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You'll need a thin sheet of copper, a stylus, rubber stamps,
and an ink pad. These items can easily be found at your local craft
store:
I placed the copper sheet on a self-healing mat. You'll need a
surface that has a slight give for making the indentations with your
stylus. Next, stamp your image and let the ink dry:
Use the stylus to trace over the lines of your design, using slight pressure. Note that this is the back side of the finished image, so the final design will
actually be a mirror image (especially consider this if you want to
incorporate words into your design):
Turn the copper sheet over to reveal the embossed design! Use the stylus to
trace around the edges (or other details) of the design, if desired, to give it a little more "pop":
Now you can turn your embossed design into a piece of jewelry. After tracing around a brass blank, I cut the copper into a circle using household scissors. I then glued the copper to the blank using crafter's glue, and used the stylus to pierce a hole (aligned with the existing hole in the blank):
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