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Dry
Embossing with the Empressor from Chatterbox 
For many of you, the first question will be, "What is dry embossing?"
The answer is that it is the process of using a stylus and a stencil to empress
a pattern into paper to create a raised image. Whether or not you have ever
tried dry embossing before, you will love this new tool from Chatterbox.
The
Empressor
This latest tool from
Chatterbox is a fairly heavy, metal, pen-shaped, device that has rolling balls
embedded in each end. One end has a smaller ball than the other to allow finer
stencils and more delicate paper to be used. You simply lay your paper face down
on any template, and then use the rolling ball tip of the Empressor to
"trace" the pattern of the template into the paper. When you are
finished, you turn your paper over and the image you were tracing is now raised
on the surface of your paper.
Many types of paper can be
used. Everything from vellum to cardstock will turn out great with this method.
I did find with some more textured card stock that I needed to be careful not to
push to firmly at first when tracing the pattern. If you look at the project as
if you are "stretching" the paper you will realize that you need to
start out gently at first and then add more pressure to keep from tearing the
paper in one spot.
Dry embossing can be used
for a number of types of projects. The samples you see on the next page show how
I used the Empressor to create winter borders and snowflakes for a January
layout page. Also, you will find an example of using this method to add terrific
3-D detail to die-cuts. Carrying over the die-cut method to pieces used for
paper piecing allows you to add raised details to all of your paper creations.
Snowy Winter Layout,
Detailing a Die Cut with Dry
Embossing, and
Purchasing and Product
Information from Chatterbox
Have you tried dry-embossing? What type of project have you used it on?
Come tell us about it on the forum!
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