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Is there an embossing powder set you guys would recommend as a starter set? Just so that I can have a handful of colors to start with as I build my collection. Thanks!
I would suggest all ultra fine for good detail work.
Then I personally would start with clear because you can emboss any color stamped image-it is not exactly the same as colored powder but still pretty. Some people do this to avoid having to get a lot of colors. Also you can use this to seal metallic inks that while beautiful, don't always want to dry.
Silver, gold, white and black. That pretty much covers the bases for sentiments and highlights.
I like Ranger for these colors. A lot of people like WOW too.
I use coffee filters to work over. The powder wont stick to it so easy to recapture what you don't use-the round ones, not the cones
Heat embossing rocks! Have fun!
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@wavejumper Thanks! I do have clear and clear with glitter embossing powder. Your comment reminds me of a question I have always wondered though - whether it is better to stamp in color and then throw a clear emboss over it, or use colored embossing powder.
@wavejumper Thanks! I do have clear and clear with glitter embossing powder. Your comment reminds me of a question I have always wondered though - whether it is better to stamp in color and then throw a clear emboss over it, or use colored embossing powder.
I stamp in color all of the time with embossing ink and clear powder. If your ink is juicy enough that it takes a long time to dry, it can often accept the powder without the embossing ink. I love WOW super fine embossing powder. Ranger products work well.
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Silver, gold, clear, black and a glitter or shimmer with a clear base and you are set for life. You can stamp with any color of juicy die ink and emboss with clear powder (you have to fast with the powder but it works!). I have Stampin' Up and Ranger powders that are great.
Mary Beth
I love embossing! I have too many colors, but I love them
my Favorite brand that is still in business is
Stampendous PEARLustre Embossing Powders
I find that I don't like EP with glitter in it, FOR ME it's hard to really SEE when the ep is melted and I tend to over heat when there is glitter in it
Nice! Now that I'm on the WOW site, how does an "embossing glitter" compare to using a heat and stick powder with regular glitter?
Never had good luck with the sticky powder. I either over or under heat it. The EP with glitter will have a light glitter effect but the glitter will not come off.
Embossing is my favorite stamping thing in the world. Stampendous has nice starter sets.
Glitter embossing powders always add a little clear to the mix. It will stick better.
I love to do nail art. The best embossing powder tips, techniques have been from nail artists, not the stamping communities. You Tube “nail art embossing powders”
Hope that helps. Sorry for any errors. I have a crazed puppy in my lap, lol.
I love embossing powders and have clear, metallics and colors of all sorts. I was surprised to hear detail powder recommended by several posters, as I was going to suggest to stay away from them. I recently taught a technique that required embossing using black powder. Some of the participants were new to embossing, so I had a lot of it happening on the card we made. Many bought new jars (of various brands) and it happened that everyone was detail, which wasn't needed for the project, but seemed to be all that was available in the local stores. It was a disaster! The detail powder burned off instantly! Using the powder I brought was a different story. I was shocked as I do use detail for fine or delicate images (mostly greetings), and never had this happen. Needless to say the lesson was not a very good one for learning to emboss, as no matter how we tried, we did not get good results. I am a bad one to ask about a set to start with because I love them all, but I would suggest Black, White, Silver, Gold , Copper and Clear, at the very least. See if you like embossing (there are some that don't) and then add as you see fit.
I should say I am an embossing freak so I have tons of them. I esp go for special effect ones these days. I do have regular EPs as well as detail and also some heavy, some chunky and UTEE. IE I have three golds-fine, regular and extra thick.
Detail (in theory) should be good for most things, detailed or not. Like sentiments. But I do also have regular EPs. Was that a long heat exposure that burned the ultra fines off?
As for Glitter EPs...I had bad experiences with them. Too much clear, not enough glitter for me. May be very different for other people. Generally speaking (aside from snow) if I am going glitter, I often want very solid.. So I would rather use glitter glue and glitter or something like that. I do have a few left that were ok. A person could also double emboss too. Or...do it over the same color for a more solid look. I would definitely test them on black CS as well as white. Many EPs glitter or not-look very different. Esp clear with glitter. Some lean to the warm tones and some to the cool.
Using clear over inks gives you the opportunity to exactly match the colors you are working in so that is a big pro to it. As well as saving space and money.
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No long heat exposure. I tried the powders myself and barely had the heat on it and it was over cooked. I didn't think to try with a different heat gun, but we use that one all the time, so...
I have an older detail. I think it is PSX That is lovely. I have a newer detail and it is a sucky powder from a good company, I wonder if it is because companies are using more recyclable plastic now. It has changed the chemical process in our embossing powders.
Oh, you may be right. I've never had problems with my older detail powders, either. Just all the new jars that some people bought for the class. Did not know that the process had been changed.
I'd sat startxwith a couple of metallics (gold, silver, copper) as they are the easiest to use as yo can see when they've melted properly.
Then I'd say clear and white, and maybe a clear Sparkle.
I agree you want ultrafine or detail powders, especially if you're wanting to use them with sentiments.
After purchasing many different colors of EB powders I learned to first stamp in colored ink and than stamping over in Vera Mark and using clear EB powder that I don't need special colors. I still use white, gold, and silver; tho, because they show up so well!!
Embossing powder starter set
