Tueday Tips and Techniques

Pressure embossing resist technique:

This technique combines:
1) pressure embossing (using a Cuttlebug, BigShot,Vagabond, Wizard whatever machine you have, and embossing folders) with 2) Heat embossing (and the resist technique).

• Embossing folder
• Pressure Embossing machine
• Cosmo Cricket Early Bird patterned paper
• Versamark ink or other clear embossing ink
• Clear embossing powder (fine/detail)
• A heat gun
• A brayer, if you have one
• Temporary adhesive or rolled pieces of scotch tape

Step 1) Pressure emboss a piece of patterned paper in an embossing folder. (The one shown here is a Stampin' Up folder Vintage Wallpaper. A gift from the world's best BFF).



Step 2) Apply clear embossing ink.

Some Tips: I like to temporarily affix the paper to keep it flat Temporary adhesive or rolled pieces of scotch tape. Then brayer Versamark clear embossing ink onto the raised areas (or carefully dab the Versamark pad directly onto the paper, if you don't have a brayer).



Step 3) Apply Clear embossing powder to the wet ink (I like fine or detail embossing powder best).



Step 4) Pour off the extra embossing powder.



Step 5) Brush away any spots of unwanted embossing powder, if there are any.



Step 6) Heat set the embossing powder with a heat gun.



Step 7) If you want high contrast to your resist (where the bright areas are nice and bright) then you might like to reapply more Versamark & embossing powder for even coverage. I find that 2 or 3 layers is good.



Step 8) Then just heat set those second or third layers of embossing powder.



Step 9) You could simply stop here & use the embossed piece as is for shiny pressure embossing or...

Add colour:



Step 10) Apply ink for a resist.

Some Tips: Be sure to let the heat embossing cool completely before inking for the best results (only takes a minute or so). I like to work with an ink dauber or sponge in circles to get in the little grooves. Dye-based ink works well but Pigment inks or Distress inks will work as well.



Step 11) Remove excess ink from the clear resist areas with a cloth.

and it should end up looking something like this: