Raised Paper Riot!

Raised Paper Riot!

January 29th, 2010 @ 3:18 pm by Mrs. Sewing
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One day, the two Sewings walked into a store called Paper-Source. We went mostly on a whim, to see what kind of paper options there were for invites and such.

We were blown away! The paper was so pretty, and they had idea books laid out with samples. Now, I kind of already had an idea of what how we’d make our invites, but there was one thing we saw that completely threw me for a loop:

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Embossed paper!

We had to have it. But, the price is a little steep! $18.50 for 20 sheets? Eep!

So like any other problem, we must first lay out our options:

1) Pay $18.50/20 sheets. At about 100 invites, that would be $92.50, though we could always hope for a discount.

2) Buy a Cuttlebug and make my own embossed paper with preset templates. This would be about $50 plus the cost of store-bought cardstock. They don’t make a cherry blossom template.

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3) Try Heat Embossing. We would have to pay for cardstock, a rubber stamp, embossing powder and heat tool (~$25).

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They all look like good options to me! We’ll have to sit on this one for a while, I think.

Anyone else in love with embossed invites? Did you make your own, or buy them pre-made?

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36 Responses to “Raised Paper Riot!”

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Mrs. Mouse (message) 5,844 posts, Bee Keeper

The heat embossing sounds like the most economical option–that way you can get colors, too!

1/29/10 @ 3:36 pm (reply)

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littlemissmoo (message) 3,006 posts, Sugar bee

Heat embossing sounds interesting! I’ve not heard of that one before. I love love love the look of embossed invitations, alas they were not meant to be for me and FH. But our invites are pretty rockin’ anyways.

1/29/10 @ 3:37 pm (reply)

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goodbuddy (message) 532 posts, Busy bee

Heat embossing is pretty awesome. Get the finest grain powder you can…and use clear powder. I’m no expect (at all) but it worked great for me. I found myself wanting to emboss everything once I got started. lol.

1/29/10 @ 3:45 pm (reply)

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Hungce (message) 18 posts, Newbee

40% off (sometimes 50%) single item coupons from Michael’s (A.C. Moore or Joann Fabric) are a great way to get supplies. You can either sign up via email or just google for them.

1/29/10 @ 3:48 pm (reply)

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Kay7 (message) 73 posts, Worker bee

I just went to Paper Source last night and ended up walking out with all the tools necessary to do heat embossing… I’m pretty excited… although I’m going to start with some simple thank you notes…

1/29/10 @ 3:48 pm (reply)

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Miss Hot Sauce (message) 1,026 posts, Bumble bee

*raises hand* I’m guilty! I have a cuddlebug AND the heat embossing tool. I used both for my invitations. I embossed the invited with a stamp, then I ran my envelope flaps for the RSVP through the cuddlebug. I also embossed the outer envelope. Yep, told ya I was guilty. I’m hoping to post pics this weekend. I also used my cuddlebug to make dress fitting invites and plan to use it for my RD invites.

1/29/10 @ 3:49 pm (reply)

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Jenn

We (I) made our own (heat embossing)! I bought my stamps and the rest from Paper Source as well. I think they look great! It was pretty time consuming, but totally worth it in the end. Plus, I got to catch up on all my t.v. while I did it.

1/29/10 @ 3:49 pm (reply)

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Miss Burgundy (message) 1,426 posts, Bumble bee

Heat embossing is great, but it does take some practice and a lot of patience. I heat embossed my STDs. If you’re interested in it, I’d buy a heat embosser (that you can take back if you decide not to use it) and some embossing powder, ink, and stamp (which should not cost very much) and just practice and play with it a little and see if you like the results.
Good luck!

1/29/10 @ 3:51 pm (reply)

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Goldilocks1107 (message) 2,504 posts, Sugar bee

I love that cherry blossom paper! But I vote trying heat embossing first . . . it requires the least amount of up-front financial investment, so if it doesn’t work, you have less to lose!
And afterward, you can always brag about making the awesome paper yourselves

1/29/10 @ 3:53 pm (reply)

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Miss Ribbons (message) 2,018 posts, Buzzing bee

Wow that’s kind of amazing!

1/29/10 @ 3:53 pm (reply)

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Miss French Fries (message) 2,217 posts, Buzzing bee

I really love that embossed paper! But, maybe heat embossing would be a bit more cost effective? I’d say either way is going to look fab.

1/29/10 @ 3:58 pm (reply)

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Miss Pencils (message) 1,027 posts, Bumble bee

I think the heat embossing sounds like the best option!

1/29/10 @ 4:18 pm (reply)

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OurFutureIsBright (message) 138 posts, Blushing bee

I fell in love with those same invites - except I was looking at the quilted pattern or the sort of loopy outline ones. We’re looking at about 100 invites too and it was just too much. I’ve been trying to figure out a way to recreate them too!

1/29/10 @ 4:18 pm (reply)

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Jukika (message) 30 posts, Newbee

Frankly… you can heat emboss over a flat stovetop. I did all my thank yous and invites that way Just have some test runs so you can find the right temp.

1/29/10 @ 4:20 pm (reply)

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rachel_leigh (message) 1,106 posts, Bumble bee

We are embossing! I am super excited about it. We bought a two stamp set from Impress Stamps so we can do a flower in one color and the flower center in another, the only the center being embossed.

They look like this:

http://www.impressrubberstamps.com/miva/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=5074B_flower_2on_one&Category_Code=n

1/29/10 @ 4:30 pm (reply)

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rachel_leigh (message) 1,106 posts, Bumble bee

Also, I wanted to mention that you can emboss with any kind of stencil. Just put your paper over the stencil and push gently with some kind of rounded-end tool. My grandma gave me a kit one time and it had a simple stencil and a special embossing tool that was kind of like a paintbrush but instead it had a rounded metal ball at each end, one large and one small. As I recal it worked fairly well for simple images.

1/29/10 @ 4:34 pm (reply)

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Andrea

I use the cuttlebug and a heat embosser all the time. I love both methods!

1/29/10 @ 4:51 pm (reply)

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HereComesTheSun (message) 363 posts, Helper bee

*sigh* I had a lovely embossed paper border invite picked out but the samples came and the actual invite was HONKING HUGE.

I let him choose. I’m not thrilled with the invites but we were in a hurrt, he loves them, and they serve the purpose.

Go with what you love if you have the time!

1/29/10 @ 5:04 pm (reply)

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Heavnzbrat (message) 115 posts, Blushing bee

I’m a fan of embossing. It’s so easy and versatile and adds color and texture. Plus you can use it on different items (invites, thank you, etc) and you can use it practically for the future. g’luck can’t wait to see what you decide.

1/29/10 @ 5:15 pm (reply)

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