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Post by txdancermom on Oct 11, 2014 1:20:58 GMT
I don't do it much, but I find that I am going to be stamping and embossing about 100 place cards for my son's wedding and rehearsal dinner. I know I need to get the embossing powder on the stamped image while the ink is wet. but once I have the powder on, can I wait until I have several ready to heat and then do it? or do I need to do it right away once I put the powder on?
It wouldn't be a long time, probably get 5-10 stamped/powdered, and then heat them.
Is that going to be a problem???
tia
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2014 1:23:54 GMT
That should be fine. You can also stamp a few and then put the embossing powder on. I use VersaMark embossing powder and it stays wet for several minutes.
If you do leave it for too long (either with or without the embossing powder on), the embossing ink will dry up and won't hold the powder in place when you heat it.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2014 1:25:06 GMT
I stamped the entire background of this layout in clear embossing ink, then poured gold embossing powder over and heated.  |
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Post by deltakaren on Oct 11, 2014 15:11:33 GMT
Ashley that is such a neat background paper...well done!
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Post by woodysbetty on Oct 11, 2014 15:24:19 GMT
Wow Ashley that is so pretty.. Txdancermom - what a great idea.....those place cards will be awesome......  |
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Post by artisticscrapper on Oct 11, 2014 16:31:02 GMT
Just make sure you're using a good pigment ink. It'll stay wet long enough for you to make several cards with no problems.
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Post by penny on Oct 11, 2014 18:58:48 GMT
Bit of a sidetrack, can embossing ink (VersaMark), or embossing powder itself go bad? I was just trying some embossing and I could not get the powder to stick... I thought maybe my VersaMark pad was a bit dry, but two other inks (one brand new), didn't work either so now I'm not sure if it's the ink or powder...
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Post by scrapbookdiva on Oct 11, 2014 20:03:06 GMT
I've never heard of either going bad. All my supplies are really old and still work well. Is the stamp that you are using very detailed? Maybe there isn't enough ink to cling to? That's my best guess.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2014 20:30:17 GMT
Bit of a sidetrack, can embossing ink (VersaMark), or embossing powder itself go bad? I was just trying some embossing and I could not get the powder to stick... I thought maybe my VersaMark pad was a bit dry, but two other inks (one brand new), didn't work either so now I'm not sure if it's the ink or powder... Maybe your VersaMark is a bit dry? I've used embossing powder that is probably 8 years old with no problem. |
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Post by penny on Oct 11, 2014 23:59:00 GMT
I'll pick up a new VersaMark and try again, thanks The stamps weren't detailed - the original one I tried was, but when it didn't work I did tests with just a plain arrow... Might take the Martha Stewart embossing ink I just bought back - if it's not working already, maybe it sat too long in the store... |
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Post by paperanthology on Oct 12, 2014 0:05:37 GMT
I usually use versamark, and have stamped and put powder on 20 or so at a time before heating and haven't had a problem.
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Post by scraphappyinjax on Oct 12, 2014 0:09:35 GMT
I'll pick up a new VersaMark and try again, thanks The stamps weren't detailed - the original one I tried was, but when it didn't work I did tests with just a plain arrow... Might take the Martha Stewart embossing ink I just bought back - if it's not working already, maybe it sat too long in the store... Not sure if you already know this but Versamark has refills available for the pad. I didn't know this until I was at a local stamp store. Always thought I had to buy a new pad once it seemed like it was getting dry. |
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Post by txdancermom on Oct 12, 2014 1:51:51 GMT
Thanks everyone - I have versamark, and hopefully after a church meeting tomorrow, I can get a lot of them done! I will try to post pics once I get some done.
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Post by camanddanismom on Oct 12, 2014 2:48:14 GMT
Don't have anything to add, just wanted to say good luck!!!
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Post by angel97701 on Oct 12, 2014 3:00:42 GMT
Seems that everyone else gave you good advice. Good luck! I made all of my wedding invitations and embossed sections of them. Since it was a glossy card stock I also used StazOn inks for the other images. I wore out a Cutterped! |
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Post by iammikki on Oct 14, 2014 22:39:01 GMT
I have had my versamark ink pad for probably 10 years now, and it still works great! I live in Las Vegas, so if it won't dry out here...
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Post by omelajoy on Oct 16, 2014 4:11:05 GMT
I once had a Tim Holtz embossing ink and I bought it brand new here in the Philippines. When I opened it, the foam looked okay but when I inked a stamp, the foam went flat and my stamp got these little beads that looked like Zing embossing powder. I thought it was just embossing powder but it was bits of the foam. I don't know how long the ink pad has been sitting in the shelf before I picked it up though. Totally wasn't able to use it. Now I have a versamark that I truly love.
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