Here at CutAtHome.com we have provided some helpful Scrapbooking and Card Making videos on many of the products we carry.  We specialize in carrying only the best Die Cutting Machines, Scrapbooking Dies or Die Cuts, Embossing Folders, Rubber Stamps, Embellishments, and unique Scrapbook Paper Pads on the market! With over 3000 products, we are committed to bringing you the best in online shopping and the best in customer service. If you don’t find what video you are looking for you can go to our YouTube Channel as well: CLICK HERE!

Die Cutting Machines – These videos show some of the different scrapbook die cutting machines that are out there on the market and their distinguishing features of each machine to help you decide which scrapbooking tool is right for you.

Letterpress with Die Cutting Machines – Brief videos on how to letterpress with the different die cutting and embossing machines out on the market.

Scrapooking Dies  and Die-Cuts - These videos show some different types of scrapbook dies that are out there on the market and their distinguishing features of each. These videos will give you a better idea of how to better use these scrapbook dies for your scrapbooking or card making projects before purchasing. Videos include those of Spellbinders,Sizzix,Provo Craft, and Quickutz/Lifestyle Crafts.

Spellbinders – These videos show all the different dies that Spellbinders offers including the famous Nestabilities. Stacey Caron demonstrates all dies in the Wizard and how to use them correctly and create beautiful scrapbooking pages and cards.

Scrapbook Embellishments – These videos show different kinds of scrapbook embellishments and how to use them in your projects.  There are many kinds of embellishments to accent a card or scrapbooking page!

Scrapbooking Paper – These videos show some of the different paper lines that we carry in 12×12, 8×8, 6×6, and 4.5×6.5. We carry many of the best paper and scrapbook paper pads from Basic Grey, My Mind’ Eye, Graphic 45, and Die Cuts With A View, Teresa Collins, First Edition, and Tim Holtz paper.

Inspired Crafts – This video shows some of the different products that you can use to clean and preserve your die cuts, die cutting machines, scrapbook punches, and so much more.

Scor-Buddy – This video shows a demo of some simple folds done with the new mini version of the Scor-Pal, but mainly just shows how small and portable this scoring tool is. It is a card makers dream!

Scor-Pal – This video is a quick demo at CHA 2011 of how simple it is to do paper folding and fun cards with the Scor-Pal if you are interested in the bigger tool. Both the Scor-Buddy and Scor-Pal are high quality card making tools.

Imaginisce I-Rock Tool – This video demo shows some of the products that you can use with the I Rock tool and also a short demo on how to use the tool. The i-rock will permanently affix rhinestones, jewels, pearls, or mirrors to paper, fabric, or even furniture.

Heartfelt Creations and Spellbinders EXCLUSIVE Dies – This video is of Emma Lou of Heartfelt Creations demonstrating how to use their Rubber Stamps with the new Spellbinders Dies.

Heartfelt Creations Spellbinders Card – This 5 min video shows how to make a gorgeous card in only a couple of minutes with the posy patch stamp & die cut set. Also with the angel trumpet stamps and decorative oval frame die.

No More Shims Embossing Mat – This is a quick video showing Scor-Pal Embossing Mat designed to be used in the Cuttlebug,Big Shot, and Other Die Cutting Machines.

The new Texture Fades embossing folders by Tim Holz are going to be very popular! His designs are distressed, so the depth of the impression fades in and out over the cardstock. I am thinking Father’s Day cards with the Basic Grey Origins paper and the Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Eleven. But which Texture Fades do I choose??

Have a great Memorial Day weekend and don’t forget to use your coupon before Monday night! As a reminder we will be closed on Monday and reopen on Tuesday at 10am MST.

Marcie

I spoke to Provocraft this morning to find out when the new Cuttlebug folders will be shipping. I know quite a few of you have pre-ordered them and everyone is anxiously awaiting this latest release. All but the new Embossing Plus folders are due to arrive this week. The Embossing Plus are due to arrive the middle of June. We will split what orders we can to expedite the shipping of these very hot items. We will be in touch hopefully this week if all goes as planned.

Thanks!

Marcie

After what seems like waiting an eternity, the new Quickutz A2 embossing folders are finally here. They are darling and so much fun, we think they were worth the wait! Quickutz had a quality control issue with the new embossing borders, so they have been removed from our site until QK is satisfied with the quality. We don’t have an ETA on them and will let you know as soon as we have any information on them. Until then, enjoy the A2 folders!

Happy Scrappin!

Marcie

Take a look at the latest Cuttlebug products available for pre-order! They will begin shipping in April and May.

We have three new A2 embossing folders, five new 5×7 embossing folders and one 7″ border.

Brand new to this collection is the Embossing Plus in three different sizes: 2 x 2.75, A2 and 5 x 7!

They also come in sets with two different sizes of dies.

In case you are wondering, the Embossing Plus is a die that cuts and embosses with one pass of your die-cutting machine. This differs from the combo dies where you had to put it through your machine once to cut, then the second time to emboss. How great is that!

Also new, Provocraft has twelve inch embossing borders in three styles to choose from:

To go along with the twelve inch embossed borders, they also have the adaptor, cutting and spacer mats that measure 6 x 13″.

To see the entire new release that is available for pre-order and for more information on the product you see here, visit our pre-order page. By placing your pre-order with us, you will one of the first to receive these new Cuttlebug products! Make sure your pre-orders are on separate order forms from the items that are available.

Happy Shopping!

Marcie

We have all kinds of hearts on sale for Valentines Day! Check your inboxes for our email with all the links to the sale. Or you can use the search bar and type in “heart” or “hearts” and see what we have available. I am off to CHA, looking for more deals to pass your way so I will see you all next week! Some supplies are limited.

From QuicKutz:

2×2 dies – Heart, Heart Tag, Love,  Nesting Heart, Love, Hugs & Kisses, Cupid $1.99 and up!
4×4 dies – Love Birds, Heart Frame, Flower Arrangements, Heart & Arrow, Heart Spotlight, Teddy Bear $9.99 and up!
Cookie Cutter Love Shapes $6.99! Reg price $12.99
Cookie Cutter Basic Shapes $5.99! Reg price $12.99
2×2 Embossing Folder Basic Shapes $2.99! Reg price $4.99

From Spellbinders:

Basic Hearts $7.79! Reg price $12.99
Love Sentiments $14.99! Reg price $24.99
Valentines Sentiments $14.99! Reg price $24.99
Renaissance Heart Pendant $22.49! Reg price $24.99
Renaissance Heart Borderabilities $17.99! Reg price $19.99
Contemporary Hearts Pendant $22.49! Reg price $24.99
Contemporary Hearts Borderabilities $17.99! Reg price $19.99

From Boss Kut:

2×2 dies – Eyelet Scalloped Heart, Scalloped Heart, Victorian Heart, Vintage Heart, Country Heart, Double Ruffle Heart $3.99 and up!

From My Minds Eye:

12 x 12 Paper Packs – Flirty, Sundress, Be-Loved, Ooh La La For Her, Love Me Do $5.45 and up!

From Petaloo:

Hearts & Kisses Dazzlers in fuchsia/pink and red/white , Valentines Day Large Florettes, Valentines Day Small Florettes, Valentines Day Tye-dyed Gypsies, Fuchsia Embossed Daisies, Red Embossed Daisies, Pink/Red Mini Delphiniums, Fuchsia Wild Roses, White Wild Roses, Red Tye-dyed Small Daisies and lots more! $3.79 and up!

From Sizzix:

Bigz Hearts and Bigz Primitive Hearts $17.99, Heart #2 Mover & Shaper $8.99

From Robins Nest:

Dew and Tear Drops – Love Birds, Metallic Pink, Petunia, Two Lips and more $4.99 and up!

From Basic Grey:

Bling It – Love cherry, Love diamond, Heart Pendant diamond and more! $1.80
Opalines – Heart Trio aqua, Heart Trio blush, Heart Trio cherry and more! $1.80
Sugar Rush 6×6 Paper Pad and more! $5.99

From Provocraft:

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder – Heart Blocks $4.49! Reg price $4.99
Cuttlebug Cutting dies and Embossing Folder – Love Always $14.99! Reg price $19.99, Love Language $17.99, Heart Frame $8.99

From Die Cuts With a View:

6.5 x 4.5 Mat Stacks – Sweet, All About Girls, Blossoms & Butterflies and more $6.99! Reg price $8.99

Happy Scrappin!

Marcie

Just wanted to mention that we still have lots of Christmas and Holiday die cuts and embossing folders at REALLY great prices.  If you go to our store: http://www.ucutathome.com/store/index.php you’ll see just a little of what we have and there is so much more if you search under the term: Christmas.

Provo Craft released some absolutely beautiful embossing folders for this Christmas. Be sure to check them out: Winter Trees, Candy Cane Stripe, Christmas Countdown, Lace Tree, Seasons Greetings, Fleur De Lis, Holly Ribbons, and much more.

Spellbinders has some wonderful Christmas die cuts too with their Poinsettia Frameability and Snowflake Impressabilities.  And of course they always have your traditional Holiday dies with a Santa, Wreath, Create A Flakes and lots more!

But if you are looking for the Largest selection of diecuts for the holidays then it would have to be Quickutz! Since they release dies every 30 days you can always have something new.  Their nesting ornaments and Santas Workshop have been HUGE hits this year and we have heard nothing but great things about these!

Then there is my personal favorite and that is ALL the pretty Christmas color flowers from Petaloo to decorate any homemade Christmas Card! With all the variety of Dazzlers and Flora Doodles it is sometimes even hard to choose, but with such a great price I’ve got them All!

Marcie

How do I use the L Letterpress?

1. Open the letterpress and place an adhesive-backed printing plate on the clear lid.
2. Ink the printing plate evenly with the brayer tool.
3. Place paper in desired location on base of letterpress tool. (Use registration grid and Paper Placement Guides for greater accuracy and alignment.)
4. Close lid and roll letterpress through Epic tool. (For a deeper impression, add additional packing sheets.)

SEE A VIDEO DEMO ON THE LETTERPRESS MACHINE:  See Quickutz Instructions for Letterpress Printing.

How do I prep the printing plate?

1. Remove liner from double-sided adhesive sheet on one side only.
2. Place printing plate on sticky side of adhesive sheet.
3. Use scissors to cut around the edge of the printing plate.
4. When ready to use, remove the liner from back of printing plate and stick plate on clear lid of the L Letterpress.

How do I apply the ink?

1. Place a small amount of ink on ink base.
2. Roll brayer tool through ink until evenly coated.
3. Roll brayer lightly over printing plates until evenly coated.

*Very little ink is required to achieve a quality print. If projects are not drying well, there may be too much ink on the plates.

How do I create custom colors?

Mix inks using the palette knife found in the Accessory Tool Kit to create a myriad of eye-catching colors.

How do I clean off the ink?

Ink can be removed from ink base, brayer and plates with L Cleaning Cloths.

How do I position the plate?

1. Place adhesive-backed printing plate in desired location on clear L Letterpress lid.
2. Establish where paper should go on clear packing of L Letterpress base and stick placement guides next to paper to hold in place.
3. With guides in place, easily place paper in the exact location for multiple prints of one design.

How do I change the depth of the impression?

The depth of impression of the printing plate can be adjusted by adding or removing packing sheets. One packing sheet comes with the L letterpress tool. Simply use plain white printed paper if additional packing is necessary.

To achieve a deeper impression, add additional sheets of paper below the clear packing mat on the L Letterpress base. To reduce the depth of impression, simply remove sheets.

If the printed impression is not as crisp as desired, try removing packing sheets or make sure you’re using the correct inking technique.

Can I use other types of ink with my L Letterpress?

The L Letterpress Ink has a specially formulated tacky texture, which will give your design a crisp and clean impression. Other inks are often water-based and may run beyond the line of your debossed image.

Can I use any type of paper with my letterpress projects?

Letterpressing is characterized by its impression on soft, thick paper. Our L Letterpress paper was created to give you the best possible impression. Though other papers may reflect your design, it may not have the same deep impression into the paper which defines the letterpress style.

Can I use any type of cleaning cloths?

The L Letterpress Cleaning Cloth is best able to remove the thick, tacky, oil-based ink from both the ink base and the printing plate. Though other cleaning cloths will not hurt the product, they will not clean as thoroughly.

How long does my finished project take to dry?

Your finished project should completely dry within just a few minutes from when it was pressed.

Can I use embossing folders with the L Letterpress?

The L Letterpress was not designed for use with embossing folders. Typical letterpress projects show an impression on only one side of the paper. If you use embossing folders, the impression will be visible on both sides of the paper.

Courtesy of Lifestyle Crafts, which is a part of the Quickutz, Inc. family of crafting products
www.lifestylecrafts.com
Source: http://lifestylecrafts.com/faq.aspx

Here are some helpful videos that Spellbinders Paper Arts has released to help customers get the most out of their projects! You may access each video that you desire to watch by clicking on the links in the RIGHT column under Spellbinders “how to” videos. Or you may access them here below by clicking on the desired link. Enjoy! Spellbinders is home of the triple function dies which can cut, emboss, and stencil! Although they are truly known for their famous Nestabilities, Spellbinders has MANY different kinds of dies as seen here below in these videos. Here at CutAtHome we have the Largest selection at the BEST price online. With the 40% off coupon that comes monthly if you join our VIP Club you can’t go wrong! Scrapbooking and Card Making now affordable!

Spellbinders Dies ( a comparison of ALL cutting and embossing dies )

Borderabilities

Edgeabilities

Frameabilities

Impressabilities

Nestabilities (most popular nesting dies in the world LITERALLY!)

Pendants

Shapeabilities

Wizard Die Cutting and Embossing Machine ( video by CutAtHome )

Cut & Emboss with the Spellbinders Wizard (video by Stacey Caron)

Grand Calibur

Grand Nestabilities

Presto Punch

Spellbinders Dies and Heartfelt Creations

Spellbinders Boxes

Decorative Elements

Motifs and Accents

M-Bossabilities

Cut Fold and Tuck

The July Quickutz release has just been added to our website! The theme for this release is one of journaling. They have embossing folders, rev dies, 2×2 dies and three new alphabets. The cool part is they have lines to make your handwriting nice and straight. That is so clever. Here is a sample of what you will find in our store. For see all of the new releases, go to Quickutz New Products.

                                             

We are also starting to send out the pre-orders for the Epic Six, which is very exciting!

Today is also the last day of the Spellbinders blog frenzy for their CHA release of their new die templates. Today’s featured die is the S4227 the Nesting Pumpkins!

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Marcie

These instructions are provided for those interested in purchasing or who have already purchased the Quickutz Epic 6 Die-Cutting System to see how easy it is to use.  The main comparison to other diecutting systems that are out there would have to be the Cuttlebug by Provo Craft.  Although Quickutz Inc. states the main difference between the Provocraft Cuttlebug and the Quickutz Epic Six is the Epic 6 was made to distribute the pressure more evenly on the cutting surface so the user can get more of a clean and even cut on your dies.  I guess we’ll let you decide for yourself!

To read more about the EPIC click on link below:

Quickutz Releases Brand New Epic Six

Okay so lets get down to what the EPIC SYSTEM includes.  It includes the Epic 6 Tool, Cutting Platform, Embossing Platform, and the Cutting Mat. SEE BELOW:

Next on the agenda is what dies can the Epic Tool cut? Unlike the Squeeze and the Revolution, the Epic cuts and embosses ALL Quickutz Dies. That’s right only one portable diecutting system for all your Quickutz die templates.  This includes 2×2 dies, 4×4 dies, embossing folders, cookie cutters, and 4×8 die alphabets.

Now onto How to Die Cut with the Epic.  You first will want to place your die(s) with the design of shape or letter SIDE UP on the grey cutting platform.  Next, you will want to put your scrapbooking paper over the die(s) patterned SIDE DOWN, then cover it with the epic cutting mat. (NOTE: cutting more than two sheets of paper at a time may damage your tool so don’t try it.) Third step is to feed the cutting platform into the FRONT of the Epic Tool. Spin the handle, sending the platform through the tool completely. Then remove the paper from the platform and pop out the die-cuts.

 

How to Emboss with the Epic.  First start with the charcoal grey embossing platform. Place paper inside the embossing folder and cover with cutting mat. Next you’ll want to feed the embossing platform into the FRONT of the Epic. Spin the handle sending the platform through the tool completely. Then remove paper from the platform and the embossing folder and you are DONE!

Here are some Die Cutting Tips when using the EPIC Six and other materials it can cut.  To increase the cutting pressure try adding a shim to the back of your die or an extra piece of paper to create a deeper cut.  The Epic can cut a variety of materials from vinyl to heavy cardstock for those that love making cards.  Also Quickutz adhesives like the magnet, cork boards, metal and others can also be used with this diecut machine.

Be the first to pre-order the new Cuttlebug products! We just added the new Cuttlebug products that will begin shipping the first week of August. We have ten A2 embossing folders, three embossing borders and four cut/emboss dies. I am thrilled they added more of the embossing borders due to popularity of the Frills, Just My Type and With Love. To pre-order, go to our home page and click on the big purple button and start shopping! Remember you can’t have any available item in with your pre-orders and the VIP coupon is not valid.

Have fun!

Marcie

Introducing the Epic Six! Arriving the first week in July! We are so excited about this new tool!

PRE-ORDER BEFORE JUNE 30TH AND PAY ONLY $69.99 AND RECEIVE A REBATE OFFER FROM QUICKUTZ FOR AN EXCLUSIVE 6X6 OR 6X8 EPIC DIE VALUED OVER $20.00!

To pre-order this fabulous new die-cutting tool, go to our home page and click on the big purple button. To find out more about the Epic Six, keep reading!

The Epic is the newest tabletop tool from QuicKutz, surpassing every die-cutting tool we’ve released before in size and scope. The Epic also beats every competing tool in quality and performance. It both cuts and embosses all QuicKutz products as well as all other leading brand dies and embossing folders, making it the most versatile and efficient machine on the market.

Key features of the Epic:

• Cuts and embosses
• Compatible with all QuicKutz and other leading brand dies
• Ideal for scrapbooking, card making, home decor and other craft projects.
• Warranty – Lifetime service commitment
• Six-inch wide opening
• High quality metal parts
• Lightweight and portable
• 6×13″ cutting and embossing platforms (included with tool)

Included in the Epic Six Tool is one 6×13″ cutting platform(used to cut most chemically etched dies) one 6×13″ embossing platform (can be used on competitor’s dies) and one 6×13″ cutting mat (used for all cutting and embossing).

The VIP coupon is not valid on the Epic Six.

Thank you!

Marcie

JUST ARRIVED! The new QuicKutz embossing folders. We have three different styles: A2, 2×2 and 12″ border. I took one out of the package and did a side-by-side comparison with the Cuttlebug embossing folders and they are identical in length, width and depth.  I just spoke to my QK rep and he confirmed their folders will work in the Cuttlebug machine, however, using them in a different machine voids the warranty.  These folders were designed to give you either a deep emboss or a shallow emboss. In order to get a deep emboss, try using one or two pieces of cardstock as a shim. For a shallow emboss, don’t use a shim. You can also use the  original cutting mat that came with the Revolution as a shim for a deep emboss.

I hope you had a good weekend. Let me know how you like these new folders.

Marcie