Make your own stencil - cuttlebug 2 part folders

I'm going to try something a little different tonight. I did the video with a different angle and got some clear close-ups of what Torrey and I did with cuttlebut embossing folders to give them their own design. So I'm going to publish this blog with just the video and no photos.

Let me know if you'd prefer me to continue to add the close-up photos!




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This is the final in our series "Make your own stencil" - hope you have enjoyed it!

Give your own embossed design to Spellbinders dies

and how to use the flip side of an embossed die in fun ways!!



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Here are the original 3 hearts, diecut, embossed and inked, using a Spellbinders style die:

A closeup of the one with holes in it:

Diecut, not embossed:

Sketch a new design and apply 1 or 2 layers of glossy accents over the sketched design.  Let dry.


You can see how it gives dimension to the piece:

Diecut out another heart.  Spritz the TOP with Wonder Goo.  Place it on top of the stencil you just made with glossy accents, build a sandwich and emboss the design into the new flat diecut, then apply ink to make the embossed ridges pop:

The original die, my new stencil, and the new die - as you can imagine, you can alter any design to fit the project you are working on!

A closeup of the large heart

My new stencil


The new embossed diecut:
Comparing Spellbinders design with my design.  It only works to make your dies much more versatile!!!


This is what happens if you spritz the side of the paper that you put next to the Glossy Accents...it sticks!  LOL! But never fear...it's still great - you can use it just the same!

My new design inked:

You can also ink the reverse side - the debossed side:

And you can fill the debossed areas with anything.  I used Stickles here, but in the past I've used rhinestones, mica powders, colored diamond glaze...just a number of things.  We first did debossing techniques in our Lucy McGoo manual in January 2005 - I just keep forgetting to mention a lot of what we were doing back then!

And here is a comparison of the new template, debossed, embossed, and the original spellbinders die:

Is this just too much fun or what?  So I guess tomorrow  night we will have to show you some fun things to do with Cuttlebug's cut n emboss dies.  Yes, We've shown you Quickutz, Sizzix and Spellbinders....so Cuttlebug is next!!!

Make your own embossing stencil with Sizzix dies

You can do last night's technique with any flat diecut out there on the market.....but Torrey's idea is just too cute!!!



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So, she put glossy accent dots on the flower on the left.  Then she took a diecut flower like the one above, spritzed the TOP of the paper, laid it on top of the flower with the dots on it, built her sandwich and ran it through to emboss the flower, then ran an ink pad lightly over the top of the flower to make the dots pop:

Comparing the 2 flowers:




Here's one she did just with a grid of glossy accents:

The flower on the left is where she sketched her design and then covered it with glossy accents.  The flower on the right has been embossed and sanded.  Torrey used double sided white-core paper for this technique.

A closeup of the detail:
A closeup of the template:

A closeup of the sanded flower turned into a gingerbread person:

Done in a ligher color paper:

This is her free-form design:

And a comparison of the stencil and the embossed diecut:

The sandwich for this technique in the Big Shot or Big Kick is

Platform, fully closed up

Sizzix mat

embossed diecut

paper spritzed with Wonder Goo

Tan polymer pad

Sizzix mat

Hope you'll pop back tomorrow night as we show you how to deboss a Spellbinder style die and how to change the embossed design in their dies!!!

How to make your own diecut embossing template

Last August, I showed you how to make your own template to emboss a diecut with fine details. Torrey and I have put together a video tutorial for this technique because so many of you have sent questions about how to do this. I have broken this down into more than one in order to get each one under you tube's 10 minute limit. So, one per blog. That will give you plenty of time to play and experiment!

You can double click on the video and it will take you to youtube. You might be able to see it a little better/bigger from there. I will also put in the direct link to youtube. We are having just a little too much fun making videos this week before she goes home to Texas!



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You can purchase Wonder Goo from me ($4.95 plus shipping) or from After Midnight Stamps

Here is the basic quickutz die assembled:

Here it is compared to the one that we embossed from our template:
A closeup of the embossed diecut:
A closeup comparison:

The original diecut inked (just not the same, is it?)

Glossy accents on the tree trunk (this is 2 layers):

Comparing the embossed die to the inked die:

Close up of the grass where you can see how we sketched the design and then added Glossy Accents on top of our sketch:

A closeup of a leaf with Glossy Accents on it:
  Tomorrow night - a video tutorial showing you what Torrey did with Sizzix flowers!