Debi, You MADE MY DAY! Thanks so much for your kind words, they mean so much to me. I loved to needlepoint and cross stitch (in the 80's), but then just couldn't hold the needle anymore. They just recently came out with dies that cut the holes to cross stitch on a card. I can't imagine putting that much work into something that the recipient will toss. I might consider trying a row of stitches on a card, but highly doubt it. I still have all of my old threads/yarns, but can't bring myself to get rid of them. I do use the embroidery floss in videos to thread through buttons on cards. I like the look of them with floss as it's so much thicker than thread. I love sending cards to people and my postal workers always smile at the art on the outside of my envelopes, so maybe it makes them happy seeing cards go through the mail...I'd love to see some of yours.

You're so kind...thanks so much. I'm glad it helps as many people as possible. If you ever have a topic you'd like me to cover in a video, feel free to email me at saundralparker@yahoo.com and I'd be happy to cover whatever topic you need or want...I hope you're staying safe and healthy...Sandy

@@craftingforalmosteveryone Thanks Sandy! I need to make my first attempts at embossing, my supplies order is... delayed. Stay safe too!

I am so pleased that you enjoyed this video, and if I can ever be of help to you with any crafty questions or issues, please feel free to contact me..saundralparker@yahoo.com..Sandy

@@craftingforalmosteveryone Thank you, Sandy. I'm just starting hot embossing so I probably will need your help along the way.

@@peaceful3250 I I'd be happy to help.

Deb, So glad I helped. The follow up videos will definitely help you to decide which of the tools will work best, as we're going to be doing some tests with the inks, the anti-static pouches, and the powders, to see which work best so we'll all know and be able to buy smarter and hopefully, only once.

Pam, Please let me know if you have any questions. I'll be making more embossing videos to help with which products work best...If you need me to cover anything specifically, please let me know and I'll be happy to do so...Sandy

I'm so glad you found my channel too... If you have any questions about embossing, please feel free to ask, as I'm more than happy to help...saundralparker@yahoo.com....I think you'll really enjoy heat embossing...one tip you should know is when you are heating the powder, don't leave the heat tool in one spot for very long...as soon as the powder turns shiny, move on, or your embossing powder will go from shiny to sinking into the paper and not being shiny or raised.. You can always go back over what you've heated if it's not shiny, but once you've over heated it, there's no going back...hope that helps...Sandy

I'm glad to help. If you run into any problems, please feel free to email me. I don't do KZfaq for money, it's about trying to help other crafters like I was helped when I started making cards....saundralparker@yahoo.com I'm happy to help in any way I can. Sandy

You're so nice to do this. I'm so used to watching videos that are mostly sales pitches - happy to discover yours! I'm just getting started with heat embossing and it's so much fun! Amazingly, the embossing powder I bought ten years ago when it was on sale is still good, as are the pigment inks I bought back then. I wish I'd seen your video before I bought a little (way overpriced) bag to clean off cardstock before stamping with Versamark - it never occurred to me that I could make my own. I have a feeling that as I watch more of your videos, I'll discover additional purchases that could have been avoided. Live and learn, right? Many thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge and expertise - I really appreciate it!

I'm sure you could have added a ton more info and appreciate your kind words.

You did did a great job, and just the right amount of information my friend. I can't think of a thing I would have added. smiles

So glad I could help. If you ever have any questions, please feel free to let me know. saundralparker@yahoo.com...Sandy

I have the same problem...that powder tool is never in my hand until after I ink, darn...

I'm so glad you liked the video. If you have any questions about heat embossing, please email me and I'd be happy to help you...saundralparker@yahoo.com

Debi, I really want to help people save money wherever possible so we an buy the things we really need. Do you have a stamp positioning tool like the Tim Holtz or Misti? If you do, it will really help you reduce the colors of embossing powders you'll need. So glad you enjoyed the video and that you're making your own pouch. Mine works just fine and didn't cost me anything, YAY!

Judith, I'm so glad you learn things from my videos, as it's the reason I started the channel. I was so frustrated that I couldn't find the right tools for me, and didn't want others to suffer through buying things that they couldn't use either. So glad you learn a lot...YOU MADE MY DAY!

I'm glad I can help. If you ever have any questions that I didn't answer in the video, please let me know and I'd be happy to help. You can email me at saundralparker@yahoo.com Sandy

Steve, I'm so glad you learned things from this video. I love helping crafters save money and try to make sure to offer money saving tips on all of my videos. And, I always write complete info below each video so you can print them out and use it for a reference guide. I started doing that in detail after maybe my first 50 videos, so you have over 500 more that should have the information below them. My channel isn't monetized and I'm not affiliated with any company, so when I provide product links, it's so you know where I bought something, but I always recommend you price shop. If you live in the US, Joanns usually has the best coupons and you should almost always be able to save 40-50% off one item, like your heat tool in this case. If you ever have any questions, feel free to email me, as I am happy to help. saundralparker@yahoo.com Good luck with embossing, I hope you really enjoy it. PS if you live in a hot, humid climate, your embossing powder might go bad over time..I recommend you keep it in the container it comes in and keep it well sealed to hopefully preserve it as long as possible....(I also recommend you make your own corn starch or baby powder pouch, as it will save you up to $10 for basically the same thing...You can use a baby sock and either stitch the end closed or knot it like I knotted knee highs, or if you can still find knee highs, mine is still working great....

So glad you liked my video. If you have any questions about a topic, please let me know and I'd be happy to make a video to clarify it for you. saundralparker@yahoo.com Sandy

So glad to help!

Pat, Thanks so much. I hate that crafters use the term embossing for everything and I wanted to make sure everyone knew exactly what we were talking about. So glad you got something out of it, YAY!

You made my DAY!! Looking forward to hearing from you in the future...Sandy

I'm so excited that you're ready to get back into card making. I've made videos on all kinds of crafts, but viewers seem to prefer cards, (and now Dollar Tree, who would have guessed?) I'm always open to video ideas, so if you'd like me to cover a topic or tool, please let me know and I'll give it a whirl...Sandy

I'm thrilled you enjoyed it. If you have any topics you'd like me to cover in a video, please feel free to ask, as I'm always looking for new ideas..Sandy

Lisah, I'm so happy you've learned how to emboss using my video. I've tried to cover most aspects of paper crafting in videos, but if you find something you'd like me to cover that I haven't, please let me know and I'll make it into a video for you. saundralparker@yahoo.com Sandy

Janelle, I'm so happy to help. If you ever have any crafty questions, please feel free to ask..saundralparker@yahoo.com I'd be happy to make a video to answer you.....Sandy

@@craftingforalmosteveryone thanks Sandy, and hello from Australia, or should I say Gday mate. 😊

@@janellekm I love talking to people in different parts of the world....and you can't get much further away from me (Pennsylvania) than Australia... If you have access to baby socks, they make the perfect holder for anti-static corn starch or baby powder..You can just tie a rubber band around the upper part of the sock once you fill it with the powder of your choice...If I can find ways to save other crafters from buying tools, I love to help when I can...Sandy

@@craftingforalmosteveryone Thanks Sandy, I have been to Pennsylvania around the Poconos area back in 2006 it was fall and the colour of the trees was so beautiful. This was the first time I had to drive on the wrong side of the road. LOL. It took a bit to get used to but turning at lights or round-a-bouts had to take a bit more focussing. I received my goodie pack today of a stamp master stamp tool, versa mark clear pad, a bottle of clear stamp cleaner, 2 embossing powders (leaf green and red geranium) a static pad, emboss pen set and microsponges (to use instead of a brush) of course we don't have as much variety here than what I remember in the US. I wish though that I had seen your video before purchasing as I would have saved quite a bit of dough (money) :) Can't wait to start practising because as you may guess with those colours, I am doing Christmas stuff. Stay well, Janelle

@@janellekm Sounds like you got some great tools to heat emboss...I hope you'll send me a photo of what you're making. saundralparker@yahoo.com. I've never tried driving on the other side of the road and bet that was a little scary. I live on the opposite end of the state from the Poconos. I live about an hour south of Lake Erie, and am a lot closer to Niagara Falls and Canada, than I am to the Poconos. Pennsylvania is a large state and takes about 8 hours to drive across it. When I say I'm from PA, people always ask if I'm from Philadelphia...and that's probably the city you would have flown into for the Poconos. I laughed when you said you could have saved a lot of dough and then explained that meant money...that's a widely used term here, so no worries about me understanding. If you decide to try another new technique, please let me know in advance, because I'm sure I can save you a lot of money. As for embossing powders, the one you should buy is clear, because you can stamp any colored ink under it and then quickly put clear embossing powder over it and once you heat set it, you'll get the color you stamped (only a little darker) as the powder seems to darken it a little. The color I really recommend is Princess Gold from Ranger as it's not a bold gold and looks great when you want something to look elegant. I love it with flowers or sentiments. I don't recommend black or white embossing powders as I always struggle with stray flecks of it where I don't want it. No matter what I do, I get those stray flecks in black and white. I'm not sure if you can buy products from Aliexpress in Australia, but they sell a lot of craft products cheaper than I can buy them here. I love buying tear tape and brushes, basically any craft product you need...Sandy

I hope you love heat embossing, as it adds so much to your crafty projects. Here's something else you can do with embossing powder. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pLeWqLl219aWn3k.html If you have any questions once you've got your embossing tools, please ask, as I'm happy to help. saundralparker@yahoo.com Sandy

@@craftingforalmosteveryone Thank you Sandy!! That's awesome. I am going to play around with my embossing tools tonight. Really excited. Put some glamour on my cards. I learned so much from you so far.

V....I'm so glad I can help.. I have tried to make sure all of my videos will work for the beginner, as when I started making cards, I'd watch a video and the cardmaker would say "I'm making an A2 size card" and I'd have no idea what that was...so I try to always remember to give measurements. If you have anything you'd like me to cover in a video, I'd be happy to help...email me any time at saundralparker@yahoo.com and if I can do it, I'll make the video for you..Not sure if you've seen this video, but it might help you. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ppeoYLxkyNqyqqs.html Sandy

Betty, Thanks so much for your very sweet words. I really hope this series helps lots of people. I'm good and hope you are as well..

If you ever have any questions you'd like answered, please email me, as I really enjoy interacting with viewers and especially newer crafters who might have questions. Sandy

I wasn't sure if you saw the follow up to this video, kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y9Znoq2cu9m6cnU.html and I hope you'll share some of your projects with me. crafting for almost everyone on facebook or you can email me a photo of your projects at saundralparker@yahoo.com. I really like seeing what others are creating. Sandy

Thanks Margaret...I notice when I make these kinds of videos I sound so serious...I need to rethink the serious and add some of my personality into them, don't you think? haha.....You never know..I might hit a homemade item that you haven't bought yet...who am I kidding? You're a crafty hoarder like me, so the chances are pretty slim....I'll work on it thoguh. Hope you are doing well..Any grand baby news?

So happy to be able to help you with saving money on crafty products. Not sure if you know this, but I make no money from KZfaq so you can always trust that when I recommend a product, it's because I like it, and not because I'm paid to say so...If you ever have something you'd like me to cover in a video, please let me know and I'd be happy to give it a whirl. saundralparker@yahoo.com Sandy

Thanks so much Carol. Please let me know if you have a topic you'd like me to cover, as I'm always looking for ways to help people who are newer to card making..saundralparker@yahoo.com Sandy

It is really simple. The trickiest part is making sure the ink is still wet when you add the powder, and making sure the gun is super hot before beginning. Please let me know if you have any additional questions..saundralparker@yahoo.com...Sandy

So glad you found this helpful. If you ever have a question you need help with, feel free to email me at saundralparker@yahoo.com and I'll be happy to help. Sandy

I'm so happy you liked it, and if you ever have questions about any other technique, please let me know and if I don't have a video on it, I'll try to make one...saundralparker@yahoo.com Sandy

I'm so glad I made it easy to follow. If you ever have any questions, feel free to contact me and I'll try to help. saundralparker@yahoo.com Sandy

Lee, I hope you'll send me a photo of your first heat embossing project. There are so many things you can do when you've mastered heat embossing. As for the pouch, I just took two knee highs and put them inside each other, then put some corn starch (or baby powder) inside and knotted it as close to the corn starch as possible, and cut off the ends. I've used it for years and it still works great. I wouldn't have bought the other "pouch" products as I really think my homemade one works best. If you can sew, you could make your own pouch out of muslin....I only bought the bottle because I was testing to see if there was any performance difference in videos, and I found the bottle with the brush is the least effective and is hard to get the powder to come out consistently. I can't wait to hear all about your heat embossing.....Sandy

Liz, So glad you enjoyed it and I've got lots of tests planned, so we'll all know which powders work best with what papers, etc. Should make it so when we all heat emboss, we'll have better results and less waste.

So glad I could help and if you ever have something crafty you'd like help with, I'd be happy to make a video (if I know how to do it, haha) Sandy

Yvonne, i think you'll have so much fun with embossing..it really takes your projects to the next level...

Nadia, So glad I could help. I'll be doing others to help know which paper works best for embossing and which of the powders works best and what inks, etc. Lots of videos to help coming your way....Sandy

Let me know how it works...Make sure your heat gun is really hot before starting, and don't let it sit in any one place too long or you'll burn your paper...and remember, once the color changes from foggy to shiny, move the heat tool, so you don't over heat it and the embossing will flatten and not look shiny any more....Really hope I helped, because once you give it a try and it works, you'll be addicted to it.... Oh, and if you live in the south or somewhere seriously hot, and you've had your embossing powder for a long time, it might go bad, and that could be why you're not having good results......Email me any time if you have questions...I love embossing and hope you will to...saundralparker@yahoo.com Sandy

So glad you think so...Your comment made my day. If you ever need any help with paper crafts, please ask me and I'd be happy to help saundralparker@yahoo.com..Sandy

So glad it helped you....please let me know if you have any crafty issues you'd like me to cover in a video, as those are my favorites to make. saundralparker@yahoo.com Sandy

JB, I'm so glad I gave you some good ideas on tools to buy. I don't think you will be unhappy with any of the things I recommend. I'll be doing more videos on embossing with comparisons of ink brands as well as different techniques. I hope you'll let me know if you have a topic you'd like me to cover in a video as I'd be happy to help. Sandy

Thanks so much!!!

Thanks Barb, I really wanted to do a series on embossing to show people all kinds of ways to use it, as well as determining if paper makes a difference, or if the anti-static tool makes a difference, etc. That way we'll all know easier ways to try this. Hope you'll share some photos of your embossed projects on my facebook page, crafting for almost everyone, so others can share in your experience....

So happy to help. If you need any info on this or other craft questions, please email me as I have tried just about everything, especially with paper, and hope I can be of help to you. saundralparker@yahoo.com .. Sandy

Fernanda, I will do anything I can to help with products you can make yourself. I made sure to include the recipe for my stamp cleanser in the information below the video. If you have anything you'd like me to cover in a video, please let me know, as I am always happy to make videos for viewers....Thanks so much for leaving a comment...I don't think I've talked to you before...I think you are my first viewer from Brazil, so welcome. If you don't have a stamp positioner like a MISTI, and want to make one, there are a lot of videos that show you how to make them with all kinds of products that I'm sure you can find there. Like the case a CD comes in and some foam. If you can't find a product, please let me know and we'll see if we can figure out a way to improvise one...Sandy

I was really afraid to confuse people with glycerin, but will be doing it in one of the follow up videos for people who already have the basics down. What percentage glycerin to water do you use for your re-inking? I could have re-inked that Ink It Up pad with it, but I didn't want anyone to get the idea that they needed to buy glycerin....I have never found the right mix of glycerin to water when I tried re-inking, and mine were too sticky.

In a 1 ounce bottle I put 1 teaspoon of distilled water and the rest vegetable glycerine. It is a bit on the sticky side, but works beautifully.

So glad to help. If you have any questions, please email me as I'm always happy to help new crafters. saundralparker@yahoo.com. Sandy

I'm happy to help. If you have any questions I don't answer in this video, please email me and I'd be happy to help. saundralparker@yahoo.com Sandy

Savannah, I'm so glad you enjoyed it and hope you'll let me know if there's a topic you'd like me to cover in a video, that I haven't already....Sandy

I'm happy you liked the video and if you ever have any questions, please feel free to email me and I'd be happy to answer you. saundralparker@yahoo.com

I love making these kinds of videos and have others on different embossing colors you might like...here's the latest one I made. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kNCKl9d0qrrSYY0.html If you have any video ideas you'd like me to cover, please let me know and I'd be happy to help...Sandy saundralparker@yahoo.com

If you ever have any questions about embossing, please feel free to ask (or for any paper craft questions.) I know how hard it is when you're starting out and aren't sure about certain tools or techniques....saundralparker@yahoo.com...

@@craftingforalmosteveryone you're awesome. Thank you.

I'm so glad I could help. I've done videos comparing different embossing powder colors, so if you're wondering about different silvers or blacks or whites, I think I have videos for all of them. If you ever struggle with other crafty techniques or tools, please let me know, as I'm always looking for ideas for videos....Happy New Year...Sandy

OMGOODNESS!!! You are amazing...I have not tried yet but I am pretty sure I have what I need to start. I started an ATC Swap Group on Facebook and hope to create some pretty cool ATCs to swap....if you are interested please let me know

@@ThisIsMeTinnaMarie Thanks for the offer....I'll let you know if I decide to give it a try....Sandy

I'm so glad you thought so, and am happy to help newer crafters in any way that I can. If you have a topic or tool you'd like me to cover, please let me know and I'd be happy to give it a try....Sandy

Crafting For Almost Everyone I am working with a heat tool for the first time, although I am not a new crafter but I have never heat embossed before. I bought a Recollections heat tool several days ago. I think I may be rushing my embossing before the tool is really ready. I will keep on working. You are a true inspiration!

@@leeyadrick4469 I don't think you can ever let your gun get too hot...by that I mean that it's better to keep it on a while before putting it to paper, because the embossing powder will melt a lot faster for you, and you'll get better results..you won't burn your paper because you held the gun on it too long,, or "overcook" the embossing powder. That was my first big mistake...I'd leave the heat on it too long and my image would look shiny, and then it wouldn't, because basically it melts so much that it sinks into the paper so you lose the raised shiny look... I think if you really warm your heat gun up, you'll be happy with the results...and if you aren't, email me a photo of it and what you think is wrong, and I'd be more than happy to talk you through it...saundralparker@yahoo.com I had trouble embossing at first too, so it's definitely not you...I think it just takes a little practice....and if you live in a hot humid climate, your embossing powder can go bad, so if it's clumpy coming out of the container, you might be having trouble because of that too....hope I helped....I'm so glad I can be here to help you...It's not easy when you're learning something new...Sandy

Crafting For Almost Everyone thank you so much. I will let you know how I am doing.

@@leeyadrick4469 I hope you do...I look forward to hearing from you...

So glad you asked. If you heat from the back, you won't burn the paper as much, and some papers will warp, so it helps with that as well. I used to only heat from the back because I was scared of scorching the paper. I plan on showing different ways of heating in the next video, so we can tell if one method works better than another. Thanks for asking...

Eu também gosto do Versamark e testarei todas as tintas e pós em diferentes marcas de papel para ver se um papel é melhor para a gravação em relevo. Espero que você me informe o que você acha. Eu também amo os produtos Stampin 'Up. Sandy

Sandy voce é muito fofa

Você é tão gentil, obrigado! Sandy

Thanks so much. I really wonder why Jennifer McGuire used that powder tool forever, and that's why I bought it, even though when I watched her, it seemed like she was always shaking it to get the powder to distribute. I see that she has recently changed to a pouch. You're right, that Versafine ink is awesome, but the case, ridiculous. I would have thought by now they'd have gotten enough complaints that they would have changed it too...Maybe the cost to change is just too high for the value that they think they will get out of it. Still love the ink though... Thanks for sharing your thoughts with me. I've meant to tell you that I like your screen name and wonder if you are a card stock hoarder (like me). haha...

I would buy a clear embossing powder, and if you don't have Versafine Onyx Black Ink, I'd buy a stamp pad of that, so you can heat emboss it with the clear to make a really nice black embossed finish. A metallic is great for Christmas cards etc., and I'm still trying to find a white I really like. It will probably be in one of the next embossing videos where I show how hard it is to use white, much like black. The Versafine Onyx Black ink makes black powder unnecessary, but there aren't any white inks that will do the same for white powder so far. I'll keep you in the loop though...

Glad to help. Please let me know if you have any further questions after watching it. Sandy saundralparker@yahoo.com

So glad you subscribed. If you have a topic you'd like me to cover in a video, please let me know and I'd be happy to give it a whirl....Sandy saundralparker@yahoo.com

Glad to help...Sandy

So glad it helped you..Please let me know if you have any questions, as I'd be happy to help you...Sandy

That's so kind of you...No, as much as I love doing videos, the closest I get to teaching, is going back to the college Rich and I graduated from, and do seminars with the college juniors and seniors to prepare them for interviewing. Then I interview each student so they know what to expect in the real world. Thanks for the nice note.

If you live in a humid area, it can affect your embossing powder and make it so it doesn't stick well to the Versamark ink. And if you do live in a humid area, you might want to take one of those small pouches you get inside certain things you buy that keep the humidity out, and put into your embossing powder bottle, so they last longer and work better. I'm happy to be able to help, and if you have other questions at any time, please feel free to email me at saundralparker@yahoo.com...Sandy

I think you might be using a thick embossing powder, or ultra trick. I'd change to fine detail embossing powder and don't put a lot on...you can always add more and reheat if you don't have enough powder, but I think that should solve the bubbling...less might be the answer.

I'm sorry, I don't know what a pouch pad for quilting stencils is...if you could tell me what your product does, and if it's a pouch, what's in the pouch, I'd be happy to help. Sandy

I believe it is a chalk type power. When you have a plastic stencil design you pounce the powder bag on the design which sets on the material you are going to quilt and the powder sets into the design then you take off the stencil and the design sets on the material and you follow the design lines and quilt it.

@@Pegsquilting I'd give it a try, as you have nothing to lose. If it doesn't seem to work, wipe the surface off and try baby powder or corn starch....Hope i helped.

I don't remember what stamp set it came from, but I'm going to try to figure it out and let you know...Sandy

Bonnie, It took me a little while, but I found it. The stamp is from Fiskars and the set is called "Petals from Scratch." I updated the info for the video to include it as well. Sandy

I use the Darice heat tool and it's still going strong....