Ideas & Inspiration: Silhouette Printable Gold Foil
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Silhouette America offers many types of specialty media and even more are scheduled for release over the next few weeks. I have big plans to try them all (eventually!) but one product that I’ve used for years is their Printable Gold Foil.
Printable Gold Foil is actually a gold foil sticker paper, yet it is thicker than the average sticker. It has an adhesive backing and a surface that can be printed on using an ink-jet printer.
I’ve created Print & Cut files with the foil as it’s designed to be used, but also used it as a simple foil accent when needed.
Here are just a few examples:
As you can see, Printable Gold Foil is much more than just a fancy sticker paper. It has many uses which are limited only by your imagination. In addition to gold, Silhouette offers silver and rose gold printable foils. You can look forward to hearing more from me about those in the future!
Here are some tips to keep in mind when working with Silhouette Printable Foil:
- You may need to play around with your printer settings a bit. Although I’ve had great success with the “Normal” setting on my printer, you may get better results using “Best” or “Photo”.
- Allow a minute or two for the ink to dry before you begin cutting, in order to avoid smudges.
- Start with the default Silhouette cut settings for “Foil, Printable” and perform a test cut. You want to cut all the way through the foil but leave the backing intact (known as a “kiss cut”) so that you can easily peel away your design.
- The sheen of the foil may interfere with the Silhouette’s ability to read the registration marks on a Print & Cut design. The solution may be more…or possibly even less…light. At times, I have had to turn off all overhead lighting and shine a flashlight directly on the area under the optic scanner to get my Cameo to read the marks properly. Again, this is something you just need to experiment with. You can also cover the corners of the gold foil with white sticker paper or an adhesive label so that the registration marks are printed on the white paper rather than the gold foil.
What do you think? Have you tried any of the Silhouette printable foils? Would you like to? Is there any other specialty media you’re wanting to try but haven’t had the opportunity to do so yet? Leave me a comment below or visit me over on my Facebook page and share your ideas!
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Lycia is a lifelong crafter whose goal is to help others find value, confidence, and joy in whatever they create. She geeks out on using technology to supercharge craft projects with Silhouette Studio, Design Space, Glowforge, sublimation, etc.! Lycia teaches these skills and more through online tutorials and videos as well as in-person classes at both the local and national levels.
Another great post! I love the many ways you have used the printable gold foil and your imagination!!! Thank you!!!
Thanks and you’re welcome :). I know you had a hand in at least one of those projects!