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National Stationery Show Debut
The National Stationery Show starts this Sunday and I’ll be exhibiting as part of Crow & Canary‘s booth 3024. I’m very exited to add three talented artists to Candyspotting’s greeting card line. Below are sneak peeks featuring Naomi Shiek and … Continue reading
Laser-cut score vs. pressure score
When having items laser cut you also have the option of adding laser score lines. By lowering the laser power the beam will cut partially into the paper instead of through it. I use laser scores for all Candyspotting greeting … Continue reading
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How to improve a laser cut greeting card or stationery design
It’s surprising when a design that looks great on screen falls apart or looks completely different when laser cut. I hope you can learn from my overflowing “prototype” box by observing a few guidelines. Print the design on paper. When … Continue reading
Scherenschnitte template: Girl feeding a chicken
For the last two Fridays I’ve created new wall pieces, first a papercut with elephants (“Abatee”) and next a girl feeding a chicken (“Early Bird”). For those of you interested in the craft of Scherenschnitte I thought you might enjoy cutting … Continue reading
How to improve laser raster images with tuning
Adjusting the “tuning” in the Universal Control Panel (UCP) can make a dramatic difference in the clarity of raster images. For GCC/LaserPro machines this feature is also called tuning. On Epilog it is called “Laser Match.” Last autumn I added a … Continue reading
Freshly Cut: Thank You cards for Sense Labs
Check out the blog post over at Sense Labs about the custom thank you cards I cut for them. They requested a video so I tried to shine enough lights on the work area to make it visible. I also … Continue reading