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Post by lisacharlotte on Aug 27, 2018 2:53:12 GMT
There was a discussion in another thread about buying embellishments instead of making your own. Lawn Fawn just released the cutest mini pop up box die that you put inside a card and then when you open the card the box pops up. I want it, bad. I almost pulled the trigger. But really? It's all straight cuts. So I made my own template and it works perfectly! $30 saved!!!!! I give full credit to Lawn Fawn for the inspiration, but I'm going to assume that some time in the past it was a thing with card makers. www.lawnfawn.com/collections/new-arrivals/products/mini-pop-up-box |
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Post by craftymom101 on Aug 27, 2018 3:03:15 GMT
That is really cute! I'm impressed you figured out a DIY.
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Post by GiantsFan on Aug 27, 2018 3:58:49 GMT
Yes, when I saw the video for that I was thinking that it would be fairly easy to make a cut file for it. Especially since I'm not sure how much I would use it.
I created a file for a "scary cemetery" fence and then I saw that LF now has a spooky fence. I'll admit that it's easier to run a die through a machine rather than hooking up a computer, sticking down paper, loading and cutting. But it works for me and saves me money.
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Post by joblackford on Aug 27, 2018 4:09:11 GMT
That's how I felt about their scalloped box card die set. Yes, it would be handy to have, but it's all pretty simple cuts, and people have been making pop up card-in-a-box cards for ages. So yeah, good for Lawn Fawn for making their own version, but they didn't invent it, and I don't really need to buy their die (as tempted as I might be!) The little pop-up box is really cute, but I don't know that I'd make dozens of them to justify buying a die. It doesn't look too difficult to reverse engineer, looking at that video. Good for you for figuring it out  |
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Post by scrapnnana on Aug 28, 2018 13:25:04 GMT
I like the way you think!
Like you, I often see something and figure I can make it myself rather than buy the die. There are some dies that I still buy, but not something simple that I can make myself.
If I think I am going to make more than one of something like this, I usually create a Silhouette file. It takes a bit of time, but then I can make it much faster a second time. I love my Cameo for that!
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Post by anniefb on Aug 28, 2018 18:02:38 GMT
Good for you for working it out. I must admit I’m sometimes too lazy to do that but certainly can’t afford to buy every die in the market. I like to get Silhouette files if I can find them.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Aug 28, 2018 19:20:49 GMT
If anyone wants it I can give you the paper and score line dimensions.
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Post by refugeepea on Aug 29, 2018 2:31:37 GMT
As someone who is incapable of cutting a straight line, I see the appeal of buying the die. BUT, I'm not much of a card maker. I don't see myself using something like that more than a few times.
<<----- Bought the Becky Higgins Project Life 3x4 and 4x6 dies.  |
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Post by 950nancy on Aug 29, 2018 2:55:27 GMT
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Post by joblackford on Sept 30, 2018 4:42:03 GMT
I was looking for this thread to link to for an upcoming challenge  and now I feel like I have to admit that I bought the scalloped box card die that I said above that I didn't need! Turns out I'm REALLY BAD at measuring, cutting, and scoring. I messed up my card so badly that I figured I'd waste all of my cardstock if I didn't buy the die. (I probably should've tried a few more times, but --shrug--) |
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and now I feel like I have to admit that I bought the scalloped box card die that I said above that I didn't need! Turns out I'm REALLY BAD at measuring, cutting, and scoring. I messed up my card so badly that I figured I'd waste all of my cardstock if I didn't buy the die. (I probably should've tried a few more times, but --shrug--)