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Hi,
Hope someone can help me. I am new to embossing, but having fun. Would someone please explain the difference between embossing powder and Distressing embossing powder. Are they applied the same way ? Do you have to do more to the distress powder than using the heat tool? Thanks in advance for any insight that you can give me :confused:
I have never worked with these powders, but, rangerink.com has some info that explains how they differ from regular EPs, and what you do with them AFTER embossing.
Just so you guys don't have the same issues I had when I fisrt started embossing, there are some powders out there that are just defective. You can heat them until you set your paper on fire and they won't gloss up. Soooo frustrating, I thought I was going insane. Turns out I had already gone insane and the powder was defective.
Destress powders are fun! They are a matte finish after you heat you must let them cool completely or you will take off all your embossing, then scrape off the destress crystals.
BEST embossing pad - Versamark!
Regular embossing powder come in Detail, regular and ultra thick
My favorite is Clear Detail from cornishheritagefarms.com they have the best! I have Detail in black, white, gold, silver and clear. If I want color I just stamp my stamp on a VErsaMark pad then onto my color pad I have as many color choices as I have ink pads.
Regular embossing powder you use the same way you would just want to use detail on detailed stamps or lettering to get a crisp image.
Ultra Thick is awesome for doing the cracked glass technique.
Also Stampin Up has a Embossing Buddy you just rub it across your paper before stampsing and embossing and it keeps those anoying little flecks of embossing powder from sticking to your page it will only stick to your ink.
Like Cindy said, the Distress Powders are a matte finish and they have special crystals that brush off and leave a textured appearance to your embossing. You do need to let them cool completely before you do that, though. Apparently, it's not possible to overheat them so it doesn't matter that it's harder to see them change as you heat - you can just heat a bit extra to be sure!
You can use Distress Inks with the embossing powders, even though they're dye-based - they're formulated to stay wetter for longer. Some pigment inks (or Versamark) have a bit too much 'grab' and hold on to the Distress powder more strongly so you won't get such a textured effect from the powder if you use them.
Tim Holtz blog had a great project where he used the distressed embossing powders. He gave a step-by-step and lots of information about them. Read it here: http://timholtz.typepad.com/my_weblo...y-3---yip
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