I had been searching all over the place for a stylish, unique branded bag option for my photography business. There were definitely a lot of options out there, but at the time my business was not big enough to order large quantity of bags in all sizes that I needed. The set up cost to have my logo imprinted on different size bags would have been just too much for my start up business, so I decided to look for other alternatives.

I came up with this method to do myself in small batches and I really love the results. Not to mention the flexibility for me to use this method as needed on my various marketing products as well.

I use this method now on my tote bags and on my welcome packets and so far I still find it manageable because I am not a high-volume photographer. If you need large quantity of product embossed, I would definitely recommend outsourcing it to a professional packaging company.

You can find all the tools I used in this video on my Amazon Storefront by clicking here or the images below.

TOOLS YOU’LL NEED to create custom logo bags

1/ Embossing heat gun : Watch out as this gun gets really hot. The paper may warp a little, but as it cools down the paper will flatten out. This specific heat gun has 2 levels, so for more delicate materials, you can use the luke warm setting.

2/ Embossing powder: They come in many colors and it’s fun the experiment with different options on different color background. I used clear for this.

or here is a fun Powder bundle with the Clear ( the one I used), Silver, Copper, Gold and Black

3/ Embossing pad – This is the glue that you stamp on the paper, so the embossing powder sticks on your subject. I like this Large Size for my logo stamp.

Here is a great embossing kit that will have the clear powder, ink pad and stamp cleaner:

4/ I used this matte Euro tote bag below:

5 / The stamp was custom made with my logo. Etsy has a lot of vendors that can create it for you. Just put in the search: custom rubber stamp.

6/ OPTIONAL :

Stamp cleaner: Your logo rubber stamp is a big investment and you want to make sure it lasts. So at the end of an embossing session I always clean it off before putting it away. Also, make sure you store the rubber part of your stamp protected, flat so the stamp and keeping it even.

Tray: I’ve found this tray helpful keeping my work environment mess (glitter) free by pouring the leftover powder back into the container

Please note, I have only tried this method on paper so far. The smoother the paper, the better the result. The heat gun produces a lot of heat, so I am not sure how different materials would be effected. If you try this method on other materials let us know how it worked for you.

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