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Hi everyone, Steph Ackerman here today.  Check out the wonderful fabrics I received.  Beautiful fabrics and beautifully packaged too!

I love to create cards and it was fun incorporating fabric into my card making.

I matched the fabric with cardstock, then purposely frayed the fabric before adhering it to the cardstock using adhesive.  Easy - no sewing required!

The right side of the cardstock was then embossed before I added die cut ovals.  The cute little gal was colored with Copic Markers and also die cut.  I added her to the card with foam adhesives for dimension.

 

Using fabric adds a fun new element to my card making.

 

Thanks for stopping by today.

 

Tips for Die Cutting Fabric

Hey guys, Katie here! Today I wanted to share with you a couple of my favorite tips for die cutting fabric on electronic cutting machines as well as what settings I use.

I have 2 die cut machines, the Silhouette Portrait and the Brother Scan N Cut and it has taken a bit of practice to figure out what works and what doesn't when it comes to cutting fabric.

Here are the settings I use for the Silhouette:

Blade: 4, Speed: 5, Thickness: 33

Here are the settings I use for the Brother Scan N Cut:

Blade: 6, Speed: 3, Pressure: 0

I've found that I have to have either really stiff fabric or have something like heat n bond on the back of the fabric to cut it. I recently found a product called Terial Magic. It's a spray you can use to stiffen your fabric and it works wonderfully with die cutting.

Another tip I have is that you always have a separate cutting blade for fabric. Just like scissors, paper will dull your blade, so be sure to have 1 blade for paper and one blade for fabric.

What are your favorite tips? Have you cut fabric out on a diecut machine?