As promised, here are the blade settings I have found work well with my Silhouette Portrait machine.
I'll add more as I use different types of medium.
12x12" Patterned Paper (Like the ones we get from Papermania - usually about 160gsm)
Speed: 5
Thickness: 30
Blade: 2
Valley Craft White Card (200gsm)
Speed: 5
Thickness: 33
Blade: 3
Valley Craft Pick 'n' Mix Colour Card (225gsm)
Speed: 5
Thickness: 33
Blade: 4
*Double Cut On*
Bersan Double-sided Pearlescent Card (250gsm)
Speed: 5
Thickness: 33
Blade: 4
Silver Mist Iridescent Paper (120gsm)
Speed: 10
Thickness: 25
Blade: 1
12x12" Glitter Card
Speed: 3
Thickness: 33
Blade: 6
*Double Cut On*
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Thursday, 24 April 2014
Tuesday, 18 June 2013
How to make paper flowers
You will need a 2" Six Petal Punch, Tacky PVA Glue and a cocktail stick.
Punch out 3 flowers from your chosen paper.
With the first flower, cut in between 2 of the petals to the centre of the flower.
With the second flower, cut either side of one petal and set both aside for later.
With the third flower, remove 2 petals as shown and set both aside.
You should now have five separate flower elements, as shown here.
Apply tacky glue to one petal of the first flower and stick together.
Glue one petal on the second flower and stick together.
Glue one petal on the third flower and stick together.
You should now have three flower cups as shown - one 5 petal, one 4 petal and one 3 petal.
With the remaining 2 petal piece, roll the lefthand petal backwards using the cocktail stick.
Roll the right petal forwards from the centre.....
....and keep rolling around the cocktail stick until the second petal is wrapped around too.
With the single petal, roll around the cocktail stick to make a cone shape.
On the 5, 4 and 3 petal flowers, roll all the petals backwards using a cocktail stick.
Your three flowers should now look like this.
Cut the bottoms off of the 4, 3, 2 and 1 petal flowers
Apply glue to the base of the 4 petal flower and place inside the 5 petal flower. Repeat with the 3 petal flower.
Place the 2 petal flower in the centre of the flower....
....and the one petal flower in the very centre of the previous 2 petal flower.
Try mixing different coloured papers and patterns for interesting effects!
Punch out 3 flowers from your chosen paper.
With the first flower, cut in between 2 of the petals to the centre of the flower.
With the second flower, cut either side of one petal and set both aside for later.
With the third flower, remove 2 petals as shown and set both aside.
You should now have five separate flower elements, as shown here.
Apply tacky glue to one petal of the first flower and stick together.
Glue one petal on the second flower and stick together.
Glue one petal on the third flower and stick together.
You should now have three flower cups as shown - one 5 petal, one 4 petal and one 3 petal.
With the remaining 2 petal piece, roll the lefthand petal backwards using the cocktail stick.
Roll the right petal forwards from the centre.....
....and keep rolling around the cocktail stick until the second petal is wrapped around too.
With the single petal, roll around the cocktail stick to make a cone shape.
On the 5, 4 and 3 petal flowers, roll all the petals backwards using a cocktail stick.
Your three flowers should now look like this.
Cut the bottoms off of the 4, 3, 2 and 1 petal flowers
Apply glue to the base of the 4 petal flower and place inside the 5 petal flower. Repeat with the 3 petal flower.
Place the 2 petal flower in the centre of the flower....
....and the one petal flower in the very centre of the previous 2 petal flower.
Try mixing different coloured papers and patterns for interesting effects!
Wednesday, 29 May 2013
We've Moved!!
Yes, after a very long weekend of moving, we're finally in our new premises.
We had our grand reopening yesterday and were thrilled to see so many of our lovely customers turning up to have a nose around the new place! It was a great day and it was good to get so many positive comments. I'm sure we'll be very happy in our new home :o)
If you weren't able to pop in yesterday, panic not! We're continuing the special offers for the rest of the week including discounts of up to 50% and a FREE goodie bag worth over £30.00 when you spend £20.00 in one transaction (one per customer, while stocks last).
Oh, and I almost forgot the best bit, we're also giving away free balloons!!!!
Our new address is:
Unit 1
St Margaret's Park
Pengam Road
Aberbargoed
CF81 9FW
and we're open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm and Saturday from 10am to 2pm.
Hope to see you soon!
We had our grand reopening yesterday and were thrilled to see so many of our lovely customers turning up to have a nose around the new place! It was a great day and it was good to get so many positive comments. I'm sure we'll be very happy in our new home :o)
If you weren't able to pop in yesterday, panic not! We're continuing the special offers for the rest of the week including discounts of up to 50% and a FREE goodie bag worth over £30.00 when you spend £20.00 in one transaction (one per customer, while stocks last).
Oh, and I almost forgot the best bit, we're also giving away free balloons!!!!
Our new address is:
Unit 1
St Margaret's Park
Pengam Road
Aberbargoed
CF81 9FW
and we're open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm and Saturday from 10am to 2pm.
Hope to see you soon!
Sunday, 21 April 2013
How to make a box
We often get asked about how to make a box to fit a wide range of different size cards so here are the instructions. They can be adapted for an unlimited number of sizes and shapes!
For this tutorial, we will make a box to fit a 6x6" card
You will need:
2 sheet of A4 card
Paper Trimmer or Guillotine
Hougie Board
Scissors
Wet Glue
Clothes Pegs
1" Circle Punch
1. Cut one sheet of A4 card to 8⅛" x 8⅛" - this is for the base of the box and will allow for a 1" depth.
2. Cut the second sheet of A4 card to 8¼" x 8¼" - this is for the lid of the box, again with a 1" depth.
3. Score both sheets on the Hougie Board at 1" on all four sides
4. Use a pair of scissors to cut wedges out of each of the four corners of the lid and base.
5. Use a 1" Circle Punch to punch semi-circles on opposite sides of the lid only - this will allow for easier opening of the lid once the box has been finished.
6. Fold all of the creased lines on the lid and base and use a wet glue on each of the flaps to stick them together.
7. Secure with clothes pegs until completely dry.
That's all there is to it! This technique can be used for any size box - just remember to add 2⅛" to the size of your card to make the box base, and 2¼" to the size of your card for the box lid.
For example, an 8" x 8" card would need a base of 10⅛" x 10⅛" and a lid of 10¼" x 10¼".
For this tutorial, we will make a box to fit a 6x6" card
You will need:
2 sheet of A4 card
Paper Trimmer or Guillotine
Hougie Board
Scissors
Wet Glue
Clothes Pegs
1" Circle Punch
1. Cut one sheet of A4 card to 8⅛" x 8⅛" - this is for the base of the box and will allow for a 1" depth.
2. Cut the second sheet of A4 card to 8¼" x 8¼" - this is for the lid of the box, again with a 1" depth.
3. Score both sheets on the Hougie Board at 1" on all four sides
4. Use a pair of scissors to cut wedges out of each of the four corners of the lid and base.
5. Use a 1" Circle Punch to punch semi-circles on opposite sides of the lid only - this will allow for easier opening of the lid once the box has been finished.
6. Fold all of the creased lines on the lid and base and use a wet glue on each of the flaps to stick them together.
7. Secure with clothes pegs until completely dry.
That's all there is to it! This technique can be used for any size box - just remember to add 2⅛" to the size of your card to make the box base, and 2¼" to the size of your card for the box lid.
For example, an 8" x 8" card would need a base of 10⅛" x 10⅛" and a lid of 10¼" x 10¼".
Feel free to ask any questions you have next time you pay us a visit.
Thursday, 11 April 2013
New XCut Alphabet Dies
After a long wait, XCut have finally released some new Alphabet Dies!
There are three to chose from and they are at a great price point of just £12.95 each.
Keep an eye out on the website for their arrival here.
Tuesday, 26 March 2013
Easter treat!
Check out our Facebook page for a little Easter treat, and don't forget to Like us so you don't miss out!!
Sunday, 24 March 2013
Parchment Classes
Just a quick reminder that there are still spaces available on the parchment class which is held once a fortnight on a Tuesday from 10am to 12pm. Please let us know if you would like to join as the next class is this Tuesday 26th March.
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