I have a question about Scrapbooking Dry Embossing. Can someone please tell me the easiest way to do it?
I have the heating tool, rubber stamps, and the ink, and I had the embossing powder [last Christmas] I tried to make my Christmas cards but it just didn’t look the way I want my embossing to look. Please give me your tips, tricks and ideas! I will really appreciate any and all advice! Thanks!
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STEP 1: stamp design with pigment,embossing or water-mark ink(dye and solvent ink will dry too quickly). Use any color of ink ,since it will be covered with embossing powder.
STEP 2: While ink is wet,sprinkle with embossing powder. (Hint: if powder is sticking to other sections of cardstock, try rubbing the cardstock with a dryer sheet or a product specifically designed for embossing to reduce static.)
STEP 3: Direct hot air from a heat gun toward the surface, sweeping slowly back and forth, until the powder is completely melted. (Hint: To speed the process, place the item on mat board covered with aluminum foil to help it heat more quickly.)
you need embossing ink, its clear, and the embossing powder, stamp the stamp on the clear, slow drying ink pad, stamp it on the paper, pour the powder over it, let it sit a bit, or shake a bit to make sure all of the inked areas are covered, then pour excess off onto a paper you can pinch shut at one edge and pour the powder back into the jar, if there is a lot sticking to the paper where it shouldnt be, you can use a small soft camel hair paint brush to brush it off, then use your heat tool on it, till you see all of the inked and powdered areas begin to shine, that means the powder has melted into its final form. you can take short classes in this sort of thing at some scrapbooking places and maybe michaels as well and some rubber stamp shops.
I thought the heating tool was for wet embossing. Maybe I’m wrong.
I have a light source; place my template on it (tape it down if you like), place the paper over it, and trace with the stylus.
If you’re using embossing powders, the best ink to use would be one that stays wet long enough for the embossing powder to stick until you heat it up. Embossing inks and StazOn stays wet long enough to sprinkle on the powder. There are some pigment inks that stay wet, too, but you’ll have to experiment. Ink up your stamp, stamp the image where you want it, sprinkle a generous amount of embossing powder over the image, shake off the excess back into the bottle, then heat the powder covered ink with the heat gun. Remember that if you heat the embossing powder too long it’ll burn or melt away and won’t look the way you want it to. You want to heat it only until it looks shiny and sort of changes color, then take the heat away. Be sure you get all the powder heated up. It only takes a couple of seconds. I love embossing…it’s such immediate gratification. Just practice until you get the hang of it. Believe me, it won’t take long until you’re hooked.
Dry Embossing is done with a stylus, light box and brass stencil.
First using removable scotch tape tape your brass stencil to the light box.
Use one strip of removable tape to tape your card stock on top of the brass stencil. Using your stylus (always use the largest “ball” of the stylus that will fit into the design) trace around the entire design of the brass stencil.
It’s that easy!
If you want to color the design, remove the stencil, flip the completed embossed design over, and re-apply the stencil and then use chalks, inks or other medium to color in the design.
Embossing with powder and ink is considered wet embossing. To dry emboss you need a template for the design and a stylus (dry embossing tool).
If you need help with wet embossing, please visit my site and email me directly.
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