PaperCraft Inspirations - UK (2020-01)

I recentlyboughta dieset

where all the dies are attached

together, and in the process of

cutting them apart with wire

cutters, I accidentally bent one

of the dies. Help!

Ah –very easily done, but also

very easy to x! Simply run the

squiy die through your die

cutting machine to flatten.

I love scrapbooking, but I'm

tired of always matting and

layering my photos to add

interest. Do you have any other

ideas for how I can display

photos?

How about using

adhesive photo

corners? They are

the ideal way to add

a nishing touch

to your photos.

Dovecra have a

fantastic (and aorda )

range, including on-trend

rose gold, which you can pick

up in places like The Works

or The Range. Or, how about

using polaroid frames in your

scrapbooking? They are made

from quality cardstock, so they

won't warp over time. There

are loads to choose from, but

here at Papercra inspirations

we love these iridescent photo

frames from Dovecra!

Writeto:Papercra

inspirations, Immediate

Media, Eagle House,

Colston Avenue, Bristol

BS ST

Get in touch!

Email us: papercra@

immediate.co.uk

Your guide to...

Double-sided dies

New double-sided box dies from Crafter's Companion

allow crafters to create an array of versatile boxes with

just one pass through your die-cutting machine

http://www.crafterscompanion.co.uk

Q

I've seen that Craer's

Companion have produced

some double-sided box dies. Can

you explain how these dies work?

A

Craer's Companion

double-sided dies work

by having the cutting element

on both sides of the one die.

Normally, dies have one cutting

side and one flat side, and you

would place the die face down

onto your card and run through

your die-cutting machine. With

Quick Fixes

ASK THE EXPERTS A

1

Choose two pieces of card, one

for the lid and one for the base.

Run through your machine as

follows: Base plate, special plate,

piece of card, double-sided die,

second piece of card, special plate,

normal plate.

2

The die will cut two nesting

boxes, so using your bone

folder, fold and burnish all the

score lines on the two lids and the

two bases. Place glue on the tabs,

and glue into place to secure the

box shapes.

3

Fit the lids over the boxes.

They will fit perfectly, and

you're done! All that's left is to

decorate your boxes. Make sure

you keep the decoration on the

smaller box flat, so that it sits

inside the larger box.

these double-sided box dies,

you place a piece of card on

the bottom, then the die, then

another piece of card on top. This

gives you the box lid AND the box

base in just one pass through

your machine. The dies have

been specially engineered so

that you get a perfectly tting lid

for your box, every single time,

even the score lines are added.

Craer's Companion have done

all the hard work for you!

Michelle McCarthy

Design Team, Crafter's

Companion.

Michelle has been crafting

for over years, and is married

with three crazy children!

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