used Hammermill 100lb again but with a shim.  Meh.  I did wonder at this point if the age of the hot foil matters.

And finally I got out some glossy photo paper, the kind that came with a printer back in the day.  This gave the best result of all.  So now I'm wondering if when you run it through on regular paper, does some of that paper adhere to the hot foil even tho you can't really see it?  Does it interefere with adhesion to a new piece of paper?  Only more experiments will tell!

 

I've listed the products used below.  In some cases, affiliate links are included. If you use these links to shop I may earn a small commission at NO cost to you.

• Trinity Stamps Frosty Foiled Flakes Hot Foil Plates
• Taylored Expressions Simple Strips Christmas
• Waffle Flower Wonderful Christmas
• Pinkfresh Studio Foiled Sentiments 4 Holiday
• Lawn Fawn Stitched Snowflakes
• Lawn Fawn Mini Snowflakes
• Craft Consortium Ink Drops Candy 6x6 Paper
• Spellbinders and WRMK Hot Foil