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I am fairly new at this, and the question may have been asked before.
But, how do you use the slit punch to create scallops?:confused:
The answer may be as easy as falling off a log, but it is escaping my brain.:rolleyes:
Thanks for all your help.
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It is really simple. Do it with some scrap paper first to get the hang of it. Turn the punch so you can see the back of it. Push your paper all the way into the punch and line it up close to the outside edge of your paper. Slide it to the side lining up the right side of the previous punch with the left side of the punch you will be making. You'll get the hang of it real quick. If you don't move it far enough, your slit overlaps and doesn't look quite right. If you move it too far, it doesn't connect. Try it!
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It is really simple. Do it with some scrap paper first to get the hang of it. Turn the punch so you can see the back of it. Push your paper all the way into the punch and line it up close to the outside edge of your paper. Slide it to the side lining up the right side of the previous punch with the left side of the punch you will be making. You'll get the hang of it real quick. If you don't move it far enough, your slit overlaps and doesn't look quite right. If you move it too far, it doesn't connect. Try it!
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Just wanted to add that I think it is much easier to use a corner rounder and take the plastic "guard" off...when you use the slot punch you are left with a skinny piece of paper that you have to cover the edge (clear as mud?). Just to give you an idea, I used the corner rounder to make these scallops:
I have done both. The scallops are different. The corner rounder scallops are more shallow. So which one you use would depend on the look you are going for.
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theres a new tool out by Marvy too...its a paper trimmer with the interchangeable blades that do scoring, scallop, victorian, etc. I recently got it and love it. So much easier than the scallop scissors or trying all those other ways. I think Fiskars also makes the same kind of cutting machine. Price is reasonable too. I think my Marvy was around $20-$30 and the additional blades are about $6.
Thank you so very much ladies for all the updates. Have tried both, and as it was said before it depends on the look you need, which tool you would use.
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