I am LOVING this foil technique that is popping up on Pinterest and my favorite blogs. It’s actually really easy but the results are so WOW!! All you need is: a laser printer, foil sheets, and a laminator. There are other ways to do this technique, but this is the way I did it.

1. First, print an image on card stock using your laser printer (I have a HP Laserjet CP1525). Toner is what makes this technique possible, so photo copiers would also work.
2. Next, lay a sheet of the Thermoweb Deco Foil (I found some at Hobby Lobby) on top of your printed image, shiny side up.
3. Third, place your card stock and foil into a folded piece of computer paper as a carrier for the laminator.
4. Then, run your paper through the laminator. (I found that I had to play with the settings on my laminator to get it to work. I chose the 6mil setting on mine.
5. Lastly, just peel off the foil and voila! It’s foiled!

Here are some cards I made using this technique. I have also experimented with colored card stock. My printer doesn’t accept overly thick card stock, so I used a thinner sheet of brown in the Thank You card below. It’s not a very smooth finish so the foil is a little rough looking, but it still looks very nice.

These are all images printed from My Digital Studio.

Another #foil Thank You card using #thermoweb foil, laser printer & laminator. This time I printed on brown card stock and used #gold foil. #thankyou #cards #creativecucina #handmade #stampinup #mds image.

A photo posted by @creative_cucina on Feb 19, 2015 at 10:56am PST

Hello card using #Foil technique #thermoweb foil, laser printer & laminator. #stampinup #mds image #creativecucina #cards #handmade #hello

A photo posted by @creative_cucina on Feb 19, 2015 at 10:53am PST

 

Gold foil wedding card. Image from #stampinup #mydigitalstudio Printed image with laser printer, then into a laminator with gold foil on top of the image. Easy and can’t wait to try other colors on dark card stock. Still experimenting. #gold #foil #wedding #creativecucina #brideandgroom #bike #tandem

A photo posted by @creative_cucina on Feb 14, 2015 at 6:49pm PST

Wedding card–simple, elegant, graphic. #foil technique using laser printer & laminator. #mr&mrs #wedding #cards #creativecucina #thermoweb #handmade

A photo posted by @creative_cucina on Feb 19, 2015 at 10:59am PST

Birthday card using #stampinup #mds image with rainbow #thermoweb #foil and #sequins #birthday #cards #creativecucina

A photo posted by @creative_cucina on Feb 20, 2015 at 8:14pm PST

Birthday card–spring colors to brighten up this dreadful winter! My current favorite technique- #decofoil #thermoweb and #Copic coloring. #stampinup #birthdaycard #birthday #happybirthday #creativecucina

A photo posted by @creative_cucina on Feb 25, 2015 at 7:11pm PST