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I put it through the machine using the normal configuration recommended for embossing - first plate a, then plate b, then the sandwich of print, then the other plate b on top and wound it through the machine.įirst I made the paper too wet and the print was watery. there was no stray ink to get on the Cuttlebugī.there was a certain amount of give when the print went through the roller. Then I carefully sandwiched the plate in lots of newsprint so thatĪ. I placed the plate face down on to a sheet of the damp paper. I had already dampened some coloured card by spraying it with water and then interleaving it between sheets of kitchen roll. Then I took the gloves off and washed my hands so that I would not be gunging up my new machine!
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It took several goes to clean the plate and a lot of pressure. It is VERY messy so I used disposable latex gloves. I had not got any scrim, so after pushing the ink into the plate with a rectangle of cardboard, I scrubbed the ink off using newspaper. Because it is clear I always scratch the surface with a finger nail before I get started to make sure that the incised side is facing up. I used a water soluble black printing ink (Calder colours Ocaldo block printing water colour) rolled it out on a plastic tray with my printing roller and then rolled the black ink over the acetate plate.
DAISY YELLOW ICAD TRIAL
I have to say it took a bit of trial and error! I have been doing a chunky house swap for, so I had made 6" x 4" drawings of house fronts for that, so I thought that they would make ideal linear shapes for printing from. However, when I first tried it out, it also occurred to me that it might be possible to use (or maybe that is abuse) the machine as a printing press. After playing with a borrowed machine, I have just bought myself a Cuttlebug which is an embossing and cutting machine, with potential for cutting tags, alphabets and embossing backgrounds.