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Note that if you will be performing score and cut projects regularly, setting up a
Preset
for your material will
make the selection of the settings much faster. Refer to
Section 2.04.1.
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Load the material into the Skycut and load the embosser with the small end downwards into the Skycut.
Move the embosser to an appropriate origin. Click on
Cut Now.
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After the scoring is complete, select the thumbnail for the cut lines and repeat the process. Remember to
turn on
Blade Offset
in the
Cutter Control
window and switch out the embossing tool for the blade holder.
4.02.3 Embossing Paper or Cardstock
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When embossing paper or cardstock, it is recommended that you use an
Outline
effect to create several
very small outlines at a thickness of, say, 0.01” (0.25 mm). These tiny offset lines will then produce a slightly
thicker overall outline of your shapes. This works better than line-filled embossing which can stress the
cardstock and cause wrinkling. Here are the steps:
Create the shape you wish to emboss. In this example, the number 25 is used:
Select the shape and click on the
Plugins
icon
and select
Outlining Module.
The following
window opens:
After clicking on
Accept
, use the
Objects
panel to select the new outline layer and repeat the process
to add a second outline. Now you have three versions of the shape, each one slightly outset from the
other. Thus, when using the embossing tool, this will result in a thicker outline made of this shape.
Important:
don’t forget to mark the
Mirror
option in the
Send to be Cut
window (or apply
Arrange>Mirror & Rotate>Mirror Horizontally
) so that when you flip over the cardstock after
embossing, the design will “read correctly.”
Set
Size
to 0.01”
Click on
Accept
