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Always, another hater of the messy fold/cracks when I don't use it. I think you can maybe get away with it on lighter weight cardstock, but a weight suitable for greetings cards will usually crack somewhere along the fold.
Have to use a score board for Heavy card stock. Not even worth making a card if there is a cracked fold!!!
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I'm another always. My guillotine cutter sits on a small table right next to my scoring board. I almost always score before I cut so I have a second card waiting for another card later.
I always score my cardstock before folding it - whether its for a card base or any project that needs a fold. I would use a ruler and a stylus before I got my score board and still do it that way if its for odd angle scores or something thats awkward on the score board.
ETA: Now that I've answered and looked at the original question again... Do you mean like a crease pad for the Big Shot or a score board?
Fold it without using the score board, found it was off just a smidge and don't like that. . . will have to look for cracks in the fold. . . maybe I'm missing it??? If it does, I'd better get better at scoring it and then cutting that smidge off. . . use SU cardstock. Great question, made me think.
I have a set routine. I cut the card to size, score it on my trimmer, fold it over, get my small guillotine out, butt the folded edge up to the top, trim the right hand side, flip it over and cut what is now the right hand side, turn through 90 degrees and trim the third side (which is the edge opposite to the folded side). That way it is perfect, even though I do say so myself.
It sounds a lot but only takes a few seconds, really!
I occasionally found difficulty like Goodly Creations. I began to be MUCH more careful in my cutting and eliminated most of the problems.
Then I made sure that my paper didn't shift as I scored. Well, it does. You score by pulling the paper away from the stop after all.
So I started doing this...and it works well for me. Any more problems are in my cutting. ;) After scoring, I flip the paper over and put it up in the corner of the score board. I fold the other side of the card over and push both edges firmly against the side stop and then crease on the fold. My edges are always even.
I also use a score board.
When I started making cards I thought a score board was a frivolous purchase . Boy was I wrong!!
I could not get a nice crisp fold without scoring first
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I can fold SU card stock without scoring and won't get a messy fold with cracks in it. Any other heavier weight card stock I always score first so it looks nice.
I will sometimes score the SU card stock if my Scor-Buddy is already out, it makes it look a little cleaner and crisper that way.
Do you always use a score pad
Score!
