Choose the right colour pigment ink for the embossing powder. Use either a clear pigment ink or a colour that closely matches your embossing powder.
Make sure you use a pigment ink stamp pad as these dry slower, giving you time to cover with powder.
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Figure 2
Turn the stamp over and press firmly onto your project, making sure that the whole stamp has been pressed down well. Lift the stamp directly off the project.
Cover the stamped area with the embossing powder. (see figure 3.)
Figure 4
Clean your stamp thoroughly following the instructions on the stamp cleaner. This will ensure that colours won't mix onto the stamp when used again, which would leave you with mucky coloured designs when stamped onto future projects.
You should be left with a design that looks clean and is slightly raised. This technique leaves you with something a little bit different from a basic stamped image.
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Figure 1
Lay out the spare paper underneath your project. This will later allow you to collect any unused embossing powder, therefore you only use what you need to and don't waste any.
Turn your stamp face up and carefully dab the pigment ink to the raised areas of the rubber stamp as in figure 2.
Figure 3
Tip the excess powder off the project carefully and onto the spare paper, where it can then be put back into the pot for next time.
Use the paintbrush to lightly brush around the design removing any areas the embossing powder has stuck that isn't part of the stamped design as in figure 4.
Following instructions supplied with the heating tool, heat the embossing powder. Stop heating it once the embossing powder has melted. The design should feel raised to the touch.
Figure 5
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Rubber stamp