cuttlebug vs big shot

[JustAnsa]

http://www.sizzix.com/category/Texturz+Starter+Kit

does anyone know if these plates will fit in my cuttlebug?


also, is the big shot that much bigger than the cuttlebug?

[row4d]

The Texturz plates are only 1/8" narrower than the Sizzix clear acrylic cutting plates. I know for a fact that the cutting plates are too wide for the Cuttlebug by just a little bit, so if the texture plates do fit, it's a seriously tight squeeze.

The Big Shot isn't much wider than the Cuttlebug, but its feeding platform is much longer.

[GreenDragonLady]

I think it can depend on the Cuttlebug too. The Texturz plates are about two hairs narrower than my Cuttlebug, and the Black embossing plate is one hair narrower. I can just barely slide my 6" wide acrylic ruler through my Cuttlebug.

[ilinacrouse]

I have both the cuttlebug and the big shot, I just checked and the texturz plates and the plate fit through it.

[TheOtherMeg]

The Sizzix Texturz plates fit through just fine. Here's what it looks like in my CB:

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c9...CB-Texturz.jpg

[inspiredbypurple]

I was wondering, how do you get a good embossed pattern that actually shows using the texturz plates with the cuttlebug? I used one of them in an actual Big Shot machine at a friend's house and couldn't get near as good impression as I can with my cuttlebug embossing folders. I personally own only a Cuttlebug, and have been using some of the SU/Sizzix die-cuts in it and loving them, but these texturz plates have me baffled. Help!

[JustAnsa]

Boobalet,

I followed these instructions..and I get a good embossed image!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euOHlmtlYks

Hope it helps

[cardsbynikki]

Quote:

Originally Posted by boobalet

I was wondering, how do you get a good embossed pattern that actually shows using the texturz plates with the cuttlebug? I used one of them in an actual Big Shot machine at a friend's house and couldn't get near as good impression as I can with my cuttlebug embossing folders. I personally own only a Cuttlebug, and have been using some of the SU/Sizzix die-cuts in it and loving them, but these texturz plates have me baffled. Help!

The texture plates are just meant to add texture to the paper - like the textured paper you can buy at the store. It's different from embossing. You can see the pattern a bit but it is not as obvious as embossing folders.

The advantage is you get a more subtle look if that is what you are after, and can add a shim to get a more obvious look. They also cover a larger area of paper, making them great for larger cards.

I know with the Big Kick /Big Shot, using a shim exerts more pressure onto the plate and makes the texture deeper and more obvious. I suppose you could probably do that as well with the Cuttlebug.

Sizzix also has clear embossing folders out now like Cuttlebug. They are slightly larger so they cover the entire front of a card without the border like the CB folders. I have a ton of CB folders and love them, and also love the new Sizzix ones.

ETA:

I have a card in my gallery where i used a texture plate but added several thin cardstock shims. It makes the texture more obvious. The background was what I did with the texture plates.