Die Cutting Machine... Very useful to have around.
A Die Cutting Machine is not cheap to buy.... but oh! so worth the cost.
A die cutting machine may not be on your list of priorities when you first start cardmaking but very soon it will be one of those pieces that you will find really useful.
There are many different brands around and the one you buy will depend on your own personal choices and the budget that you have available to you.
My personal choice was the Grand Calibur from Spellbinders.
A lot of the other machines will take dies from other companies and are easy to use.
By shopping around you will find a Die cutter that suits your budget and some dies that you will need to work with.
There are many good deals on the interent too.
I use a lot of the thin dies from
Spellbinders
and the effects are a wonderful finishing touch to my designs.
They all work in the same basic way and that is to turn a handle on the machine to roll the dies that you buy through them.
It is the cutting blades in the dies that will give you the cut and shape and these are then added to your cards.
The dies can be quite expensive so it is worth shopping around and only buy those that you know you will get lots of use from.
The swirls on this card are produced from
Spellbinders Dies.
and they come in many different patterns and shapes.
The beautiful pattern to the white card in the background is created with an
Embossing Folder.
These are plastic folders that the card is placed into, and then the pattern is transfered to the card as it is rolled through the machine.
Alphabets are also worth considering as these will enable you to add any name that you want to your cards and with one simple set you can add
Die cut letters
that will say whatever you want them too.
They all work in the same basic way and that is to turn a handle on the machine to roll the dies that you buy through them.
