| Embossing is one of the many techniques you can use | | | | image and pour one colour over part of the image |
| for your scrapbook ideas. It is a great way of making | | | | then shake off the excess and use another colour for |
| an image stand out. | | | | the rest of the image. Heat with a heat gun for a |
| Basic heat embossing - ink the stamp that you would | | | | rainbow effect. |
| like to emboss and press firmly onto your chosen | | | | Clear on clear embossing - This type of embossing |
| piece of card or scrapbook paper. Sprinkle embossing | | | | looks best on darker pieces of card or scrapbook |
| powder over the stamped image removing any | | | | paper. Use a clear ink to rubber stamp your image and |
| excess embossing powder by lightly tapping the paper | | | | emboss with clear embossing powder. This will give |
| or card. Then use a heat gun to melt the powder | | | | you an image that is elegant and will catch your eye |
| giving the image a raised effect. | | | | with out being too bold. |
| Double embossing - ink your chosen rubber stamp, | | | | Embossing is not just used with rubber or clear stamps |
| press onto card or paper and emboss as normal. Use | | | | it can also be a great way of making the edges of a |
| pens, water pencils, chalks or any other craft supplies | | | | card look totally different. Using a dauber ink or a small |
| to color your image. Sponge or brush clear ink onto the | | | | ink pad dab ink all around the edge of a card and |
| colored areas of the image. | | | | emboss as normal. |
| Pour clear embossing powder over the entire image | | | | When embossing any handmade cards or scrapbook |
| and heat with a heat gun. | | | | page layouts always ensure the surface is clean. One |
| Over embossing - This technique is used to create a | | | | tip I have discovered is to wipe a small amount of |
| really glossy image. | | | | baby powder over the scrapbook paper or card |
| As before, ink and rubber stamp an image of your | | | | before you stamp your image and then add the |
| choice. Use clear enamel embossing powder and heat | | | | embossing powder. Adding the baby powder ensures |
| from underneath either your scrapbook paper or card | | | | the embossing powder only sticks to the inked images |
| rather than from the top. Once the powder has | | | | and does not stick to the fibres of the card or paper. |
| completely melted repeat the process over and over | | | | You may find when heating your image the piece of |
| until a smooth shiny surface appears. | | | | card bends. Patience is the key here. Do not add the |
| Rainbow Embossing - Use a clear ink pad to ink your | | | | image to your scrapbook or card project straight |
| rubber stamp. Make sure you use ink that stays wet | | | | away. Use a heavy book to flatten the image before |
| for quite some time as you will be using more than one | | | | adding it to your card or scrapbook page layout. |
| colour of embossing powder. Rubber stamp your | | | | |