Question:

What do fun foam and pop cans (or soda cans or Coke cans, depending on the part of the country you live…) have in common? You’ll have to keep reading to find out…

We are back for another post. Beth did a super job showing you how to cut, emboss and stencil with cardstock and our Die Templates. Now, I want to show you a couple of tricks that go beyond paper, one hard and one soft…and no, we are not talking about tacos here.

That’s right: fun foam and pop cans!

(No we’re not making a drink cozy either)

Using Snowflake Wonder S4-085, I’m going to show you two cards to showcase how different materials will work in the Wizard.

Answer:

They can both be cut and embossed in the Wizard

The amazing thing about both media: aluminum and foam, you get to use the normal, every-day sandwiches. To cut, layer the following from the bottom up:

White Master Mat

Spacer Plate (White one for Purple Wizard OR Magnetic one for Raspberry Wizard)

Die with cut ridges up

Foam or aluminum

White Master Mat

Here are some hints for working with Aluminum:

Take your time working with the aluminum. It really can have sharp edges and small fragments hanging around. This is probably not a project for kids.
To cut up the can, using some hefty kitchen scissors (not your lovely paper or fabric ones) puncture the can near the top and cut around it so the top comes off.
Do the same for the bottom and then cut down the side.
You may want to trim off some of the snarly edges.

You are ready to go emboss now! It uses the same sandwich as paper too:

White Master Mat

Die Template with stuff still in it

Embossing Pad

White Master Mat

Foam Snowflakes

Run it through the Wizard. The fun foam will cut on the first pass and have a hint of embossing but the aluminum may need another pass through. (It really depends on what type of pop you like to drink…lol)

Then, it’s time to put them together with some fun papers, maybe a sentiment, ribbons, who knows. Here are my interpretations…

Move over softie, here comes aluminum:

Tags: Aluminum, Eli, Fun Foam, Snowflake, Winter

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