A method for making a foamed article (265; 319), the method comprising: Placing an article (214; 216; 218) and carbon dioxide (240; 246; 604; 614) in a vessel (234; 480; 602), wherein the article (214; 216; 218) comprises a solid foamable material (210; 502; 620a; 620b) which is a thermoplastic elastomeric material comprising one or more first thermoplastic elastomers; after the placing, maintaining the vessel (234; 480; 602) at a first pressure and first temperature, wherein the first pressure and first temperature are a pressure and temperature at which the carbon dioxide (240; 246; 604; 614) is a liquid and the liquid carbon dioxide (240; 246; 604; 614) is soluble in the solid foamable material (210; 502; 620a; 620b), and wherein the maintaining includes holding the article (214; 216; 218) and the liquid carbon dioxide (240; 246; 604; 614) in the vessel (234; 480; 602) for a duration of time sufficient for at least a portion of the liquid carbon dioxide (240; 246; 604; 614) to infuse into the solid foamable material (210; 502; 620a; 620b) of the article (214; 216; 218); following the maintaining and holding, optionally exposing the infused article (255; 256) to a second pressure and second temperature at which the carbon dioxide (240; 246; 604; 614) remains infused within at least a portion of the solid foamable material (210; 502; 620a; 620b); following the maintaining and holding and the optional exposing, subjecting the article (255; 256) to a third pressure and third temperature at which the carbon dioxide (240; 246; 604; 614) infused in the solid foamable material (210; 502; 620a; 620b) phase transitions to a gas, thereby expanding the solid foamable material (210; 502; 620a; 620b) into a foamed material (506; 620c) and forming the foamed article (265; 319); and wherein the article (214; 216; 218) is configured as a series of two or more regions including a first region including a first regional material and a second region including a second regional material, wherein both the first regional material and the second regional material are a solid foamable material (210; 502; 620a; 620b). Placing an article (214; 216; 218) and carbon dioxide (240; 246; 604; 614) in a vessel (234; 480; 602), wherein the article (214; 216; 218) comprises a solid foamable material (210; 502; 620a; 620b) which is a thermoplastic elastomeric material comprising one or more first thermoplastic elastomers; after the placing, maintaining the vessel (234; 480; 602) at a first pressure and first temperature, wherein the first pressure and first temperature are a pressure and temperature at which the carbon dioxide (240; 246; 604; 614) is a liquid and the liquid carbon dioxide (240; 246; 604; 614) is soluble in the solid foamable material (210; 502; 620a; 620b), and wherein the maintaining includes holding the article (214; 216; 218) and the liquid carbon dioxide (240; 246; 604; 614) in the vessel (234; 480; 602) for a duration of time sufficient for at least a portion of the liquid carbon dioxide (240; 246; 604; 614) to infuse into the solid foamable material (210; 502; 620a; 620b) of the article (214; 216; 218); following the maintaining and holding, optionally exposing the infused article (255; 256) to a second pressure and second temperature at which the carbon dioxide (240; 246; 604; 614) remains infused within at least a portion of the solid foamable material (210; 502; 620a; 620b); following the maintaining and holding and the optional exposing, subjecting the article (255; 256) to a third pressure and third temperature at which the carbon dioxide (240; 246; 604; 614) infused in the solid foamable material (210; 502; 620a; 620b) phase transitions to a gas, thereby expanding the solid foamable material (210; 502; 620a; 620b) into a foamed material (506; 620c) and forming the foamed article (265; 319); and wherein the article (214; 216; 218) is configured as a series of two or more regions including a first region including a first regional material and a second region including a second regional material, wherein both the first regional material and the second regional material are a solid foamable material (210; 502; 620a; 620b).