Hello! I recently purchased the manual Big Shot machine, which came with the standard platform, two cutting pads, and the adapter for cutting wafer thin dies. Overall, I really like it and it is opening up a whole new avenue of card making
I was wondering what other accessories would be beneficial to have. I have already been thinking about the embossing mat (not sure if it is the right term??) to be able to emboss with the dies. I have heard of the metal shim, but not sure how it is used.
I was also wondering how to accommodate thicker card stock, such as watercolor paper, for both cutting and embossing. Sometimes it is very difficult to turn the handle with thicker stock, and worry it might damage the machine. Should I be using some other thinner cutting pads in place of the regular ones?
Thanks for your help!!