Magical effects from dry embossing.

Dry embossing is yet another easy technique for you to acheive on your cards.



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This effect is created by making an impression into the card, as opposed to raising the image, as is done with heat embossing.

There are many examples of the technique in every day objects. Leather belts, shoes, toilet paper, paper napkins, biscuit tins and many other objects. Just look around.

It can be done using a stencil and an embossing tool to create the indent into the card or paper. It can be done free hand or with the aid of a light box, which allows the iamge to show through the paper you wish to emboss.

My chosen method is to use boards especially made for the job. There is no mess, you don't need a power source and they are easy to use.

The picture is a small selection of the those that I have.

With these boards you will need a large ball tool, and the boards are designed with channels that the ball tool will follow to give you the effect you want.

You work on the wrong side of the card, and because card dries out when stored, you will need to slick the surface. Run a candle, some talc or a tumble drier sheet over the card and this will make the tool glide easily. (The tumble drier sheet will also make it smell nice, Mmmmm!)

You can see some of the designs on the boards and they are double sided so each one comes with many shapes. For instance the Christmas board has frames, candles and baubles that you can put directly to your card or add seperatly. You can even cut them out and use as tree decorations.

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Click the link to take a look at some of the boards. It opens in a new window to the Glitter Girls.

View their products, they have some wonderful stuff.

Dry Embossing Boards

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