Cuttlebug machine

This tutorial is for Cuttlebug users and uses the plates that should come with your machine to emboss metal stencil dies. You will need: Cuttlebug Machine A Plate 2 B Plates C Plate 2 Silicone Mats Metal Stencil Card / Paper The sandwich is as follows (from bottom to top - as you would build it) A Plate Add one B Plate Add Stencil (see top tips down below) Add your card, if using a patterned or finished card the side you want to use needs to be facing the stencil Add 2 x Silicone Embossing…

Provo Craft’s Cuttlebug embossing machine is easy to use, but does have inherent flaws. Many paper crafters use the Cuttlebug machine for card making and scrapbooks. Some of the machine's issues can be remedied at home by most crafters.

So many cute dies and embossing folders available - START SHOPPING! I'm just getting started with embossing with my Cricut Cuttlebug, and I'm having lots of fun so far! I'm going to show you how to

When it comes to crafting, one of the most popular choices is between a Cuttlebug and a Cricut machine. Which one should you choose?

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Take your Cricut crafting to the next level with the Cuttlebug! See how easy it is to emboss, die-cut, and more (easy enough for my daughter to do it) AND no software required!

The Cuttlebug is one of my favorite tools in my craft room! You can make amazing cards and mats for your scrapbook pages. Get my favorite tips and ideas to maximize your investment. It both die cuts as well as embosses. There is a lot of use with this machine, Let us show you everything you can do.

Some of the staff at Scrapbook Memories and More have experimented and posted a tutorial showing how to use Spellbinders die and embossing plates in the Cuttlebug machine. Love how versatile this …

In this segment I've used dies from both Spellbinders nestabilities, Quickutz cookie cutter dies, Cuttlebug's own die and also a thick - a very thick - Sizzi...

I'm playing catch up with my Indigo Inklings inbox and I wanted to address a couple of questions that I've received in the last week or so. The first question has to do with using the Fiskars texture plates in the Cuttlebug. I usually use texture plates with my Big Shot. Here's what I found worked with my Cuttlebug. Pictured above are my Cuttlebug, my Sizzix silicone embossing pad (the black pad--same as the Spellbinders tan pad), white cardstock, the A plate, the spiderweb Fiskars texture…

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A couple of weeks ago I mentioned that I had bought these, the new Tim Holtz Embossing Diffusers. You have probably seen, like me, the DIY versions that people have posted on You Tube, and they looked like a really cool idea. So when I saw these, I thought they had to be worth a try. This has #1 on it, so I assume he will be bringing out some other shapes somewhere along the line. What you get in the pack is 3 frames, for want of a better description, and the 3 inserts that are cut from…

If you have a Cuttle Bug you most likely have tried to emboss with your brass stencils. I did, and didn't have much luck, even when I follo...

Hello fantabulous readers! This week we have a short and simple tip. Don't limit your Cuttlebug to only Cuttlebug embossing folders. You can use others, for example, Fiskars embossing plates. Valita from Valita's Designs & Fresh Folds has this mini picture tutorial on her blog. Place your A spacer in the cuttlebug machine Then your Fiskars texture plate with the side you want to emboss facing up. Then the paper you want embossed. Valita used a silicon sheet, but you can also use a plumber's…

Tara Capewell has sent through some very useful tips on how to use your FISKARS...

Welcome to this week’s edition of Thursday Craft 'n Chat. Every Thursday will feature a different crafty tip/technique from one of the Made Especially For You design team members. Click here to view last week's paper piecing tutorial. Hi there! So, for fear of sounding too basic, this is a Cuttlebug. It is a hand-cranked die cutting and embossing tool created by the same company as the Cricut. I do not feel that these tools necessarily do away with one another as they both have their merits…

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As many of you are already aware, we are big fans of the Brother ScanNCut, however we also have a Sizzix Big Shot machine, which we love. It's an awesome machine for the price and it can cut through a lot of materials that the ScanNCut might struggle with. Watch the video tutorial below for the result With this in mind, we wanted to put the Sizzix Big Shot through its paces to see exactly what it could cut. We scoured our stash and came up with 34 different materials that we could test. See…