(Hopefully) Impressive Heat Embossing

For everyone who doesn’t know just what the heck embossing is and why it’s so magical, here are some photos of the process:

After being stamped with a sticky ink and covered with embossing powder

The powder is heated halfway. Notice how the powder becomes solid and shiny.

After it’s fully heated, the image becomes shiny.

Honestly, for as long as I’ve been paper-crafting, this never ceases to delight me!

Now that you know the technique, Here’s how I created the card. I used the Trellis stencil and the Ink Blending Tool to cover the card front with embossing ink. I used Translucent Pearl Embossing Powder over the image and heated it. It gives a cool tone-on-tone look to the card, and a nice sparkle to brighten up the navy. cardstock

I covered some white cardstock strips with Painted Fantasy and Misty Meadows washi tape and used the Fantasy Florals die to cut the flowers and leaves. I loved how they turned out!

There’s a lot going on with the flowers, so I only used one. And to counter-point the fussiness, I thought I’d give it a little edge by using a die sentiment from the Essential Sentiment Strips die set.

I’m really happy it all came together so quickly, and the plan that I had in my head actually carried over to paper!

Thanks for stopping by! Until next time, take care and be kind!

Hugs,

Sue

XO