Question: Hey Robin, I’m involved with an organization on the UC berkeley campus, and I am compiling a scrapbook for the year. Im interested in embossing our logo on a scrapbook cover in gold lettering. But I cant seem to find anyplace that does it? do you have any suggestions?
Thank you so much, I’m looking forward to your tips.
Answer: If you are a do-it-yourselfer, I would suggest using an embossing or emgraving tool and doing it by hand (it would be super easy if you already had a stamp of your logo or could get one made). You could just sprinkle some embossing powder after you make the stamp on the cover (while the stamp is still wet, of course). Then use an embossing heat tool to heat the powder to give it the raised logo. Use gold powder to get the effect you want. If you need a stamp made, just check out some of the companies online that make logo stamps like www.simonstamp.com or www.thestampmaker.com/art_logo.aspx .
If you are going for the more professional embossing, there are several companies out there that will emboss leather for you. We actually sell items from Jenni Bick Bookbinding (www.jennibick.com). They do personalized logos, but the price can be high if you are only doing one item because they have to make a metal die engraved with your artwork ($100). hey have a few other ways that they can work with your logo if you are considering a non-leather item, or if you are looking for logo work done in color. Just email them at info@jennibick.com or call 800-640-8750. Good luck!