Embossing Techniques

If you have ever wanted to use Embossing Techniques in your card making, collage,  junk journals, or paper crafting, we have 9 stunning tutorials for you. Raised texture takes your handmade cards, mixed media projects, and various other paper crafts to the next level. Our collection has so many gorgeous ideas for decorating papers from envelopes and vellum to unusual surfaces like toilet paper, lunch bags, and aluminum foil. We hope you will be totally inspired by these creations. Plus, you will learn how to utilize your Embossing and Die Cut Machines with tips and tricks from our fab tribe of artisans.

Many of the techniques we share are great for family fun as well. Let’s add some elegant charm to your art.

Embossed Paper Techniques

Create translucent papers with a deeply etched texture in Mixed Media technique tutorial – How to Emboss Vellum. You simply must try this to understand just how elegant Embossed Vellum Paper can be! You will discover so many uses for this technique, especially for Handmade Cards, Mixed Media Collage, Wedding invitations and Junk Journals.

This process takes your stationery to another level – DIY Embossed Envelopes! We love to use pretty envelopes for our homemade cards snail mail, but they are also a vital part of our junk journals, scrapbooking pages, and many of the paper crafts here on The Graphics Fairy. These can be a really nice touch to make your invitations more elegant or to add some pizzaz to your Holiday Cards or Birthday Cards.

Here is a super easy and oh so fun Mixed Media technique tutorial – Embossing with Toilet Paper! Seriously! The end result looks and feels like a high end fabric… yet remains soft and flexible. It reminds me of fine, embroidered Irish linen that has been starched to perfection!

Brown paper lunch bags can be made into beautiful Handmade Gift Bags or deeply textured paper pieces for your junk journals, handmade cards, or scrapbooking with our How to Emboss Brown Paper Lunch Bags tutorial. Charming technique.

Paper Clay Embossing

This next method is positively magical!! Learn how to create this simple Embossing Technique with Paper Clay. It adds a quick and easy layer of texture to your project with just a few simple supplies! Make jewelry with the scraps, transform tin containers like cans, altoid tins etc. You will think of so many creative ways to apply this technique to your crafts.

Embossing Unusual Surfaces

Learn How to Emboss Aluminum Foil in this simple and fun technique tutorial to use in your card making ideas or crafts. Embossing aluminum foil brings a sparkle and shine that is just delightful! Who knew that a utilitarian household staple could be so beautiful?

Learn to replicate the process of Embossing a Metallic Motif into Velvet! In the late 1800’s, it was typical to keep mementos of dear ones in special cases, complete with embossed velvet insets. This elegant keepsake can be used to showcase The Graphics Fairy’s antique photos of Kids, Women, Men, etc., or any of your favorite imagery.

Learn to create smooth and subtle or not-so subtle backgrounds using the Embossed Waxed Paper Resist Technique. Here is a quick and easy method to achieve raised/textured patterns when working with paper. You can also transfer embossed patterns to paper.

Make Your Own Embossing Folders

Here is an easy and inexpensive DIY Mixed Media tutorial – How To Make Your Own Embossing Folders! This is a total hack and a unique way to make your own custom designs to create textured papers for your art! WOW! There are step-by-step instructions that are oh so easy to do! This is also a fun family project to enjoy doing together.

I hope you enjoyed this collection of Embossing Techniques and hopefully they will inspire your own Crafts and Creations!