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How does the finished product actually differ from regular emboss-resist with color sponged over it? It looks the same in the pictures on the tutorial, but it's probably just losing detail on the computer. I assume there is some difference, otherwise you wouldn't go to the trouble of overheating and spraying with water. Can someone who has done this describe the difference in the final product?
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well. I just tried it, and I'm not sure I "get" the over-embossing thing. I burned my cardstock in one spot, so I just heat it longer than normally, but I didn't notice a difference in how the embossing looked.
I did notice however that with misting the paper b-4 sponging it made the ink run together, and gave a cool affect that way.
so if anyone else has tips on the over-embossing, or could explain how this should be different from regular embossing (and how to do it w/o burning your CS) that'd be great!
thanks
Michelle
If you can't get it quite right with the heat gun, cover your c/s with a peice of copy paper and iron over it.
I think the reason we're "over" embossing is to take out the raised effect of regular embossing. If you melt the powder completely into the c/s then it will still resist the ink but when you run your fingers over it, you won't feel the raised image that you normally do with embossing.
That's my guess. I haven't tried it yet but this is a great way to see how much embossing is "too" much!
I actually thought the same thing, how different is it from emboss resist. But I tried it, and it actually came out quite a bit different. Just heat the EP a little bit more than regular (after it has melted, you will see it sort of seep into the cardstock, you can check the back of the cardstock to know when to stop, it will have melted through and you'll see your image on the other side). It will be flat instead of raised (believe it or not, this really looks good). Then when I spritzed it and started sponging I got some really great effects with the three colors I used. The water also broke the cardstock down some which gives a very soft effect. I have one card in my gallery with this effect (not the best picture, it looks much better in person) and will probably do some more this weekend. I really like it.
The idea is to get the EP to "soak" into the paper. I had a hard time doing it with just my heat gun, so I used the iron method(put a piece of computer paper over the card and set your iron down on top of it--if you move the iron around, it will smoosh melted ep all over and your image will be blurred). When the EP soaks into the cardstock it still resists the ink, but not completely--it will take on the color a little, but you will still be able to see the image. At least, that's how mine turned out:
I was wondering if anyone has had to spritz their paper with water more than once. It seems that after I sponged ink on the paper a couple of times, the result began looking like regular sponging. Any suggestions?
I was wondering if anyone has had to spritz their paper with water more than once. It seems that after I sponged ink on the paper a couple of times, the result began looking like regular sponging. Any suggestions?
Yeah, I find that when I'm using one of the ultra smooth cardstocks I have to re-mist a couple times. I think they seal that cardstock with something to make it ultrasmooth, or at least that's what it seems like when you spray it--it gets all kind of pock-marked at first, like it's taking some kind of coating off...
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