Heat Embossing & Elegance
Heat embossing is the one technique in stamping that always brings out the WOW factor for many. Maybe it’s the amazement of the powder melting and creating the shiny look, or just the way it makes an image pop on a project. Either way, each time I heat emboss I get that “wow” in my head once the project is complete. Instant smiling happening for SURE.
Heat embossing is a great technique for any card but one of the reasons I love it for Christmas is the elegance it brings to the project.
I used the Silver Embossing Powder for this tree as the silver pops with the Night of Navy cardstock. If you have never tried heat embossing, it’s a simple technique that requires only a few products. Heat Tool, Embossing Powder and VersaMark Ink.
The technique is just as simple. Ink the stamp image with VersaMark ink. Pour the powder over the wet image. Heat the image.
Tip: Once you see the powder has melted your project is fully embossed. No more heat is necessary. If you start to smell something funny, you are heating it too long. <trust me, I know!)
Tips & Tricks:
If you love to watercolor, try heat embossing a stamped image and then watercoloring inside the embossing lines. The water stays within the image creating a beautiful watercolored look.
Check out THIS card when I heat embossed the same tree and then watercolored inside the tree using Crumb Cake cardstock. By far one of my favorite cards for this Christmas season.
Overall, heat embossing provides elegance to any project but I challenge you to get your heat tool out this holiday season and add elegance and the WOW factor with a little embossing powder. Now only will you get the instant enjoyment but the person receiving it will too.
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1 thought on “Heat Embossing & Elegance”
Hi Kimberly, lovely Christmas card with all that sparkle! Love the glimmer paper with the embossing and silver thread!
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