Crafty As L

The Design Team were tasked with providing some Halloween Tricks & Treats (aka tips & tricks) and I chose heat-embossing as it’s one of my favourite crafting things to do.   (Ink blending is the other and, as you’ll see later, they are the perfect bed fellows!)   When I first started trying heat-embossing, I had many epic fails; some were due to my lack of knowledge and others were using the wrong equipment.   Hopefully, these tips and tricks will get you on a successful heat-embossing journey. Embossing Tools To heat-emboss, you will need a heat tool.   There are many makes of heat tool; some have one heat setting and others have two, a lower heat for drying and a higher one for embossing.   Another tool which I think is essential is an anti-static powder tool.   They are inexpensive and last for years.   Mine is called an Embossing Buddy and is a small sack of very fine powder which is rubbed or dabbed over the card before stamping.   It reduces static and residue from fi