Personalize with Hot Foil Stamping and "Blind" Debossing

Foiling an album with a custom die
Foiling an album with a custom die
A foil machine with a custom die of a signature.
A foil machine with a custom die of a signature.

1. What is hot foil stamping and blind debossing?

Hot Foil Stamping is the application of metallic foil on to a solid surface by application of a heated die onto the foil, making it adhere to the surface below the design of the die.  The foil stamp is a permanent process.

Here is an example of a commemorative book with a corporate logo and text hot foil stamped in silver foil.  We created a custom die to create this image.

Blind debossing at Bella Becho uses a similar process to hot foil stamping but does not involve the use of foils.  Therefore, the hot die is pressed into the surface below the die, leaving a recess in the design of the die.  The blind debossing process provides a clean and distinctive or subtle image

NBA_logo blind debossed
Blind deboss logo image

2. Foil Color Options

We use hot foil stamping in many places using custom dies and other techniques that personalize a book.  We have numerous color foils available.

Most people work with gold and silver, but we have hot foil stamped many different types of colors.  Here are a couple of projects stamped in black and blue respectfully.

3. Places where to hot foil stamp or blind emboss

3A. Name or text on the front cover

Click to see our beautiful text fonts.  Personalize retirement books, commemorative books or any Bible with a name.   Click photo to enlarge image.

3B. Name or text on the spine

3C. Name or text on the interior flysheet

A customer wanted a special dedication stamped into the interior portion of the book that outlined 3 generations.  We created a die and foil stamped.

3D. An Image on the front cover

Family Crests or Crosses

We can create a custom die for a family crest from another image.  Give us a call for pricing! Click for larger image.

3E.  An image on the spine with Foil Stamping

To get the foil image on the black book spine, we first scanned an image from the front cover, reduced its size and came up with a custom die. We included the customer's name in the custom die so that it stamped as one image.

3F.  Rule Lines with Foil stamping or blind deboss

Rule Lines

$18.00 per line*
  • Foil stamp or blind emboss name or text on front cover or spine
  • Gold, Silver, Copper or Gun Metal foil colors
  • Bookbinder discretion on number, thickness and location
  • *with purchase of "Make a Book", Rebinding, Restoration or Repair services
  • $30.00 per line as a stand alone service (See us for details)

4. Business Foil Stamping and Debossing for Custom Projects

This "Going for Growth" design has 4 different custom dies.  The first is an image of a branch that is blind debossed into the left side of the binder.   Another custom die was created for the top right portion of the binder for a logo and the "bhp billiton" name and text.  Toward the bottom, the "Going for Growth" text was from another custom die in gold and the bottom text was from a fourth custom die using block lettering and a different shade of gold foil.

5. Business logos on products using hot foil stamping

We can take any business logo and create a custom die for hot foil stamping.

We created a die for the semicircle image and hand stamped the name below in foil

6. Business logos blind debossed

7. Custom Signatures using a die

We can create a custom die with a signature that can be foil stamped into the front cover.

8. Luggage Tags in Hot Foil or Blind Debossed

Fonts for name or text

We will need to discuss with you your font selection for any names or text on the spines.  The available fonts for spines depends on the size of the spine and the direction.  Please consult with our staff.

Some fonts do not have available numerals, so if you need dates, please select another font.  If you have questions, please consult our staff.

FONTS with redactions and numbers
Available fonts for personalization

Foil Stamp Name or Text

$12.00 per line*
  • Foil stamp name or text on front cover or spine
  • Foil stamp name or text on interior fly sheet
  • Gold, Silver, Copper or Gun Metal foil colors
  • *with purchase of "Make a Book", Rebinding, Restoration or Repair services
  • $28.00 per line as a stand alone service (See us for details)

Blind Deboss Name or Text

$12.00 per line*
  • Blind deboss name or text
  • *with purchase of Make a Book, Rebinding, Restoration or Repair Services
  • $28.00 per line as a stand alone service (See us for details)

Testimonial

"Thank you for rebinding my study bible.  Your suggestion of adding my name under my grandmother's name was a great idea. I will be passing this bible on to my newborn grand baby! I hope she receives as much joy and light as I have.  Bless you." Janice