PERFECT LAYERS TOOL PORTABLE

As a special bonus for card makers, the printed grid lines include card template sizes!Īdd beautiful layers to your card making and photo matting projects with the Perfect Layers Mini and The Perfect Little Cutting Mat. The mat is double sided with metric (cm) measurments on one side and imperial (inches) measurements on the other. 5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best tools in my crafting room because of the push. From heritage buildings to new construction, Layer works as a kit of parts to manage our data. How customer reviews and ratings work See All Buying Options. The durable mat uses self healing five-layer construction with soft PVC on top and hard PVC in the middle. Perfect Paper Crafting Mini Layers Tool, 1 and 2, 2-Pack. Which do you recommend Id rather spend money on cardstock, ink or stamps than a tool that I might not need.

PERFECT LAYERS TOOL PORTABLE

Perfect Paper Crafting's Perfect Little Cutting Mat is the ideal size for quick jobs and crafting on the go! The 8'x10' size makes it the perfect portable size. Tool & Product Talk - Perfect Layer or Layer Ease Tool - I dont know much about either one but it bugs me when my layers dont look quite right or perfect. Using Perfect Layers, you can cut thin or bold borders with no measuring required! In fact, the Perfect Layers Mini is a must-have if you want to create perfect borders, frames and layered effects. The Perfect Layers Mini tools however are the perfect size for card making and photo matting. The 'catch lip' system allows you to align the tool with the photo and create a border in one of eight sizes, ranging from 1/16' to 5/8'. Perfect Layers Mini tools work with the same patented 'catch lip' system as the regular sized Perfect Layers. The madness of cropping the photo and the border continue in a frantic frenzy until you are left with a 2'x2' square that is far too small for your card or scrapbook layout.ĭon't let all of your photos shrink into oblivion! Make your photo borders literally perfect with the Perfect Layers Mini. You crop your photograph just slightly, but now your rectangular border is too wide for the photo. However, your measurements are just slightly off for your paper rectangle, and now the border is too small on one side. Cut from 1/16 inch to 1/2 inch borders with no measuring Perfect Layers is designed with a patented. First you measure your photo, and then you measure your paper rectangle. PERFECT PAPER CRAFTING-Perfect Layers: Tools 1 & 2. However, it can be extremely tricky to get a perfect border for your pictures. If you're an adamant paper crafter, you probably make paper borders for your photographs.

This is particularly important to me in my scrapbooking.Perfect Layers Mini and The Perfect Little Cutting Mat Accept no substitutions - the original is the best.

Just do a google search of 'perfect layers tool'. There are a few places online to find them. They are the best crafting investment I have ever made. I still use them for nearly every papercrafting project I do. Since I haven't shelled out the money for the Genesis yet, I find that the perfect layers is a decently priced substitute that helps me to make layers more straight and more even. I bought my Perfect Layers tools when they were first introduced many years ago. That is an unlikely event with the cutters/trimmers that are on the market today, with the exception of the Genesis Trimmer IMO. To achieve a perfect mat one needs to be sure the pieces have been cut near perfectly to size. In theory this is easy, however, in practice it is more difficult to accomplish. Ok.I didnt make it sound very simple.maybe that tool IS the way to go.LOL. If you want say 1/4' of bottom mat (card) showing you need to actually cut your cardstock 1/2' smaller than the bottom card (1/4' for both sides of the square) When you center these card pieces on top of each other you'll have 1/4' of the bottom piece showing all the way around. Ok that sounds confusing I suppose but it isnt really. If your card front is 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 and you want it showing, say 1/8' under your 'mat' you just cut your largest 'mat' at 4 x 5 1/4 (which means you are making your mat 1/4' smaller than the original card size.) Another mat means cutting your next piece short again by whatever amount you want showing. I guess my experience as a picture framer makes me a little bias but I personally don't have this on my wish list.and I don't eye ball my mats :( I do however, make perfect mats (because of my framing experience) It's easy really.

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