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 Heat embossing was the technique that hooked me into
stamping years ago. It is fascinating to watch the magic of
the powder change before your very eyes.
Embossing Your Christmas cards?
Here are some tips to make your heat embossing spectacular.
1. Lightly rub the Embossing Buddy over your card stock to remove static
electricity and any oils from your hands.
2. Ink your stamp with Versamark and stamp on your card stock.
3. Sprinkle...heck I dump...the embossing powder on the card; then tap it off onto
a piece of paper or coffee filter. Transfer the extra embossing powder back into its container.
4. Check for any stray embossing powder on your card stock and gently brush it
off with the small watercolor brush.
5. If your piece of card stock is relatively small, hold it with a clothespin
or a pair of tweezers to protect your fingers, as the air gets pretty hot.
6. The new and improved heat tool has two heat settings. The first one is for
drying ink and the second one is hotter for heat embossing. Turn on the heat
tool to the second setting and let it warm up for a few seconds, then direct
the heat onto your embossed image. Hold the piece of card stock so the light
shines across the surface of your image.
7. Move slowly across the image instead of going back and forth. By moving
slowly across it, you get all the crystals melted instead of just the top ones.
This gives a smoother embossed surface.
8. It is possible to overheat the powder and it will soak into the card stock
leaving a slightly dull, flat image. Check out the samples to see the
difference between underheated, just right, and overheated.
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What do you want for Christmas? 
A great way to add sparkle to focal
points & backgrounds- just point and spritz!
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