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Hello friends! You know how stoked I get whenever I get to work with a brand new type of product for a company, so I’m over the (fairly evil and mechanical) moon with excitement to help debut Kindred Stamps first ever hot foil plate! The Warp Speed Hot Foil Plate is just perfect when paired with any of the sets in the Galactic line-up, but there are also fun ways to use it for other types of projects as well!
First and foremost, a hot foil plate is a type of of product that requires the use of a Hot Foil Machine, such as the Glimmer Hot Foil System by Spellbinders (which is what I use), along with a die-cutting machine that is confirmed to work with your selected Hot Foil System. I use the Spellbinders Platinum 6″ with my Glimmer Hot Foil System. You do also need to purchase special designated hot foil to work with these plates as well. Regular foils, which would be those that do not describe themselves as hot foils, do not work with these plates. I use the new Hot Foils by Deco Foil with my Glimmer Hot Foil System.
Note: you may need to do a handful of trial runs with your plates and Hot Foil System to figure out what sort of sandwich, pressure and paper type will work the best for you. From what I have gathered, and also tried myself, the smoother your paper is, the better results you’re likely to yield!
I’m going to walk you through each of the 3 cards that I made using this brand new plate!
Kindred Stamps Products Used:
Warp Speed Hot Foil Plate
Galactic Travel Stamp Set
Snowfall Embossing Powder
Embossing Ink Pad
Showtime Paper Pack
Other Key Products Used:
Copic Markers
Pool Blue Hot Foil by Deco Foil
Distress Oxide Inks: Prize Ribbon, Chipped Sapphire & Black Soot
Distress Ink: Black Soot
Barbershop Cardstock by Pink & Main
Iridescent Bubble Embellishments by Studio Katia
Glimmer Hot Foil System
Spellbinders Platinum 6″
The first card that I made with the new Warp Speed Hot Foil Plate is pretty literal, using the disc-shaped ship from the Galactic Travel stamp set to make it look like it’s traveling at warp speed through space! I love how I was able to ink-blend on top of colored cardstock (I chose a royal blue cardstock) where I darkened the edges from dark blue to black and then used Pool Blue Hot Foil with the Warp Speed Hot Foil Plate!
Tip: This card would be perfect with some splattering of white acrylic paint for stars. If this is something you’re wanting to do, I would recommend splattering AFTER you foil, as your foil may stick to your paint spot areas if you splatter pre-foiling!
Kindred Stamps Products Used:
Warp Speed Hot Foil Plate
Galactic Fighters Stamp Set
Galactic Travel Stamp Set
Snowfall Embossing Powder
Embossing Ink Pad
Other Key Products Used:
Copic Markers
Chili Red Hot Foil by Deco Foil
Distress Oxide Inks: Fired Brick, Aged Mahogany & Black Soot
Distress Ink: Black Soot
Stop Sign Cardstock by Pink & Main
Clear Bubble Embellishments by Studio Katia
Glimmer Hot Foil System
Spellbinders Platinum 6″
In all honesty, my 2nd card is very similar to the layout of my first card that I made, but I wanted to bring you on over to the devious side of the galaxy! I used the baddie included in the Galactic Fighters stamp set, along with the Devious Moon Ship included in the Galactic Travel stamp set. For this background, I used the Warp Speed Hot Foil Plate with Chili Red Hot Foil because I really wanted red to be the focus of this card!
Tip: Most time, when I use hot foils on colored cardstock, I tend to like my hot foil color choice to be lighter than the paper itself. That way, when it catches the light, it looks like it’s lighting up!
Kindred Stamps Products Used:
Warp Speed Hot Foil Plate
Yaaas Word Craft Die
Other Key Products Used:
Rainbow Dreams Hot Foil by Deco Foil
Solid Hot Foil Plate
Oval Nesting Dies
Distress Oxide Inks: Kitsch Flamingo, Dried Marigold, Squeezed Lemonade, Twisted Citron, Salvaged Patina & Shaded Lilac
Masking Magic by Gina K. Designs for Therm O Web
Blending Cardstock
Iridescent Bubble Embellishments by Studio Katia
Glimmer Hot Foil System
Spellbinders Platinum 6″
For my last card, I wanted to move away from the Galactic Series and find another fun use for the Warp Speed Hot Foil Plate. I went ahead and decided to use a the Yaaas Word Craft Die as a focal image, with the Warp Speed Hot Foil Plate to be used with Rainbow Dreams Hot Foil. This project did use a Solid Hot Foil Plate to foil the word outline die cut as well.
Note: I’m sure that, at some point, you will get a couple imperfections when using the hot foil system. And I say use your favorite embellishments to your advantage and cover some of them up! I like to use Clear or Iridescent Bubble Embellishments in most of my crafting, along with some Enamel Dots!
Did you know that I have written a special blog post that I rank all of the current Distress Oxide colors?
Check it out if you haven’t yet! I have had a lot of great response from people who have used this list to start their Distress Oxide Journey!
There you have it! 3 projects using the Warp Speed Hot Foil Plate by Kindred Stamps! Be sure to head on over to the Kindred Stamps Website to shop this awesome new product.. and maybe even check out the Retiring Section to grab a Last Chance Item while it’s on clearance!
Thank you so very much for stopping by my blog today. I can’t wait to see what you create with the new Warp Speed Hot Foil Plate!
Justin
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