Playing With A New Toy

I treated myself to a new craft toy last week - a Kaleido!     What's that you ask.    It is a new die-cutting machine with a difference.

Basically it is a manual die-cutting machine, but it also foils too, amongst other things (because it has an electric supply to to heat the rollers. It was the foiling that sold it to me as you can use any stamp in your craft stash, and don't have to buy special "stamps".  It comes with special ink to use on your stamps.  You then lay your foil on the stamped image and run it through the machine, peel of the foil and tada you have a foiled image.

Here are photos of my first play.   I wasn't expecting miracles  for a first attempt, but we pleasantly pleased with the results.  I just grabbed some random stamps and had a play.

First try with pink foil

2nd try with blue foil

Third try with the pen that comes with it and green foil.

As you can see from the green effort it also comes with a pen, so you can draw your own images, words etc. and foil them.  Another added bonus is that the base plates is magnetised - so really great for dies.

I have some "play" to try, as it will also foil on material.   It will also fuse fantasy fiber/film, together and then you could stamp and foil that.    With another medium that comes with the machine, you can foil your own die-cuts!    John Lockwood also demonstrated creating backgrounds from grated crayons.  I am looking forward to experimenting.

I am really pleased with my first efforts, and can see the machine will "come into its own" for Christmas cards.