Unfortunately, the price of the TB has gone up since I first purchased mine. I thought a long time about whether to spend more money to get another TB, or to upgrade to an actual die cutting machine. In the end, I opted for the Sizzix Big Shot. I do still stand by what I wrote below, and I did get many months of usage from the TB as a die cutting machine.
Given the above restrictions, there are still a lot of dies that you can use in this machine. And, there are work arounds for the some of the specialty pads as well. When I was first looking into using this machine for die cutting I saw the following suggested as a cutting pad:. However, I did have a concern that they would be too rigid and risk blunting the cutting edges of my dies. I personally skipped this option. I did purchase the cutting boards from a nearby dollar store and cut them down to size.
They do work, but I found the results were inconsistent. I found they work much better as a shim than a cutting pad. It was too narrow to really be useful, so I left it in a drawer. It turns out it was perfect to use as a cutting mat for the TB. I was able to get 2 cutting pads out of the mat.
Self healing cutting mats come in a range of prices. The base plate, top plate, and one shim come with the machine. Since I have 2 cutting mats, I switch off using them. As with any die cutting machine, you may need to experiment with shims depending on the thickness of your cardstock and cutting mat. The cutting boards from a dollar store are thinner than a self healing cutting mat, so your sandwich will need to be adjusted. Turns out the following tips allowed me to get clean cuts using intricate dies on the TB.
After trying the above tips, I found what worked best was putting the die at the end of the cutting surface and using a cardstock shim. Most of the dies only needed a new placement, a couple needed the shim as well.
After doing this, on only the most intricate dies did I need multiple passes. I tend to use the same weight cardstock all the time. So, after fiddling with the sandwich to figure out what parts I need, I then print out the sandwich recipe in a small-ish font, cut it out, and tape it to the card that I store the die on. That way, when I go to use the die again, I immediately know the correct pieces to use and it goes quickly. As I mentioned above, specialty plates created for other die cutting machines are usually too wide to work with the Texture Boutique.
Several alternatives I found were suggestions for a more frugal way to do the same thing, with the added benefit that they allowed for size customization. These are the dies where some parts cut, but other parts are designed to simply emboss on the paper. Sometimes you can get this effect with only the cutting pads, but other times it helps to have a more spongy surface to get the embossing portion to work.
So…you use a piece of rubber. In the plumbing section of the hardware store you can find a piece of rubber. I believe it has something to do with a gasket.
I purchased one of these and it did work. I ended up tearing it when experimenting with using sun catchers in the TB; however, so I looked for another solution as I found it it bit pricey considering the smaller size of the piece.
I found Zoro. I cut 2 pads from the long sheet and kept the rest to use for other projects. At less than a dollar, this is certainly cheaper than purchasing a commercial plate, even for a regular size die cutting machine. For the TB, it appears to be the only way to go. However, a metal shim is designed to make cutting intricate dies simpler, so I may get one in the future.
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This website uses cookies. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Click here to learn how we use cookies for a better browsing experience. Fun is in the cards for you! Resembling an ornate purse with a beaded handle, this amazing and affordable roller machine transforms ordinary cardstock, paper, metallic foil, vellum and other thin materials into elegant embossed art.
Additional embossing folder sets sold separately. The Embossing Pads precisely compensate for the proper pressure and height required to make a lasting impression.
Simply sandwich the embossing folder and material to be embossed between the Embossing Pads and roll through the machine. The diagrams on the Embossing Pads offer easy guidelines about how to make the perfect Sizzix sandwich. If necessary, use the included Mylar Shim for deeper, more complete embossing.
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