- Rubber stamps. Any stamps that tickle your fancy. They’re not too expensive, in the $5-$10 range. Also, through Etsy there are plenty of sellers that will happily make you a custom stamp if you’re looking for something particular.
- Stamp pads. I prefer Color Box pads because the ink stays moist a little longer than others, and for embossing that’s a good thing.
- Embossing powder. You’ll need clear powder for sure to get the color through from the stamp. However, you’ll see that I have another smaller container hiding back there, I’ll explain what that is later.
-The embossing heat tool. This is essentially a really high heat, low speed, small hair dryer. It blows very, very hot air gently to melt the embossing powder.
Ok, now let’s get started. I promise, this is so easy!
Get the stamp nice and covered in ink. Really make sure it’s completely covered.
Press down firmly where you want the stamp to go. You see I’m going off the edge of the card (on purpose) which is where the newspaper underneath is a good choice. Press firmly, but don’t wiggle it. It will be blurry if you do that.
Stamped.
Pour the clear embossing powder onto the stamped area. Since I’m going off the edge, I do it over the cap of the powder container, so I don’t lose too much. Then tap it all off to it looks like this:
Now, it’s time for the embossing heat tool. Turn it on, and wave it back and forth, pointed at the stamp, about 2 inches from the paper. As it warms up, you’ll start to see the powdered stamp transform into a glossy, vibrant stamp.
See that shine? And it’s beautifully raised as well. You’ll be amazed at how professional these look!
That’s it! You’re done! Well, of course, if you only wanted one stamp. Though I’m now going to show you that other embossing powder, the one that was hiding behind the clear powder. This is a gold powder. The transformation of this one is so cool.
Stamp another fresh stamp down on your paper. You’ll notice I used blue again. Believe me, it will only be blue for a few more seconds. You can stamp right over your already embossed stamp, it won’t mess it up.
Pour the gold powder on your new stamp, and shake off excess. Then use your magic heat tool and….
Look at that beautiful shiny gold! The blue hiding underneath is completely gone, and we’re left with a glistening raised gold stamp.
Some examples of the different fun things you can do. The one on the far left is the example I did for you today. The one in the middle was cute for a Valentine’s day note, or just a note for your honey. And finally, on the right is an example of the stationery I made for my mom for her birthday. Then on the bottom, I had some scrap paper lying around, and I did the gold stamps on that one. I thought it could look really cool for some scrapbooking projects, or whatever you want!
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Ohhh I love this! Off to buy supplies!!
These look fantastic!
Whoa! LOVE IT! (but more than just "I love that" pretend I sang "love it" in a high funny opera voice!) I totally have embossing powder. And I had forgotten about it. I bet it's sitting in my craft room crying right now. Thanks for the reminder. (and I'm pretty sure I'll need to invest in some updated stamps. I think mine might be rather 2001.)
Awesome!
I love to emboss my stamps. It just makes the stamps so much prettier.
ugh! love this! i had NO idea embossing could even be done at home! these would make great gifts. i can't wait to try this… and i am obsessed with golds and blues right now so i might have to copy…
thanks for the tutorial!
I love to do this. And yours is just beautiful!!
I've enjoyed embossing since we lived in Japan, they had a ton of supplies here and I use them every year on my Christmas cards! It is SOOO much fun to play with!
I love embossing! It is such a simple way to dress up any paper project. Great tutorial!
This could be dangerous! I may have just fallen in love…thanks for sharing!
I have always wondered how to emboss. I love how it looks. Just might have to go and get me some supplies now! Thanks so much!
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