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You could do what you are asking about; however, it might be easier to just make a stamp with the design that you want. If you go to Michaels, they have the powder and the ink and the embossing tool. The one that I went to was very helpful, so just ask someone there and they should point you in the right direction and also answer any questions you might have.
I would definitely have your design made into a stamp. It would be a whole lot less work!
u can use an inkjet printer to emboss on metallic paper (it doesn't absorb the ink). I did that for my invitations....
@Chartreuse...what kind of ink did you use and what kind of printer? My fiance and I want to do our own invites and are considering embossing! Thanks!!! ;)
its just a regular HP desktop 5900 series....that was in my office.... but u have to make sure u change the print quality to "best" in the printer properties options so that it uses the most ink. and i used DETAIL embossing powder (clear/transparent) for the words and regular clear embossing powder for the seahorse. And make sure u rub the paper with a used dryer sheet before putting it in the printer, or else the powder will stick all over the paper, not just on the ink. I used white metallic linen cardstock from paperandmore.com
Wow...thanks so much for all the great info & advice! You rock!!
BTW - your invites look great!!
I bought all my supplies from www.paper-source.com I got the black ink pad and the black embossing powder, including the heat gun. I heard you want to make sure that the ink is pigment, other wise it will dry too fast. I also purchased a custom made stamp from www.simonstamp.com (3.5 x 5 is about 40 bucks) with our information on it, since the only thing we will be embossing is the cover to our accordian programs.
I don't know if you need it in a color or if this is even what you are looking for.
Wow I learned so much from this post - thanks for asking!
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I guess this post may prove just what an un-DIYer I actually am but I can't find the answer by googling and I'm getting frustrated.
Is there such a thing as ink you can emboss (with the powder, heat process)? My fiance is totally hating every stamp I show him - he much prefers the design I made on the computer. I had really hoped to add some embellishment to our laser-printed invitations by embossing but now since we've settled on a printed design I'm losing the pretty style.
Does anyone know if there's a way to paint ink onto the paper with a brush or something and then throw the powder down right quick while the ink is still wet?
If not, I guess it's no embossing for us.. the things I sacrifice to make FI happy. ;)