How to create your own light box for dry embossing
     Method 1: Find a cardboard box that is approximately 10 inches deep. Place a tap light inside.Place a piece of plexiglass over the top and tape the edges down the box so that you don’t cut your fingers and the glass doesn't shift. Don't forget to cut a small door in the box so that you can turn the light on and off!

     Method 2:Find a clear plastic container with a smooth top surface. Place a tap light inside.

     Method 3:Use a window during the day - it does the same job as a light box.

How to Dry Emboss:
First you need a tool called a stylus. They aren’t expensive at all. A Stylus usually has a different sized blunt tip on each end. Then you need a template. You can use a brass template or a plastic template. Tape your template on a window or light box. Position your paper over the template and tape it securely with a removable tape. Rub the surface with some waxed paper so your stylus won't catch on the paper and tear it. Use the stylus to gently press the paper into the template. Use the large tip for large areas and the smaller tip for smaller parts of the design.

Add color to your stencilled design by leaving the stencil in place and using a small stencil brush to rouge or stipple color onto your paper. Try dyes, pigments, chalks, acrylics--whatever coloring tools you have! Be sure you do not have excess paint or pigment on your stencil brush--otherwise there the color may run under the stencil holes.

You can emboss on all kinds of surfaces--including metal! Using special foil embossing tools you can emboss metal embelleshments for your paper craft projects.