A Cheap Sizzix Cheat...

You may have seen from my earlier post i have brought a new die :o)
I have several of the Bigz XL dies and do find that the ones with creases do sometimes cut too well and the crease becomes a cut. I know you can buy a crease pad... but i could have another die for that!
So today i had a little experiment and came up with a perfect sandwich solution!! and it cost...wait for it...approx 41p!!!!!!



Take 1 Ikea chopping mat, these are the flexible ones that come in a pack of 2 in various colours they are £1.65 per pack, but you will get 4 "craftfairies crease mats" from this!!



Cut the mat into 2 length ways... i tried just replacing the top acrylic mat with this but it is a little too thin...



So...I took the box that my XL dies came in and cut out the main front and back panels, the edges were a litte sharp in places so i have popped some sellotape all around the edges, this also keeps the 2 pieces of plastic together!



So the sandwhich is... normal acrylic mat, home made plastic shim, die, card, ikea mat

And the result... the most perfect cut!!

Hope you try it

L xXx