But now it's time to share my mind blowing discovery and I am shouting from the rooftops today....."I LOVE SIZZIX"....now don't get me wrong I am not criticising any of the other Die Cutting Manufacturers being the proud owner of the Cuttlebug and Quickutz....but I have just discovered that the Big Shot is really the big daddy of them all. I must confess that up until now I didn't often use my Big Shot Express....always seemed to be drawn to my cute little Cuttlebug....but once I got my Tim Holtz Alterations....that has all changed....because this workhorse of a machine will cut through 4 layers of 400gsm cardstock at one time....no kidding
OK it's a fairly simple shape so how will it fare with something a bit more intricate...
it wasn't too happy cutting the flourishes with 4 pieces.....making a bit of a groaning noise so I reversed the sandwich out and removed one piece of cardstock and it happily cut out 3.
By now I am intriqued to try more materials...grunge paper 4 sheets...sticky back canvas 4 sheets....chipboard 2 sheets.....is there no end to this machine's talents.....now I know why Tim chose Sizzix to launch his Alteration Dies...but I bet I am preaching to the converted....you all probably knew this already. What a time saver for this busy old crafter....I'm going to cut out loads and loads and store them in plastic containers...gone are the "cut one out at a time" days. I was making some Tattered Floral flowers when I stumbled upon this miraculous discovery after seeing a fantastic tutorial over on my bloggy buddy Carol's blog....you can find the tutorial HERE.....made with Distress Inks and a Mini Mister full of water....and a word of warning you really do need to use the plastic glove as shown in the video....and I am left thinking who needs to be buying Primas anymore.
love the dimension and all that gorgeous sparkle.
Catch up with you all tomorrow but I can't promise any more mind blowing discoveries....maybe just a plain old card.....but definitely some fun pics from my demo day at Simply Create
Hugs kath xxx
Edited to add: sorry folks....I didn't intend to mislead anyone but apparently the Cuttlebug will also cut several layers with the Sizzix dies.....according to Dawn it is the die that is the daddy of them all rather than the Big Shot.....off to give it a try.
Edited to add: sorry folks....I didn't intend to mislead anyone but apparently the Cuttlebug will also cut several layers with the Sizzix dies.....according to Dawn it is the die that is the daddy of them all rather than the Big Shot.....off to give it a try.