Lillybet's Papers

Some time ago I posted some photos of a few cards die cut with the great Little Letters Framelits so that the word stands up when the card is folded. See Little Letters Thinlits, Love, Love, Love these  (from July23). It's a great effect and I was asked to create tutorial to explain it. So Jacqueline I apologise for the delay but I have finally found some time to put this photo tutorial together. (I couldn't even contemplate creating a video).It is a picture -heavy post and I hope it is easy to understand, any questions please email me. These are a few Christmas notecards that I had fun playing with  (they will be cute table place cards) Begin by ruling a pencil line along the centre fold of your card base. Place the lower big shot plate on the cutting platform. Put the cardstock on the plate and then arrange the letters cutting side down with the base of the letter approx 3mm below the pencil line. Use a ruler or straight edge of cardboard to make sure they ...

The new Little Letters Thinlits were top of my wish list from the new catalogue, and I'm so happy to have them. The very talented demonstrator Rachael van Rij from NZ demo'd these at convention and I have been very keen to try it.  I have to say she made it look very easy, and so far I have found it a little more difficult technique than most.I found that it just requires a little patience and a delicate touch.Taking things gently made a big difference, and I am really happy with the results. One of the other factors is that they are very small and easy to lose if you try to do too much at once, so I have to be uncluttered using these (double challenge!!!!) Thanks for looking, Liz