Today Jennifer Ingle is back with a Guest post sharing her Wanna Be a Cowgirl
Card with Samantha Walker Spellbinders Dies and the Grand Calibur!
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I am so excited to be back as a guest designer here on the
Samantha Walker blog! Today I am going
to show you the basics on how to use the Samantha Walker Dies by Spellbinders
with the Grand
Calibur Die Cut and Embossing Machine.
It’s SUPER easy and gives GREAT results!
The Grand Calibur comes with all the plates you need to get
started! I am using Samantha
Walker’s Ornate Artisan Tags and Accents die set. This set also has a coordinating Samantha
Walker stamp set, Ornate
Artisan Stackers, over at Unity, however, I will not be using the stamps
for today’s card. I have them, though,
and they are GORGEOUS!!! A wonderful
companion set to the dies! I am also
using the Samantha
Walker Cowgirl Collection by Creative Imaginations. This collection is SO FUN!
Let’s begin!
Place the die you wish to use, flat side down, on the Grand
Calibur Base Plate.
Trim the paper you wish to cut to size and place, upside
down, over the die. Because I am making
a 4 ¼ x 5 ½ inch card, my paper is slightly smaller than my die. You may want to tape the paper in place with
repositionable tape to prevent it from shifting in the cutting process.
Next, you want to place the Cutting Plate over the die and
paper to create your sandwich. Rotate
and flip your plate regularly to avoid warping.
Carefully lift the sandwich and use the handle on the Grand Calibur to
run the plates through the machine.
To get a deeper embossing, you
can run it through a second time or switch the cutting plate with the embossing
plate and rubber embossing mat after the first run. For a more subtle embossing, or with thinner
papers, just once is fine. I have chosen
to run it through just once for this project.
Now you are ready to play with your freshly cut die! Use an ink tool to apply ink while the die is
still on the paper. This gives you a
sharp mask giving a wonderful illusion of depth!
Carefully remove the paper from the die. For an intricate die like the one I used
here, a pair of sharp tweezers or a paper piercer can come in hand for
loosening the smaller, more detailed bits.
Work slowly and gently to prevent tearing. Then you can apply your die cut to your card!
I used the fabulous felted cow print paper as my background,
layered my die cut over that, and then added a fabulous Samantha Walker
dimensional chipboard sticker! I LOVE
these things!
And here is my completed card! If you have never worked with the Grand
Calibur before you are missing out! This
machine is AMAZING! I lived without a
machine like this for years, finally decided on this one and got it for my
birthday last February and I use it ALL.THE.TIME! I had no idea just how useful it is! And Samantha’s dies are gorgeous and a
perfect fit with this wonderful tool!
If you enjoyed this, I’d love for you to stop by my blog, Just Jingle,
and join me over there! We have a good
time!
Thanks for reading!
Jingle Out!
