Embossing

I love the look of embossing on hand-made cards. I usually use one of the die-cutting machines with a brass stencil to emboss, but sometimes really enjoy doing it the old fashioned way with a light box. This is fine if you are embossing on a piece of white, cream or other light colored paper, but does not work well with darker hued papers.

When I want to emboss on a dark piece of cardstock, I will use the aforementioned die-cutting machine and a brass stencil or use Fiskars texture plates. These plates come in a wide variety of patterns and allow you to emboss as you please no matter what the color of the paper.

www.fiskars.com

The embossing adds an elegant touch to your cards as well as adding texture to an otherwise flat surface.

Happy crafting!