Embossing

Get tips, tricks, and project ideas for heat or dry embossing. Also find reviews and guides of embossing tools.

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"… that is loose, waxed, or glossy, cover with lauan plywood. On a concrete slab remove gloss and level embossed surface with an embossing leveler. Ceramic tile. Remove tile and repair wood and concrete subfloors or level the tiled surface with …"

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Dry Embossing

Dry embossing adds dimension to your layout while carrying … Tracy accented her three shaker boxes by embossing concentric circles on everything surrounding … tears”) by Autumn Leaves. Embossing template: Lasting Impressions. Shaker …

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Dry embossing can add a ton of … pages. Lisa Storms embossed the color blocks … step instructions on dry - embossing . TIPS • Make a smooth … before you dry- emboss so your tool glides more … cardstock, Lisa embossed them. To emphasize the design …

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I made this for a CuttleBug Challenge. I used an embossing folder to emboss the gold strip with musical notes. Then I used Stampin Up! ink pad to lightly add color to the embossed image.

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Emboss stamped images

Create beautiful raised images with a little heat- embossing know-how. Contributing Editor Polly Maly demonstrates this surprisingly simple technique using an embossing pen and embossing ink.

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to my scrap room. Today, I'm gonna show you how to heat embossed images. It's a technique that I've used for years to bring texture, dimension, and pizzazz to my stamp images. To emboss something really means to raise it. Embossed images are raised and slightly glossy. Think of the feel that you get by running your fingers over elegant stationary. Let's talk about some of the tools that I'm gonna use today. The first tool, and probably the most important, is an embossing gun. An embossing gun is really more like a mini blow dryer. It's inexpensive and you can find it easily at scrapbook or craft shops. The next thing that you'll need, and it's probably equally important, is an ink, an embossing ink, and there are 2 ways that you can find that. You can find the embossing ink in pens or in pads, much like stamp pads. You'll also need embossing powders that come in a rainbow of beautiful colors or you can get it in clear as well. Another thing that I find is really important is what is called a tidy tray. This is a tray that I use for catching excess embossing powders, and I'll show you how to use that in a moment. First, let's work on the embossing pen. I'm gonna use black today. An embossing pen looks like a special or it looks like a regular marker, but it's got special ink that the embossing powder sticks to. I'm gonna use this for my name today. You can also use an embossing pen for doodling or drawing. Let's use this beautiful green color. Just hold your image over your tray and dump the powder.

right back into the canister using that spout. Okay, here's where the embossing gun comes in. Just turn it on, and hold your gun about 2 inches above your image. Now the powder is just

It's that simple. Now I'm gonna show you how to get a heat- embossed image using stamps. Okay, I'm gonna use clear stamps today even though you can use whatever stamps you have; wood mounted or foam stamps. But what I like about the clear stamps is that you can see right through the stamp itself as well as the acrylic block and use this flower image. Okay, now for stamps, you'll wanna use an embossing pad. Just press your stamp in, make sure that the stamp is fully covered with the ink, and then press onto your paper. Rock it slightly to release all the ink. I'm gonna show you a different way to catch your embossing powder just with a piece of paper. And for this beautiful flower, I'm gonna use pink, and again, don't worry about how

This powder lasts for years. Alright. Now I'm gonna turn on my embossing gun again. Again, start about 2 inches, but you know, it's really, it's up to you. You can move it in a

a flower stamp under the background, and this is using the same embossing ink on that pad, but this was with a clear, almost sparkly embossing powder. And then you have this beautiful green flower that was stamped onto card stock, trimmed, backed with pattern paper, and topped with a button. I hope you enjoyed learning about heat embossing . It's a great technique that's easy to master. It brings texture, dimension, and shine to your projects. I'm Polly, thanks for watching.

Traditional Die-Cutting Tools

Nab hand-cut looks in a fraction of the time with die cutters that offer a variety of cutting, shaping, embossing , and sizing options.

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and the spacer and the paper to reveal your cut design. To emboss , simply remove the spacer mat underneath your paper and replace it with an embossing mat over the top. Create another sandwich with your master mat, and then push it through the machine again. This machine can also set eyelets. It can flatten bottle caps, and it embosses stencils and uses embossing plates that uses lightweight chipboard. You can cut through felt and through foam to make really fun, cool accents for your layout

$49 and the dies start at $3. It accepts chemically-etched designs and embossing templates as well. Let me show you how to use it. Secure the Tag-A-Long by placing it on the table, then flipping

with a small thin rubber foam on the top. They also include embossing stencils that you can buy as well. We're going to use the Squeeze inside the cradle. Simply place the die inside the

to do that too. Simply place a piece of paper inside the embossing folder, then create your sandwich as we did before, roll it through the machine, and you're left with a really cool embossed design. The things I really love about this machine is that (1) it accepts all dies from other machines as well also

chemically-etched dies as well as the steel rule dies and it accepts embossing templates as well. It's compatible with all of the other Sizzix dies from the family. To use the BIGkick, we're also going

Resist-stamp designs

Stamp a design that resists any color you apply on top. It's easy and Contributing Editor Polly Maly will prove it.

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that I put over it, but you can also use a clear embossing powder melted over a clear embossing ink, and that will give you the same effect. So I'll start by pressing my stamp into the medium, and make sure

or your project. I'm also gonna be using a stamp pad, an embossing gun, and a product called Perfect Medium. I'll also be using a brayer to apply the ink. We're gonna make a card

actually going to resist the ink, I'm gonna dry it with an embossing gun. I'm just gonna turn it on and use that for just a few seconds, maybe about 15 seconds, and you can

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Flooring Materials Buying Guide

… Other visual enhancements are wood-grain and stone-texture embossing and beveled edges between wood "planks" within a laminate … laminate can retail for about $1.45 per square foot, while embossed laminates run closer to $3.99 per square foot. Often there …

Pretty Gift Wraps and Bows

… recipient's personality. Transform any plain bag -- even utilitarian lunch bags -- by adding stickers, stamped designs, and embossing powder. To close the bags, fold the top down twice, punch out two holes, and thread a ribbon through the holes before …

Yellow Bathroom Design Ideas

… golden travertine floor. This ornate bathroom displays the layering of multiple textures for a warm Tuscan feeling. A heavily embossed copper wallcovering simulates metal and is accented by the tile floor, typical of a Tuscan villa. The Murano-glass-framed …

Choosing Molding for Your Built-in

… gaps on all sides of a built-in. It's flexible, so it conforms to irregular floors and walls. Ornamental moldings have embossed faces for a handcrafted look. The biggest challenge associated with moldings is deciding which ones to use. Crisp, clean …

Bathroom Makeup Vanity Ideas

… marble can add glamour to your bathroom vanity and makeup area. A simple marble shelf forms this dressing table, and an embossed tile border surrounds the mirror above the makeup table. For practicality, an electrical outlet was placed on the side of …

Traditional Bathroom Ideas

… materials helped ensure success. Marble and mahogany make the room substantial and sophisticated. Beaded-board wainscoting and embossed wallpaper (both Victorian Era favorites) add surface dimension and appealing tactile quality to the walls of this remodeled …