Copper Embossing

[smallhobbit]

Yesterday's craft session was copper embossing, which involves a sheet covered in copper and then formed into a raised picture:

We began by practising on tin foil:



which, when reversed appears like this:



We were then let loose to enjoy ourselves:



Firstly by practising with a small square of copper:

   

I liked my snail, so I made a card:



And then with a larger piece of copper:

   



   

   



Another very successful and enjoyable afternoon!

Comments

[nagi_schwarz]

Those look lovely! And that looks like a lot of fun.

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much - it was great fun!

[verdande_mi]

Neat :D

[smallhobbit]

Thank you :)

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Wow! That looks like fun!

[smallhobbit]

It was - and quite easy to do!

[badly_knitted]

My uncle used to do copper embossing =)

Yours are lovely, especially the snail!

[smallhobbit]

It's a fun thing to do.

Thank you very much - I liked the snail :)

[debriswoman]

These are lovely:-)

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much!

[sister_raphael]

That's so cool!!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you 🙂

[senmut]

Very nice!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you!

Yay!

[ysabetwordsmith]

Very pretty. You should post that over on crafty, people would love it there.

Re: Yay!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much. I have done so!

[adafrog]

Fun.

[smallhobbit]

It really was 🙂

[yarnofariadne]

Ooh this looks so cool!

[smallhobbit]

It was fun to do and made something I can use.

[therealsnape]

That looks really cool and a lot of fun. And I love the snail card.

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much. I was very pleased with the snail, and somewhat surprised as it was my first attempt.

[bunn]

Wow that's really gorgeous. So shiny!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much. So shiny it was hard to take reasonable photos!

[rusty_armour]

The copper embossing is beautiful! This medium seems really versatile and something that could have a lot of potential. Your artwork does work well on cards. I especially like the card with the Easter egg on the front.

[smallhobbit]

Thank you. It was great fun - I hadn't realised what the possibilities would be until I tried it.