Annoying Lines On Your Die Cuts?! Do This!

Do you have annoying lines on your die cuts from the impressions in the cutting plates? This can be so frustrating! Prevent those lines with this quick trick!
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[@lucyc]

I think you have to be careful using wax paper on the top part as it's possible there could be some wax transfer to your die cut, which could impact what you do on the top - stamping, colouring, etc. The wax could resist anything you add in the spots where it transferred. Parchment paper might be a good substitute for a thin option.

[@rosedwyer9169]

Anna I die cut frequently. I found foil paper to be the most vulnerable for stray marks. This tip will be so very helpful. Thank you.

[@marykaywerry5284]

great tips. I tape a piece of acrylic (window sheet) to my top panel that faces the dies. That way I can still use one that has been cut into with no ickys.

[@jojosocal45]

Thanks for the tip! After having this happen to me several times, I figured out this same method of using copy paper underneath my cardstock with a clear plate on top so I don’t get those ugly lines on my project. I have been doing this for about a year now and it always works great!

[@lesliestrout5121]

Junk mail is my best friend since I learned this trick-really keeps the die cuts clean.

[@CajunPride777]

Easy fix. Just get you a magic mat, it prevents this from happening and saves your plates from warping as well.

[@rfowler6039]

I use wax paper when I have a very detailed die cut...I find it really helps get those little pieces out without a hassle.

[@roseschatz3052]

The plates can also be rinsed under tap water. I use lukewarm water and a toothbrush. The water will soften any paper left in the crevices so it can be brushed away. I then pat them dry with a microfiber cloth. Has anyone tried soaking them in a mild dish soap for a short time?

[@wendywilson1736]

Yes, I have, in warm water. Don't want to get it too hot, because I'm afraid it might get 'soft', and warp. Because hot water seems to be what people use to try to get them flat (by bending over the sink divider??) If they do get too etched or warped, I'll just get a new set. I don't have the patience for repeated unclean cuts.

[@user-mv9tt4st9k]

I use blue tape to go over the surface of the plate to remove paper from the grooves. I also use only one plate for cutting and keep the other smooth.

[@teristock1048]

I soak them all the time, sometimes for hours

[@kkrolf2782]

@@wendywilson1736 Try Sharon Laska’s HACK (youtube) of using sheet vinyl pieces between the plates. I’ve been pleased with these results for the last 10 months.

[@kkrolf2782]

Jennifer McGuire and her chemical engineer husband have done a youtube video wherein they showed how to remedy dirty, warped plates, and why it works. ALSO, you might check out the video by Sharon Laska describing how to AVOID the PROBLEM! Be well!

[@wendyzilli9735]

Fantastic tutorial Anna!! I get those annoying lines, paper fuzz etc. What a great idea!! As always, thank you for sharing❤

[@holygoatbarn]

This is such a “golden” tip! I have gone through 4 sets of cutting plates (warped and all) before I was told about this. Thank you for sharing this important money saving tip! ❤

[@trudithorp841]

thank you so much - this was very helpful - new to a die cutting machine and have been wondering about the lines eventually transferring to the paper - I will be going to watch the other video mentioned for keeping the plates from warping.

[@lindadelair6235]

Jennifer Maguire has a video on how to straighten your plates and get the black and paper out of it. Works great.

[@anaraposo522]

I love your tips and tricks. Thank you for sharing Anna

[@gigiescalante9654]

Great ideas for die cutting; thank you, Anna.

[@virginiapeake1594]

A great tip, I very much dislike marks left on the back of die cuts from well loved plates. Thanks for sharing your ideas!

[@marygeorger7148]

Never thought about using copy paper to keep the dreaded lines away, thank you!

[@paulineburns8446]

Ty so helpful Anna 😀🇦🇺🦘🐨

[@denisedeleurme5283]

Thank you Anna. This has been very helpful

[@theresastricklin7397]

Thanks for your great tips and easy instructions!

[@lauramartin7300]

Great tip. Will he adding this to my notebook of tips. Thanks for Sharing.

[@kkrolf2782]

(( I have / had a notebook like that. ☹️. I’d write things into it and then forget “that really great tip” until long after, when I’d come across the notation again. SO … I started writing the info onto a piece of low-tack tape and putting it on whatever it referred to until the tip became part of the process of “the thing”. ))

[@adrienedaye5026]

Very helpful thank you

[@dawnyoung9231]

Thank you for that technique. I usually just put the paper on the front, now I can do the same for the bottom.

[@bobiCrafter22]

Very helpful, thanks!

[@sandeevargas8182]

Brilliant!

[@marywagner9927]

I use a piece of heavy vinyl between the die and the top plate. When it gets marked, just use a new piece of vinyl. It works wonderfully. And it reduces warping about 85%.

[@brendaelainewaddell1682]

Thanks so much Anna. 😊🇨🇦

[@carmenruiz3699]

Great idea!!😮

[@sueturcotte811]

Thank you! 🌸

[@janetg.]

Thank you so much for this video!!! I found myself just buying new plates all the time because I couldn't stand the line engraved on a clean sheet of paper.

[@cherylmartin9618]

YAY, THAT IS A NEAT TRICK TO USING THE BIG SHOT AND GET NICE CUTOUTS FOR YOUR CARDS

[@evaarsenault4324]

Hello from PEI I have always used old scrap paper for protection 👍

[@wandahodges7311]

Thank you for the tip

[@lizedgar9884]

Thank you! 😊

[@ThingsIDoful]

Very helpful Idea

[@Nana-us8ls]

Great tips!

[@irenemcwatt2088]

When my plates start to warp I put boiling water over them in a pan. I then leave a pan of boiling water on top to press them down. Leave it like this for 30 mins. to an hour, and the plates are both clean and straight to use again.

[@lauramoore4064]

Love these tips. Just learning to die cut.

[@kkrolf2782]

Check out the video by SHARON LASKA on how to keep your cutting plates unmarred and unwarped. And if you have a Sizzix BigShot and want to know what “sandwich” I use for die cutting, let me know here. (USUALLY youtube let’s us know if someone has responded to our comments…🤔)

[@jragnes]

I put mine in the bottom rack of my dishwasher between two cookie sheets (cookie sheets laying flat). I cover the bottom cookie sheet with water, lay my plates on the bottom cookie sheet and place a 2nd cookie sheet on top. I then take a couple of large pots and set those on top of the top cookie sheet and run my dishwasher. The plates sandwiched between the 2 cookie sheets with the large pots (that fill with water as the dishwasher runs its cycle) will keep the plates flat as it runs through the wash and dry cycle. Leave the pots and cookie sheets until everything is Completly cooled. I'm not sure if this will work if you have dishwasher tines sticking up but all of my tines are able to collapse allowing me a "flat" bottom rack. Plates always come out cleaned of paper fibers AND completely flat. It's a must have the plates sandwiched and weighed down. I tried just putting them in the rack. I was going to just run them through a hot wash for a while and pull them out while they were still softened but I forgot and those suckered curled into an almost C shape. Thankfully I was able to fix those c curved plates back to flat enough to place between the cookie sheets, with a little work. That's when I discovered the cookie sheet trick and I'm still using those same 2 plates today... that was over a year ago. It seriously works so well and I've not had to purchase new plates in several years. I also use the copy paper trick and that works great!

[@kkrolf2782]

Thanks bunches for the tutorial, Julie! I’ll have to check if I kept my first warped plates, and give this a try on them. Since then I’ve been using Sharon Laska’s tip of using sheet vinyl pieces between my plates, so my current ones are doing great. Be well.

[@giselled.4149]

Check out Jennifer McGuires method, I think it is much easier and faster although yours is a good idea too. 😊

[@patriciaduvall7904]

Great tip! Just found you 'accidently' -- but will be a loyal follower from now on. Thanks💕

[@michelegourd5742]

I am new to your channel and found this very helpful!!

[@denisejohnston6243]

Cool thank you

[@lynnf1945]

Just got new plates for Christmas. Will make sure to reserve one for top layer only.

[@Cyrilmc222004]

Thank you so much Anna, I really really appreciate your time and effort to bring us all this information. I found this very very helpful and useful too. I’ve subscribed and given you a thumb’s up too. Please stay safe and well too

[@handmakewithlove]

Thanks so much! I hope you find helpful ideas here 😊

[@joysdg1945]

when my plates get either too warped or too dirty, I put them in a 12x9 cake pan, pour boiling water on top, then put a pot filled with hot water on top of that and let it cool. Rinse and dry and they are as good as not and all the fuzzies have come off the plates.

[@debmcgowan9852]

How about using a dryer sheet to pick up the bits on the cutting side??? Works well in other applications for bits.

[@christineskeith410]

I really like watching your clips . Does anyone do tips either in book form for people are just starting out because I’m restarting after a bad stroke where I forgot everything. How do people normally clean there diecuts, would you do a video of dos and fonts for beginners please

[@shirleyb2896]

Actually, when I’m cutting shapes as background for sentiments, I rather like the added texture. In fact, I’ve been known to create a “texture plate” by deliberately die cutting shapes into a plate. Ink blend over top and it’s a stunning background. That said, to eliminate the ‘top of the die’ texture transferring to my top plate, I add a folded sheet of printer paper, recycled from my experimental printouts, between the die(s) and my top plate. I do quite a bit of die cutting, go through at least one set of plates each month.

[@kerriegood1046]

This is really helpful. Thanxs for the cool trick.

[@pollyweinmann5082]

I totally adore my Switch Machine Big Shot

[@prettyrichgirl2007]

Nice

[@joannmicik1924]

Is there any way to polish out the marks and scratches on the cutting plates?

[@karenguy6767]

Another die cutting problem I would love for you to solve…how come some does cut through when it should be a score/fold line? Please help!!

[@pollyweinmann5082]

What about using freezer paper?

[@clschaan]

I have been getting a weird ridge just outside the edge where my die is cut

[@dixiehisle7785]

My plates are very scratched up and warped. I use a Hot Shot and embossing folders and now the embossing isn’t working on one side. What else can you use with embossing folders to get good impressions??

[@priscillabade614]

Can you buy a new set of plates for your machine?

[@margaretzaborowski4496]

i use an icrafter self mending plate no more issues of lines etc!!

[@karlasaroch8125]

Watching the replay

[@handmakewithlove]

Thanks for watching!

[@Johannah18]

Hey, great tip but it doesn't work for foil. I'm always getting impressions in my gold and silver foil even when using paper. Is there a tip for how to stop that?

[@handmakewithlove]

Have you tried a layer of cardstock? I believe that's what I've done before.

[@Johannah18]

@@handmakewithlove no i hadn't thought of that. I shall give it a try. Thanks so much!

[@Hash4ever]

I had the same issue with mirror cardstock. I usually use the packaging that comes with stamps and dies. It is very thin and can be used many times. It worked for me.

[@kkrolf2782]

Try SHARON LASKA’s tip of using VINYL SHEET PIECES between the cutting plates. I would use new, never-used-before, vinyl sheets for cutting mirrored or shiny card stock, but you can continue to use them thereafter for your other die cutting. I’ve used her tip for 10 months now and am thrilled that my plates have remained flat and that they’ve only just a scant marring from before I started using the vinyl. Be well!

[@deedeeinwi]

what is STAMPIN’ REWARDS SUBTOTAL that appears on order?

[@handmakewithlove]

Your hostess rewards credit for orders over $150 🙂

[@giselled.4149]

For those of you with warped plates, Jennifer McGuire has a video on how to fix your plates so you are t constantly buying new ones.

[@jade7249]

I write DO NOT CUT on my plate to remind me not to use as a cutting plate

[@jodierennie5936]

I soak my plates and remove the fibers.

[@madusonkeeper]

Write do not cut on corner of non cut plate to remind you

[@kathysoboleski9940]

Wax paper leaves a film on your die cuts.

[@maureenmoore8139]

You need to move your camera over we only see part of the die cut items

[@bettesledd2396]

Too much hand movement in video

[@tammyalban4462]

Using dies are a waste of money and try to store all those dies. Cutting machines are better. I design my own cuts that is better than die cutting.

[@cindymitchell7060]

I feel if you can afford to, having both types of machines is the best! Many of us long time crafters started out with manual die cutting machines long before electronic ones were invented. Metal dies have come a long way, now they have lines that etch or leave imprints for added texture. If I want to cut a shape from a photo or patterned paper I can place the die exactly where I want it. But storage does take up a lot of room as the collection grows. Of course, storing rolls of vinyl or card stock needs space too lol. But I love that you can design your own, that’s great!! Happy crafting!! ❤

[@lucyc]

I think it's just a matter of personal preference. I prefer dies for the most part because I like the more "finished" edges they give. But I bought a Cricut Joy last fall (after a few years of thinking about it and if it would be worth it for me). I'm still learning it and Design Space and have used it a couple of times. For me, it's to fill in gaps, to cut things I don't have dies for, and don't need them because they are one-offs, or basic shapes that I don't have quite the right sized die for. It's just about how we each like to craft, I think...what's better for each of us in that regard. It's SO nice these days that there are so many options! Since I'm new to the cutting machine world, do you have any suggestions for good svgs or people whose videos I should watch to get better? Thanks!

[@kkrolf2782]

Different strokes for different folks, Tammy. Can I ask how much you pay per month for your cutting machine online service?

[@madusonkeeper]

Preference have had both prefer die cutting

[@sugarpuff2978]

I have a Cricut which I very rarely use as I hate technology nowadays and I don't always want to design something as I don't have the patience. I prefer my Big Shot much more.

[@kkrolf2782]

HINT!! HACK!! or HELP!! Not to “dis” you in any way, ANNA (!!), BUT … Hey, Crafters ! Give a try to using SHARON LUSKA’s. TIP of using sheet vinyl between your plastic cutting plates!! (She has a video here on youtube). I’ve been using this trick for about 10 months and just last week changed out the “bottom” piece of vinyl on the plate I usually cut into. Not only does this HACK same money as to how often you have to buy new plates, but it also SAVES WEAR & TEAR on YOUR MACHINE - A N D YOUR JOINTS (!!) - because your “sandwich” can be THINNER! And, too, your dies needn’t be subjected to being compressed into a metal shim, as I’m sure that has GOT to damage the “tooth” of a die over time! Ms. Laska has done some research on available vinyls, but does say even the VINYL PACKAGING from bedding can be used for the purpose. I started with that, but then bought a 9” wide piece of the clear vinyl sold at Jo Ann’s, which has done just fine for the purpose. DO UNDERSTAND … the vinyl DOES get cut up!! THAT’S ITS PURPOSE … to TAKE the ABUSE we’d normally be subjecting our plates to. You WILL have to play with your sandwich to get the right formula for your machine, but MY BODY is thanking me for the change!! P.S.: I have NO ASSOCIATION with Sharon Laska. But I DO acknowledge her contribution to my crafting sanity, budget, AND HEALTH!, every chance I get. Check out her video on this topic. Be well, all!

[@meowmixwhiskers]

I'm confused..if you're adding vinyl isn't that making the sandwich even thicker??

[@kkrolf2782]

@@meowmixwhiskers I’m not currently where I can access it, but, I think, my Sizzix BigShot Plus came with a base plate, a teal shim (fairly “thick”), a pink shim, & two clear cutting plates. These days, when die cutting, I use the base plate, 2 - sometimes just 1 - DollarTree frosted cutting sheets (from their kitchen area), the pink Sizzix shim, both cutting plates with my vinyl sheets between them, and the die & card stock in the middle of the two vinyl sheets. You may be right in that it does seem as thick, but I think the fact that the vinyl is not as dense and rigid (as, say, a metal plate sold for detail die cutting,) it “gives” as the sandwich goes through the machine. All I know is it works!