Ordinary paper is made stylish with embossed letterheads.
Raised letterheads are referred to as embossed letterheads. Once a thing of luxury for businesses and connoisseurs of fine stationary, embossed letterheads are now a paper embellishment requiring only a squeeze of the hand. Hand-held embossing tools are available with your name and address pre-set on a die within the tool; or purchase an embosser tool that allows you to switch embossing dies such as monograms or seasonal images. Hand-held tools that create raised letterheads are available at stationary, office supply, scrapbook and craft stores.
Instructions
1. Choose paper appropriate to the intended use. Heavier weight papers in half sheet sizes are for personal correspondence and are accentuated by the beauty of a raised letterhead. Likewise, standard computer printer paper takes on a polished, formal air when embossed with a letterhead.
2. Slide the paper between the two sections of the embossing tool. A hand-held embosser consist of two halves. One half contains a die, usually made of varying types of metal, and the other half of the tool contains a receiving platform, usually coated or covered with a rubber, gel or other type of material. Most raised letterheads are centered about one inch down from the top edge of the paper.
3. Squeeze the handle or push on the handle like a stapler, depending on the style and design of the embosser you are using. Hold the paper steady, and then carefully release the tool.
4. Slide the paper from the tool. Your paper now has a raised letterhead.
