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One creative way to spruce up your mailings is by embossing the envelopes for your cards and invitations. It makes the recipient feel special and gives you the opportunity to involve your family in the creation process. You can emboss your envelopes using supplies that you will find at your local craft store or online.
Envelopes
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High-quality, heavy-weight envelopes work well for embossing. Heavier grade paper is less apt to curl when you heat the envelope while embossing. A wide selection of envelopes is available in various colors to meet your needs. Select parchment or textured envelopes to make an impressive statement for wedding or graduation invitations.
Rubber Stamp with Slow Drying Ink
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Coordinate the stamp(s) with the reason that you are sending the card. A bell stamp or dove will work well for wedding invitation envelopes. Stamps of the current year are a good choice for graduation invitation envelopes, and there are numerous Christmas designs for Christmas card envelopes. Select an ink pad that contains slow-drying ink. You will not have time to finish the embossing if the ink dries too quickly.
Embossing Powder
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Embossing powder is available in many colors and some selections have glitter to create shimmering embossing. You can select a color that matches your envelope for more subtle embossing or a color that contrasts with your envelopes for a design that stands out.
Heat Gun
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You can use a hair dryer instead of a heat gun, but a heat gun is best for clearer embossing. Hair dryers do not reach the temperature that the embossing powder needs to melt quickly and raise above the paper surface. A heat gun has a smaller head and directs the hot air to a specific location.
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