Today's share for Masculine Card Monday is the 4th Father's Day card I've made for this year (my Mom needs three and I need three). I used a Sizzix Flip-It die for this one, as well as copper and dark grey metallic card stock.
The old fashioned truck was Cricut cut, but it was in my 'Odds & Sods' pile so I'm not sure of which cartridge. I'm going to guess 'Sentimentals'.
I added some embossing for texture, and printed some of the words on the computer. "Enjoy the ride" is a PTI stamp. The printed words were then cut out with a Sizzix thin die
This Sizzix Rectangle Flip-It die gave me some grief - when I used it ALL the lines cut - not just the cut lines, but the score lines too. So I ended up with a bunch of pieces that weren't much good for anything. I did some research and discovered that it depends on your machine - either a Big Shot or Cuttlebug or whatever you use- as to whether or not it will cut through the score lines or not on your specific die.
The solution is to use a crease mat - which luckily I had. I tried the crease mat instead of the top plate, but instead of cutting everything it just scored everything. So then I had to use an Xacto knife to cut out the pieces that needed to be cut. Next I tried a card stock shim on top of the crease mat and that seems to have done the trick.
I wrote right on the die itself with a silver Sharpie marker, so I remember to use the crease mat and shim every time I use this one.
The old fashioned truck was Cricut cut, but it was in my 'Odds & Sods' pile so I'm not sure of which cartridge. I'm going to guess 'Sentimentals'.
I added some embossing for texture, and printed some of the words on the computer. "Enjoy the ride" is a PTI stamp. The printed words were then cut out with a Sizzix thin die
This Sizzix Rectangle Flip-It die gave me some grief - when I used it ALL the lines cut - not just the cut lines, but the score lines too. So I ended up with a bunch of pieces that weren't much good for anything. I did some research and discovered that it depends on your machine - either a Big Shot or Cuttlebug or whatever you use- as to whether or not it will cut through the score lines or not on your specific die.
The solution is to use a crease mat - which luckily I had. I tried the crease mat instead of the top plate, but instead of cutting everything it just scored everything. So then I had to use an Xacto knife to cut out the pieces that needed to be cut. Next I tried a card stock shim on top of the crease mat and that seems to have done the trick.
I wrote right on the die itself with a silver Sharpie marker, so I remember to use the crease mat and shim every time I use this one.
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