warped paper

[CraftMomm]

How do you keep your paper from warping after you have embossed on it?

[mom of Marine]

I'm looking forward to hearing hints on this. Sometimes if I emboss the whole card the card is so wavy I get seasick!

[s1itcher46]

I stamp in the basement. I think there is more moisture there than I realize. I have started heating my CS letting it cool under something heavy. Usually a stamp set or two, LOL. Then I emboss on it. It still curls when I do heavy layers but not as much.

[amysings]

I put the cardstock under a heavy book while it cools. Or, if I'm too impatient, it will usually straighten out in my card box. :-)

[GarnetJ]

My cards warp when I use too much wet glue. Then I stick the card under a couple of big books -- encyclopedias -- overnight.

[AZShann]

I just read in one of the mags I subscribe to that you can heat it from below and the flecks will not fly around and the papers won't warp. I tried this and it does prevent the flecks, but I hvaen't had a problem with warping. I would say to place it under something heavy for a while after you emboss and it cools down.

[AZShann]

Check out this thread. Cincimom says to heat from the bottom to prevent warping! It must work!

Forums at Splitcoaststampers

[mom of Marine]

Thanks. I'll try heating from the bottom.

[hgh]

A trick I use for embossing, take a piece of cardboard, cover it with tin foil, I put a clothes pin on one end. The clothes pin holds your card(saves your fingers) and the tin foil creates quick & even heating/melting. Also, make sure your heat gun isn't too close, I have found when I am close to the card it warps. The heat gun gets so hot you can really be pretty far from your card. Experiment with distance you will be surprised how far away you can be, I was. Good luck.

[row4d]

I've also found that not holding the heat gun right up on the cardstock helps, as does holding it down on a surface instead of up in the air.

[Ally]

I've also found that letting your heat gun heat up for 5 or 6 seconds before you start to emboss helps. It melts the powder straight away. I have found my card only warps when I forget this tip and I have to keep my gun on the card until the first bit of ep starts to melt, thus bending the card.

[camsmom]

I do a lot of what has already been said.
I emboss using the top of a domino tin so I do not have to touch it and the heat reflects from all sides since it is a metal tin. Plus it keeps smaller pieces from blowing around.
I also hold my gun away for a few seconds to let it heat up and that seems to help.
I only use SU paper and that has helped, and when I do vellum I use SU's cardstock vellum. The thicker the weight of teh paper it seems to be less effected by the heat gun. I also use the SU heat gun-it seems to give better heat dispensation without scorching the paper like used to happen with mine from Micheal's.