Embossed Rose Card with Wax Highlight

A project from our live show ONE DAY SPECIAL - Join Toni for her brand new launch - Broadcast 25th July 2025 · 25/07/2025 · watch it from 38:00

Emboss a detailed rose design with surrounding words, then add gilding wax to the raised areas to create a luxurious, dimensional card with metallic accents.

You will need

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Step by step

1. Cut a piece of white card stock and place it in the rose embossing folder. Run it through your embossing machine to create the raised rose design. ▶ watch 38:00
2. 

   Stamp the rose stamp onto the embossed card using black pigment ink, pressing firmly to ensure the ink captures all the detail in the embossed grooves.

   ▶ watch this step (40:15)
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   Apply gilding wax to the raised areas of the embossed design using your finger or a soft cloth. Work the wax into the dimensional parts of the rose and the embossed words, highlighting the texture.

   ▶ watch this step (49:45)
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   Allow the wax to dry on the embossed design. The wax dries almost instantly, leaving a subtle highlight on the raised areas of the rose and leaves.

   ▶ watch this step (50:30)
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   Optionally, swipe a black ink pad over the waxed areas to add definition and make the embossed words stand out.

   ▶ watch this step (51:00)

Tips from the show

• Gilding waxes dry almost instantly, so work quickly.
• You can use the embossing folder on its own without stamping if you prefer a simpler design.
• The versatility of these embossing folders means you can team them up with different card stocks, metallics, and techniques to make each card unique.

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• Multi-Colour Stamped Tree Card with Sponge Daubers

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