Terrific Expressions Thinlits Tip!!

This is one of the cards we made at stamp classes the last couple days. - A fun Fall card! I wanted everyone in class to get a chance to use the Expressions Thinlits. - I know when I first saw them I was loving them, but with some hesitation on 'how realistic are they going to be to actually make?!'

The first thing that convinced me that they were gonna be great was using a sheet of wax paper between the card stock and the Thinlit.

So what sealed the deal of their GREATNESS is the adhesive tip I realized!!

I cut a strip of Multipurpose Adhesive Sheet, and adhered it across the back of the card stock. Then I flipped it over, and put the wax paper and Thinlit on top, and then ran it through the Big Shot!

Ta Da!! It comes out, not only all smooth and easy - but all ready to stick on your card front or project!

(And, if you're wondering if I'm just really cheap that I didn't cover the whole backside of the card stock with adhesive sheet - Well, not completely! Sure I like to scrimp a little when I can, but also I didn't want the adhesive piece too big to make a lot of extra adhesive sticking on the Standard Cutting Plates for my Big Shot. - So it was more about not having extra clean up!! :)  )

I hope you give the Expressions Thinlits a try!

Julie B  

Flipping over the Swing Card!

This is one of the cards we made at stamp class the other day. I wanted everyone to get a chance to use the new Thinlits for the Big Shot! So we used the Label Collection set, but I also wanted to keep it pretty simple.

So instead of having everyone lay the designer paper onto the Thinlit, I did a quick 2-1/4" x 5-1/4" pre-cut piece. - It really simplified that part of the card! The designer paper we used has a fun an everyday polka dot pattern (and it's a favorite of mine, with Crumb Cake!!), but it comes from the Season of Style Designer Series Paper Stack from the Holiday Catalog. Lovin' how the stacks now come with so many multiples too!

And I really wanted the card to have parts that were exclusive to the one Thinlit Label Collection, so I used the Label framelit and the 'hi' that are included in the set. I used Stampin' Dimensionals to give that piece its little needed lift! We also added a white Candy Dot for the dot on the i. And because the left flap of the card seemed to need a little something else too, I added a White Taffeta bow through the cut-out edge!

I hope you like it! 

Julie B