Locate the blue valve. Slightly inflate the outer Bubble with a latex regulator so the inner shape has room to inflate. Use good quality foil – I have tried a lower quality foil but I have found it to give poor results. I now use deco foil (see bottom of the blog for link) Don’t be tempted to put your print through the laminator again – it will in all likelihood destroy the foiling on the other parts of the print (it takes off that lovely shine and leaves the foiled areas with a duller look). I have even tried to use my minc on a setting of 3 first time and then put the print through on a setting of 1 but this is what happens (notice the marks on the tops of the mane) My Laser Printer - this has sadly been discontinued as I have an OKI C301dn :( I do need a new printer though as I think mine is coming to the end of it's life now. I think I may go for a brother mono laser printer next and I'm going to choose between these 3 :

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Then I tried my everyday iron set to a high setting. A little bit of foil transferred but I couldn’t get it to work well. Ensure your foil piece is nice and smooth and undamaged – if you use scratched dirty foil then the result will be a patchy image. The foil at the top is creased and damage so will not produce a good print. The one in the bottom is smooth and clean. Made of a see-through stretchy material, Bubble Balloons are your answer to long-lasting, innovative designs.

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Inflate with a latex balloon regulator immediately upon opening. When air inflating, use nitrogen or compressed air. When inflating Deco Bubbles, NEVER leave ANY wrinkles on the seam. Although the balloon will seem tight, continue inflating and stop just as the wrinkles disappear, leaving a perfectly smooth seam. Thank you for your blog post on foiling it is so helpful! I’m now on my third laser printer somewhere in foiling hell! Add an eye-catching element to your designs with this unique and profitable category of balloons. Stretchy plastic Deco Bubble Balloons are non-oxidizing and long-lasting - making them ideal for both indoor and outdoor decor. Whether you double stuff them with a single latex balloon or add decorative accents, versatile Deco Bubbles add value and create a magical effect that will have your customers asking, "Is that really a balloon?" As mentioned above , you will need to use a laser printer for this to work. The deco foil will not adhere to ink from an inkjet when heated.

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In theory this is possible I guess but I’ve not tried it myself as I don’t use transfers on my work. I would think however that if you are wanting to use the transfer on items such as glasses or bags etc that there are better products more suited to this (e.g. vinyl) :) Now is the time you need to add heat to transfer the foil to the ink on the card. I tried three different ways of transferring and I’ll show you what happened. Hey :) I was wondering if you bought a new printer yet? All the posts I seem to find with good laser printers for foiling are discontinued :( So I am really not sure what to go for! I actually have a couple of containers full of cards I received from family and friends throughout my childhood and college. Every so often I get them out, look through them, and smile at the memories.the key thing about foiling is that the paper needs to be very smooth. If you could get a really smooth laser printer paper at around 100gsm I think that would be fine. Tissue paper is unlikely to work properly unless you are not planning on applying toner with a printer e.g. you can get toner pens etc. If you wanted to put it through a laser printer though then tissue paper won’t work as it is too fine to pass through a laser printer. Return to the blue valve and fully inflate the outer Bubble with a latex regulator. Keep inflating until the Bubble is very round and the wrinkles and bumps are gone. Brother 1212, Brother 2350, Brother 2370 when I've chosen I will update this blog post to let you know what I went for and how it is :)

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So what is Deco Foil and what is it used for?

Do NOT use a foil (auto shut-off regulator to inflate Single Bubbles, the outer bubbles of Double Bubbles, or Deco Bubbles; if you do, the foil regulator will shut off too soon and your Bubble will look more like a foil balloon. ONLY use latex regulators on these Bubbles, and keep inflating until the wrinkles and bumps are gone. I actually decided to replace the drum in my oki which worked a treat. Yes finding foiling printers is very difficult. I did buy the Brother HL-2350 as a replacement for my OKI. But to be honest I have not been terribly impressed with it as a foiling printer as I can’t get it to put down enough toner.

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For this project, I used machines I have around the house so no cutting machine is needed! I also have three different free printable thank you cards for you to make your own. Make your own cute and beautiful foil card with three different printable thank you cards. Learn how to use deco foil to make unique cards! Are you a fan of snail mail? I sure am! I love getting cards in the mail and especially love if there is a handwritten note in it.Try and print at a higher DPI than you need or print the image from a larger image i.e. if you are printing an 8x10” printout then create your image as a 16x20” and print it at an 8x10” size. I have found that this reduces the amount of flaws in the print. I try to teach my children the importance of a nice handwritten note. And of course, I like pretty things so when you put the two together, I decided on making some cute thank you cards. When using helium, inflate the Deco Bubble as well as ALL balloons inside the Deco Bubble with helium. When using air, inflate ALL balloons with air. Place your image and foil in the transfer folder (or if using a laminator then use a same sized piece of grease proof paper) I went for the minc machine as from what I’d read this was the best one on the market (that wasn’t industrial size) however there are other machines available.