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I've heard the hair dryer just blows all the powder off. I think one of the previous bloggers held it over the toaster to get it to change - I think you need the heat, but not the crazy blowing power of a hair dryer - even on low.
Yes - Miss Mascara posted about it a few weeks ago.
http://www.weddingbee.com/2009/03/26/saving-the-date-part-3-the-envelopes/
Toaster is no good, you can burn your fingers that way too. Hair dryers will not work. They don't get hot enough. An iron will work. Turn your iron on to a cotton setting and lay the card on it (not the side with the embossing powder) You want the iron to touch the back of the area of the card that the powder is on. It only takes a few seconds for the powder to melt.
Make sure to post on here when it's done so we can see!
You have to use an embossing gun. A hair dryer won't work. In a pinch, I think you can use an iron (don't touch the paper with the iron though, just hold it a couple of inches over the paper) or an electric burner and some tongs.
I disagree with Miss Creme brulee, I just made 100 envelopes with embossing on an iron, and I had the envelopes touching the iron with no problem.
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I tried a hair dryer, toaster and an iron and none of them worked for me. To be honest it probably depends on how powerful your iron is, apparently mine isnt very....so I bought the embossing heat tool from AC Moore with a 50% coupon it ended up being about $15 and it works like a charm!! I think your problem is definitly the heat issue, you arent getting it hot enough to melt. Also I recommend using embossing powder instead of embossing enamel, its finer and melts easier. Good luck!
I tried it over the toaster and it seemed to work better. What if the powder melts but it's not raising up off of the paper or getting shiny? Does that mean that there isn't enough ink on it?
i think you just want to be careful not to have the iron too hot! The melting point of acrylic (embossing powder) is 130–140 °C (265–285 °F) and paper burns at 451 °F so you could even use an oven if you were carefull.
I tried melting it longer but it didn't work :(
It looks better using the toaster, but I'm imaging it's supposed to look like this? How do I make that happen?
Hmmm. I embossed for the first time a few days ago (the return address for my save-the-dates) and mine didn't look as raised as the picture you posted. It was a lot more subtle - but I liked it that way. Perhaps it was because I was embossing text rather than a solid print pattern like the picture. What kind of design are you embossing?
I used a heat gun, gold pigment ink and clear powder - if all fails I'd suggest investing in a heat gun - it was ~ $18 bucks.
Hope this helps! Good luck!
Try the iron! :) Also, that picture may be using embossing enamel. On the picture you showed, it is a little block of space that is wholly covered with the embossing, making the texture more obvious, if you're just doing text or lines, it might not be as obvious.
I've only ever used an embossing gun, but always had great results. It was like $15 - $20 at a local craft store.
I agree with LLauRRa if you are doing thin lines you'll get better results. The larger graphic is going to show some texture no matter what, but with a heat gun you have more control over which areas need more heat than others.
@wheresmydessert - I was thinking about embossing our return address for save the dates and invitations. Would you mind sharing where you got the stamp? Or a picture of how it turned out? I've done embossing before, just not with text.
j_nicolle - I tried to recreate that same thing (was it Miss Fondue's invite?) and had success with a heat gun. I got mine for about $15 at Michael's. It is definitely worth the investment. Another thing I've found works better is to use clear (slow-drying) ink with the colored embossing powder. Good luck!
Hi Kosstobe!
I ordered stamps from rubberstampchamp.com. I ordered two different return address stamps - one in block letters and one in script. I uploaded pictures of the return addresses I had created, which they then converted into rubber stamps. Alternateively, you can use the fonts they have on their website. It was $8.75 per stamp with free shipping for orders over $10. They arrived within a week - I'd recommend them!
I don't have a picture of my embossed return addresses, but I'll take a picture of them this weekend and upload!
Hope this helps! 
Hey guys, thanks for all the help the other night. I was def. freaking out there for a while.
We finally had success though! I ended up running out to JoAnn's and I picked up a heat gun and some better quality ink (ColorBox as opposed to the cheapest pigment one I could find, which is what I had).
I think it was the heat gun that did the trick. Well, I still couldn't really make it work but it worked for my FI. I told him now he's obligated to help me, lol. The better ink also helped to make a better image I thought, I was having a hard time getting an even amount of ink on before. I couldn't find brown ink though, which is what I really wanted. I picked up a copper color but it turned out more gold. Oh well.
@LLauRRa - I wanted to try an iron but (confession) we don't own one yet! It's on the registry I promise!
Here's what they ended up looking like... close enough for me!
P.S. We also rounded all the corners... not as bad as I thought it would be!
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I have a question! I want to emboss a little stamped design on our envelopes. Because you have to melt the powder...will it bleed through the paper of the envelope and make it stick together?
Yeah, I was planning on embossing even before I addressed the envelopes, to make sure everything is in the right spot :)
I was thinking of holding the envelope open while I put it up against the heat, just to make sure.
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Success!! They turned out great!! You did such a good job. :)
Don't be embarrassed about the iron, I still don't have a blender and I like making mixed drinks and milkshakes, so I confess I've been using a hand blender. (GHETTO!) lol :)
I only have to make it until August! :)
I'm so glad they came out! They look fantastic.
Oooh they look very pretty! I agree with the heat gun. It totally does the trick and I think its worth the investment.
My iron doesn't get hot enough so I used my hair straightner! I'm waaaay to cheap to buy the $20 embossing tool. Ha ha!
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Alright, I have no idea what I'm doing wrong here! I tried to embossing a thank you note. I bought brown pigment ink, clear embossing powder, and my stamp. I stamped the image on the note card and covered it in powder immediatly. Then I shook it off, and tried to use my hairdryer to make it work. Can I not use a hair dryer? Does it not get hot enough maybe? I held it over the paper for like up to 5 minutes, and it still has that white look to it, like the powder won't dry! Help! What am I doing wrong!