Your friend might also want to check her cardstock to ensure that it's square. I was using a less expensive brand and I couldn't get my edges to match for the life of me. Then it suddenly dawned on me to check the cardstock itself. Sure enough, it wasn't square. I then started checking to make sure it was a true 8.5 x 11 (in the U.S.) and I usually had to shave off a smidge. Once I did that, I had no more problems.
Thanks for stressing the point of the thumb and finger pressure guard to hold the paper in place! I am always amazed by the people who never use one of the most important parts of a cutting tool! Great tutorial!
Thanks so much, some Crafters complained that the card they bought was not square, but small mistakes in cutting and folding/creasing can make it appears so!🤔
Thank you so so so much Chris!!! I was the poster about my card bases being "off." If I could give this 10 thumbs up, I would!! This was so great being able to see you actually DO it (vs the VERY good-hearted people trying to explain it to me. I'm a very visual person). I'm certain that now I'll get it right! So thanks again, and TFS!!
Ellen, is my pleasure. I have never had the problem, so found it odd when my friends tried to cut a card bases and got it wonky, so I watched what they did and I'm sure it was not keeping the card flat in the guillotine. If you follow those instructions I think you'll be fab! 🥰
I think one problem might be that the cutters are not always accurate. I have a couple of less expensive ones, (sometimes a sale is not a bargain), and I have to cut along a line that is not right against the top in order to get a good cut.
Hi Christine! I love your channel! You're so talented and inspiring. Please remind me once again where I can find the thin foam tape that you use?! Thank you! Keep on producing quality videos!
Very useful for me as I was getting one edge overlapping the other slightly but butting the edges up to the side of the scoring board before burnishing is brilliant! Thank you Chris x
The manufactures have done the work for you to make sure you can make sure corners and folds. Our task is to take advantage of what they have done to make a good card base. I think I understand what you are teaching us.
I like your videos Christine very much. They encourage me as a beginner to keep on and not get discouraged when things dont turn out as well as I'd like.
Thank you so much for these tutorial. I am making card bases almost daily but these litte tricks helped me so much to make it so much easier an faster for me. 🥰😍😊
Great tips! Will try this for sure. Thanks for being our source for all things we didn't know! I would have never thought to fold it on my score board and burnish it there.
It's only 'easy peasy' if your guillotine does cut at a perfect right angle all the way down the length of the card. I have the same trimmer as you but, while doing all you said, mine cuts with a slight flare as it gets towards the bottom of the cardstock. When the cardstock is flush at the top, the edge of the cardstock does not line up perfectly with the molded in lines on the platform of the trimmer. I think I and perhaps the poster you mentioned probably need to invest in new trimmers, but I also think it's something you can be unlucky with and get one that's slightly 'off'.
If your trimmer is out of square, it’s faulty and should be replaced by the manufacturer. I would contact them if I were you with photos to illustrate the problem! Good luck!
I've been crafting since the early 2000s, I have yet to find a guillotine that I can say cuts perfectly. Admittedly they haven't been expensive name branded but realise that I'm actually wasting money by buying the cheap ones.
Thank u. I will try these steps. I have issues with getting my edges straight & even on my cards as well. Thank u 4 taking the time 2 show us how 2 do that. Have a great blessed day. From Oregon USA
Lovely clear tutorial Christine. I find the other mistake beginners make is folding the card without flipping it over after they’ve scored. That simple action creates such a beautiful ridge on the inside and prevents cracking. I’ve been listing after a Cutterpillar crease for scoring my card stock but talked myself out of it when I realised it comes with imperial and not metric measurements 🤪🤪🤪. My late husband designed and made me my first scoreboard about 30 years ago before any hobby ones were available. He was a retired engineer.
@@Chrissieannie me too but I recently invested in some American card stock just to make different standard sizes. Honestly I sometimes wonder about myself .
Oh my gosh…I wish I had seen this a month ago! I have a horrible time cutting and folding…it takes me 5mins to get all the edges cut after I mount my card front. Thank you…
Awesome Tips. I don't have a scoreboard or that type of paper cutter. I did invest in a Teflon bone folder recently. I Absolutely Love it. I use the edge of my trimmer to make sure my edges line up.. Thank you so much for sharing this with us. We may not always have the same tools but we can use part of the tip. Have a greatday!
Thank you for this video. I have the same problem and I'm using a Crafters Companion scorer which doesn't have the raised edges, it's flat all sides. I've been thinking of investing in a better one and this has convinced me. Thank you.
Found your video easy to watch. I also use the same method..You have a pleasant voice and manner, I’m looking forward to watching the rest of your videos.. cheers
Just curious to know, how can you tell which is the right side if you have no pattern whatsoever on the card?….Thank you for those tips as well. It’s always good to know. 😊
Not all card has a 'right' side, but if you are using card with identically sides, the side you score should be the outside of the finished card. ie you turn the card over after scoring and make a mountain fold of the score line.
These are great tips thank you, but I would also reiterate the lady who mentioned the cardstock as some A4 cardstock is not square, usually the cheaper brands.
Thank you Chris. I finally got a guillotine cutter but was having the same problem as another lady that it flared at the end. I will use two fingers. Again, thank you!
It wasn’t until I had a friend in my craft room that I realised about the significance of keeping both fingers plates depressed when cutting. She kept getting getting that flare and when I watched her, saw that she wasn’t holding the card flat for cutting! 😃
What weight paper works best for the card bases? As I started on this journey, I was machine embroidering on the front. But now I've invested in doing them your way. It's so much nicer. So I was told to use 140 wt. cardstock. What is best for this way to get a nice solid card? Thanks again for a wonderful video.♥
Nice video! I do think you glossed over a really important part and that is which way to fold into the score line... You flipped the cardstock over quickly which I found confusing.... Most videos show picking up the scored cardstock and folding the score line like a "tent"... (versus a "valley" fold). At least that makes it a little clearer to me....
Maybe you missed the part where I said that you score on the ’right’ side of the card so the scoring is obviously on the outside of the fold. As long as you understand the concept then there should be no problem! 😃
@@Chrissieannie No, heard you...just wondered how you designate the "right side of the card"! Had to go score a card without thinking about it to see how I do it...AND I do it correctly ...I was thinking I folded the card the wrong way...but nope. I'm good. Thanks for the reply.
Hi Christine, really enjoying all your videos. Can you recommend a white linen card stock? My normal supplier has closed down and I need to order more. Thank you xx
Great tips chris. I too cut my a4 sheets in half. But I saw a great tip where you trim the long side to 29cm then cut in half. Thus making the card 10.5 x 14.5 . So much easier to matt up ……first matt 10x14. Second mat 9.5 x 13.5 third mat 9 x 13 and so on. Great for standard cards that fit in c6 envelopes.
I'm having trouble scoring 100/110 lb card. I've cut the card perfectly straight and think I've scored it correctly . But, when I fold it I'm off slightly. I fold with the valley score on the outside. ???
It can happen that card can be slightly out of square. The last lot I purchased was like this and on one side it was about a millimetre out. It sounds like you are doing everything correctly but the really important bit is to ensure that the corners are absolutely aligned before burnishing the fold with your bone folder! Let me know if this last step helps!
Thank you! I have been using card blanks because I never get the cards right. I don’t think my problem has been with the cutting as much as perhaps having too heavy cardstock and folding to the wrong side of the score. I didn’t know there is a right and wrong side of the paper, either! I will keep watching and learning and you’ll make a card maker of me, yet!
I don’t think all card has a definite right and wrong side but the linen card I’m using does have. However you should still score on the side that is going to be the right side!
thank you Christine for another great video - ooh my poor credit card - I didn't think I needed a guillotine - well until now!! would you share what card you are using and supplier? -It looks slightly textured, I have various card but none that are as attractive and the one I have seen you using in various videos, I have seen some on Amazon that is 50 sheets of 250gsm which looks nice
@@Chrissieannie thank you so much for the information - now to try to reach your standards, - think it will be like my school reports - could do better !
Or, if she is left handed like i am: this i our life 🥰🤣🤣🤣 need our own tools we. If right handed people think otherwise, they should really be in our world for a some weeks hehe All tools are made right right? 🤨😪🥰🤣
Your friend might also want to check her cardstock to ensure that it's square. I was using a less expensive brand and I couldn't get my edges to match for the life of me. Then it suddenly dawned on me to check the cardstock itself. Sure enough, it wasn't square. I then started checking to make sure it was a true 8.5 x 11 (in the U.S.) and I usually had to shave off a smidge. Once I did that, I had no more problems.
Fortunately I've never had the problem with cardstock which was out of true! 🙂
Same thing happened to me😱
That happened to me too. The 11 inch side was a bit over 11 inches. Now that I know that it’s so much less frustrating.
Thanks for stressing the point of the thumb and finger pressure guard to hold the paper in place! I am always amazed by the people who never use one of the most important parts of a cutting tool! Great tutorial!
Thanks so much, some Crafters complained that the card they bought was not square, but small mistakes in cutting and folding/creasing can make it appears so!🤔
Thank you so so so much Chris!!! I was the poster about my card bases being "off." If I could give this 10 thumbs up, I would!! This was so great being able to see you actually DO it (vs the VERY good-hearted people trying to explain it to me. I'm a very visual person). I'm certain that now I'll get it right! So thanks again, and TFS!!
Ellen, is my pleasure. I have never had the problem, so found it odd when my friends tried to cut a card bases and got it wonky, so I watched what they did and I'm sure it was not keeping the card flat in the guillotine. If you follow those instructions I think you'll be fab! 🥰
@@Chrissieannie After seeing this video, I should be a card base making maestro! LOL!
Great tips! Thanks for sharing! 😊
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for tips. Very helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
I think one problem might be that the cutters are not always accurate. I have a couple of less expensive ones, (sometimes a sale is not a bargain), and I have to cut along a line that is not right against the top in order to get a good cut.
I got rid of my very first paper cutter as it wasn't accurate. Might as well cut with scissors if the trimmer isn't true!
All good tips, especially the 2nd one. Can’t tell you how many times I forget to press down on those tabs that hold the paper in place!
It makes all the difference! Thanks
Hi Christine, thank you so much x
You are so welcome
Thanks Christine for these wonderful and much needed tips! 😊😊😊
My pleasure!🙂
Thank you!
Hi Christine! I love your channel! You're so talented and inspiring.
Please remind me once again where I can find the thin foam tape that you use?!
Thank you! Keep on producing quality videos!
Thanks so much. www.stix2.co.uk/product/5mm-x-1-6mm-x-46m-white-foam-rolls-special-offer/
Very useful for me as I was getting one edge overlapping the other slightly but butting the edges up to the side of the scoring board before burnishing is brilliant! Thank you Chris x
That’s great, I think a neatly folded card makes all the difference 🥰🥰🥰
The manufactures have done the work for you to make sure you can make sure corners and folds. Our task is to take advantage of what they have done to make a good card base. I think I understand what you are teaching us.
I have had card which is out of true by a millimetre or two which is really annoying, but I hate to see cards which are not folded properly!😟
I like your videos Christine very much. They encourage me as a beginner to keep on and not get discouraged when things dont turn out as well as I'd like.
And, the comments of others are informative as well. Thank you all!
Just enjoy your crafting! Thanks so much
Thank you! It's these little tips and tricks that make all the difference!
Thanks so much ❤️
Thanks Christine. I’ll have to give this a try! Sometimes we just need the basics😊
Often the basics are the most important! 😊♥️♥️♥️
Thank you so much for these tutorial. I am making card bases almost daily but these litte tricks helped me so much to make it so much easier an faster for me. 🥰😍😊
That's good news! Thanks
Great tips! Will try this for sure. Thanks for being our source for all things we didn't know! I would have never thought to fold it on my score board and burnish it there.
It’s my pleasure! 🥰
Another brilliant straight forward easy peasy video, thanks Chris xx 🌞
My pleasure!
It's only 'easy peasy' if your guillotine does cut at a perfect right angle all the way down the length of the card. I have the same trimmer as you but, while doing all you said, mine cuts with a slight flare as it gets towards the bottom of the cardstock. When the cardstock is flush at the top, the edge of the cardstock does not line up perfectly with the molded in lines on the platform of the trimmer. I think I and perhaps the poster you mentioned probably need to invest in new trimmers, but I also think it's something you can be unlucky with and get one that's slightly 'off'.
If your trimmer is out of square, it’s faulty and should be replaced by the manufacturer. I would contact them if I were you with photos to illustrate the problem! Good luck!
I've been crafting since the early 2000s, I have yet to find a guillotine that I can say cuts perfectly. Admittedly they haven't been expensive name branded but realise that I'm actually wasting money by buying the cheap ones.
Great tips!
Thanks ❤️
Thank you
Thank u. I will try these steps. I have issues with getting my edges straight & even on my cards as well. Thank u 4 taking the time 2 show us how 2 do that. Have a great blessed day. From Oregon USA
Thank you
Great info.
Glad it was helpful!
Great video Christine with brilliant tips - thanks again for sharing xx
It’s my pleasure, thanks so much!
Genius tips! Thank you. 😊
Thank you ❤️❤️❤️
Lovely clear tutorial Christine. I find the other mistake beginners make is folding the card without flipping it over after they’ve scored. That simple action creates such a beautiful ridge on the inside and prevents cracking. I’ve been listing after a Cutterpillar crease for scoring my card stock but talked myself out of it when I realised it comes with imperial and not metric measurements 🤪🤪🤪. My late husband designed and made me my first scoreboard about 30 years ago before any hobby ones were available.
He was a retired engineer.
Neato
I have score boards in both metric and imperial measures, but mainly stick to metric because of the size of our cardstock ! 😃
@@Chrissieannie me too but I recently invested in some American card stock just to make different standard sizes. Honestly I sometimes wonder about myself .
I am 4 months late but on Amazon Germany you can find everything in metric and it can be viewed in English if you choose it in the language options.
Oh my gosh…I wish I had seen this a month ago! I have a horrible time cutting and folding…it takes me 5mins to get all the edges cut after I mount my card front. Thank you…
But now you know! 😀
Awesome Tips. I don't have a scoreboard or that type of paper cutter. I did invest in a Teflon bone folder recently. I Absolutely Love it. I use the edge of my trimmer to make sure my edges line up.. Thank you so much for sharing this with us. We may not always have the same tools but we can use part of the tip. Have a greatday!
That’s the perfect attitude.. take what tips you can and apply them to what you’ve got! Thank you ❤️❤️❤️
Brilliant thank you, as I always have the same problem! 😊
If you follow all these tips and recommendations you should be just fine!
Thank you for this video. I have the same problem and I'm using a Crafters Companion scorer which doesn't have the raised edges, it's flat all sides. I've been thinking of investing in a better one and this has convinced me. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!😊
Thanks
My pleasure😊
Great instructions! I too have the same issues as others, not getting things exactly together.
Glad it was helpful!
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Thank you Christine. I certainly needed your help. Lol
Many thanks!
Found your video easy to watch. I also use the same method..You have a pleasant voice and manner, I’m looking forward to watching the rest of your videos.. cheers
That’s great to hear, thank you!
Thank you for sharing your videos
It's my pleasure
Just curious to know, how can you tell which is the right side if you have no pattern whatsoever on the card?….Thank you for those tips as well. It’s always good to know. 😊
Not all card has a 'right' side, but if you are using card with identically sides, the side you score should be the outside of the finished card. ie you turn the card over after scoring and make a mountain fold of the score line.
These are great tips thank you, but I would also reiterate the lady who mentioned the cardstock as some A4 cardstock is not square, usually the cheaper brands.
Fortunately I haven’t encountered that so far!
Thank you Chris. I finally got a guillotine cutter but was having the same problem as another lady that it flared at the end. I will use two fingers. Again, thank you!
It wasn’t until I had a friend in my craft room that I realised about the significance of keeping both fingers plates depressed when cutting. She kept getting getting that flare and when I watched her, saw that she wasn’t holding the card flat for cutting! 😃
@@Chrissieannie ❤️
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Sometimes the cardstock is not completely square. I've had several pieces lately that aren't and had to square them up first before scoring.
Fortunately I've never come across that problem, my sources for cardstock have always provided perfectly cut sheets of A4 😃
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Thank you for sharing these helpful tips. What guillotine are you using where can I find that please
I use an XCut guillotine and your location might determine where you source it. You can always do an online search. Amazon often have these items.
What weight paper works best for the card bases? As I started on this journey, I was machine embroidering on the front. But now I've invested in doing them your way. It's so much nicer. So I was told to use 140 wt. cardstock. What is best for this way to get a nice solid card? Thanks again for a wonderful video.♥
I'm glad you are enjoying the videos, I tend to use 250gsm card.
Nice video! I do think you glossed over a really important part and that is which way to fold into the score line... You flipped the cardstock over quickly which I found confusing.... Most videos show picking up the scored cardstock and folding the score line like a "tent"... (versus a "valley" fold). At least that makes it a little clearer to me....
Maybe you missed the part where I said that you score on the ’right’ side of the card so the scoring is obviously on the outside of the fold. As long as you understand the concept then there should be no problem! 😃
@@Chrissieannie No, heard you...just wondered how you designate the "right side of the card"! Had to go score a card without thinking about it to see how I do it...AND I do it correctly ...I was thinking I folded the card the wrong way...but nope. I'm good. Thanks for the reply.
Another quick tip: score your cardstock before you cut it.
I don’t necessarily want to use the ’other’ half of the cardstock as a card so I prefer to cut then fold… just personal preference and usage!
Hi Christine, really enjoying all your videos. Can you recommend a white linen card stock? My normal supplier has closed down and I need to order more. Thank you xx
I use linen cardstock from two sources, Papermill Direct and Syntego.co.Uk. The latter is called Silkweave Linen and is simply gorgeous!
Brilliant, thanks Christine xx
Great tips chris. I too cut my a4 sheets in half. But I saw a great tip where you trim the long side to 29cm then cut in half. Thus making the card 10.5 x 14.5 . So much easier to matt up ……first matt 10x14. Second mat 9.5 x 13.5 third mat 9 x 13 and so on. Great for standard cards that fit in c6 envelopes.
I prefer my A4 sheets as is, as I have rectangular nesting dies which match the proportions exactly!
What is the brand of the paper cutter? I would love to get one.
My guillotine is by XCut.
great tutorial Chris, would you mind telling me the brand name of your bone folder. I have a few that I am not happy with. Thanks!
Sorry, Christine. 🤗
I answer to Chris, Chrissie. Christine … no worries!
Thanks so much!
Craftreat bought on Amazon! Thank you I
I'm having trouble scoring 100/110 lb card. I've cut the card perfectly straight and think I've scored it correctly . But, when I fold it I'm off slightly. I fold with the valley score on the outside. ???
It can happen that card can be slightly out of square. The last lot I purchased was like this and on one side it was about a millimetre out. It sounds like you are doing everything correctly but the really important bit is to ensure that the corners are absolutely aligned before burnishing the fold with your bone folder! Let me know if this last step helps!
Thank you! I have been using card blanks because I never get the cards right. I don’t think my problem has been with the cutting as much as perhaps having too heavy cardstock and folding to the wrong side of the score. I didn’t know there is a right and wrong side of the paper, either!
I will keep watching and learning and you’ll make a card maker of me, yet!
I don’t think all card has a definite right and wrong side but the linen card I’m using does have. However you should still score on the side that is going to be the right side!
thank you Christine for another great video - ooh my poor credit card - I didn't think I needed a guillotine - well until now!! would you share what card you are using and supplier? -It looks slightly textured, I have various card but none that are as attractive and the one I have seen you using in various videos, I have seen some on Amazon that is 50 sheets of 250gsm which looks nice
My favourite card has a fine, linen texture. It's 250gsm and I buy it either from Paper Mill Direct or a Silkweave linen from Syntego.co.uk
@@Chrissieannie thank you so much for the information - now to try to reach your standards, - think it will be like my school reports - could do better !
🤣🤣🤣
Or, if she is left handed like i am: this i our life 🥰🤣🤣🤣 need our own tools we. If right handed people think otherwise, they should really be in our world for a some weeks hehe All tools are made right right? 🤨😪🥰🤣