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Ok. I've decided to bite the bullet and buy a die to make these pretty little flowers. Then I stumble upon Ellen Hudson's post comparing the Tim Holtz and the Memory Box dies. What do you think? Which do you use and why? Or do you skip the die and make them by hand? Thanks in advance.
I made a bunch of these without a die at Christmas and they turned out really cute! I'll see if I can find the directions for the ones I made and post it for you.
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You're welcome, Billie Dee. And yes, this is a great place to find out about all things paper.
I did want to tell you that you need to use a pretty strong adhesive to make these stick together and lie flat. I used a small circle on the back side, with a glue dot, and then a fancier circle or jewel on the front, again with glue dots.
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I use to make them myself...strip of paper, score, fold, etc. And then I bought the Tim Holtz die. Love it--so much faster and easier and it was worth every penny coz it saved me time and aggravation!
I can see using a die would be faster. But I've read some reviews that say the die "cuts" the fold lines rather than scoring them when you use a lighter weight pattern paper instead of cardstock. I love, love my pattern paper and probably won't get a die for that reason.
Also, I have a Cuttlebug and unless I got the extended plates, the dies wouldn't work.
So for me, it's cut and fold (and fold and fold). I'm the sort of person that likes to do fiddley stuff like that, so it's all good.
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I too have the tim holtz one after making them on my own and I LOVE it. I use it on DSP all the time and I don't have any problem. I only have the long clear boards- and I do fine without the long thick boards. So depending on how many you make- it is worth the money!
I saw another post a few months ago about another website that sold that same die and other dies as well. I wish I could remember it because they had some cute stamps as well. It was like DIY or DWE or something like that. Someone please come to my rescue!
It is so easy to make the fan-fold rosettes, I saw and didn't buy the die. We learned at SU! Convention 3? years ago? I use the Martha Stewart scoreboard and it makes it so easy with the 1/8 scorelines. You can always punch the straight edge if you want a decorative rosette.
I can see using a die would be faster. But I've read some reviews that say the die "cuts" the fold lines rather than scoring them when you use a lighter weight pattern paper instead of cardstock. I love, love my pattern paper and probably won't get a die for that reason.
Also, I have a Cuttlebug and unless I got the extended plates, the dies wouldn't work.
So for me, it's cut and fold (and fold and fold). I'm the sort of person that likes to do fiddley stuff like that, so it's all good.
I have a Cuttlebug and the Tim Holtz rosette die but no extender plates (thought they were far to expensive for what they are). The way I use it is to put a little bit of re positionable tape on the ends of the die and literally stick the paper or card to it. This seems to work ok. Hope that helps.
One of the thing you may want to try rather than buying the plates for the die is file folders. When open they are really long and you can add as many as you want to get the thickness you need. I do this from time to time when a die cuts or creases too deep and it really helps, also good for embossing without cutting the paper like some of them do
Just a thought.
I've made these with a scoring board and they're easy, if a little time consuming. My solution was to make a cutting file for my Silhouette with perforated lines where the scoring should be. They cut out easily and fold up like a dream. No cost but a little time. And it's easy to vary the edge shaping.
I use to make them myself...strip of paper, score, fold, etc. And then I bought the Tim Holtz die. Love it--so much faster and easier and it was worth every penny coz it saved me time and aggravation!
I read where they used a crimper to make the scores. I tried it and it worked!
Not real crisp folds because of me, not the crimper. Will use the bone folder next time. But I feel I saved alot of money and used a tool that was in the back of the closet!
My fan fold flowers seem to spread out too much and don't look very pretty using only on 12 inch strip. Should I be using 2 strips?
TIA
Part of this depends on how wide your 12 inch strip is. For instance, a 12" strip that is only 1 1/4" wide will make a small rosette, but will probably curve around to meet itself adequately (that is, when you join the two ends to make the cylinder which you then flatten down in the center to become a rosette).
But also try going with two strips in the width you want (each one comprising half the rosette) and see if that gives you the look you prefer.
Basically it comes down to math: If you want to reach a certain circumference with pleat-y fullness included, your radius can only be so big. Or, if you want your radius pretty big, you need more strip length to reach the circumference you want.
(Apologies to anyone who hates math and just got nauseous reading that paragraph!)
*sigh* I broke down and bought the Scor-buddy with the 1/8th inch marks. We'll see ....
You will love your Score-Buddy for taking to swaps and classes! I have both the Score-Pal and the Score-Buddy and love both of them for different reasons!
*sigh* I broke down and bought the Scor-buddy with the 1/8th inch marks. We'll see ....
You will not regret buying the Score Buddy. It is the only scoring pad I have and I don't feel a need for another. I have no room to keep out a big one and I can easily store the "Buddy" which is good for me.
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