Easy Embossed Frames
by Elena
"Do you like the look of an embossed frame on your card, but don't have the money or space for a machine that does the work? Well, if you have a lightbox and some punches, you can achieve the same look! What you need to do is punch out the shape you'd like to have embossed and save the NEGATIVE space from it. Here, I punched a square to use for the negative space. Attach this to a lightbox (or even tape it to a window), place the cardstock you wish to emboss over it (I stamped the chubby bird on a scalloped square), and run your stylus over the inside edges of the negative space. When you finish, you will have an embossed frame around the stamped image. Very easy to do and it saves you money for stamps!"
Great tip.
Posted by: StampinCathy | Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 06:30 AM
wow. That's brilliant.
Posted by: hollis | Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 03:58 PM
Now THAT is a clever idea!! Thanks SO MUCH!! I'm gonna do this :)
Posted by: Lori Barnett | Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 08:29 PM
Very kool tip!
Take care and STAY POSITIVE!
Posted by: #trenabrannonart | Sunday, January 25, 2009 at 10:09 AM
Now that's economizing, thanks Elena!
Posted by: sherry | Sunday, January 25, 2009 at 05:41 PM
Oh my gosh! I never thought of that! What a fantastic idea.
Posted by: christine | Thursday, January 29, 2009 at 09:51 AM
Awesome idea, thanks for sharing, now I have a new use for my big punches.
Posted by: JenB | Thursday, January 29, 2009 at 11:47 AM
Supper tip. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Suzie Padrick | Friday, January 30, 2009 at 03:53 PM