Then place the sandwich on the machine s cutting path and either turn the crank or turn on the motor to move the sandwich through the machine.
How to dye cutting mat.
If you don t like the color of your picture mat or you have a boring mat jazz it up with some acrylic craft paint.
Picture mats also give your photos painting or drawings a professional look even if they weren t made by a professional.
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With 20 white plastic bags and 50 markers staring at me i thought it would take hours upon hours to color them but it didn t.
We begin by showing you a simple formula for measu.
And mats can help to accent colors in the framed image or draw in other colors for contrast.
There are many videos covering this tech.
For manual die cutting machines a piece of paper is placed on the platform of the machine.
Simple steps to care for your cutting mat and how to clean your mat.
Then a die in the shape you would like cut is laid on top of the piece of paper.
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This works in both electronic and manual machines.
When the die is positioned where you would like the cut to be made a plastic mat is placed on top of the paper and die to keep them in place and act as a sandwich.
If your paper is wiggling on the mat it will not cut cleanly.
This is a quick video demonstrating embossing using cutting dies with the big shot and cuttlebug embossing machines.
Make sure you are using the double cut setting where it cuts each line twice for all papers 100lb or higher.
Use your self healing mat in place of your cutting plates in your die cutting machines.
This do it yourself video explains all the steps of cutting a professional looking mat for your artwork.
Make sure your mat is sticky enough to hold the paper in place.
I always set out jolly on a project and then realize about 10 minutes in that i m ready to be done with it.
Follow the machine s instructions for creating a cutting sandwich of cutting pads material and your die for whatever die type you are cutting with.