Creating your Own Embossed Cardstock

Core and Authentique are paired up this week! Be sure to stop by the blogs and leave comments for chances at winning some prizes. Core'dinations has some awesome Black Magic to give away.

Don't have an embosser or a means of embossing on a large scale? Me either, no problems! Do it yourself! Take one of the many masks/templates sitting in your stash, in this case, one from The Crafters Workshop, and place it on the "wrong" side of your Core'dinations cardstock. Use a little bit of artist's tape (comes up without taking half the sheet of paper with it) in each of the four corners to secure it to your paper. Now set all of that on a piercing mat. Use your embossing stylus to trace the template. You need to use a little bit of pressure, not too much. Peel off the tape, remove the stencil and admire your handiwork! Sand it for and even cooler effect!!

I was tickled pink, or better yet, red and blue, when I saw the fruits of my own labors! Pretty nifty, eh?

I just love my Core'dinations! Pairs up perfectly with Authentique too!

Comments

[Susanne]

What pop to that page - you are right, they pair wonderfully together.

[alexa]

I do love that faded and bleached sanded look - very cool!

[Wendy A]

What a wonderful idea, can't wait to try this!

[Janis in ID]

Great tip on embossing! Love your LO.....turned out terrific!
<3 J