This past month I think I have enjoyed my Silhouette even more – the thought of having so many different materials and products that can be cut using the machine is amazing. So after my t-shirt experience I wanted to try the Silhouette Printable Gold Foil. I haven’t had too much success printing onto the foil, mostly because my design is all wrong, so don’t despair a project is on its way just not now.

Instead after a flop or two I decided to just cut the foil and see what I could create. Obviously the more I cut the more it turned into some funky and gorgeous projects, but a quick and simple one was a layout title – create entirely out of a left-over piece after cutting something for a little framed piece of art I am working on.

I had no issues cutting the foil, I simply changed my settings for the right materials and cut – no fuss.

 

Here’s how I did it…

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• Step 1

  Open a new file in the Silhouette software. Remember to change the page size to the correct size of the material you are going to cut. The Printable Gold foil measures 11.5×8 inches. Create the text you want to cut – by changing the paper size first you will be sure that everything will fit onto your page.



• Step 2

  Change the cut settings to the material you are going to cut. Select Printable foil.



• Step 3

  Place the sheet onto your cutting matt. Make sure that the orientation of your page is correct. I set mine to landscape and positioned my foil onto my cutting matt landscape. Load the material into the machine.



• Step 4

  Send the file to the machine to cut.



• Step 5

  Once the file has finished cutting the design, unload the matt from the machine.



• Step 6

  Carefully remove the stickers from the sheet. I had one letter that cut through the backing as well from the entire lot. This isn’t a big issue as the sticker part/gold foil will still peel perfectly from it and can be adhered really easily to any surface.

I love how the gold letters work to easily. I couldn’t resist adding it to a layout made especially for my Mom. In the photograph it looks like black, but trust me it is a gorgeous gold – not too bright adding just enough glitz to my project.

Plaque

Next up I will share my framed sigh board using the same cut letters in a different way – what a wonderful and versatile product. And then the much anticipated re-do of my work space and some proper printed stickers using the gold foil for organizing my stash. Happy cutting!

 

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Products Used

• Silhouette CAMEO® Electronic Cutting Tool
• S-MEDIA-GLD-ADH Silhouette CAMEO Printable Gold Foil
• DXCU261804 Xcut Large Palm Punch – Scallop Circle
• DXCU261803 Xcut Large Palm Punch – Circle
• TVF-54 VersaFine Ink Pad – Vintage Sepia
• TVF-82 VersaFine Ink Pad – Onyx Black

Post by The Wholesaler’s Designer Jowilna Nolte.

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