Leather Embossing with Cardstock Dies or Stencils Follow up- Alignment

Hi everyone! Today is just a quick update to show you something I’ve mentioned in other leather embossing videos when using paper die cuts and stencils. Initially I didn’t cut the paper to match the leather size so that it was a little bit harder to line up. If I didn’t get it right, then…

Leather Embossing with Cardstock Die Cuts and Stencils- Layer Thicknesses

Hi Everyone! I am back with leather embossing experiments and in this case I am looking at paper cutouts again with an eye towards the thickness of the layers and/or lack there of. I did something similar with paper embossing where I used different thicknesses- by utilizing a different number of  layers glued together- and…

StazOn Opaque White Ink on Transparencies

Hi all! Today is another old video that I never released. It’s a quick idea for covering up booboos with an embellishment made from a transparency. In my case it was a stamped image, but you can also buy pre-made transparencies. When I layered the transparency over the stamped background, it was very hard to…

Leather Embossing with Potter Press Embossed Copper Strips

Hi y’all! Well, I’m still trying to get impressions into leather! In todays’ experiment I have a beautiful, gorgeous piece of copper that’s been imprinted. I got this from Potter Press and I have two of these, so I was willing to sacrifice at least a piece of one. So I decided to try to…

Leather Embossing using Polymer Clay

Hello again! I am back trying to get impressions into leather with random things I have floating around, haha. Please make sure to see the first post in this series where I offer a bunch of warnings. This is not an experiment you should try if you are not completely experienced with using your die…

Altered Homemade Embossing Plate from a Tim Holtz Bold Text Die Cut

Hello friends! I know we’ve talked about a million times over making your own embossing plates and a lot of times I use die cuts that I’ve cut myself from my digital cutter. I know we’ve also talked about how you can use just dies that you buy off the shelf. Typically, I cut die…