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Paper embossing
Design process / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For embossing metal, see Repoussé and chasing.
Embossing and debossing are the processes of creating either raised or recessed relief images and designs in paper and other materials. An embossed pattern is raised against the background, while a debossed pattern is sunken into the surface of the material but might protrude somewhat on the reverse side.
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