| Embossing stamps are used on a variety of materials | | | | numbers of papers at the same time. These presses |
| to raise an image and are often used to emboss | | | | usually have built in heat conductors in the plates. |
| paper products. | | | | Commercial Applications |
| What Are They? | | | | There are plenty of commercial applications that use |
| Embossing stamps typically have two components. | | | | embossing stamps such as creating one of a kind |
| There is a male component and a female component. | | | | invitations to weddings. This has been a popular |
| The female component has the image of the stamp | | | | practice for quite some time. The results are elegant, |
| indented, the male component has the image raised, | | | | the process can be either blind embossing or can be |
| the two halves fit together perfectly. The two halves | | | | color enhanced embossing. |
| are placed with the material to be embossed in | | | | Card companies use embossing stamps to create |
| between them, then pressure is applied to the two | | | | greeting cards. There are commercially made leather |
| halves to raise the image. | | | | items that are created like belts and wallets. The |
| The Process | | | | process is the same for leather or paper except the |
| Embossing stamps are used to emboss a wide array | | | | heat that is applied is greater for embossing leather |
| of products to include; paper, leather and other non | | | | than it is for paper. |
| woven fabrics and plastics. Each product is typically | | | | At Home |
| embossed in pretty much the same way. The two | | | | Scrapbooking has taken on a life of its own. There are |
| plates that make up the embossing stamps are utilized | | | | very elaborate kits that are sold for at home use that |
| and usually there is some heat applied as part of the | | | | are used to emboss materials that will become part of |
| process. | | | | the scrapbook. Typically these kits include an |
| There are two separate types of embossing. There is | | | | embossing press and different types of embossing |
| blind embossing which is done without ink and there is | | | | stamps. The kits come with complete instructions and |
| color press embossing which is used with ink. The | | | | design ideas. Most kits will contain the ink that can be |
| raised image in blind embossing is just the image | | | | used for color embossing and the directions for using |
| without any added color. The color press embossing | | | | the ink.. |
| uses ink on the male plate to add color to the image. | | | | The plates or the embossing stamps are |
| The material to be embossed is placed between the | | | | interchangeable and are used to add a designer touch |
| two plates and either clamps or another form of | | | | to at home crafts to include scrapbooking. This is a |
| applied pressure will leave the imprint of the image on | | | | great way to create greeting cards, invitations and |
| the embossing stamps behind. In large printing | | | | leather items at home. |
| applications a press is used to emboss multiple | | | | |