Hey DIYers, As the L Letterpress has captured our attention, Lindsay Weirich at The Frugal Crafter blog has come up with a way to make similar debossing/letterpress set-up using her Big Shot die cutting machine, some masonite board, and duct tape. Ummm, can you all say ‘super smart’?! Thought so.
This is a neat idea for those who already have a die cutting machine and aren’t looking to add another with the Lifestyle Crafts machine or starter kit.
From Lindsay: When I saw the home letterpress kit from Lifestyle Crafts I was intrigued but I wasn’t about to spent $150 on a whim especially since I had a die cutter and zillions of rubber stamps already, they also have a starter kit that has the contraption that you use the printing plates with, ink and paper for $70 but that is still a lot of money in my book. So I took an old plexiglass cutting pad from my Big Shot, a piece of Masonite and some duck tape and made this:
To see exactly how Lindsay did it, please hop on over to her blog post. Please do give her a hello and a thanks for sharing her talents with us!
thanks for the shout out! I wanted to let you know that I cut some magnet sheets with my Cricut (use multicut feature) and the made teriffic letterpress plates. I’ll post a how-to tomorrow;)
thanks for the shout out! I wanted to let you know that I cut some magnet sheets with my Cricut (use multicut feature) and the made teriffic letterpress plates. I’ll post a how-to tomorrow;)