Yikes! We are getting thunder and lightening as we await a snow storm. This has to be quick because we'll need to be up at 4:30am. The possibility of school closings starts to get a little old in mid April.
I do have a bit of a tutorial since I've had questions about the card I posted yesterday.
This was the card I had in mind for my last post but I had to omit the message and then add another. Needless to say I didn't stamp the first message quite right. Bitty Banners to the rescue. The 'happy birthday' sentiment went right over my mistake.
The birds are from the set For the Birds. Markers used are Regal Rose, Baja Breeze, Certainly Celery, all retiring colors.
Here's a quick series of pictures to show how I did get the dry embossed look.
Use your platform closed, the same way you do for cutting with your framelits.
Place 2 silicone mats onyour platform. The lighter version shown is currently available as a carryover from the holiday catalog. It's on the carryover page towards the back of the Spring Catalog. The darker mat is one from last year's catalog. Any combination of 2 will work.
Score your card before embossing. This helps with placement of your framelits.
I like to position my framelit so that it appears to be equidistant from the top and left and right side of my card. I don't measure this but just judge if it looks OK to my eye.
Make sure the cutting edge is up rather than the usual down position for cutting. I like to use a temporary adhesive to hold the framelit in place.
Place a piece of scrap card stock over your framelit before placing a cutting plate on top and running it through your Big Shot. It will not feel as tight as your typical Big Shot Sandwich.
Can you see the embossing with the "shadow" around it?
Your sandwich from bottom to top is:
- Closed Platform
- 2 silicone mats
- Scored card, unfolded.
- Framelit with cutting side up
- Scrap card stock
- Cutting plate
Each Big Shot has it's own tension and you may have to adjust this to work well in yours.
Related Posts:
No Big Shot? Check out the Cereal Box Stencil tutorial link on my side bar. All you need is a cereal bos and a crochet hood. Seriously!
Let me know how either of these techniques work for you.
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