I was die cutting 18 little envelopes for my upcoming workshop on Saturday (hi Stacey!), and I noticed that I was not getting a real great score mark all the way around on the little Scallop Envelope Bigz die from Stampin' Up!.  Luckily, last night there was some discussion on a yahoo list and 2 demonstrators helped me to figure out how to use the PREMIUM CREASE PAD to get better score marks on this die. (Thanks, Nancy and Kerry!).

This applies to ALL OF THE DIES WITH SCORE lines, such as the envelope die, the pillow box, the 5-point star, petal card and 3-d circle ornaments.

I thought a step by step photo tutorial might be helpful to those of you who have not used the Premium Crease Pad.. so … here it goes..

Side Note: for the Scallop Envelope Bigz Die, I thought I'd let you know that I'm using Maine Blueberry DSP from Stampin' Up!, cut to 5"x5-1/2".

STEP 1: place BOTH of the opaque plastic shim pieces from the Premium Crease pad package on top of the clear Standard Cutting Pad.

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(thanks to my awesome son for the photos!)

STEP 2: Place the Scallop Envelope Bigz die – foam side up – on top of the white plastic shim pieces (being careful to get it exactly centered over the plastic pieces).

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STEP 3: place your cardstock or DSP on the die.. I like to place the part you want as the "outside' of the envleope FACE DOWN (notice in the finished sample, these squares will end up in the inside of the env.)

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STEP 4: Place the Premium Crease Pad on top of the paper or cardstock.

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This becomes your "sandwich". (If you are hungry, I'd suggest Kinders or Quizno's though) 🙂

STEP 5: Roll your "sandwich" through the Big Shot.

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STEP 6: As you take the "sandwich" out of the Big Shot, and take the Crease Pad off, you'll see the die has cut the envelope shape perfectly and made the 4 crease/score lines!

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STEP 7: When you flip it over you'll see how nicely those score marks show up!

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Step 8: Fold up the envelope and add it to a card or gift and enjoy!

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Whew.. hope that was helpful.. I sure needed it! 🙂

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