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if you want to know how to impress emboss here ya go:
get a size of cardstock you want to emboss on. then press it in your versamark pad. make sure it is covered in ink then sprinkle embossing powder on it and heat. sprinkle ep on same spot right after you emboss and heat again. do this once again for a total of 3 times.
then press your stamp onto the cs like you would be stamping with ink on it. it leaves the impression and doesnt come off on your stamps!
Originally, this technique had been introduced to me years ago under a different name: Multi-layer Embossing
Stampendous! has developed yet another variation of this technique and they have dubbed it "Deep Thermal or Deep Dish Embossing".
Basically, a piece of card stock is placed on a teflon sheet inside a hot electric skillet and EP is spooned over the top.
Soon as the EP is molten/melted, slip a spatula underneath the teflon sheet and remove from skillet, and place on a flat work surface, and embed your prepared image into the hot EP. Allow it to cool, then remove.
The image can be "prepared" by using Versamark ink, which acts as a release agent to prevent the stamp from getting inadvertently "stuck" in the EP. However, one can also use a pigment ink like Brilliance Platinum, for stamping into hot BLACK EP for a contrasting effect.
Funny how basically the same technique acquires different names through time . . . ! The technique now referred to as Poppin' Pastels was originally introduced years ago to the stamping world as "Chalk Resist", which is actually a misnomer, as it actually doesn't resist or repel the chalk, but rather "attracts" it and makes it stick to the Versamark or White Pigment ink . . . .
Go figure!
__________________ Julie Ebersole (JulieHRR once upon a time . . . )julieebersole.com"So shines a good deed in a weary world." -Willy Wonka
My Gold Encore ink was not drying on my stamped image (and maybe I didn't give it enough time) but I layered Crystal Effects over it to give it a more distressed look. Just thought I'd mention it... ;)
__________________ Nicole "I am a girl of many moods...all of which require chocolate."
I'm reading Julie's long post and thinking about the electric skillet I'm picking up after work and wondering if I should by 2 one for tamping and one for cooking. I wonder if you can use an electric skillet for polyshrink. Hmmmmm,
I bought a cheap old toaster oven at a garage sale for the purpose of melting UTEE and I didn't have any luck. It melted all over the pan and because it wasn't teflon it stuck and was a mess. Nothing left on what I was trying to emboss. How about some of you out there who have good luck with the toaster oven tell me your secret! Thanks.
I bought a cheap old toaster oven at a garage sale for the purpose of melting UTEE and I didn't have any luck. It melted all over the pan and because it wasn't teflon it stuck and was a mess. Nothing left on what I was trying to emboss. How about some of you out there who have good luck with the toaster oven tell me your secret! Thanks.
I use the non-stick foil in the toaster oven for shrink plastic- would probably work as good with the UTEE. Can't live without the non-stick foil- love that stuff!
Impressed Embossing Technique??
