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I tried to die cut Claudine Hellmuth's Sticky-Back Canvas using the Cuttlebug.

Anne (prospurring) said she had die cut it but had to do some extra scissor cutting so I chose what I thought was a fairly simple design, not too intricate–Cuttlebug's Dandelion die cut.

I ran it through the Cuttlebug using the normal sandwich for cutting, and I ran it through going both ways. It cut fairly well. The frame came free on its own. I had to use some small scissors in many places on the flower, but I thought it was worth doing. The top three pieces are from that first try.

The second time I ran it through without the paper backing; I put the sticky side against the top B plate so it would not be facing the die cut. I was surprised that this didn't work as well as the first time. I had to do a lot of cutting. The bottom pictures are from that second cut. With hindsight, I guess the canvas sticking to the top B plate made it more difficult for the blades to cut through it.

I wanted to make sure I had not ruined my die cut because of the sticky stuff so I die cut some regular cardstock. It worked fine. I also noticed that it seemed a bit harder to roll it through. Therefore, I decided to try the Sticky-Back Canvas one more time–this time with a shim.

I added one piece of cardstock to the regular sandwich, and it did not work well at all. It was very hard to roll through, and the top B plate warped badly. I now have a third piece that needs a lot of extra cutting.

There you have my experiment with Sticky-Back Canvas and the Cuttlebug die cuts in the Cuttlebug machine. I'll bet Tim Holtz's new Vagabond would cut right through this stuff. Does anyone have one? Want to give it a try?

Daria