How to make your own embossed card with a stencil

Step-by-step on how to do paper embossing with a stencil, presented by Crafty Corner

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completed embossed paper

What you need to make embossed paper:

  • Clean sheet of A4 paper (or big enough for your design)
  • Stencilled pattern
  • Embossing tool, or the back of a paintbrush
  • Masking tape

Step 1

Hold your stencil against a window pane and stick each corner tightly down with masking tape.

stick stencil on window

Step 2

Stick the clean sheet of paper over the stencil, making sure it covers the entire design.

stick paper on stencil

Step 3

Using your embossing tool, the back of a paintbrush or something similar, press firmly and trace the design onto the paper.

trace stencil

Step 4

Keep going until you have traced the entire design and then remove it from the window. The pattern you traced is now embossed onto the paper.

completed embossed paper
stencil and embossed design