Thursday, January 19, 2012

RUE DES FLEURS MEETS EDGELITS DIE

Well it looks like ole' man winter has final stopped in town.  Here we are freezing our buns, and everybody in stampin' land is down in Texas enjoying the sun and Leadership.  I won't give it away, but get ready for an awesome new product coming soon from the company (aka Stampin' Up).  I am so excited and thrilled that I work with the best direct sales company in the country (if not the world!!).  The company doesn't keep up with the trend -- IT MAKES THE TREND, which the other companies follow.  You will just have to stay tuned for the announcement, if you don't hear it from me first. 

So getting on with today's post.  I have a beautiful card to show you today, my favorite design for this Saturday's card class.  Also, a great tip on how to use your new Edgelits and Framelits Dies (actually, I think I will use it for most of my Big Shot Dies).  So here we go:

I think this is the 1st white on white card I have every created, and I love it.  I used the new Reu Des Fleurs and Loving Thoughts Stamp Sets stamped in Basic Gray Classic Ink, on Whisper White Card Stock.  The card base was embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder with a 1" strip of Basic Gray Card Stock adhered behind the bottom front of the card that was cut with the new Adorning Accents Edgelits Die.

I love the inside as much as the front.  I used the beautiful sentiment stamp God's Blessing for the inside of the wedding card.  At the bottom I used the Romance Standard Wheel (sorry, I just realized it was discontinued from last year's IB&C).  Everything was stamped in Basic Gray Classic Ink.
 Here is how I cut my card stock using the new Edgelits Dies:

You might want to "right-click" your mouse on the above picture, and select "open in new tab" to show a larger picture.  First, I cut a portion of Grid Paper (p. 207 of IB&C) the same size as a Big Shot Standard Cutting Pad.  I then high-lighted the 1" lines in red marker, and extended those and the 1/4" lines (high-lighted in black marker) across to the right.  I also wrote in the inches on the left.  If you don't have grid paper and choose to make your own template, make sure you use very thin paper like copy paper or vellum.  You don't want anything thick like card stock because it will be too tight to run through the Big Shot with your dies.  To keep it clean and intact, and because I knew I would be using the template a lot, I covered the back and front with Avery Self-Adhesive Laminating Sheets.

A picture of the template laying on my Multipurpose Platform (in this case on Tab 2).  I used a little Dotto repositional adhesive on the platform to keep the template in place (you don't want it sliding all around everytime you use it).

I "built my sandwitch" laying a Standard Cutting Pad on top of the template, then my White Card Stock making sure I use the gridlines on all four sides, then I positioned my Edgelit on the template/card stock.  Notice that the left and right scallops on the card stock are even (i.e., I centered the Edgelit using the template).  For my card above I wanted to cut off 1" from the bottom of my card (so my stamped wheel would show from the inside), so I lined the Edgelit up on the 1" line (marked in red marker).  I did not have to tape the Edgelit down, I just carefully laid my Standard Cutting Pad on top to finish my "sandwitch" and ran it through the Big Shot.
I hope you can use my tip.  I know I will get a lot of use from the template, as I plan on using it with a lot more of the Big Shot Dies.  Another tip:  Use an old, scratched up Standard Cutting Pad on the bottom of your sandwitch because it will get a lot more scratches on it from the edgelit (no sense ruining a brand new cutting pad).  Have a nice weekend everybody,

Until next time,
Sandi
"The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of distress."
 -- Psalm 9:10
"No matter what, I will trust in You, for You will be with me Lord."  --  Mary Brown

16 comments:

  1. What a great tutorial. We do not have these dies in Australia yet but I will be keeping this for when we do. Thanks so much for sharing.

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  2. What a great idea. I've just eyeballed them when I cut something but I have a few OCDC people who will benefit from this. Got a group coming this morning so I'll have to get it ready before they get here. I love the card too. Now I'm so bummed that I didn't go to Leadership. Lynn

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  3. Great idea! Thank you for sharing!

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  4. Great idea--I use grid paper to line up my clear stamps in much the same manner. Thanks for sharing with your readers. Awesome card too!

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  5. What a fantastic idea, I'm all over this one. In case I'm going to CASE it today, as I'm snowed in and until I saw your posting I was getting ready to dig a tunnel out and escape!!
    Marsha

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  6. Thank you for the tip, it's awesome!

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  7. Thanks for the directions on this-I can never make a straight line and this will certainly help us!! TFS.

    Vickie

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  8. Sandi, now I know what you where trying to tell me on the phone. It isn't what I thought you made. I LOVE this and will be making one also. Thanks for the tip and demo.

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  9. I hope this set will be a display in Feb. so I can get more ideas!

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  10. Just a note...alternate the setting of your edgelit! If you keep using it in the same place, it can bend or crack your plate when you use it for a die. Been there...good thing my plates are really old!

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  11. this is an awesome post! Thanks so much for sharing it so freely!

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  12. your grid is genius! I'm off to make mine right now. Stampin' Up should make these to add to the Big Shot.

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  13. I had seen something similar to this but I think you improved it. I like what you did. Thanks for sharing

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  14. Okay your a super genius! I just made me one!!!Thank you!!

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  15. Excellent idea! Thanks so much for sharing!!!

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