Embossing Powder set

Set of 5 embossing powder colors: white pearl, pink, lilac, green and turquoise (5g each)

Embossing powder can be used on polymer clay just like Mica powder. The difference is that after baking embossing powder creates a shiny and sealed surface, so there’s no need to apply varnish afterwards.

How to use embossing powder with polymer clay

Test first
Always test first on a small piece of polymer clay. Not all embossing powder brands work well with polymer clay.

Apply generously
This is not Mica powder or chalk pastels, so if you only sprinkle a little bit of embossing powder you won’t have a full shiny coverage as you see on these star studs. So either dip the piece on the powder, or apply generously smoothing the powder on the surface of the whole slab.

Apply heat
If you use embossing powder on paper or cardboard box you always have to use a heat gun on it. The same applies to when using it with polymer clay. The good part is since you have to bake the clay anyways, you combine two steps in one. And yes, you can bake the clay just as you would normally.

Use on unbaked clay
From the many tests I made, applying the embossing powder on the unbaked clay was the best result. If you bake the clay and then add the embossing powder there will be no natural stickiness for the powder to stick to the clay. I tried using polymer clay glue to stick the powder to the baked clay and the glue interferes with the powder and it doesn’t melt properly.

Don’t bake it twice
Once you have already baked the clay with the embossing powder, avoid baking the clay again since this will cause the embossing powder to melt once again and it usually makes a mess of the shiny smooth surface you reached with the first baking.