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OK, I have a new addiction, it's called embossing. Here's my problem... when I use SU's silver ep on black cardstock it leaves a residue on the whole card, not just where the ep is "sticking". I use the embossing buddy beforehand but it doesn't seem to help. This doesn't happen with the hologram highlights ep that I have. Is SU's silver ep too fine? If so, is there a brand out there that I should try that won't do this? Thanks!
I try to look the cardstock over before I heat it and use my finger or a small brush to get rid of any excess EP. I've noticed that it seems to happen more or at least be more noticeable with colored (gold/silver/black) EP.
I ALWAYS use a small, thin, paint brush to brush away any residue before I heat the powder. Sometimes, I brush even when I can't see anything, just to be sure.
HTH
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Thanks for the suggestions ladies. I have tried all of these things and can't seem to keep the residue off of the paper. After I use the heat gun I am able to take a damp towel and wipe some of it away, since it didn't have any "glue" holding it in place. There's still some remaining on the paper though. Oh well. Maybe it's my powder or paper that's the problem. I used a friends silver powder on black cs (both SU) and didn't have this problem.
Embossing Buddy of course. Make sure to firmly tap off excess embossing power. Another trick to to slowly move the heat gun after an area is set instead of randomly flapping it over the whole area at once. Waving your heat tool around when embossing tends to make the embossing powder fly around. I recently did a graduation card with gold embossing powder on black. Here's the post. http://stampingcountry.typepad.com/s...uate-card
Thanks for the advice. I have tried all of the things that you have listed and it doesn't help at all. The residue "sticks" to the paper when I apply the powder, not when I start with the gun. It kind of looks like there is static that's holding the powder on there but I used the embossing buddy?? I might try a dryer sheet, I'd read somewhere that that can work if you don't have the embossing buddy.
-Christel
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Originally Posted by Robin Lee
Embossing Buddy of course. Make sure to firmly tap off excess embossing power. Another trick to to slowly move the heat gun after an area is set instead of randomly flapping it over the whole area at once. Waving your heat tool around when embossing tends to make the embossing powder fly around. I recently did a graduation card with gold embossing powder on black. Here's the post. http://stampingcountry.typepad.com/s...uate-card.html
What paper are you embossing on to? Is it a surface with some "tooth" to it or is it really smooth? A toothy paper is really, really hard to emboss cleanly onto, it just seems to keep hold of some of the powder no matter how much you use an embossing buddy etc. That's the only thing I can think of that hasn't been covered already.
Christel....What you may be seeing is residue from the embossing pillow. I find that those things leave a powdery residue on especially dark paper (not visible on light color paper).
I don't use any of those things since I don't find them of any help.
Try not using the pillow and just use a soft paint brush to whisk away unwanted embossing powder if necessary.
I just wanted to let you know that it's not you, it's not your embossing buddy, it's not something you're doing wrong - I have the exact same problem and it drives me crazy. I don't have a solution, though. I was hoping there'd be one that I hadn't tried yet in this thread.
The paper is a little "toothy", not completely smooth. Like I said, it's SU's Basic Black cardstock, so it's not really a "textured" paper. I really appreciate everyone offering their ideas. If I get the issue resolved I'll let you all know.
-Christel
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Originally Posted by Angelnorth
What paper are you embossing on to? Is it a surface with some "tooth" to it or is it really smooth? A toothy paper is really, really hard to emboss cleanly onto, it just seems to keep hold of some of the powder no matter how much you use an embossing buddy etc. That's the only thing I can think of that hasn't been covered already.
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