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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2019 0:45:44 GMT
I am a scrapbooker and a sometimes cardmaker and lately have been getting more into stamping/cardmaking. I have a cuttlebug and am confused about the correct "sandwich" for the thin metal dies. I have the Spellbinders nestabilities, and when I stamp an image I want to cut it out in a circle. So I need to be able to see it. I have been placing the die down on the cutting surface. All the videos say however to put the die facing up, and the paper over it. But if I do that I cannot see where to cut my image! Please advise, thank you!!
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camcas
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Post by camcas on Apr 14, 2019 1:12:14 GMT
You can do it either way Maybe set it up so you can see it,tape down the die with some washi then flip it to cut
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scrapnnana
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Post by scrapnnana on Apr 14, 2019 1:48:51 GMT
Face down is fine. I used to do that with my Cuttlebug, and I do that now with my Big Shot. I do sometimes use Washi to tape my die to the stamped image, even placing the die face down, to make sure it doesn't accidentally shift when I put the top plate on before rolling it through the machine.
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Post by grammadee on Apr 14, 2019 3:56:42 GMT
You can do it either way Maybe set it up so you can see it,tape down the die with some washi then flip it to cut With the Cuttlebug I often had to use a shim for wafer thin dies, ended up buying a metal shim for that purpose. But if you tape down your die on your image it won't matter if you can't see it when running it through the machine.
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Post by artisticscrapper on Apr 14, 2019 4:09:17 GMT
Yes, tape is your best friend. I use drafting tape though. I found that sometimes the washi wouldn’t come off my paper cleanly.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2019 4:13:35 GMT
I have a CB and have NEVER put my die face up. I do the A plate, the C plate, the paper, the die facing down, the b plate on top. Usually works just fine. Sometimes I add another piece of cardstock or a piece of chipboard - but usually not needed.
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Apr 14, 2019 5:03:21 GMT
I have a CB and have NEVER put my die face up. I do the A plate, the C plate, the paper, the die facing down, the b plate on top. Usually works just fine. Sometimes I add another piece of cardstock or a piece of chipboard - but usually not needed. The C plate technically was labeled as an adaptor plate; the B plates are the cutting plates. I know they both work for cutting into, but Cuttlebug eventually stopped shipping C plates with their machines entirely. I use basically the same sandwich, though-- A, B, paper, die cutting edge down, C plate.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2019 5:19:55 GMT
I have a CB and have NEVER put my die face up. I do the A plate, the C plate, the paper, the die facing down, the b plate on top. Usually works just fine. Sometimes I add another piece of cardstock or a piece of chipboard - but usually not needed. The C plate technically was labeled as an adaptor plate; the B plates are the cutting plates. I know they both work for cutting into, but Cuttlebug eventually stopped shipping C plates with their machines entirely. I use basically the same sandwich, though-- A, B, paper, die cutting edge down, C plate. I use A, B, paper in embossing folder, B for embossing. I use ABB for embossing. ABC for cutting. I was taught C was for 'cut'.
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Post by GiantsFan on Apr 14, 2019 16:45:00 GMT
The C plate technically was labeled as an adaptor plate; the B plates are the cutting plates. I know they both work for cutting into, but Cuttlebug eventually stopped shipping C plates with their machines entirely. I use basically the same sandwich, though-- A, B, paper, die cutting edge down, C plate. I use A, B, paper in embossing folder, B for embossing. I use ABB for embossing. ABC for cutting. I was taught C was for 'cut'. These are my recipe for the sandwiches too. I have the original green version of Cuttlebug. (Well I still have it but now it's in storage, since I bought a Spellbinders P6)
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