Comments on: Embossing Tool http://www.pazzles.net/wordpress/2010/03/17/embossing-tool A comfortable place to be inspired. Come learn, create, and explore with us! Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:04:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: LINDA ROSE http://www.pazzles.net/wordpress/2010/03/17/embossing-tool/comment-page-1#comment-626 LINDA ROSE Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:27:22 +0000 http://www.pazzles.net/wordpress/?p=3205#comment-626 wonderful video. I am so glad I haven't opened my embossing mat yet. Now I will start out the right way thanks to this video. wonderful video. I am so glad I haven’t opened my embossing mat yet. Now I will start out the right way thanks to this video.

]]> By: Victoria Kee http://www.pazzles.net/wordpress/2010/03/17/embossing-tool/comment-page-1#comment-613 Victoria Kee Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:45:58 +0000 http://www.pazzles.net/wordpress/?p=3205#comment-613 I guess that I just don't trust myself. I know that some people are really good and fast with a blade. I have a tendency to break the blades or to bend them. In our quilting group, for some reason, the ladies always have me do the cutting even though I do this....I am too much of a perfectionist when it comes to hand cutting...and I think that for some reason, I place too much pressure trying to avoid slippage. I will figure it out. I have been putting off using the mat and punch blade...got them for Christmas...so it is about time! LOL! I guess that I just don’t trust myself. I know that some people are really good and fast with a blade. I have a tendency to break the blades or to bend them. In our quilting group, for some reason, the ladies always have me do the cutting even though I do this….I am too much of a perfectionist when it comes to hand cutting…and I think that for some reason, I place too much pressure trying to avoid slippage. I will figure it out. I have been putting off using the mat and punch blade…got them for Christmas…so it is about time! LOL!

]]> By: Christine http://www.pazzles.net/wordpress/2010/03/17/embossing-tool/comment-page-1#comment-593 Christine Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:35:32 +0000 http://www.pazzles.net/wordpress/?p=3205#comment-593 You certainly could have the machine do the initial trimming of the edges of the mat covering. Assign a page size of 13 3/16" wide by 15" long. Then place a cutting line the length of the page 5/8" in on each side. Keep in mind that you probably will need to finish cutting the strips by hand since the mat feeds into the cutter about 1". Personally, I'm thinking I would use a ruler and pen to mark the line and use a straight edge blade to cut along the ruler while the cover is still on the mat. You certainly could have the machine do the initial trimming of the edges of the mat covering. Assign a page size of 13 3/16″ wide by 15″ long. Then place a cutting line the length of the page 5/8″ in on each side. Keep in mind that you probably will need to finish cutting the strips by hand since the mat feeds into the cutter about 1″.

Personally, I’m thinking I would use a ruler and pen to mark the line and use a straight edge blade to cut along the ruler while the cover is still on the mat.

]]> By: Dana Frakes http://www.pazzles.net/wordpress/2010/03/17/embossing-tool/comment-page-1#comment-592 Dana Frakes Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:43:54 +0000 http://www.pazzles.net/wordpress/?p=3205#comment-592 Super video, very good instructions!! Super video, very good instructions!!

]]> By: Victoria Kee http://www.pazzles.net/wordpress/2010/03/17/embossing-tool/comment-page-1#comment-591 Victoria Kee Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:32:15 +0000 http://www.pazzles.net/wordpress/?p=3205#comment-591 Thanks so much for the lesson. I had the embossing tool when I first bought the machine and returned it because I couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong. I kept thinking that there should be an embossing mat....and now there is. I bought the mat because I have the punch tool. But, I am so glad that you elaborated on the reasoning for trimming up the edge. I have a question though. I wonder...would it be possible to have the machine make that initial cut without our having to measure? I just figure that it would be a perfect cut that way. Just wondering. Thanks again! Thanks so much for the lesson. I had the embossing tool when I first bought the machine and returned it because I couldn’t figure out what I was doing wrong. I kept thinking that there should be an embossing mat….and now there is. I bought the mat because I have the punch tool. But, I am so glad that you elaborated on the reasoning for trimming up the edge. I have a question though. I wonder…would it be possible to have the machine make that initial cut without our having to measure? I just figure that it would be a perfect cut that way. Just wondering. Thanks again!

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