Extending Those Borderabilities®
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009As Beth extended her borders onto her wonderful notebook project, I am extending it onto my one page layout today.
I am using one of my favorite Borderabilities®, the S4-218 Lattice Borderabilities® #1 die (the border die - the one that cuts/embosses one edge and can be used to make continuous cuts). On this page, I also used several other die templates: S4-190 Labels Four #2, S4-195 Small Classic Inverted Scalloped Circles #4 and S4-160 Nested Birds #1…notice the W-027 Die Carry Case? I am so happy that these will be available SOON! I definitely need many of them!!
Using a 12″ x 1 1/2″ strip of Core’dinations cardstock, take a piece of household tape (took off some of the adhesive by tapping it on my jeans - very technical! LOL!) and tape the border die cut side down onto the strip. The tape should be on the non-cut/embossing edge of the die (please refer to the picture).
We start by cutting the border first. The cut sandwich (from bottom):
White Master Mat
Magnetic Spacer Plate
S4-218 Lattice Borderabilities® Border (cut side UP)
Cardstock
White Master Mat
After cutting, we will emboss using the following sandwich (from bottom):
White Master Mat
Embossing Mat
Cardstock
S4-218 Lattice Borderabilities® Border (cut side DOWN)
White Master Mat
Carefully remove the tape and set aside…we will be using it again. Take the die and poke out all the paper bits that are left in the die by using a toothpick or paper piercer. To continue to cut the border, shift the die over to the next section of the strip to be cut.
Line up the die like the first run and repeat the cut/emboss process again. Note: when embossing, make sure not to overlap the Tan Embossing Pad onto the embossed area from your first cut or it will flatten out. Trim any excess. Since I was going to bulk up with embellishments at the end of the border, I did not cut an entire 12″ border and left an inch of empty space underneath the embellishments.
Using Cosmo Cricket, I made a page about the boys’ first experience with Shabu Shabu. It is a traditional Japanese dish where each person swishes a slice to thinly slice meat into a boiling pot of dashi soup (the name, Shabu Shabu, came from this swishing action) - takes seconds to cook. YUMMY! OK…back to what I was doing!
I inked the edges of the papers, accents and border with Clearsnap ink. Adhered all the papers and pictures onto the layout. Placed pearls on the border and adhered the border to the bottom of the layout. I cut all the Spellbinders die templates: S4-190 Labels Four #2 (journal spot), S4-195 Small Classic Inverted Scalloped Circles #4 (frame for the flower accent) and S4-160 Nested Birds #1 (cut with felt as an embellishment). Then added some embellishments from my huge pile in my scrapbook area and..Tada! Another page of good (eating) memories done!
MargieH
