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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.

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.

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

I just happened to have a stack of embossed card fronts that were made at Christmas (Sheri got lots of new embossing folders!) and I just tried this to see how much practice I was going to have to do to make this look good. NONE! It is easy and fast! I have to make 60 books in the next few months and needed to put the tree (like what I did with the owl on it in the violent post LOL). This is a whole lot easier that what I did there and looks better! Thank you, Golda! I will post my pic in the morning when the light is good! Thank you! THANK YOU!

I'm so thrilled you enjoyed it, Marilyn! Can't wait to see what you did.

Golda, your cards turned out really nice....another great way to use these folders .

This will become a pocket page for a book I am making. The book is about fresh starts, new beginnings and taking time for the journey at hand. I am thrilled about this technique.

Fabulous job, Marilyn! I love how yours turned out. That flower is such a gorgeous pop of color on it, too.

Golda, your inking looks great with your cute little birds! Thank you for hosting!

Marilyn, love that embossing folder! That can be feminine, manly, vintage, etc. I like the teal & brown combo too. Good job!

Golda, I haven't tried this in a while. Your cards turned out beautiful!
I have ordered some new folders and I hope they come soon....

Marilyn. beautifully done!!!

Marilyn, well done on your card...I like the color combo that you used

Okay, my friends, even if you don't have any embossing folders, or a machine to emboss with, you can take something (anything really), hold it up against a window with your paper on top and trace around it with a pen cap (something kind of small at the end, but not sharp). Now, you have something dry embossed that you can color.