Patent ID: 8402889

Claim:
A method of forming a media embellishing template from a template blank having body with a first side and a second side disposed opposite the first side comprising: placing resist on a first side of a template blank, the template blank having a thickness T; placing resist on a second side of the template blank; exposing the first side to etchant; exposing the second side to etchant; etching the surface of the first side not covered by the resist and removing portions of the template blank to a depth of approximately one half of T to form a media abutment surface and an embellishing wall extending from the media abutment surface, the embellishing wall terminating in an embellishing surface; and etching the surface of the second side not covered by the resist and removing portions of the template blank to a depth of approximately one half of T to form at least one embossing aperture extending through the template between the first side and the second side.