I love to add dimension to my cards in many different forms, but sometimes your card can get too bulky with so much dimension. Well today, I have 3 ways to add dimensional heat embossing without adding any additional bulk to your cards. These are great for adding more interest to layered cards or even flat cards.
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Dimensional heat embossing without any bulk - Technique 1: repeat embossed stamping
For the first technique, we are just going to use repeat stamping and heat embossing to create additional dimension with your heat embossing.
Make sure you don’t remove the stamps from the MISIT door. Position the card panel back into your MISTI and stamp back over the top of the heat embossing with clear embossing ink again.
This will allow you to add more embossing powder over the top. So cover the panel again in the same embossing powder and heat set it again with your gun. Now, repeat this as many times as you like to build the dimension up.
Dimensional heat embossing without any bulk - Technique 2: repeat embossed die-cuts
For the 2nd technique, we are going to create a dimensional die-cut without having to layer up loads to die-cut pieces which would add a lot of bulk.
To add more dimension to the die-cut, once the die-cut has cooled down, smoosh your ink pad back down onto the die-cut to add more ink. Once more, cover it in the same embossing glitter and heat set. Again, it is up to you how many layers you want to do.
Dimensional heat embossing without any bulk - Technique 3: faux embossed dimension
For the last technique we are going to add faux dimension to our heat embossing. So with this technique, the trick is to add a dark shadow beneath the heat embossing to create the appearance that the heat embossing is floating off the background. However, to get this look we have to stamp the shadows first before we heat emboss.
Place the bold leaves stamps from the Altenew Leaf Canopy stamp set onto a piece of white card in your MISTI. Next, stamp the shadows in a dark colour, here I went with Juniper Mist from Catherine Pooler Designs. Once the background panel is covered with your shadows, place the panel back into your MISTI and clean your stamps well.
To add the heat embossing, we need to stamp the leaves again, but not directly in the same position. So initially align up the stamp with the same design on your background panel, but before we close the MISTI door, we need to move it’s position slightly – shift the stamp up and to the left slightly so some of the dark stamping peaks out from the stamp.
Once happy with the amount of shadow, close the door and then stamp the leaves once more in clear embossing ink. The leaves were covered in Angel Eyes embossing powder and heat set. You must choose an Opaque embossing powder for this technique so the stamping beneath does not show through the embossing. As you can see, it now looks like we have a leave that is floating on top of the card panel.
Assembling the cards
To finish the cards off, I created a stencilled background using a Kesi’art leaf stencil using a couple of inks from Catherine Pooler – Aquatini, All That Jazz and Daydream using a blending tool to create an Ombre background. This panel was cut down to adhere onto a 5.5 x 4.25 card panel.
For the shadow embossed background, I used the Big Hello Sugar Script die and die-cut this out of Gina K Sea Glass cardstock. As my heat embossing is dimensional without any bulk, it meant I could layer my sentiment up instead. Before I did that, I added some ink blending with Daydream ink onto the bottom to add some more definition to the sentiment for it to stand out from the background.
All the sentiments where adhered to the circles and these were foam mounted onto the card panels. For a little more interested, I embellished the cards with Morning Dew Nuvo Crystal drops.
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Dimensional heat embossing without any bulk
Supplies
Affiliate links used at no extra cost to you at these shops: Altenew (ALT), Scrapbook.com (SB), Craft Stash UK/US (CS UK/US).
All other shops are not affiliated links: Bumbleberry Papercrafts (BP) and WOW! UK/US (WOW UK/US)
 Leaf Canopy Stamp – Altenew Shop at: ALT | BP | SB |  Bamboo Rose – Altenew Shop at: ALT | BP | SB |  Happy – Altenew Shop at: ALT |
 Script Words 2 – Altenew Shop at: ALT | BP | SB |  Big Hello Sugar Script – Birch Press Designs Shop at: BP |  All That Jazz – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: SB |
 All That Jazz Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: SB |  Daydream Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: SB |  Daydream Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: SB |
 Juniper Mist Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: SB |  Juniper Mist Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: SB |  Aquatini Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: SB |
 Aquatini Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: SB |  WOW! Clear ultra slow drying embossing pad Shop at: CS | WOW UK | WOW US |  Aquatini Trio by Catherine Pooler – WOW! Shop at: CS US | CS | WOW UK | WOW US |
 The Ferry Man Trio – WOW! Shop at: CS US | CS | WOW UK | WOW US |  Morning Dew Nuvo Crystal Drops – Tonic Studios Shop at: SB | CS | CS US |  Gina K Designs – Sea Glass Cardstock Shop at: BP |
 Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb Cardstock Shop at: BP | SB | Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80lb Cardstock Shop at: BP |  Original MISTI – My Sweet Petunia Shop at: ALT | BP | SB |
 Gina K Designs – Connect Glue Shop at: BP |  Scrapbook Adhesives 3D foam squares 1/4″ white Shop at: BP | SB |  WOW! Dual Speed Heat Gun (UK version) Shop at: CS | WOW UK |
WOW! Dual Speed Heat Gun (US version) Shop at: WOW US |  Mini Ink Blending Tool – Ranger Tim Holtz Shop at: BP | SB | CS | CS US |  Mini Ink Blending foam replacements – Ranger Tim Holtz Shop at: BP | SB | CS | CS US |
 Teflon Bone Folder – Lawn Fawn Shop at: BP |  Tim Holtz 8.5 Inches Comfort Trimmer – Tonic Studios Shop at: SB | CS | CS US |  Trim and Score Board – We R Memory Keepers Shop at: SB | CS | CS US |
 Purple Tape – 0.5″ – Thermoweb Shop at: BP | SB |
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This post was produced as part of my design team work for WOW! Embossing Powder have not been paid to make this post, but I am given supplies from WOW! Embossing Powder to use. However, I create projects with creative control and produce projects I am proud of and with products that I love. The information provided is based on my own personal experience – I am not an expert.
