Brass stencils are a great, relatively inexpensive way to add an embossed design to card, paper and embossing foils. Known as 'dry embossing', this technique is simple to master using a lightbox, with the card/paper on top of the stencil or you can emboss with the stencil on top of the paper/card onto a surface with some 'give' in it, such as a magazine, fun foam or an embossing mat. The latter technique would be required for embossing foil rather than a lightbox as you can't see through the foil!
Brass stencils can be used in the Cuttlebug by using plate A, plate B, a mouse mat (cut to size, rubber side up),
your cardstock, brass stencil and plate B.
Depending on cardstock thickness, you may have to pass the sandwich through the Cuttlebug several times.
If you don't have an old mouse-mat to use, try it with 1 or 2 sheets of fun foam.
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