I don't find it a problem, like Joanna I do it by eye with the guillotine.
0 Kudo
Hands up those who can mat and layer!!!!!!!!
| Started By | Comment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 EuniceM |
|||
|
Posts: 4190 (20/05/2008 08:14:06) |
|
||
|
caz0007 |
|||
|
Posts: 63 (20/05/2008 08:19:24) |
I'm not too bad at it by eye
carol |
||
|
anne cornwall |
|||
|
Posts: 154 (20/05/2008 08:25:51) |
i always used a gillotine and thought i was pretty good until i boughy the mymate its brilliant.When i first looked at it it looked complicated but when it
sunk in how to use it (old age lol) it is the most brilliant piece of kit i have got and so easy to use anne
|
||
|
playingwithpaper |
|||
|
Posts: 307 (20/05/2008 09:19:48) |
Ruler with grid or measuring on the cutter works well enough for me until hubby sees it and tells me it isnt right
 . The toad is always right but it's only ever an nth of a mm. Watching him
hang wallpaper is torture, takes all day to hang 2 strips because they have to be "perfect"
|
||
|
jannyb555 |
|||
|
Posts: 3989 (20/05/2008 09:55:58) |
Sometimes I use the markings on my trimmers. If my topper is 3"x4" then I'll make the mat 3.5"x4.5" etc if I have a lot of layers and
want them all even this is the easiest way to make sure
Othertimes they look good just 'by eye' as Sue Smith woud say 
Jan x |
||
|
HazelR147 |
|||
|
Posts: 658 (20/05/2008 10:01:58) |
I used to think my "mats" were ok but they are now as I use my beloved Nestabilities and have no problems at all now and have even done loads of
layers and have them in a container for up and comming projects.
Hazel |
||
|
lonniebonnie |
|||
|
Posts: 652 (20/05/2008 10:41:39) |
it all depends on how my eyes are feeling. if they are haveing an off day no matter how much i try i cant get it right
lb |
||
|
scrappy nan |
|||
|
Posts: 1696 (20/05/2008 11:12:58) |
It's got to be the matmate for me I couldn''t do without it now. Lifes too short to fiddle trying to get things straight and even.
luv Nancy 
|
||
|
Julie Shep |
|||
|
Posts: 268 (20/05/2008 17:18:00) |
I use the mat mate and Ive found a cheat too! lol. Line the top layer up in a corner of the card and use the mat mate to mark double the actual size you want
the mat to be on the other 2 sides. Saves time twice cos you only mark 2 sides and only cut 2 sides - then just centre the layers.
Julie x |
||
|
Fido |
|||
|
Posts: 3635 (20/05/2008 20:41:29) |
I use the "By eye" method with a large pair of scissorsDo the smallest first and then mat that on to a larger piece of card or paper leaving a small
border around two of the outside edges and then cut the other two edges to match.. mat those two pieces on to the main mat the same way....
I don't have any problems... Now sods law says it will all start going wrong..... 
hugs Ida xx |
||
|
Wessex queen |
|||
|
Posts: 611 (20/05/2008 21:17:32) |
I do mainly 'by eye' too using a guillotine. Line up the left and top edges and stick, then cut the other two sides to match. My little cutter is
great because if you line up the edge of the topper with the edge of the guard then cut you get a nice narrow edge - and if the first 2 sides are too big you
can do those as well.
Works for me anyway. Liz |
||
|
june barker |
|||
|
Posts: 1413 (20/05/2008 21:47:42) |
i use my old eyes and a pair of scissors and a prayer and it usually works. i am not too bad, not always straight, but who is looking. i heard recently someone
said on create and craft, if your mattering and layering isnt straight, it does not matter, it shows it is hand made card and it wasnt one of the presenters
but it was one of our craft experts. for the life of me i cannot remember who is was. just as well....................................................
love june |
||
|
jackie st |
|||
|
Posts: 9 (20/05/2008 22:18:58) |
I just cut to the size I want, if it's gonna go wrong it is always when sticking down.
For this I use a ruler I 'borrowed' from my hubby when I started crafting. It is a T shape which I line up with the top of the card to make sure the mat is straight and then release the ds tape bit by bit. Still get the odd squiffy one though, usually the one which has taken the longest to make. Quickie ones always go on dead straight! jackie 
Last Edited By: jackie st
20/05/2008 22:21:36.
Edited 1 times.
|
||
|
Harmony97 |
|||
|
Posts: 1070 (20/05/2008 22:25:05) |
must admit that I used to think that my "mats " were ok till I got a matmate now they are ok
harmony |
||
Add Reply
- Announcements
- FAQs
- General Discussion
- Joanna Sheen CDROM Gallery
- Joanna Sheen Rubber Stamping Gallery
- Joanna Sheen Decoupage Gallery
- Card Making Step by Steps
- Technical Queries
- Joanna Sheen, Sharon Duncan & Cardtoonz CD Queries
- Printer Queries
- Other Companies CD Queries
- Misc Computer Queries
- Joanna Sheen’s Challenge Board
- Hints and Tips
- Competitions and challenges
- Rubber Stamping
- Die cutting forum
- Websites and Links
- Profiles
- Cookery & Recipes
- Forum Games
- Forum slimming board
- ATC and other swaps
- General thanks
- Birthday List
- Polls
