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Post by grammadee on Sept 3, 2017 3:39:45 GMT
Does anyone do this? I saw a tutorial where she simply put the cs on a cutting plate, covered it with a stencil, then a foam matt, and finally another plate and ran it through her Big Shot.
Has anyone tried this with a Vagabond? Cuttlebug?
Have you tried this with negatives of designs you have cut out as the stencil? Or cut a stencil from plastic and used it to emboss?
Haven't tried it myself but am tempted...
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Post by streetscrapper on Sept 3, 2017 12:59:45 GMT
I haven't done this either... but I seem to be seeing it a lot lately. Some of the new stencils are so intricate it would be a beautiful technique...
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Post by MDscrapaholic on Sept 3, 2017 13:05:01 GMT
I tried it with a plastic stencil and a foam mat and it did work, but the embossing was not clean and crisp. I think I should have added a couple shims to it to make the design push through more.
I need to find a mat made for that, I was just using leftover foam paper I had.
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Post by grammadee on Sept 3, 2017 13:58:09 GMT
I have a tan mat--Spellbinders' I think--from a few years ago. Not sure if it is silicone? Got it to help me with wafer thin dies in my Cuttlebug, but have not used it since acquiring my Vagabond.
Thinking the embossing may be crisper with a stiffer or thicker stencil, like a metal one. The tutorial I saw was using a Christmas tree stencil, so of course that is the idea stuck in my brain. I have lots of stencils. Guess I just need to find one narrow enough to put through my machine and give it a try. Once I figure out if the technique works for me, I can focus on getting the perfect stencil...
My first experience with "dry embossing" was using two stencils and a stylus. I remember misting the cs just a bit before starting to make it more pliable. Guess that would help make the image crisper, too.
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Post by anonrefugee on Sept 3, 2017 17:31:35 GMT
grammadee , when I read your title I thought of the stencil and stylus embossing and wondered if someone new to the hobby thought it was an innovative idea. Then I saw your name and realized it was going to be a different question because you've got experience! Thanks for asking the question. I've amassed quite a few, it would be great to get even more use out of them.
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Post by grammadee on Sept 7, 2017 14:40:51 GMT
I couldn't find a stencil I wanted to use (mind still stuck on Christmas trees after the tutorial), but I found some Tattered Angels misting masks, and decided to try one of those. I really like the effect.  mask as embossing sheet by Gramma Dee, on Flickr I also tried a metal lily of the valley stencil, and while the embossing was crisp, I wasn't happy with the different methods I tried for colouring the image. Still working on that. Found a pine cone stencil yesterday. Might give that one a try when I get a chance to play. |
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Post by anniefb on Sept 9, 2017 18:00:40 GMT
Haven't seen this, but it sounds intriguing. When I can actually find some time to do something other than work, might give it a go!
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