How To Emboss Aluminum Sheet

The medium weight may hold up best in the press but if the design is intricate it may not capture the detail.

How to emboss aluminum sheet.

Cut the metal to the size of your embossing folder. Tape the tracing paper onto the backside of the copper. Lay the aluminum pan on top of a folded towel and use the end of a paintbrush or a pencil point to press the design into the metal. Supplies needed to make your own embossed metal embroidery hoop art.

Firmly rub the embossing stylus along the lines of the drawing pressing into the metal. Lay a piece of fun foam underneath the two layers for a soft underground. Print out or draw your design on a piece of paper. You can trim it to fit after embossing.

Lay it onto the metal embossing sheet and tape it a bit to keep it from slipping. Using your stylus trace all the lines of your pattern. How to emboss aluminum 1. How to emboss aluminum foil step by step directions step 1 prep the foil.

Decide on the motif you would like. Mechanical embossing processes may tear the metal sheet depending on the device. Trying to get it the same size is a waste of effort. Remove the paper and tape from the metal sheet.

Embossing sheet metal is a simple way to add dramatic decoration as well as increase the strength of a piece. Embroidery hoops in your choice of sizes i used a 4 inch embossing folder i used darice rulers scissors. Create a line of these stamps as long as you need. Using the tool and a hammer simply place the tool edge on the sheet and bang the hammer on the other end to stamp the piece.

Our embossing sheets are recommended for use with hand held embossing tools. I just folded the 18 strip of foil in half three times to get the eight layers. Once finished remove the tape and the paper. Transfer your design to the metal sheet.

It can be helpful to use. If using pre designed stamps align the head of the stamp onto the backside of the metal and tamp it down with the mallet using short straight strokes. This aluminum on a roll is extremely thin. This will leave an image onto the metal sheet.

Trace the pattern onto the aluminum place the pattern on top of the aluminum pan. Deepen the lines on the metal sheet using the stylus to your preference. Sizzix big shot or other embossing machine.