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Ok just wondering if someone can help and give me some advice here.
My wonderful downline recently gave me a set of the scalloped edge nestabilities as a gift - I was soooooooo super excited and still am! lol
Anyways, I have the cuttle bug and put it through and it cut perfectly. The only problem was - you know how it should leave a kinda embossed looking inner frame - well mine did but it was just soooooooo faint. I have seen on other cards and this embossed inner frame thing is very distinct.
Any suggestions greatly appreciated cause I LOVE these nestabilities!
You have to do a new set up. Remove the excess paper after cutting but leave the cut cardstock you want embossed in the die. The recipe I use: A plate; B plate; die with cardstock still within the cutting ridge; 2 gray rubbery mats from www.shophss.com & B plate now run it through your CB. Just remember to turn the handle slowly so that you can be sure this 'sandwich' will go through your particular CB. (It has been said that each CB seems to have a slightly different tension and tolerance.) Good LucK!
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I got this from another Nestibilities thread. It works great for me...
My downline (cmustopa) came up with these sandwiches which I find work MUCH better than the other ones posted AND you can see the image you're cutting out.
CUTTING (from the bottom up):
A Plate
B Cutting Plate
Paper/Cardstock (stamped) face UP
Cutting Die, face DOWN
C Plate
The advantages of this are that a) you can see exactly where you are cutting around your image, and b) the C plate is sturdier than the B plate and can withstand more direct pressure from the Cuttlebug as it goes through. I have also found less embedding of the die in the plate this way, even though the conventional instructions for die cutting with the Cuttlebug say to do it face up.
EMBOSSING (from the bottom up):
A Plate
B Plate (can be the same one you cut with)
Die with cut piece still inside (flipped over so you can’t see the image)
Tan rubber mat
2 layers of HEAVY cardstock (I use a folded A-2 card made with 130# cover stock)
B Plate
Other instructions tell you to put the cardstock shim directly on top of the die, and then the rubber mat. I find I get a better impression this way. You may want to experiment with the cardstock shim layers, using 3 layers of 90# cardstock if you don’t have 130#. However, I have not cracked one B plate since I started doing it this way.
Another advantage of doing it this way is that when you’re switching back and forth between cutting and embossing, you only have to change the top plate.
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In order to get a good emboss, you need the tan polymer pad from Spellbinders. Because it is flexible, it is what pushes the paper through the opening in the dies, giving the embossed or raised image. I have heard of people substituting things like plumbers gasket for the tan polymer but have personally never used that.
There are definitely a number of threads with ideas of using the Nestabilities in a number of different machines. I would do a search for more info.
She goes over how to cut and emboss. I was having trouble preventing the embossing while cutting and this video solved that issue. Plus, I get a deeper embossing when I want to have the embossed look. The traditional sandwich recipes I had used weren't working for my particular "bug", and this video was really helpful with that! Good luck!
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OK, help! What is the A, B and C? I have the Wizard and am just staring to use it. I am also seeing a slight embossing when I just cut it out. It isn't bad if I am also going to emboss but if I am not it shows up when I stamp on the paper. Help!!
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With each machine there is a different layering(sandwich) technic. The wizard doesn't have the a, b ,and c plates. Here is a video for the Wizard, you should watch, very informative. Lots of things about the Wizard...Hope this helps!!!
Here is the link:
OK, help! What is the A, B and C? I have the Wizard and am just staring to use it. I am also seeing a slight embossing when I just cut it out. It isn't bad if I am also going to emboss but if I am not it shows up when I stamp on the paper. Help!!
OK, help! What is the A, B and C? I have the Wizard and am just staring to use it. I am also seeing a slight embossing when I just cut it out. It isn't bad if I am also going to emboss but if I am not it shows up when I stamp on the paper. Help!!
Because of the pressure the Wizard exerts you will sometimes get a slight emboss when you are cutting your dies, it depends on the weight and type of paper you are using.
Ok just wondering if someone can help and give me some advice here.
My wonderful downline recently gave me a set of the scalloped edge nestabilities as a gift - I was soooooooo super excited and still am! lol
Anyways, I have the cuttle bug and put it through and it cut perfectly. The only problem was - you know how it should leave a kinda embossed looking inner frame - well mine did but it was just soooooooo faint. I have seen on other cards and this embossed inner frame thing is very distinct.
Any suggestions greatly appreciated cause I LOVE these nestabilities!
Karen
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Karen, I don't know if you've seen Erin Lincoln's video (from Creating Keepsakes) on this technique or not, but here is a link to it....it should really help you:
I once heard that you can substitute a rolling pin for the cuttlebug and other sandwiching machines. Has anyone tried it with the Nestibilities? I don't want to buy a machine, but would love to have the Nestibilities.
I would not recommend using a rolling pin on the Spellbinders Nestabilities dies..... you will definately flatten out the cut blade and be very unhappy. The blade of Spellbinders dies are very thin. Using a machine in a sandwich allows for protection of the die as well as even pressure for cutting.
It took me a while to figure out how to emboss with the nestabilities. What I finally realized made it soo simple! When you put something HARD under the die and paper....it will CUT the paper....when you put something SOFT under it (rubber mat - I use a big shot and i use the embossing rubber mat for it) it will emboss and IT WILL NOT CUT THE RUBBER!
It took me a while to figure out how to emboss with the nestabilities. What I finally realized made it soo simple! When you put something HARD under the die and paper....it will CUT the paper....when you put something SOFT under it (rubber mat - I use a big shot and i use the embossing rubber mat for it) it will emboss and IT WILL NOT CUT THE RUBBER!
Isnt that just the coolest thing ever! You do get it.....:o one thing though..... when you emboss in your bigshot machine place the tan mat on top of teh die with teh blade side still up.......
What is actually happening is the rubber mat is pushing the paper thru the openings of the die itself to cause the embossing to happen. If you place the tan mat on the flat side of the die the paper cannot be pushed thru the openings of the die.
By the way.... this is why Spellbinders Dies are so very different then all the rest..... after the embossing is done.... turn the die over and color thru it like a stencil with Copic markers or inks and chalks! fun fun fun
Hugs & Smiles
Stacey
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