I recently purchased some tag dies from Memory Box. I was a little nonplussed by the fact that these are solid dies and therefore you can't see exactly where you are placing them once you have stamped the sentiment.... Soooooooo I set about trying to think of a way around the problem and this is what I have come up with!
I cut 2 guides from card stock one for the large tag and one for the small one and cut off part of each leaving
one complete, small template and one complete, large one.
For this sentiment I wanted to use the larger of the two dies, so I positioned that guide around the word.
I then carefully removed the guide and ran the card with the die attached, through my Cuttlebug.
The result, a perfectly positioned sentiment, with all the guesswork removed from the equation.
What do you think?
What a clever idea Chrissie, love the design feature to allow you to remove the guide cardboard :) You'll be setting up a paper crafters problem clinic soon :)
ReplyDeleteJenny x
ingenious idea Chrissie
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Oooh clever you Chrissie :O) Viv xx
ReplyDeleteVery clever, what a great tip! xx
ReplyDeleteChrissie what a clever Idea and thank you for sharing it with us
ReplyDeleteAnne
I think you're brilliant!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea, may I add it to the new tutorial list we have on Feline Playful? XOXO Zoe
ReplyDeleteBrilliant idea!
ReplyDeleteIngenious!
ReplyDeleteHi Chrissie
ReplyDeleteGreat idea....thanks
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You asked what we think? Well i think you are super duper talented and genious like..... I would never have come up with that solution in a million years, just ended up doing it over and over again to get the damn sentiment in the right place! Thank you so much, I can now use that tag to it's full use!
ReplyDeleteNow... Have you any thoughts on the Memory Box winterland tree? I bought it at a the Harrogate show as it looks fabulous... but when I use it, especially with gold cardstock, it looks like a peel off!! Hmmmmmmmmmf!!
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Christine x
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Christine x
What a fabulous trick! Thanks so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteUnbelievably brilliant!!!
ReplyDeleteI bet you can do this with many of the new thin dies that are out there. Thanks for sharing! And, thanks for visiting/commenting on my blog.
What a great idea Chrissie, thanks so much for shraing. Up until now I have had to use clear stamps with this die, thank you.
ReplyDeleteMichelle xx
I think it's flippin' marvellous Chrissie! I don't have this particular die, but the technique is worth knowing about for future reference. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHugs, Sylvia x
genius!!
ReplyDeleteLOL! I just had to figure out this same technique last week when I wanted to use a solid die on a digital sentiment. Works perfectly!
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