CASEd entirely from April '05 Stampin' Success, Set Sampler. My first attempt debossing. Definitely recommend giving the debossing a try. Dry emboss on the white paper; ink up canvas stamp with a brayer; stamp the white embossed paper on the same surface the brass template had been on. This card isn't what made me want to post it... it's what I got when I 'stamped off' the excess ink before cleaning on the stamp-n-scrub. see my next posted card "after debossing"...
Date: Thursday, May 19, 2005 GMT Views: 1051
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Registered: April 27, 2003 Location: In the Bay of Thunder Posts: 7577
Thu, May 19, 2005 @ 5:44 AM
I've never tried debossing, but I will try it today. One question though about this card, on THIS card, is the image of the butterfly depressed rather than raised? Would make sense so that the ink from the canvas background doesn't go on the butterfly right?
edited to add: A very nice card BTW.
Carol
Registered: November 7, 2004 Location: Milpitas, CA (San Jose/San Francisco area) Posts: 1638
Thu, May 19, 2005 @ 8:01 AM
Carol asked if the the BF image is depressed rather than raised. As you view this card, the BF images are depressed (just as they are while you're embossing the paper). Your question and the answer better describes which surface to stamp on. Thanks for asking.
I think the term "deboss" is because you're not using the 'raised' or 'embossed' surface... rather the 'depressed' or 'debossed' surface to stamp upon. Hope this makes sense.
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Registered: November 7, 2004 Location: Milpitas, CA (San Jose/San Francisco area) Posts: 1638
Thu, May 19, 2005 @ 6:10 PM
Let's see if I can better describe this for you. I apologize that this has been difficult to communicate in written form.
I will assume you already know how to dry emboss images onto paper using a template, stylus, and light table.
As you're dry embossing images on your paper, the template is in contact with one surface of the paper. THIS is the surface you will stamp upon after you finish dry embossing.
Because you will be stamping on the surface of paper where the images are 'depressed'/pushed AWAY from the rubber (not raised like the opposite side of the paper), you get areas are not touched by the inked background stamp.
That's for the 'debossed' card.
For the 'after debossing... or 'stamped off' card: after you stamp your piece for the debossing technique, stamp-off remaining ink on your background stamp firmly only another piece of card stock or paper. You will get a stamping that's just too nice to toss... and I'm sure you'll find a way to make it into another card. Enjoy.
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