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RrlScrapGal
You Wanna Peas of Me?
PeaNut 251850 - 3/6/2006
Posts: 4701 Layouts: 208
Loc: At 3,500 Feet - With the Sheep, Cows, and my Stamps!
Count: 8 |  Posted: 7/16/2008 11:15:58 AM
Hi inchie girls!
I have a question... When I did some inchies a while a go, I cut them with my paper cutter...seemed awkward...
Are you using anything special? Meaning, do you have a 1" punch or nestabilities?
What are your favorite ways to cut them????
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Andi 'Rural Scrap Gal'
Yeah! Fall is Here!
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ckettel
StuckOnPeas
PeaNut 181125 - 12/15/2004
Posts: 2741 Layouts: 30
Loc: Chicago, IL | Posted: 7/16/2008 11:22:06 AM
I have a question that is somewhat related...
When making an inchie, do you cut/punch out the 1" square first, then create the inchie design?
Or do you create the design on a larger sheet, then cut/punch it out?
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looser
The Craft Curmudgeon
PeaNut 256594 - 4/7/2006
Posts: 5674 Layouts: 179
Count: 27 |  Posted: 7/16/2008 11:22:24 AM
I'm not great with paper-cutters, so I mostly cut with a blade. I use a gridded pad & clear straight-edge.
Works for everything from inchies to whatevers...
My 2nd fav cutter is micro-tip scissors. |
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ADisneyScrapper
PeaAddict
PeaNut 98458 - 7/27/2003
Posts: 1257 Layouts: 208
Loc: Texas
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I have a cutterpedade, and I just cut 1 inch strips and then I cut the 1 inch squares. I don't have a punch, so that was the easiest way for me.
Kristin
ETA: WOW! I think we all typed at the same time!  TO answer your question, Chris, I cut my inchies first and then created on them. I found that was easier. I guess you could create first and then cut- I've not tried it.
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taysnana
PeaAddict
PeaNut 58734 - 12/16/2002
Posts: 1526 Layouts: 26
Loc: Utah | Posted: 7/16/2008 11:36:34 AM
The inchies I did required me to create the background first and then cut, but it did occur to me that it would have been a whole lot easier with a 1 inch square punch. That being said, I looked at several stores and could not find one that size. I'm sure they figure people will just cut them out with a trimmer... | |
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ScrappyPam_Pea
PeaAddict
PeaNut 322075 - 6/13/2007
Posts: 1018 Layouts: 58
Loc: Northern Alabama
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I found a 1" punch! Makes my inchie life so much easier!
When making an inchie, do you cut/punch out the 1" square first, then create the inchie design?
Or do you create the design on a larger sheet, then cut/punch it out?
I do it both ways; it depends on what effect I'm trying to create. |
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Ann
A Pink Pea
PeaNut 6827 - 9/22/2000
Posts: 13309 Layouts: 87
Loc: Wisconsin
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Great question! I was wondering the same thing and in the end figured it depended on what effect I was going for with my inchies. In the end, I purchased a 1" square punch and used that. |
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looser
The Craft Curmudgeon
PeaNut 256594 - 4/7/2006
Posts: 5674 Layouts: 179
Count: 27 | Posted: 7/16/2008 12:47:29 PM
Without meaning to get 'off topic', I sometimes create a large piece & 'find' the inchies using a template.
Kinda like finding the mini-pix in a biggun like the Sistine Chapel.
Since inchies are 'no rules', it's another approach. |
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KardKrazy
PeaAddict
PeaNut 306257 - 3/25/2007
Posts: 1638 Layouts: 196
Loc: Chicago, Illinois
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I always punch my squares first. A one inch punch is a really good thing!!!
Then I look at them for a long time shaking in my head in disbelief that this is the size I have to work with After that it all comes together. |
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Craft Nerd
BucketHead
PeaNut 379955 - 6/17/2008
Posts: 822 Layouts: 34
Loc: Winter Park, FL
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As I don't have a 1 inch punch (I've got a 1 and 1/2 inch punch) I use my paper trimmer to cut 1 inch strips and then I cut the strips into squares. All of the inches I've done so far, I've cut first. Then I stick them on the sticky part of a post-it note. It made them easier to watercolor and attach stuff to. | |
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3bmom
QUEEN OF PURGE!!!
PeaNut 231411 - 11/12/2005
Posts: 6572 Layouts: 159
Loc: Jersey Shore !!!
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Ahh, a few years ago, I bought these punches from creative memories. They have 5 sizes on two punches. so, I use that..
I do cut first and stamp decorate second, UNLESS I am doing a crazy background then I'll do that (ink's etc) then cut and add my elements.
Great question!
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