What happened to heat embossing?
 

I hardly ever see cards with heat embossing anymore! It's funny how trends change. When I first got into stamping 20 years ago, almost every card was embossed somehow! I still like the look of embossing the sentiment tho. It seems so elegant.

Have to agree.....that's the one technique that got me into stamping, also 20+ years ago!

I hadn't thought about it until your post. You are right you don't see it much anymore. I still love it.

I love heat embossing, but when the temperature is into three digits with the relative humidity not far behind, I just don't feel like firing up the heat gun. KWIM? :D

It is alive and well at my house...wedding invites, thank you cards, save the dates, treat jars...I have embossed over 300 things for my sister's daughter's wedding!

I still do it. Just depends on what I need it for

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I embossed my daughter's announcement that she was on her way! (i was pregnant) :D

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I still love to emboss, but not like I used to. It is also what got me into stamping. I had silver embossing powder & a thank you stamp. I held it over my toaster! It even amazed me like that-lol. I have been embossing more now that I'm using my Tombo markers more than my copics. JIL

I heat emboss a lot. Embossing resist is one of my favorite techniques.

The first heat embossing I did, probably 15 years ago, was done over the element on my electric stove. LOL! It's no wonder that my attempt at making Christmas cards that year did NOT turn into a hobby (I was too busy with my career then anyway). It was another 10 years before I got into stamping for real.

I do it to, and I love it!!! Often to the sentiments but just as often a swirl in a corner och some texturestamps to cards get embossed. I like the dept it gives the card also.

While I admit that I did a whole lot less of it for a while, I now seem to be doing it a lot more. I agree that an embossed sentiment is a striking feature. Also, some of my favorite techniques require heat embossing. I don't think it's every going away completely :).

It was the WT challenge last week, I think. Or maybe the week before. Lots of embossed treats in that gallery.

Heat embossing is alive and well used in my crafting!

Patti

Yep! Me, too..... but after 20 some years of practice, I'm still not crazy about my embossing skill level. I have used every product and every tip known to man/woman and I still sometimes end up with a few specks where I don't want them. I do love the embossed items that turn out perfectly! I think heat embossing will be around as long as stamping.... and hopefully that is a very long time.