Technique Spotlight on Embossing Folders

Embossing folders are so much more than “run it through the machine and done.”

In this Technique Spotlight: Embossing Folders, I share over 15 creative embossing folder tips and tricks that will help you get more versatility, texture, and WOW from the embossing folders you already own.

This class goes beyond basic embossing and shows you how to create professional-looking card backgrounds, focal panels, and elegant details using simple supplies and smart techniques.

✨ What You’ll Learn:

In this tutorial, you’ll discover how to:

• Use 3D vs. regular embossing folders correctly

• Prevent cardstock cracking and get cleaner impressions

• Emboss more than just cardstock, including Designer Series Paper, envelopes, foil, and vellum

• Create depth with partial embossing and double embossing

• Add color and drama by inking embossing folders

• Highlight texture with ink

• Create stunning effects using VersaMark and embossing powder

• Explore bonus WOW techniques like resist embossing, two-tone embossing, sanding, and die-cut embossing

• These techniques are designed to be easy to follow, repeatable, and usable on many different card designs.