question about embossing

Melissa,

How mysterious! I have not run into that particular issue, though maybe someone else has and will reply later. There was one powder I used that had a tendency to flake off even after heat setting. It also came out flat rather than shiny/embossed, even though from the labeling it should've been the same type of powder I'd used before, though not the same brand. So I think there is probably a brand difference, based on that experience, that might be causing your problem. Of 3 bottles of gold powder now, PSX, Stampin Up, and the other brand that rubbed off (can't remember the brand name), PSX has been my favorite.

Sorry I don't have any more info for you!

Barbara

Some of the embossing powders have tinsel in them and they are harder to set than the others. You can actually over heat them.

Thanks for the suggestions! I played around a bit more with the powders today. I had bought 4 colors (silver, gold, brass, clear) of the same brand... and only the gold one gives me the problem. The other ones worked well, no rubbing off. So maybe I just got unlucky picking the gold :-/

- Melissa

Thanks for the suggestions! I played around a bit more with the powders today. I had bought 4 colors (silver, gold, brass, clear) of the same brand... and only the gold one gives me the problem. The other ones worked well, no rubbing off. So maybe I just got unlucky picking the gold :-/

- Melissa

Hi Melissa,

I think sometimes the gold can be difficult. Black Embossing powder seems to be the worse. Took me a long time to learn that one!

MA