DT Project -Using Fiskars Texture Plates

Today I have a little tutorial for you. When I found out I was going to be DT member for Fiskars, I began looking at Fiskars craft stuff.    I saw some of the Fiskars Texture Plates,  so decided to go ahead and get them. Well I’m SO glad I did, they are brilliant.
They come in lots of different textures, each plate has 2 different textures and the textured area is 14cm square, so much better than the normal A6 embossing folders.
Yesterday I went to The Range and they had the plates reduced from £1.99 to £1 for a pack of 2 plates (4 textures) How much would it cost you to get 4 different textures of embossing folders? Around £16!!
My tutorial will cover how you can use these plates in your Cuttlebug. I only have a Cuttlebug, but you can use them in your bigshots, I just don’t know the sandwich you would need.

Here’s what you will need :

• Texture Plate
• Card
• Cuttlebug, A plate and C plate
• Mini Mister
• Tan embossing mats, or as in my case a free mouse mat cut to size (mine is 2mm deep)

So the sandwich is a plate, texture plate, card, mouse mat (smooth side down, not like mine in the photo) and then your c plate.

Now if you’re wondering why I said you need a mini mister, well it’s because if your card is slightly damp you get a deeper emboss. Here is a photograph showing the difference in depth of embossing between the misted paper and the dry paper.
Yes you will get some slight buckling of the card that has been misted but it sticks down fine.
So what do you think? I think at the outlay cost it’s really worth having a play and finding the perfect sandwich for your machine.
The June Fiskarettes Focus, is all about projects that are based on/around the Home and Embossing,so perfect for projects made with the help of my tutorial.
I hope you’ve enjoyed my tutorial and that you find it easy to follow.
H xx