Ranger EMP20653 Inkssentials Embossing Pens, 2-Pack, Black and Clear

The black doesn’t work as well as the white at all

I like how this hold and stores my markers the only thing I do not like is that are 8 spots that will not hold my big markers because of how the grid is held in place.

I love testing the two colors with my various embossing powders. Both work quite well and add a lovely touch to card making projects. Ive been using these pens to write the receivers name on the envelope, then embossing with a powder that coordinates with the wrapping paper. Lovely... and lots of compliments.

I work at a school so these pens came in handy ! The wrote nice and even ! My students enjoyed using them as well. The smell is not bad also.

Great pens as described in description! My girlfriend and I really enjoy adding that extra touch of wow to our scrapbook. We are just starting out, however these pens are a must have in your arsenal! Try using different embossing powders as there are tons of them at your local arts and crafts store. Not even do these work fine on paper you can use them on check personalized check presenters if youre a server or even cardstock or cardboard if you have a presentation! I only wish they offer thinner ones but these will do just fine! Will buy more later on if I ever run out.

Initially did not like it as one of the pens were broke. I ended up returning it but manufacturer was nice enough to let me keep it and gave me a new set. Loving the quality so far. Tips are nice and fine for the detailed embossing you may need these for. They stay moist for a good amount of time and not dry out right away before you can even put the embossing powder on. I used them both on tiles and paper and they worked wonderfully. Definitely would get them again. Mostly the black, not so much the white.

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These pens work great for embossing. I like the option of black ink and clear. The clear can of course be hard to see but it prevents any black leftover spots which I like. I am not sure how long the pens will last as far as use since they are small but overall these work great to use with embossing powders!

Both pens worked great with my embossing powders. I tried them on drawing paper and watercolor paper and they worked better on the former. I tried the black on black cardstock with metallic gold embossing powders and it worked fantastic! For the price, theyre worth it. In the photo attached, I used the clear pen with silver embossing powders and the lines were the perfect thickness.

These pens are great for embossing detailed images, drawing & embossing your own designs or handwriting, and fixing any knicks or scratches in a larger embossed piece (craft tweezers anyone?). I purchased these pens when I first started dabbling in papercrafts about 8-9 months ago. Back then, I didnt realize that I needed an anti-static powder tool of some kind, so all of my attempts using these were a mess. A few days ago, I was clearing out some of my craft storage boxes and thought about tossing these pens, but they were still brand new & were not dry at all. I had a few panels of boring experiments that were sitting around, so I thought Ive give these pens another shot & see if I can jazz up some of those panels. This time, I loved results. Im attaching a picture of the first piece that I tried the pen on. Its a watercolored & dry-embossed henna design that was dull dull dull. After using the clear version of this pen to highlight a portion of the raised design & adding a bit of embossing powder to it, the piece was interesting enough to mount on a card - at least I thought it was! :) I did notice that the ink in these pens dry a little more quickly than the ink pad seems to - possibly because the ink that you are laying down with the pen is a much thinner & finer layer. Youll have to stop and heat emboss in sections and powder again before you do another section, if you are doing more than a few words of text. The image that I included was done in 8-10 sections. I think the results can definitely be worth the effort. Ive since gone to town with these pens, embossing all kinds of details (by the way, using this pen on the highlights of your Altenew flowers instead of using an embossing inkpad results in a crisper clearer image), and the pens have still not run dry, so they seem to last quite a while. Ive tried this technique using a glue pen in the past (e.g., Quickie Glue Roller Pen, Zig Squeeze & Roll, etc.), and they all work pretty well if Im just wanting to do a small dot or a doodle or something; however, they were all a bit inconsistent and skipped or blobbed if I tried to draw a consistent line or wanted a consistent thickness. Since this embossing pen is a marker, I get a smoother and more consistent finish. Also, it is much easier to fix mistakes or tweezer marks on a large embossed image with this pen than with an embossing ink pad.