Hello everyone,
I´d like to share a few tips a tricks about my favorite technique - heat embossing.
You can use
this technique in every project and apply to any material. You can add a little
bit of sparkle and shine wherever you wish. Don´t forget to try heat embossed
the wood veneers and vellum as well.
Prajem vám všetkým krásny deň,
dnes by som chcela venovať mojej obľúbenej technike - horúci embossing.
Follow
these 5 easy steps to achieve perfect results:
1.treat your
surface with antistatic powder bag. Simply rub the bag on your paper to remove
the static electricity.
2. choose
high quality embossing ink pad. I have tried several companies and the Versamark
Ink Pad by Tsukineko is the best.
3. you will
also need high quality embossing powder. There are so many possibilities, just
choose your favorite.
4.
Sometimes everything is going wrong even though you are doing everything
correctly. Sometimes all you need is
just a clean dry brush to solve all your problems.
5. The
final step is your heat gun.
This is my
collection so far :) I am slowly building it up
If you are
a beginner I highly recommend you this essential embossing kit by Stampendous.
It includes the basic colors as gold, silver, white, black and clear ultra fine
embossing powders.
My most
favorite and usable powders are storaged in these little containers with
plastic spoons.
The basic
types of emsbossing powders are:
* regular
size
* fine or
ultra fine - the crystals are extra small to achieve the best results with tiny
sentiments and images.
* ultra
thick - on contrary these crystals of embossing powder are extra big. You can
achieve extra dimension but it´s pretty difficult to work with it.
If you want
to buy just one color - go for the white ;-) You can use it on your sentiments and
it looks amazing on Kraft cardstock.
I want to
persuade you that you need to buy also TRANPARENT / clear embossing powders.
Here are 3
main reasons:
1. Use it
in combination with Versafine Onyx Black ink. It will replace the black
embossing powder completely + it will help you with your water coloring. You can read about it in this article :)
2. You can
use it with your PIGMENT ink pads and create your DIY color embossing effect.
You need to
use the pigment ink pad because it stays wet for long time and is able to catch
the embossing powder.
In the end
you will achieve similar look as if you would use color embossing powders. Of
course it´s better to use the original embossing powders but you can stretch
the supplies you already have at home.
3. the main
advantage of using the clear embossing powder is its ability to preserve the
original color of cardstock. I have prepared the example for you. I have
created three tags on 3 different cardstocks:
* kraft
cardstock
* white
watercolor cardstock
* manilla
cardstock by Ranger
As you can
see the original stamp doesn´t have the stem. I have created it using Clear
Sticky Ink in Pen.
I hope I have given you some inspiration.
See you soon here and have a great day ♥
