Another Edgelits Card, and a Mini Tutorial for Keeping the Edgelits Still

Here's a card we made at my monthly card club last week.  It features the new Adorning Accents Edgelits Dies and the Adorning Accents Embossing Folders (p. 7, Occasions Mini Catalog).   NOTE: Scroll down for a little tutorial on keeping the edgelits still).

Stamps:  Send Me Soaring (Occasions Mini Catalog), Colors:  Baja Breeze, Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White, Accessories:  Pear Pizzazz Seam Binding, Adorning Accents Edgelits (Occasions Mini Catalog), Adorning Accents Embossing Folder (Occasions Mini Catalog), Blossom Punch (Occasions Mini), Twitterpated Designer Series Paper (Occasions Mini), 1" circle punch, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder, Big Shot Machine.

The Edgelits dies are wonderful, but they are very narrow and thin and can be difficult to keep still when you are placing them on the paper to be cut.  So, I came up with my very own invention! Honest, I thought of this all on my own :-). 

I took my Edgelit and I put Dotto adhesive on it and I attached it (using a ruler to make sure it was absolutely straight) to a piece of cardstock, 1 1/2" wide x 6 1/8" long (the length of the Edgelit).  This is much easier to keep still than the Edgelit alone.   Now when I want to cut a piece of cardstock, all I have to do is line up the edge with the edge of the cardstock that the Edgelit is adhere to and, voila, I know it's going to stay still and be straight!  Here are some photos to demonstrate:

 Edgelit adhered to 1 1/2" x 6 1/8" cardstock.

 Here I made "hash marks" to help me make sure different sizes of cardstock are centered on my template.

 Here's a piece of cardstock placed on my template, ready to be put through the Big Shot.

NOTE: For the above card, I cut the Designer Series Paper piece and the Pear Pizzazz cardstock piece both at the same time.   I stacked them on top of eachother,  lined them both up with the edge of my template and ran the whole thing through the Big Shot.  Then I just moved the Pear cardstock down so that it would peek out from behind the DSP.

I hope you like the card and that you found this mini-tutorial helpful!

Thanks for visiting my blog :-)

 

Comments

[Patty Bennett]

fabulous and genius and amazing! thanks for sharing!

[Tina]

Thanks for posting this. Make it easier to remember when I go to use them.

[Rhonda]

This is wonderful! Thanks so much!!

[Carol Carriveau]

Your card is beautiful and really like your tip! Now to order dotto and the edgelets...so much to do and have!

[Betsy Z.]

Now THAT'S usin' your noggin'! That's awesome, Donna! Thanks for sharing! ~MSBetsyZ

[Chris K]

Great tip! Thanks for sharing.