Tips to Save Our Sanity

We all need occasional tips to save our sanity! Yesterday I showed you a Christmas card on which I used a small string of lights. I promised you some tips for getting a good crop. Here’s the card again, if you missed it ~

I find it hard to line up these small images easily to get a good crop with equal edges around the images.

Here is a trick I discovered:

• With the die you want to use, crop one out of scrap paper first.

• Stamp the image on cardstock as you normally would.
• Take the stamped image to your Die Cut Machine along with the cropped “dummy” scrap. Line up the cropped scrap around the stamped image until you get it just right. Secure with a little removable tape if you’d like.

• Nestle the die into the cropped scrap that is sitting over your stamped image. Secure with removable tape or Post It Tape.

• Run it through the machine. When you are done, you will have a perfectly lined up cropped image!

• Keep the cropped scrap with your Dies and re-use it each time you want to use that die.

I know it takes an extra step or two for the first one, but it is a time saver in the long run. I’ve redone so many of these small images which drives me crazy! This technique worked well for the little bird, too!

I hope this tip was useful to you. Give it a try and let me know!

 

It’s November 1st today, so that means a new Host Code:

Before Placing An Order:

Thank you for shopping with me! When you place an order and use the above Host Code, I will send you a free seasonal card kit! If your order is above $150, you do not need to use the code. You will qualify for your own Stampin’ Rewards (product of your choice) for 10% of your order. And I will still send you my card kit as a thank you for your business!

Also, in order for me to send you my thank you gift, I need your mailing address. Please don’t check the box that says “No contact” or I won’t know how to reach you!

Coming Up November 5:

 

This GORGEOUS Suite will be available as an Online Exclusive on November 5. While there will be other Valentine products in the new Spring Catalog, I have heard that it is the only Valentine Suite Collection that will be available. You know what that means! It will be in high demand. If you love it, get it right away! I know Valentine’s Day seems light years away from now, but it will be coming quickly. If you are a Demonstrator, you can purchase it now. I just received mine and it is beautiful. Trust me, you will want it! I’ll be sharing cards made with this Suite soon, so be watching! ❤️

 

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