Foil Art: Use Decofoil for Brilliant Hand Lettered Signs

 Simple Foil Art

How I used Decofoil and a Laminator to achieve amazing results

Salam to all my fellow crafters! I've returned to the blog after a few months, and it feels great to be sharing a very cool technique with all of you. I have received astounding support and interest on one of my most recent crafty posts on Instagram. There is a lot of interest in how I was able to create shiny hand lettered art with a foil touch to it. 

For all of those willing to achieve this look from the comfort of your home, look no further! With a few simple items, you will be on your way to creating fabulous inspirational art, such as the hand lettered art I was able to make. 

Materials

• Decofoil - heat transfer foil (any colour - I used Aqua)
• A thermal laminator - I used this one: here from Amazon.ca
• A laser printer (inkjet printer will not work, unfortunately)
• A piece of paper (I used white card stock)

Steps:

1. Grab your paper and begin to hand letter your desired quote - if your laser printer does not have a photocopying option, you can alternatively create your quote on your computer and print it out through your laser printer. 
2. If your quote is hand lettered - use a dark black ink for best results
   
   
   
3. Go ahead and photocopy this (or print if you're taking that route)
4. Place a cut out of your foil on top of the print out
   
   
   
5. Run this through your thermal laminator in the 5mil setting (wherever possible) 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
6. I ran it through twice to guarantee results
7. Let it cool for 10 seconds
8. Slowly remove the Decofoil and see how it has transferred onto your lettering
   
   
   
9. You can frame this or gift it to a friend! The possibilities are endless
   
   
   

There you have it, my friends! Such a simple technique with superb results. I received the inspiration for this from @marinamakes_ on Instagram. Would love to see your artwork! Tag me on Instagram @WishfulWaufa with your beautiful creations. 

This is it for now, have a wonderful day!

Geometric Watercolour Name Art

Geometric Watercolour Name Art

Hey everyone! Today I'm pleased to share a super easy and fun way to decorate someone's name. This design incorporates both a watercolour look and a geometry look. I have linked a YouTube video below showing a time lapse of the process. Please take a look and let me know what you think!

Materials:

• Watercolour paper - 300gsm
• Clipboard
• Pencil
• Compass to make circles
• Ruler
• Blending markers or brush pens - I used Tombow Dual Brush Pens: Bright Palette
• Paintbrush
• Water for blending the colours
• Eraser 
• Heat Tool to dry the artwork (optional)
• Gold Marker - I used Pilot Gold Marker - Broad Tip

Steps:

Watch the video below to see the steps in creating the name art:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfOF5bfwQSQ

1. Draw a line in the middle of the watercolour paper and mark the centre
   
2. Using your compass make three circles along the middle
   
3. At their meeting points - make more circles until you have a series of overlapping circles
   
4. Begin to colour the segments in with your blending markers
   
5. Erase the pencil with your eraser
6. Begin to blend the markers by dipping your painbrush in water and spreading over the page
   
7. Clean your brush in between each colour
8. Once you're happy with the painting - use your heat tool to dry the the paint or wait for painting to dry
9. Use your gold marker to write the name on top of the painting
   
10. Frame your artwork and gift it away! or keep it for yourself.
    

Thanks for visiting! I'm confident that you enjoyed this name art tutorial. Please comment bellow and tell me your thoughts and let me know what kind of content you would like to see! Bye for now.