Hot Foil Stamping Machine For Crafters: GoPress and Foil
Hot foil stamping is the process of combining pressure and heat in order to add gorgeous shining metallic lettering and other designs to a range of craft projects, including gift tags, ribbons, card fronts, chipboard shapes and so much more! Sound complicated? The good news is, it really doesn’t have to be, thanks to the fantastic GoPress and Foil Machine from Couture Creations. This super hot foil stamping machine has been cleverly designed so that it can be used with most popular die-cutting machines, enabling you to transform your crafting projects with endless possibilities, from 1-March
This lightweight, portable electronic hot foil stamping machine enables you to run a hot plate through your normal die-cutting machine to achieve spectacular results, but that’s not all… the GoPress and Foil can also be used without heat to attain stunning results as a letterpress, either with or without ink; the machine is extremely versatile and works with many mediums, including cardstock, vellum, ribbons, fabrics, chipboard, and more!
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How Does This Hot Foil Stamping Machine Work?
The GoPress and Foil is so easy to use; a one-touch button will heat your plate, and a light will indicate when it’s ready to be removed from its plug-in base, and is warm enough to be ran through your die-cutting machine.
To create your first hot foiled design, open up the acrylic lid, and place your specially designed hot foil stamp onto the platform.
Next, take your chosen foil, and lay this over your hot foil stamp, shiny-side-down (so that the stamp is touching the shiny side).
Now, take the material you wish to hot foil stamp onto, and place this on top of the foil. If you are using card, we recommend you choose a smooth card for top-notch results! Complete your sandwich by adding your chosen shim on top of your card, and replacing the acrylic lid to hold everything in place.
Once the indicator light turns green, your plate is hot enough to be removed from its plug-in base, and can be run through your die-cutting machine, exactly the same as a normal die-cutting sandwich.
Now you can open up the acrylic lid once again and carefully remove the sandwich within. Take out your piece of card, which will now have the strip of foil you used fully adhered to it.
If you look closely, you should be able to see the impression of the hot foil stamp or die you used. Simply take hold of the edge of the foiling sheet, and gently pull it away from the card; all that should remain is a perfectly foiled design!
Versatility:
To create stunning effects on a vast range of projects, the GoPress and Foil works in conjunction with Hot Foil Stamps (metal stamps that heat up), PLUS any normal thin cutting dies, and embossing folders. So if you already own any thin cutting dies or embossing folders, you can use these with your GoPress and Foil Hot Foil Stamping Machine right now – there’s no need to fret about having to invest in a whole new collection!
And that’s not all… you can also use it without heat as a stamp press with rubber and acrylic stamps, to achieve incredibly accurate stamped results with ease! Utilising the easy-close acrylic lid with your existing stamp collection means you can use the GoPress and Foil to create duplicate stamp prints on stationery, gift tags and other projects, as well as creating beautifully layered designs with minimum effort.
Compatible Die-Cutting Machines:
The GoPress and Foil machine is compatible with most popular machines, including (but not limited to):
- Couture Creations GoCut and Emboss
- Sizzix BigShot
- Cuttlebug
- eBosser
- Craftwell Cut N Boss
- Spellbinders Platinum
- docrafts Xpress
Top Tip: With the Cut n Boss or Ebosser you have to make sure that the Cut n Boss / Ebosser plates are on top of the GoPress sandwich, as the triggers to get the motor operating on the Cut n Boss / Ebosser are on the underside of the top of the opening.
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I bought this wonderful machine when it was on TV. I have even started to stamp with it, something I was no good at all before!! Have done all my sentiments inside my Christmas cards with it. This is a must-have purchase, even for beginners, those who have trouble with arthritis (as I have), children (with adult supervision when using the hot foil plate). Thank you for bringing this item to us!!
That looks so cool! So if I were to use this with my Cut’n’Boss, what would the combination be with the GoPress and Foil?
I have found that I only need an 80gsm paper shim under the lid of go press and only the B plate with cut n boss machine.
I have a cut n boss. I have found that i dont really need a shim at all. I am hoping someone will reply to this – i was wondering if anyone has found difficulty foiling embossing folders with combination of cut n boss and gopress and foil? I read above the plates must be on the top have u ever used 2 plates? because we have actually used i think the b plate and possibly something else (i actually thought i MUST have 2 plates one on top one on bottom but this may be totally wrong!) i would love to know what others experiences are with the combo of cut n boss and gopress because there are no youtube videos on this combination – have cut n boss because i have disabilities cannot use a manual machine at all and a lot of times my husband helps also especially with the gopress foil machine- so he is the one putting through the machine it DID work it looks amazing but….it only did half or 3/4 not the whole sheet of paper!
hotfoil stamps whatever we did it worked perfectly have not tried normal dies and have not done letterpress or transfer of ink or anything like that yet have only had about 3 goes on it but thats mostly due to time factors and things like this.
thanks for any help and hints specific to the combination of cut n boss and gopress and foil!