How Do You Emboss Hearts On A Valentines Day Card?
Expressing your love with a Valentine’s Day card is even more special when you create the card yourself. Impress your loved ones by adding dry embossed designs to the front. The beautiful, raised images are easy to achieve with the right equipment and some simple tracing. Choose a light- or medium-colored blank card or piece of cardstock to dry emboss. While embossing pretty hearts or a pattern directly on the card is an eye-catching effect, a piece of coordinating cardstock may be easier to work with and will allow you to start over if you make a mistake. Select a brass-embossing template appropriate for Valentine’s Day like simple or ornate hearts, a heart border or even the word “Love” with a heart as the letter “o.” Rub the cardstock that you’re dry embossing with a piece of wax paper, if desired. The light coat of wax will allow you to move the stylus across the cardstock easily. Obtain a light box to help you see the template’s design. You can purchase a large electric model or e
