There are lots and lots of ways to color dry embossing. You can dry emboss with an embossing folder, then use pencils, pens, markers, etc. to color in specific areas. You can run an ink pad along one side of an embossing folder, then close it and run it through to get ink either raised, or depressed, depending on which side you put the ink on. You can emboss using stencils or templates and color in areas on those in the same way. You can use sand paper to expose the core of your paper after you emboss. You can use mists/sprays, etc. to color, too.
For this challenge, I'd like for you to dry emboss (however you want), then run an ink pad lightly over the top of your embossed sheet. This adds ink to the raised areas. The more you go over it, the darker the ink gets. Start very lightly! You can always go over it again.
It sounds like it wouldn't possibly work, but it really does. I like to lay the ink pad almost flat along the paper as I move it along.
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These were done just running the black ink along the top. You can tell on the first one I pressed the ink pad down too hard, so it got all over the "white" space, too. However, after I made the mistake, I just went with it, hence the gray everywhere.
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This was done by putting one ink color in the embossing folder to be depressed into the grooves, then running the other color over the top.
I can't wait to see what you come up with! Remember, this challenge is open ended, so play along when you can.
Participants:
Marilyn
Terrie
Trudi
Sheri
