Friday, May 31, 2013

NEW product test.... you'll love these!

This month I have had the privilege of playing with some amazing NEW products. The first designed by the talented Laina Lamb who is on the CK Dream Team with me.

1) EXPAND YOUR VIEW stamps
3) Die-namics LLD Accent It - Story Title
3) Die-namics Western Star Border Duo

AND

4) the Fiskars FUSE die cutting & embossing machine. 



Adapting the MFT's dies for the FUSE is a simple process. One can purchase the adapter plates to make the dies thick enough to go through the FUSE rollers.

This is my plate sequence:
1) Adapter base plate
2) Adapter Shim A
3) Rubber mat.
4) Adapter cutting Plate

As you can see from the tutorial above, you place your paper on the rubber mat, then the dies cutting edge down and the adapter cutting plate on top of the dies. Twist the handle a few times (which takes no effort at all) and your die cut elements pop out the other size.

Notice how clean the dies cut with great rounded corners.
Fabulous quality!

This is the page I created using these goodies together with the Down by The Shore collection from Fancy Pants Designs.

Keepin' It Reel by Kim Watson
 Cas & her BFF enjoying summer holidays together!


Close up of the 'viewmaster' die-cut.


Close up of the 'Memories' title die-cut.


Close up of the star border die-cut.

I encourage you to take a look at My Favorite Things online store...it is chocca with great stamps & dies. Hope this inspired you to haul out your manual die-cutting machine... I love the insta vibe, no waiting just place & cut.

Happy Friday my creative friends!

11 comments:

  1. That's layout is to die for. I love it. The colors are so vibrant. Beautiful work friend.

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  2. THIS is amazing! Brilliant page and great tutorial!

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  3. Such a cute layout! love it♥ Thank you for the inspiration. Take care. :)

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  4. Love the Down by the Shore on your page Kim, and the use of the dies is really cute!!

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  5. Aack, this is so cool! Thanks for the inspiration, Kim!

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  6. looove this SO much!!! great colors and fabby layout.

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  7. amazing layout, Kim! love it to bits!

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  8. This is amazing my friend!

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  9. I haven't visited your blog for ages...silly me...I mean I have seriously been missing out! Wow...stunning page...love this..everything is just perfect! ;-)

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  10. That's a great layout. I've never had the eye & imagination to put that much on my pages. I need to pull out all of my embellishments & just play with them & really look into my Creative Keepsake Magazine & online for layouts (for inspiration). Thanks for inspiring & motivation.

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