Currently on the market are many great foiling products and some not so great.
I purchased the Heidi Swapp Minc Foiling Toner Pen a little while ago and found that after using it once, the toner just seemed to dry up after the first use. I purchased a second and the same thing happened, so I need to find a reliable alternative.
I decided to try a few different things including double sided tape, adhesive sheets and Minc paint but what I found the easiest to use and had the most success with was a Zig 2 Way glue pen.
You can buy these in many different sizes, from a tin pen nib to a thick wedge tip. You can buy them in many places but I purchase in boxes of 12 from Amazon for only $25.00 And i use them for a lot of jobs.
I decided to show you how the pen tip worked for me as this gave me the finest detail.
The Zig glue pen has 2 functions. You can use the pen as a permanent adhesive when using it wet (blue colour) and when it is dry it is repositionable. For this technique we need to use the pen when the adhesive in clear (repositionable)
Shake the pen and draw on your project with the glue pen. The thin tip gives you great control.
Let the glue dry. When the Zig glue dried it becomes tacky. If you try to use the foil on the wet glue it will not stick. we need a tacky layer.
Rub the foil with your finger to get the foil to adhere to the glue. You will see the foil lift off the glue when it is adhered.
Remove the foil once rubbed on. With this technique you do not need to use your Minc machine and any foil will work.
The foil is now adhered and the glue is no longer tacky.
as long as the glue is dry and tacky it will work. you can even part foil your drawing and used several colours.
You can even put some of the Zig glue onto stamps then stamp and let dry and go tacky then foil.
Until next time ......
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